Michelle is co-founder of Wasabi Publicity (wasabipublicity.com) and she is an enlightening and entertaining presenter.
Here’s the link to register online:

Michelle Tennant: Public Relations 101.

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Asheville North Carolina: Celebrate Earth Day with PRAWNC and Toast to Spring.

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PRAWNC Board of Directors. Pictured from left to right: Kasey Gruen, Judy Davidson, Sandra Adams, Sherri L. McLendon, Elisabeth Bocklet, Jaime McKee, Gary James, Rachel Miller, Brian Jennings, and Amy Fowler; not pictured are Angela Betancourt, Jennifer Perez, Alicia Knighton, and Kathy Thielke.

ASHEVILLE, NC (February 2010) – PRAWNC returning board members Sherri L. McLendon, Gary S. James, Jaime McKee, Amy Fowler, Jennifer Perez, Alicia Knighton, and Angela Betancourt welcome Kathy Thielke, Kasey Gruen, Rachel Miller, Brian Jennings, Elisabeth Bocklet, Judy Davidson, and Sandra Adams to its 2010 board. Installed in December 2009, the sixteen members met as a full board for the first time Jan. 22 at CarePartners’ Seymour Auditorium for an annual planning session.

Sherri L. McLendon, a freelance communications consultant, writer, and editor with McLendon Bylines, Weaverville, is president; Rachel Miller, communications manager at Mountain BizWorks, is vice president; Angela Betancourt, brain injury advocate, is membership chair; Gary S. James, owner at jamesgang creative+communications llc, is secretary; Brian Jennings, a creative marketing and promotions consultant, is treasurer; Jaime McKee, online developer at the Asheville Citizen- Times, is communications chair; Kasey Gruen, owner of Gruen Photo & Design, is assistant communications chair; Amy Fowler is Chief of Staff/Chief Financial Officer; and Jennifer Perez, marketing representative with Park Ridge Hospital, sits the board as immediate past president. Members at large include Alicia Knighton, owner of Action Digital, Hendersonville; Elisabeth Bocklet, marketing and communications manager at United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County; Judy Davidson, manager for the Buncombe County Government television station; Kathy Thielke, community relations coordinator at Four Seasons; and Sandra Adams, a freelance media relations consultant, Hendersonville.

Board members are selected by a nominating committee and approved by a ¾ majority by the general membership in open session. No compensation is received for service to Public Relations Association of Western North Carolina.
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Public Relations Association of Western North Carolina, or PRAWNC, is the region’s premier professional organization for public relations, marketing, advertising and communications professionals since 1983. Learn more about PRAWNC at http://www.prawnc.org/.
PRAWNC is a 501C3 not-for-profit corporation providing practitioners with opportunities for education, collaboration, networking and professional excellence.

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The popularity of the AMC “Mad Men” TV series about a New York advertising in the 1960’s has inspired this real life discussion of what advertising was really like back then, offering insights into lessons learned and what is different about advertising today for better or worse.

PANELISTS (scheduled) include:
Ralph Callahan, Former CEO, Henderson Advertising, Greenville; Dick Murray, Retired Advertising Executive, New York & Dallas; Bob Crowe, Executive Director, Asheville Creative Services Group and former International Marketing Executive; Bob Hooper, Retired Radio and TV Personality, WESC Greenville, WLOS Asheville (Panel Moderator)

Luncheon Meeting: Check-in/Networking 11:30a to 12:00p, Club Business 12:00p-12:15p, Speaker Presentation 12:15p-1:00p

RSVP: January 14 to AAF-Asheville.org

($15 members; $25 guests. Sorry. No shows will be billed)

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http://www.aafasheville.org/aaf-asheville-addyr-awards-party.html

However, the down and dirty is:
When: Saturday, February 20, 2010

Where: The Venue, 21 N. Market Street, Downtown Asheville

How much: $40 if you buy tix before February 14h. $45 until February 18th

Why: To celebrate the premiere Addy Award party!

