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Once we finally arrived at our hotel, we all decided it was nap time, as most of us had slept for a maximum of three hours. After sleeping for a few hours we decided to do a little exploring and go out find somewhere to eat. We ended up choosing the Hard Rock Cafe, and the funny thing was that they served Pepsi products instead of Coca-Cola, which is located in Atlanta. We then went and checked into the conference and headed back to our room to get ready for Opening Night Celebration, which was happening later that evening. After the kick off session we did a little more exploring through Atlanta, and by 10 p.m. we were all so tired, we decided it was time to go to sleep, as we had at the welcome session in the morning at 9 a.m.
After getting a good night sleep, we all got up around 7:30 a.m. and began getting ready for the day. We started this morning off with the Welcome, Keynote Address, Awards and Chapter Roll Call Session. We listened to Scott Williamson, Vice President of Public Affairs and Communication at Coca-Cola. After Scott, we then went through awards, and the ONU PRSSA Chapter won Star Chapter for the sixth year in a row. We then went through, and listed all 344 PRSSA chapters, and representatives did a little chant to show they were here. We then had a two hour break, where we decided to go to the food court mall and grab a quick lunch at Firehouse Subs. After lunch I then attended three, one hour long sessions. These sessions were, How Your Portfolio Gets You Hired, The "Realization" of Health Care: Using Social to Reach Those Gone Digital and The Blueprint: Corporate Communications. All of these sessions were very insightful and each had something completely different to offer. I enjoyed attending The "Realization" of Health Care because I was able to see the amazing presentation of both my professor, Dr. Alisa Agozzino and internship supervisor, Beth Keehn
I am having such a great time in Atlanta so far and have learned tons in just one day. I am looking forward to the rest of conference and spending time with this great group of friends, I am here with. I also can't wait to explore the city of Atlanta more, as we will have some free time with in these next few days. I am definitely not going to be ready to head back to Ada anytime soon, so hopefully Tuesday doesn't come too fast.
Tiffany,
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you are having a wonderful time in Atlanta. Congrats to the chapter for winning the Star Chapter award. This award shows all the hard work that members of ONU PRSSA put into the chapter. In addition, I am glad you are learning a lot of information through the presentations being given. I think it is great that Dr. Aggie is one of the presenters. We are lucky to have such a great professor at Ohio Northern University. National conferences are a great way to network with other individuals in the profession and learn from numerous experiences. I hope you continue to learn and have fun in Atlanta!
Tiffany,
ReplyDeleteI am happy to hear you are enjoying this conference as much as I am. We are very fortunate to be able to come to events like this, and learn first-hand from PR professionals. I am looking forward to dinner with Dr. I this evening. What I have enjoyed most is the diversity of speakers, and speaker topics we have to choose from. I feel like I have a much deeper understanding of crisis communications, and how non-profits operate. I hope the rest of the trip is just as eventful. Great post, and I will see you soon!
Tiffany,
ReplyDeleteIm glad you had an amazing time in Atlanta. I saw posts on social media about the conference and it most certainly looked like you enjoyed your time. Congratulations, to everyone, for winning the Star Award. This award shows how much work you and the members have put into it! Im glad you had a few days away from Ada, but too bad you had to come back to rainy weather. Congrats again!