Members: It’s only mid-January, but 2014 is already sounding like a long time ago. Even so, here’s some fantastic news to start the year: our Holiday Party & Auction raised $8,500 for the 2015 scholarship program. Again, hearty and warm thanks to our amazing sponsors and auction donors, and kudos to Clara Franco, Elizabeth Risberg, and everyone else […]
Read MoreJanuary 2015 Lunch with Beth Haiken of Lending Club
Tuesday, January 27, 2015 Lark Creek Steak House (note different location!) 845 Market Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco> Noon – 1:30 p.m. (Doors open at 11:30 a.m. for networking) Join Us to Learn About the Nation’s Largest U.S.-Based Tech IPO and See How PR Played a Major Role If you haven’t heard of Lending Club, […]
Read MoreKim George’s Passing
Although there is little information available at the time of this writing, SF Public Relations Round Table member Kim George died November 7 of pancreatic cancer. He had been diagnosed with the illness, which had already reached stage 4, just over a month earlier. He had just started chemotherapy but did not react well to […]
Read MoreCarolyne Zinko Keeps Up With Changing Styles at the SF Chronicle
By Maureen Knoll San Francisco Public Relations Round Table members listened spellbound to Carolyne Zinko’s presentation on October 28, which revealed not just what’s going on with the topic of style, but the realities of “feeding the beast” of social media while attempting to turn out stories of substance. “I didn’t go into this field […]
Read MoreNovember 18, 2014 Lunch With CIR’s Joaquin Alvarado
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 Taj Campton Place Hotel 340 Stockton Street, San Francisco Noon – 1:30 p.m. Journalism is an Essential Pillar of Democracy — and CIR Is Keeping the Discipline Alive as the Go-To News Generator In an election month where our home and electronic mailboxes were littered with biased and often idiotic promotions for politicians […]
Read MoreGet Your Style on With Carolyne Zinko of the SF Chronicle
This is Bring a Potential Member for Free Month (see below for details). Taj Campton Place Hotel 340 Stockton Street, San Francisco Noon – 1:30 p.m. (Doors open at 11:30 a.m. for networking) An Eye on the Rich and Stylish Come hear how the San Francisco Chronicle Style section comes together every week, with award-winning Style reporter Carolyne Zinko. Zinko […]
Read MoreSeptember 23, 2014 Lunch with Victoria Colliver
Taj Campton Place Hotel 340 Stockton Street, San Francisco Noon – 1:30 p.m. (Doors open at 11:30 a.m. for networking) PLEASE NOTE: Due to space constraints this month, our Bring a Prospective Member to Lunch event has been postponed until October. Covering Health Care in the Post-Affordable-Care-Act Era In an era when budgets for investigative reporting are down […]
Read MoreWhen in Drought: A Panel Discussion
Developing Effective Drought Messaging Across the Bay Area Join us for a lively discussion on our statewide drought and the challenges involved in communicating effectively with water customers throughout the Bay Area. Libby Pischel from Marin Municipal Water District, Abby Figueroa from East Bay Municipal Utility District and Alison Kastama from Hetch Hetchy Regional Water […]
Read MoreBay Area Theater
Theatre Bay Area Chief Brad Erickson Shines a Spotlight on the Region’s Thriving Theater Scene “How do you hide a mountain?” That question was at the heart of Brad Erickson’s talk at the SFPRRT July meeting. The “mountain” is the Bay Area’s vibrant but under-the-radar theater community. Erickson’s job as executive director of Theatre Bay […]
Read MoreJuly 22, 2014 Lunch with Brad Erickson
Taj Campton Place Hotel 340 Stockton Street, San Francisco Noon – 1:30 p.m. (Doors open at 11:30 a.m. for networking) Causing a Scene Since 2004 Come hear Brad Erickson talk about the state of performing arts in the Bay Area, learn what’s new, what’s coming and how theatre and dance is essential to a healthy society. As Executive […]
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