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AAFA Holiday Party Invite

You are invited to a Holiday party to help support the Saint Nicholas Project – the Eblen-Kimmel Charities. Bring a creative toy or gift, or make a cash donation, and support this great cause.

The event is at the Wild Wing Cafe, 161 Biltmore Ave in Asheville, NC, December 9th (Wednesday) from 5:30 to 7:30pm.

Sponsored by the  AAFA Board of Directors and Wild Wing Cafe

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November 11 – 6:30 pm

Fiore’s Ristorante Toscana
122 College Street, Asheville

$22.50 per person

Join AAF Asheville for our first Fall Fundraising Dinner – A Taste of Tuscany. Enjoy an evening of Tuscan cuisine— Insalata Caprese, Zuppa di Funghi, Ravioli con Spinaci with Grilled Shrimp, Rigatoni a la Vodka with Sweet Italian sausage, or Pasta Primavera with Vodka Cream Sauce and luscious Italian desserts like cannoli and tiramisu!

Your attendance helps us expand our public service programs and provide the excellent programming and social networking events you know and love.

Reserve your seat now. Space is limited. For more information click here. Tickets are just $22.50 per person (a 15% savings). Great food – at a great price – for a great cause.

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The prestigious PRAWNC Annual Best of the Mountains Awards’ program was formed to celebrate and recognize excellence in Western North Carolina public relations and marketing communications. The program offers both area organizations and agencies the opportunity to submit their best communications campaigns, initiatives or projects.

After six judges reviewed nearly 50 projects, PRAWNC will provide awards to 27 recipients that include agencies and in-house divisions in the following categories: publications, special events, brand marketing campaigns, public relations writing, advertising campaign and online marketing. Each category has several sub divisions.

Judges were comprised of a diverse panel that included: two magazine editors; two communication professors; one PR and marketing agency; and one ad agency. PRAWNC invites people from the community to partake in this fun and educational event. Projects will be on display for viewing and refreshments will be provided by the Colorful Palate; an open bar is also available.

The event will be emceed by Tammy Jones of WOXL; the cost to attend is $35 per person. RSVPs will be accepted through Thursday, October 15.

About PRAWNC

Formed in 1983, PRAWNC is a not-for-profit organization that facilitates and recognizes excellence in marketing, public relations, and advertising, while providing practitioners with opportunities for education, collaboration, networking and professional excellence. For more information, please visit: www.prawnc.org.

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Members: Tad Fogel, Jane Cox Murray

The good news: The head of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Julius Genachowski “affirms his support for a free and open Internet,” – the so-called Net Neutrality – the principal that all Web traffic should be treated equally…This will be a significant ruling should this be approved as this would prevent Internet providers from blocking or slowing bandwidth-hogging Web traffic such as streaming video or other applications that put a strain on their networks…The Wall St. Journal, citing “people familiar with the plan,” said Genachowski is expected to propose that rules against blocking or slowing Web traffic should also apply to wireless-phone companies, which currently restrict data flow over their airwaves to prevent congestion. Naturally, ATT, Verizon and other phone companies oppose this legislation.

The controversial: There is legislation moving through the Senate Finance Committee to eliminate the deductibility for pharmaceutical advertising….it’s possibly one of the 500+ amendments to the Baucus health bill that is being promoted to appease the Republican party and “fund” health care reform….AAF national is concerned that the “deductibility toward media buys” won’t stop with the Pharma…so they are asking we write our representatives to oppose this legislation: Senators Richard Burr (R); Kay Hagan (D) and Representatives Heath Shuler (Asheville), Patrick McHenry (Hickory). Whether this is a good idea or bad one – and whether it will survive any vote- remains to be seen.

If you’d like to be part of our Government Relations committee – we may need bloggers, writers, emailers  – just drop me a line at Advocacy@aafasheville.org. So far we haven’t really had formal meetings other than getting together prior to the scheduled luncheons – but ….if we have to launch an effort against a service tax or reform, you’re help will be invaluable.

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