If you feel left out of the back-to-school frenzy, consider these programs.
The National Investor Relations Institute/New York is offering three continuing ed courses for IR professionals this fall, in partnership with two local universities. Mary Beth Kissane, a senior VP
with Abernathy & MacGregor Group, leads a course on issues in corporate disclosure. The class runs for 10 Wednesdays, starting Sept. 27. Ed Nebb, a principal of BSMG Worldwide, and his wife June
Filingeri, president of Comm-Partner, offer an eight-session financial relations/IR course, also on Wednesdays, starting Sept. 27. These two courses are being held at NYU's midtown campus; registration
info can be obtained by calling Renee Harris, 212/790-3212.
The third New York class is an introduction to financial PR, with Kelly Leung, director of the IR division at Gavin Anderson & Co. The class is meeting at LIU for 14 Wednesdays, beginning Sept. 13.
Call Abby Dress at C.W. Post for registration info; 516/299-2984.
Meanwhile, on the Left Coast, UCLA is offering a seminar in "E-Journalism 101" for people who want to write for Internet news outlets and publicists who want to pitch them. It's a one-day program,
Sept. 23, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Instructor Michael Stroud is founder of Hollywood Forum, an organization for Internet professionals, and a writer for several technology and business publications. Several
guest speakers are scheduled. Call 310/825-0641 for more information; to register, call 310/825-9971 or 818/784-7006.