Session Schedule
Below is the current outline for the 2019 State PRAM Conference. Please know, this schedule is subject to change at any point.
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Wednesday, April 10 |
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1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | PRAM State Board Meeting | Visit Vicksburg Executive Offices |
4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. | Conference Registration | The Watermark |
6:00 p.m. |
Welcome Reception |
The Watermark |
7:00 p.m. |
Vicksburg Dine Arounds |
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Thursday, April 11 |
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8:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Registration | Vicksburg Convention Center |
8:45 a.m. | Vicksburg Welcome
Mayor George Flaggs, Jr. |
Room 1 |
9:00 a.m. |
Opening General Session Pam Confer, Confer Consulting How you enter the room says a lot about who you are. Which four types of personalities will you be? And, what part does confidence play in making sure that you continue to “own” the room? |
Room 1 |
10:00 a.m. | Break | |
10:15 a.m. |
Breakout Session 1 Option 1: Samantha McCain, APR, City of Hattiesburg Option 2: Bess Averett, Executive Director, Friends of the Vicksburg National Military Park Option 3: Reagan Lauritzen, APR-M, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District |
Option 1: Room 5
Option 2: Room 1
Option 3: Room 6 |
11:15 a.m. | Break | |
11:30 a.m. |
Lunch Philip Shirley, APR, Godwin Group Leading a Double Life: How to Balance 24/7 PR job demands with personal passions |
Room 2 |
1:00 p.m. | Break | |
1:15 p.m. |
Breakout Session 2 Option 1: Nicole Bradshaw, APR and Robert Pettit, PMP, Entergy Option 2: Brittany Westbrook, University of Southern Mississippi Option 3: Kristie Aylett, APR, PRSA Fellow |
Option 1: Room 1
Option 2: Room 6 Option 3: Room 7 |
2:15 p.m. |
Break |
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2:30 p.m. |
Breakout Session 3 Option 1: Susan Christensen, APR, Methodist Rehabilitation Center Option 2: Lauri-Ellen Smith, APR, City of Pascagoula |
Option 1: Room 1
Option 2: Room 5 |
5:30 p.m. |
PRism Awards Banquet 5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. – Registration 6:00 p.m. – Silent Auction & Cocktail Hour 7:00 p.m. – PRism Awards Banquet, Emcee – Miss Mississippi Asya Branch |
Vicksburg Convention Center |
Friday, April 13 |
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8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Registration | Vicksburg Convention Center |
8:30 a.m. |
PRAM State Presidential Address Christen Duhé, APR |
Room 1 |
9:00 a.m. |
General Session Mani Hairston, Strategy Consultant, Co-Founder of Billy’s Original Foods Billy’s Original Foods was the first Mississippi Company to launch in Target stores and Mani was a key influence in forming partnerships with some of the largest companies in the nation. Mani now consults with Mississippi based companies at the startup level. |
Room 1 |
10:00 a.m. | Break | |
10:15 a.m. | Breakout Session 4
Option 1: Panel of All Stars Student Session Option 2: Robin Street, APR, University of Mississippi Option 3: Joey Goodsell, Goodsell Productions Option 4: Lauri-Ellen Smith, City of Pascagoula |
Option 1: Room 1
Option 2: Room 5 Option 3: Room 6 Option 4: Room 7 |
11:15 a.m. | Break | |
11:30 a.m. | Student Awards Luncheon
Colonel Michael C. Derosier, Commander of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District $1,000 C Spire Student of the Year Scholarship |
Room 2 |