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SUMMARY:L0105 Public Information Basics
DESCRIPTION:To equip participants with the skills needed to be full or part-time PIOs\, including oral and written communications; understanding and working with the media; and basic tools and techniques to perform effectively as a PIO\, both in the proactive/ advocacy times and crisis/ emergency response.
URL:https://piocalendar.com/event/l0105-public-information-basic-18/
LOCATION:Ouray\, CO\, Ouray\, CO\, United States
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SUMMARY:MGT-467 Sport and Special Event Public Information and Emergency Notification
DESCRIPTION:The Sport and Special Event Public Information and Emergency Notification course brings planners\, operators\, public information professionals\, government\, public safety\, and marketing professionals together in an effort to prepare and/or enhance venue and event communication programs. The course prescribes best practices to common communication pitfalls and provides flexible and scalable solutions to a wide-range of scenarios. The training leverages a combination of exercises\, discussions\, and activities to optimize participant experience.
URL:https://piocalendar.com/event/mgt-467-sport-and-special-event-public-information-and-emergency-notification-14/
LOCATION:Bastrop\, TX\, Bastrop\, TX\, United States
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SUMMARY:L0105 Public Information Basics
DESCRIPTION:To equip participants with the skills needed to be full or part-time PIOs\, including oral and written communications; understanding and working with the media; and basic tools and techniques to perform effectively as a PIO\, both in the proactive/ advocacy times and crisis/ emergency response.
URL:https://piocalendar.com/event/l0105-public-information-basics-9/
LOCATION:McCook\, NE\, McCook\, NE\, United States
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SUMMARY:L0105 Public Information Basics
DESCRIPTION:To equip participants with the skills needed to be full or part-time PIOs\, including oral and written communications; understanding and working with the media; and basic tools and techniques to perform effectively as a PIO\, both in the proactive/ advocacy times and crisis/ emergency response.
URL:https://piocalendar.com/event/l0105-public-information-basics-10/
LOCATION:Stillwater\, OK\, Stillwater\, OK\, United States
CATEGORIES:Training
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SUMMARY:EMEAA: Q&A on Careers and Credentialing with Ashley McDonald
DESCRIPTION:For EMEAA Members. To learn more about joining\, click here. \nAshley McDonald is an internationally credentialed public information officer and seasoned media relations professional. She currently serves as PIO for the Emergency Management Association of Tennessee\, supports the Tennessee Fire Chiefs Mutual Aid Section\, and is a deployable PIO3 with the State of Tennessee’s All Hazards Incident Management Team. McDonald holds a B.S. in Public Relations from Middle Tennessee State University and has completed FEMA’s Executive PIO Program\, FBI-LEEDA Master PIO\, and UT Law Enforcement Innovation Center (LEIC) Master PIO. She also teaches PIO Essentials and Master PIO courses as a UT LEIC associate. As past president of the National Information Officers Association\, she led the development of the CPSE’s professional PIO designation\, earning NIOA’s “Leadership in Public Information Award” in 2023. She received the CPSE’s international PIO designation in 2022 and has served on the Commission on Professional Credentialing since that year. McDonald was awarded the Southeastern Association of Fire Chiefs’ prestigious President’s Award in both 2019 and 2025.
URL:https://piocalendar.com/event/emeaa-qa-on-careers-and-credentialing-with-ashley-mcdonald/
LOCATION:https://piocalendar.com/event/emeaa-qa-on-careers-and-credentialing-with-ashley-mcdonald/
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