We regularly update our ProfNet Connect calendar to include upcoming events we think will be of interest to PR and media professionals. Following is a summary of the events taking place over the next week or so:

Event: Blogging, Targeting, Connecting and Writing It Right
Host: PRPLI
Date: April 16
Location: Melville, N.Y.
Summary: This joint presentation of PRPLI and Social Media Association will feature panelists from Patch.com, Community Development Corporation of Long Island, BigBuzz Marketing Group and The PR Verdict.
Complete event info here.

Event: Content Marketing Summit
Host: Business Development Institute and PR Newswire
Date: April 17
Location: New York
Summary: Unilever’s Stacie Bright, a veteran marketing and communications leader, will deliver the keynote presentation about how brands connect with audiences through content marketing. The half-day morning conference will consist of several case-study presentations, followed by an interactive panel discussion. Use promo code PRN50 for a special 50%-off pass.
Complete event info here.

Event: Bylines, Contributed Content and Opinion Pieces
Host: Publicity Club of New York
Date: April 18
Location: New York
Summary: Panelists include editors and reporters from Ad Age, Bloomberg View, Business Insider, Huffington Post, The Muse and CNN Digital.
Complete event info here.

Event: Let’s Solve It Together
Host: IABC Detroit
Date: April 18
Location: Detroit
Summary: Bring your biggest current communications challenge, and a panel of respected, experienced communicators from companies and agencies of various types and sizes will do their best to tap each other’s experiences for the benefit of all.
Complete event info here.

Event: Can You Be More Pinteresting?
Host: PRSA Cincinnati
Date: April 23
Location: Cincinnati
Summary: Bob Gilbreath, co-founder and president of Pingage, a new service designed to help businesses dramatically scale their results on Pinterest with less effort, will discuss how to bring more meaning to your Pinterest strategy.
Complete event info here.

Event: Visual Storytelling: The Power of Multimedia in Communications
Host: PR Newswire
Date: April 24
Location: Atlanta
Summary: Kelley Mitchell Price of Pocketfirm, John Aylward of Teavana, Jay Patel of Attention, Candace McCaffery of the Atlanta chapter of the Social Media Club, and Michael Pranikoff of PR Newswire will discuss how leading organizations and thought leaders are leveraging visual assets and creating experiences with their audiences to garner higher visibility, spark interaction and build brand loyalty.
Complete event info here.

Whether you're a reporter, blogger, author or other content creator, ProfNet can help you with your search for expert sources. You can send a query to tens of thousands of experts and PR agents, search the more than 60,000 profiles on ProfNet Connect, or get timely experts and story ideas by email -- all for free! Need help getting started? Email us at profnet@profnet.com

We regularly update our ProfNet Connect calendar to include upcoming events we think will be of interest to PR and media professionals. Following is a summary of the events taking place over the next week or so:

Event: Getting Ink: Secrets to Pitching a Great Story
Host: IPRA
Date: April 4
Location: Vienna, Va.
Summary: Gwen Flanders of USA Today and Arin Greenwood of Huffington Post will share advice about how to work with their organizations to get noticed. Both panelists focus on the Washington, D.C., region, providing perspective on how to get press in arguably one of the nation's toughest media markets.
Complete event info here.

Event: NPC Luncheon
Host: National Press Club
Date: April 9
Location: Washington, D.C.
Summary: Dr. John H. Noseworthy, Mayo Clinic president and CEO, will discuss issues facing the health care industry.
Complete event info here.

Event: Free Networking Event
Host: NJ CAMA
Date: April 10
Location: Kingston, N.J.
Summary: The happy hour event will allow individuals in the advertising and communications fields the opportunity to mingle and make new business connections.
Complete event info here.

Event: How to Create Reputation-Building CSR Programs and Avoid the CSR Trap
Host: PRSA Westchester/Fairfield
Date: April 11
Location: Westchester, N.Y.
Summary: Learn why every organization – big and small – needs practical social responsibility programs. An expert panel will explore the positive visibility benefits of sustainability and social responsibility programs and the need for PR professionals to be sensitive to negative repercussions. The panelists will detail award-winning initiatives and help define critical issues affecting your organization’s social responsibility strategies.
Complete event info here.

