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April 15-18: The Center for Corporate Community Relations, "Institute on Corporate Community Relations," Boston, 617/552-4545. April 17-19: American Marketing Association, "International Collegiate Conference," New Orleans, 312/648-0536. April 17-18: The Conference Board, "The 1997 Corporate Communications… Continued

Nan Johnson joins Edelmann Scott Inc., Richmond, Va., as a senior account executive. Johnson was manager of communications for the Christian Children’s Fund, Richmond, Va. (Edelmann Scott, 804/643-1931) Eisbrenner Public Relations, Troy, Mich., hired John… Continued

TIME & LIFE BUILDING, ROCKEFELLER CENTER NEW YORK, N.Y. 10020; PHONE: 212/522-1212 Editor’s Note: Sometimes we can reach an editor’s voicemail three or four times before we find a real person on the other end… Continued

Corporate public affairs officers have heftier budgets and are more closely tied to the upper echelons where corporate decisions are made, according to the results of a study just released by the Public Affairs Council,… Continued

In the private business world, PR professionals aren’t always permitted by senior-level executives to be as open as they may want when a press query comes in. Yet PR execs in the government, legal and… Continued

Ketchum PR’s Executive VP Robert Feldman will become president and CEO of Grey Advertising’s worldwide PR company, the GCI Group, beginning April 14. Feldman replaces Jack Bergen, who left GCI to join Westinghouse/CBS. (Ketchum, 212/546-2422)… Continued

The Avon Lady has come a long way from the days of door-to-door pitches for blush and mascara. Now, she’s wearing a pink ribbon and touting something with more impact: breast cancer awareness. Avon Products… Continued

April 7: New York Women in Communications, "Achieving Total Well-Being in Turbulent Times," New York, 212/661-4737. April 7: Effective Communications Group, "Effective Feature Writing Seminar," Tampa, Fla., 201/444-3147. April 7-8: Public Affairs Council, "Massachusetts State… Continued

A surprising number of communication execs do not have external e-mail and their companies do not have a corporate intranet. That’s according to the "Corporate Communications Benchmark 1997" study – based on responses from communication… Continued

Online Middleberg Launches Online Unit Middleberg & Associates, New York, launched March 31 its new online unit, Middleberg Interactive, to serve clients relying on new technologies and interactive communications. The new division will provide online… Continued