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19960902 UPCOMING EVENTS: September 2, 1996 UPCOMING EVENTS: September 2, 1996 Sept. 9: Congressional Quarterly, "Understanding Congress," Washington, D.C., 202/887-8620. Sept. 9-11: American Management Ass’n, "PR Strategies for Success," Washington, 800/262-9699. Sept. 9-12: International Data… Continued

19960902 TELECOMMUTING CONSIDERED BY PR DEPARTMENTS, EMBRACED BY AGENCIES September 2, 1996 TELECOMMUTING CONSIDERED BY PR DEPARTMENTS, EMBRACED BY AGENCIES September 2, 1996 With its heavy use of computers, phones and faxes, the public relations… Continued

Media and PR program evaluation firm The Delahaye Group, Portsmouth, N.H., has introduced a new service to measure Web site visit activity. The Measurement of Visitors Profiles service, enables construction of profiles of visitors. By… Continued

Sept. 13 is the deadline for award entries for the Chicago chapter of the Public Relations Society of America’s annual awards competition. The PR program categories are marketing communications, internal communications, stakeholder relations, issues management… Continued

The public relations and journalism program at Utica College of Syracuse University, Utica, N.Y., next month celebrates its 50th anniversary. Among the successful PR alumnae of the program are David D’Allessandro, ’72, the top communications… Continued

A high-tech Fortune 100 company in the San Francisco area has openings for two corporate communications managers in the company’s ethnic marketing programs. For both positions, some PR agency experience is desirable. According to Marshall… Continued

The Environment Section of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) earlier this month unveiled a Web site, making it apparently the first of PRSA’s sections to take this step. The site, at http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/2825, includes… Continued

The Public Affairs Council (PAC), Washington, D.C., has engaged executive search firm Heyman Associates, New York, to find a replacement for its president, Ray Hoewing, who is retiring next April. In the top slot since… Continued

Direct marketing on the Internet is a tricky business, one replete with pitfalls and roadblocks. But as the number of consumers increases, hopefully so will the ease in which direct marketers find ways to give… Continued

Public affairs’ longstanding status as a higher-level function in organizations, compared to PR, continues to be evidenced by its higher salary figures. A study released this month by the Foundation for Public Affairs (FPA), Washington,… Continued