Event: Connecting the Content Dots
Host: PR Newswire
Date: April 11
Location: Online
Summary: Your target audiences are interacting with your brand, message, and content through a variety of channels. As a result, marketers increasingly need to create messages in multiple formats and ensure that these messages are reaching cross-channel audiences. In this free webinar, Jon Miller of Marketo and Michael Pranikoff of PR Newswire will discuss ways to more effectively utilize the myriad distribution channels and options available (including email, social media, blogs, press releases and websites) to support your content strategy, reach a larger audience and generate more leads for your organization.
Complete event info here.

Event: NPC Luncheon
Host: National Press Club
Date: April 12
Location: Washington, D.C.
Summary: Award-winning documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, whose films include “The Civil War” and “Jazz,” will discuss his latest film, “The Central Park Five.”
Complete event info here.

Whether you're a reporter, blogger, author or other content creator, ProfNet can help you with your search for expert sources. You can send a query to tens of thousands of experts and PR agents, search the more than 60,000 profiles on ProfNet Connect, or get timely experts and story ideas by email -- all for free! Need help getting started? Email us at profnet@profnet.com

We regularly update our ProfNet Connect calendar to include upcoming events we think will be of interest to PR and media professionals. Following is a summary of the events taking place over the next week or so:

Event: PR Measurement Summit
Host: Ragan
Date: March 19-20
Location: Washington, D.C.
Summary: The PR Measurement Summit will give you the tools and insights to define the right metrics for your PR communications. You'll hear from 16 PR pros who have gathered tips and best practices that will empower you to prove your worth when you return to the office.
Complete event info here.

Event: LinkedIn Jam Session
Host: PRSA Cincinnati
Date: March 20
Location: Newport, Ky.
Summary: LinkedIn may not be the biggest, newest or shiniest social network, but it could be one of the most valuable for you and your business. Maybe you haven’t quite seen the value yourself, but local leaders in the social media field and your fellow PR practitioners will show you how to turn up the volume.
Complete event info here.

Event: NPC Luncheon
Host: National Press Club
Date: March 20
Location: Washington, D.C.
Summary: Kathy Calvin, president and CEO of the United Nations Foundation, will speak at a National Press Club luncheon as part of the club's recognition of Women's History Month.
Complete event info here.

Event: NPC Luncheon
Host: National Press Club
Date: March 26
Location: Washington, D.C.
Summary: BET Founder Bob Johnson, named by USA Today as one of the 25 most influential business leaders of the past 25 years, will address members and guests at a National Press Club luncheon.
Complete event info here.

Event: Future of Communications Careers
Host: PRWeek
Date: March 28
Location: New York
Summary: This workshop, co-presented by PRWeek Talent Pool and Business Development Institute, will focus on educating rising professionals about where the industry is going, why it is changing so rapidly, and what you need to know in order to succeed. Highly regarded industry thought leaders from both brands and agencies will share their personal stories and perspectives.
Complete event info here.

Event: How to Employ Multimedia Content for Compelling Storytelling
Host: PR Newswire
Date: March 28
Location: San Francisco
Summary: Through insightful presentations from Lou Hoffman and Jim Lin, along with a dynamic fireside chat between Michael Pranikoff and Brian Solis, this forum will highlight how leading organizations and thought leaders are leveraging visual assets and a variety of multimedia services to garner higher visibility, spark interaction, generate leads and build loyalty.
Complete event info here.

Whether you're a reporter, blogger, author or other content creator, ProfNet can help you with your search for expert sources. You can send a query to tens of thousands of experts and PR agents, search the more than 60,000 profiles on ProfNet Connect, or get timely experts and story ideas by email -- all for free! Need help getting started? Email us at profnet@profnet.com 

We regularly update our ProfNet Connect calendar to include upcoming events we think will be of interest to PR and media professionals. Following is a summary of the events taking place over the next week or so:

Event: Pitching Long Island: Who, What, Where, When and Why
Host: PRPLI
Date: March 12
Location: Hempstead, N.Y.
Summary: The region of Long Island, surrounded by water and with the boroughs of Queens and Brooklyn to the west, is unique in its geography, culture, politics, economy, challenges and advantages.  From economic development to recreation to education to business and the professions, the people who pitch Long Island are as unique as their surroundings. Hear what they have to say about their careers, the techniques they employ in their messaging, their roles as spokesperson, and how they manage the strengths and weaknesses of their organizations.
Complete event info here.

Event: Smarter Social Media
Host: Columbia Journalism School
Date: March 14
Location: New York
Summary: The Continuing Education unit at Columbia's Graduate School of Journalism presents the sixth edition of its immensely successful workshop on smarter social media for journalists, bloggers and media professionals. The course is for all levels of social media experience.
Complete event info here.

