Arm yourself with the knowledge you need to get management buy-in for new strategies, engage employees, embrace new media, and build your career. With three trend-setting keynote speakers and three great tracks, it’s an unbeatable value.

Three Great Keynote Speakers: * Chris Brogan - Social media guru, co-author of the best-selling Trust Agents and president of New Marketing Labs. * Jim Signorelli - CEO of ESW Partners and pioneer of StorySelling(SM) for building brands * Peter Shankman - Founder of HelpaReporter.com, the site that revolutionized media relations, and CEO of The Geek Factory.

Registration is just $105 for members of PRSA and IABC, $115 for nonmembers, $50 for students (includes lunch).

Wednesday, May 12, 2010, registration opens at 7:30 a.m. Conference concludes with a networking mixer from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Public Relations professionals work really hard to get a reporter’s attention, and we think you could use a break. At our next media event, we’re bringing the reporters to you.

Join us for Business Wire’s Media Roundtable and meet with some of Oregon’s most prominent media outlets to discover how the changing nature of today’s newsrooms are impacting local journalists. You will participate in small group discussions with editors, reporters and writers from a variety of news outlets including The Oregonian, OPB, The Silicon Florist, KOIN Local 6, The Portland Business Journal, KATU TV and KGW Newschannel 8.

Media:

•Nick Bradshaw, Assignment Manager, KATU News

•Michelle Brence, Investigative/Enterprise Editor, The Oregonian

•Eve Epstein, Managing Editor, OPB News

•Tamara Hellman, Assignment Editor, KOIN Local 6 News

•Matt Kish, Reporter, Portland Business Journal

•Rick Turoczy, Editor, Silicon Florist

•R. Bruce Williams, Assignment Editor, KGW NewsChannel 8

Moderator:

•Angie Galimanis - Vice President, Lane PR

This event will be a great opportunity for you to develop new relationships and build upon your existing ones with some of Portland’s most influential media. Please bring your business cards and questions.

We’ll see you there!

Register today: http://portlandmediabusinesswire.eventbrite.com

Explore Portland, hosted by Social Media Explorer's Jason Falls, is a two-day social media and digital marketing conference happening Nov. 15-16 at the Embassy Suites Washington Square. Explore features national speakers and thought leaders in the industry including Unmarketing and The Book of Business Awesome author Scott Stratten, leading social and content strategist Jay Baer, Edelman Digital's Michael Britto, and more. Topics include social media strategy, integrating social and traditional mediums, mobile marketing innovation, the integration of email and social media and more. The two-day ticket also includes breakfast, lunch and a cocktail hour. Go to http://ar.gy/portlandexplore for more details and to register.

USE DISCOUNT CODE: PDXROCKS for $200 off your ticket price.

On Thursday, October 23, join Business Wire at the Bridgeport Brew Pub for lunch and a media roundtable. Participate in small group discussions with editors and reporters from distinguished news outlets like Digital Trends (Nick Mokey, Managing Editor), the Portland Business Journal (Erik Siemers, Managing Editor), OPB (Sarah Rothenfluch, Executive Editor), The Oregonian (Kristi Turnquist, TV Critic, Pop Culture & Features Reporter), and more.