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The 33rd season of Cedar Rapids Public Relations Associates is off
to a great start!
Join us for our next meeting,
taking place at The Longbranch Hotel and Convention Center on
October 9th.
  
"How to Floodproof a City - the Natural Way:
Perspectives on Community Planning and PR"
with Rich Patterson, Director, Indian Creek Nature Center
Thursday, October 9,
2008
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM,
Best Western Longbranch
Hotel &
Convention Center
Map
Cost: $15.00
Reservations are
required and due by Noon on Friday, October 3.
The meeting will conclude at approximately 1
p.m.
About the meeting:
The long-time director of the Indian Creek Nature Center (pictured
at left) shares his thoughts on effective environmental planning,
along with his experience in garnering widespread publicity for the
Nature Center with little PR funding or expertise.
Rich Patterson has been Director of the Indian Creek Nature Center
since 1978. A highly regarded naturalist and environmental leader,
he has worked for the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the Alaska
Department of Fish and Game, and the U.S. Forest Service. Patterson
has been a leading voice for community planning and preservation of
green space in the Cedar Rapids area, and his insights are
especially valuable in light of this year's catastrophic flooding.
Reservations are
mandatory and
are due by Noon on Friday, October 3rd.
Submit
your reservation online
or
you may call Carol Myers at
393-1781 ext. 249.
View the 2008-2009 Meeting Schedule
by Sher Jasperse
September 2008:
"Talking Politics" with Todd Dorman
Gazette columnist Todd Dorman, a
self-described "pundit" and "crank," engaged in a lively and
sometimes humorous open-ended exchange with CRPRA members at our
September kick-off meeting. Dorman had recently returned from
attending both national political conventions, where he blogged and
gave radio interviews in addition to writing his column. He
described the conventions as an interesting mix of old and new
technologies, stagecraft and politicking. As an
observer-non-participant in the political process, he said his goal
is to help people understand the issues rather than dividing them
into opposing factions, at the same time offering sharp, incisive
perspectives on the process. He lamented the tendency of cable news
coverage to move the focus from the issues to the talking heads,
eroding the media's credibility as a trusted source of information,
and concluded his remarks with the cautionary query, "Are we moving
to a point where only the loudest, most outlandish voices will be
heard?"
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