Past events

Young Communicator Conference

Venue: Watershed, Bristol, 1 Canon's Road, Harbourside, Bristol, BS1 5TX
Time: 8.30am – 5.30pm

If you would like to attend visit the Young Communicator Conference webpage

New PRide Awards

Venue: Endeavour House, Ipswich

It was great to see yet another record amount of entries to the Pride Awards and thank you to everyone that took the time to make a submission. As you may be aware, this year the whole criteria changed and all the judging was carried out over a four-day period in August at CIPR HQ in London.

The East Anglia Pride Awards event is taking place at Endeavour House, Suffolk County Council’s head office in Ipswich on Wednesday 3 December.

Alex Dunlop from BBC Look East is hosting the ceremony this year and I would like to thank Paul Dickson, Kevin Bentley and Rechenda Smith who have all played a big part in organising what I’m sure will be a fantastic evening.

To purchase tickets and view the companies short listed please visit http://www.cipr.co.uk/prideawards/regions/eastanglia

You will need to be quick though as there are a limited amount of tickets available this year.

Tour & Tasting at Carter’s Vineyard

Venue: Carter’s Vineyard, Green Lane, Boxsted, Colchester
Time: 6.30pm for 7.00pm start
Cost: £25 members £30 non-members £20 Young PRofesionals (CIPR members)

Ever wanted to know your Sauvignon Blanc from your Chardonnay? Find out all you need to know about the world of wine at a special summer event hosted by the CIPR East Anglia.

This fantastic event will take place at Carter’s Vineyard in 40 acres of spectacular Essex countryside. Established in 1820 and run by Bunting & Sons, the vineyard is offering a tailored tour and tasting evening including a buffet dinner.

Young Professionals Networking Etiquette

Venue: Stratton PR, 38 Anson Road, Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, IP5 3RG
Time: 6.30pm for 7.00pm
Cost: £15 members and £20 non-members

Ever felt uncomfortable in a social situation? Don’t know anyone but need to get your business card out there? Then find out about the best ways to network with this fun and interactive course.

The course will cover pointers on how to introduce yourself, how to avoid the bores, how to break into groups and the importance of developing a personal brand. The seminar will be led by the awe-inspiring Ann Hawkins from Inspirational Speakers.

The ticket price includes a buffet and a complimentary drink on arrival. Payment is required at time of booking please. Contact Rechenda Smith at Rechenda@mosaicpublicity.co.uk for more information.

CIM Digital Marketing Conference

Venue: Robinson College, Cambridge
Time: 6.30pm to 8.45pm
Cost: Conference only - £125 plus VAT

This conference will appeal to Marketing Directors, Marketing Managers, Webmasters, Brand Strategists, Media Executives, Web agencies, Digital Service Providers, in short, anyone who’s involved with marketing in today’s competitive environment.

The conference will kick off with Michael Nutley (Editor New Media Age) in the chair, and provide ‘food for thought’ as IAB’s Kieron Matthews gives the keynote address. A varied programme will ensure that there will be something of interest to everyone. Speakers include Dave Chaffey, Colin Farrington from CIPR and case studies will be presented by Hypertag, Audible and Ellipsis Media.

Lunch and refreshments will be provided. If you want to know more go to www.marketingconference.co.uk or call Jo Morgan on 01638 666147.

Young Professionals Event - A Podcasting Taster

Venue: Mosaic Publicity, 11 St Peter's Court, St Peter's Street, Colchester, Essex, C01 1WD (Parking is available at the rear of Mosaic’s offices.
Time: 6.00pm to 7.30pm

Karen Ainley, Director of Mosaic Publicity and an accredited CIPR trainer will present this taster session about Podcasting; what it is, how you can use it to promote your client, etc. The event is being run by the Young Professionals group and is aimed at those of you that are relatively new to a career in PR.

Cost: £10 CIPR members £15 non-members. The cost includes refreshments.

Please contact Rechenda Smith on rechenda@mosaicpublicity.co.uk for further information.

AGM & Press Cutting Event

Venue: Quy Mill Hotel, Stow cum Quy, Cambridge

Press cuttings are vital to our profession. Knowing what is being published about you or your clients is so obviously a fundamental part of reputation management as to be a no-brainer. The NLA's latest project has the capacity to increase the costs we all face: reduce competition; restrict the free flow of information; and challenge confidential commerciality. That's why the CIPR’s campaign to tame the NLA continues apace.

The format for the event was;

Contact Sue Wilcock on sue@strattonpr.co.uk if you would like more information

For a guide to press cuttings and copyright from Clipability please click here (pdf)

Dealing with a Crisis

Venue: Suffolk County Council, Endeavour House, Ipswich (Parking will be made available at the Council offices car park in Russell Road)
Time: 5.30pm to 7.30pm

Suffolk and Ipswich were at the centre of a global media maelstrom in December following the murder of five women. This event is designed to look at:

• The demands placed on an organisation / community by this level of media attention - how did Suffolk respond? (Steve Henry, Corporate Communications Manager, Suffolk Constabulary).
   
• How other communities have lived through similar media attention, lessons learned and actions taken to rebuild community cohesion and reputation (Robin Treacher, Chair of CIPR Local Government group).
   
• CIPR members will have businesses and clients that have been affected by this level of media attention. What actions and ideas do CIPR members have that can help rebuild Suffolk and Ipswich's reputation and community cohesion? (This will be run as a brainstorming / ideas / think-tank session).

The Winning Pitch

Venue: Adam Suite, 28 Portland Place, London W1B 1DE
Time: 1.00pm to 2.15pm. Canapés and drinks will be served at 12.30pm

This event, which is being run by the CIPR Marcomms Group, is aimed at those that work within a consultancy or agency environment and would like some pointers and tips on how to put together a pitch. Speakers for this event are Carol Friend FCIPR, former President of the CIPR and currently Master of the Guild of Public Relations Practitioners and Malcolm Gallagher FCIM, who runs a performance-enhancing training company.