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May 15: Public Affairs Council, “Coalitions & Partnerships: Strategies for Developing Relationships with Advocacy Groups,” Washington, D.C., 202/872-1790. May 15: Public Relations Society of American, “PR Tactics,” Los Angeles, 212/460-1404. May 15-16: Institute for Crisis… Continued

The Minnesota Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America recently named three university public relations students as recipients of “Dr. Willard Thompson” scholarships based on their level of involvement in the Public Relations Student… Continued

The Corporate section of the Public Relations Society of America has planned a full-day seminar on Web page design. The Aug. 2 session is titled “Creating a Business-to-Business Home Page.” The seminar will take place… Continued

GPC Opens in Calgary GPC Communications , a Toronto-based PR and public affairs firm, has opened an office in Calgary, Alberta. Heading GPC Communications- Alberta will be Gordon Forstner, who joins as general manager. He… Continued

First Data’s Tobin Starts Firm Gary Tobin, senior vice president of communications and government affairs at First Data Corp. launched a new counseling firm, TOBIN Inc. , in New York. The former American Express Co.… Continued

With their intense involvement in legislative and regulatory developments at the local, state and federal levels, many corporate public affairs departments set their priorities in reaction to the timetables or priorities of governmental and legislative… Continued

May 7-10: Center for Corporate Community Relations, “The Institute on Corporate Community Relations,” Boston, 617/552-2555. May 8: Congressional Quarterly, “Using Internet to Find Free or Low-Cost Federal Info,” Washington, D.C., 202/887-8620. May 8: Ragan Communications,… Continued

Gary Grates, president and CEO of Boxenbaum Grates Inc. , New York, was named the 1995/96 “Outstanding Alumnus” of the journalism and public relations department at Utica College of Syracuse University. Grates also initiated the… Continued

MERCOMM Inc. , Ossining, N.Y., issued a call for entries for its yearly corporate annual report contest. The entry deadline is May 10. Winners will be announced at a ceremony in New York on July… Continued

The annual “Creativity in Public Relations Awards” will be announced next week at a dinner reception May 14 in New York at the Plaza Hotel, beginning with cocktails at 6:00 p.m. The annual recognition event… Continued