Event: Perspectives From the C-Suite
Host: PRSA-Georgia
Date: March 14
Location: Atlanta
Summary: This fireside chat will feature executives of three prominent brands who are currently overseeing or have recently completed rebranding efforts: Betsy Lenahan, CMO of YMCA of Metro Atlanta; Matt Gove, CMO and senior vice president of external affairs of Piedmont Healthcare; and Paul Carmody, CMO and senior vice president of Cbeyond.
Complete event info here.

Event: PR Measurement Summit
Host: Ragan
Date: March 19-20
Location: Washington, D.C.
Summary: The PR Measurement Summit will give you the tools and insights to define the right metrics for your PR communications. You'll hear from 16 PR pros who have gathered tips and best practices that will empower you to prove your worth when you return to the office.
Complete event info here.

Event: LinkedIn Jam Session
Host: PRSA Cincinnati
Date: March 20
Location: Newport, Ky.
Summary: LinkedIn may not be the biggest, newest or shiniest social network, but it could be one of the most valuable for you and your business. Maybe you haven’t quite seen the value yourself, but local leaders in the social media field and your fellow PR practitioners will show you how to turn up the volume.
Complete event info here.

Whether you're a reporter, blogger, author or other content creator, ProfNet can help you with your search for expert sources. You can send a query to tens of thousands of experts and PR agents, search the more than 60,000 profiles on ProfNet Connect, or get timely experts and story ideas by email -- all for free! Need help getting started? Email us at profnet@profnet.com 

We regularly update our ProfNet Connect calendar to include upcoming events we think will be of interest to PR and media professionals. Following is a summary of the events taking place over the next week or so:

Event: “Powerful Writing, With Grammar Girl”
Host: Ragan
Date: March 5
Location: Online
Summary: Grammar can confuse even the most seasoned writer. Don’t let grammar rules trip you up. Mignon Fogarty has you covered. The New York Times bestselling author of “Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing” brings her humor and memory aids to teach you what you didn’t learn in English classes.
Complete event info here.

Event: “Transformation: The Idea Effect”
Host: 4A
Date: March 10-13
Location: New Orleans
Summary: For the fourth year in a row, this annual thought-leadership conference will provide top-to-top conversations and idea exchange across the entire advertising community and its transformation, including new technology trends and shifts in the media workplace.
Complete event info here.

Event: “TECHmunch Austin Food Blogger Conference”
Host: BakeSpace.com
Date: March 10
Location: Austin, Texas
Summary: The traveling TECHmunch conference returns to Austin during SXSW for the fourth consecutive year to connect PR and marketing pros with top food bloggers, traditional food media and major food-related brands.
Complete event info here.

Event: “Smarter Social Media”
Host: Columbia Journalism School
Date: March 14, April 4, April 18, May 2
Location: New York
Summary: In this course, Prof. Sree Sreenivasan will teach participants how to use social media, including sites such as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+, FourSquare,  among others, to find new ideas, trends and sources; connect with audience(s) in new ways; bring attention and traffic to their work; and create, craft and enhance their personal and professional brands. There will also be opportunities to work with the instructor and his adjunct professors, as well as an exclusive online community for Q&A.
Complete event info here.

Event: “Perspectives from the C-Suite: Re-Branding and the Power of PR”
Host: PRSA-Georgia
Date: March 14
Location: Atlanta
Summary: This fireside chat will feature executives of three prominent brands -- YMCA of Metro Atlanta, Piedmont Healthcare, and Cbeyond -- who are currently overseeing or have recently completed rebranding efforts. They will speak candidly about the decisions to re-brand their organizations; the challenges and rewards; and the role public relations plays in the planning, execution and success of these projects.
Complete event info here.

Event: “PR Measurement Summit”
Host: Ragan
Date: March 19-20
Location: Washington, D.C.
Summary: The PR Measurement Summit will give you the tools and insights to define the right metrics for your PR communications. You'll hear from 16 PR pros who have gathered tips and best practices that will empower you to prove your worth when you return to the office.
Complete event info here.

Whether you're a reporter, blogger, author or other content creator, ProfNet can help you with your search for expert sources. You can send a query to tens of thousands of experts and PR agents, search the more than 60,000 profiles on ProfNet Connect, or get timely experts and story ideas by email -- all for free! Need help getting started? Email us at profnet@profnet.com