The Southern Connecticut Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) is offering the first in a series of programs focused on social media. The first session will take place on Friday, April 23 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. and is an introduction to social media for communications professionals. The workshop will help professionals understand how social media is changing public relations, discover the most popular online sites and tools and learn how to measure and monitor social media to help their company in this new era. The session will be led by the team at Think Creative Group in New Haven, popular presenters on this topic. Networking begins at 11:30 a.m.

Registration is $20 for PRSA members, $30 for non-members and $10 for students, and includes the cost of lunch. To register, please email John Hodgins at jhodgins@aecf.org by the end of the day on Tuesday April 20. No-shows who do not give 24-hour cancellation notice will be invoiced.



The Southern Connecticut Chapter of PRSA is a professional membership organization that coordinates events and provides resources on a wide-range of topics to benefit public relation practitioners and the public relations profession. Members comprise a diverse group of mid- to senior-level professionals who are committed to enhancing the practice of public relations in Southern Connecticut; its service area encompasses Stonington to Fairfield and north to Danbury, Waterbury and Meriden, CT. For more information, visit www.prsact.org.



Chartered in 1947, the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) is the world’s largest and foremost organization of public relations professionals. PRSA provides professional development, sets standards of excellence and upholds principles of ethics for its members and, more broadly, the multi-billion dollar global public relations profession. It is a community of more than 21,000 public relations and communications professionals across the United States. Members represent nearly every practice area and professional and academic setting within the public relations field. In addition, there are more than 10,000 students who are members of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) at colleges and universities here and abroad.