The Golden Image Awards has become a standard of public relations excellence in the state of Florida. Winners demonstrate the very best examples of innovation, planning and design. The awards competition consists of four divisions of categories: Public Relations Programs, Printed Tools of Public Relations, Audio/Visual/ Online Tools of Public Relations and Student Projects in Public Relations. To qualify for judging, an entry must incorporate sound public relations research and planning. Entries also must meet the highest standard of production, execution and evaluation of results. The Central Pennsylvania Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America will judge this year’s entries.

The deadline to enter this year’s Golden Image Awards competition is 5 p.m. on Friday, May 18, 2012. For more information, or to download a Golden Image Awards entry form, click HERE.

The Golden Image awards are presented at FPRA’s Annual Conference to be held this year on August 5-8 at the Renaissance World Golf Village Resort in historic St. Augustine. More information on the conference, including registration information, is included on the Association’s website.

Make your plans now to attend the 74th annual FPRA conference, scheduled for August 5-8 at the Renaissance World Golf Village Resort in St. Augustine, Fla. The annual conference is the best professional development value around, featuring eight dynamic general sessions and 16 stimulating breakout sessions. Most of the meals are included in the conference registration fee of less than $600.

In addition, the special hotel rate secured for attendees is available for three days prior and three days after conference. The conference features an excellent line up of speakers, as well as opportunities to network with the finest PR people in the state of Florida!

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Reserve your room at the Renaissance World Village Golf Resort NOW….the conference rate is only $139 per room and the rooms will sell out! Click HERE to be directed to the hotel website to make your reservations.

The awards competition includes four divisions of categories: Public Relations Programs, Printed Tools of Public Relations, Audio/Visual Tools of Public Relations and Student Projects in Public Relations. To qualify for judging, an entry must incorporate sound public relations research and planning. Entries also must meet the highest standard of production, execution and evaluation of results and budget.  Some part of the entry must have taken place between the previous 15 months. Entry and fees must arrive at the State Office no later than 5:00 pm, Friday May 21, 2010. Download the 2010 Golden Image Call for Entries.

The President’s Award for Communications (a tie with the Central West Coast Chapter) for our Blog development, and the President’s Award for Senior Member Development for our Senior Forum programs this past year.

It was a nice surprise for our chapter and a great way to celebrate all that we did to enhance programs this past year. Be sure to check out the FPRA Blog for all the events happening at conference.