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Professional development, conferences, webinars, networking and award opportunities for public communicators.
March 22, 2027 – March 26, 2027
O-0305: Type 3 All-Hazards Incident Management Team
Suite Shots Jenks (OK) · Jenks, OK
This course focuses on the importance of developing and operating as a functional U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) Type 3 All-Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT). This course meets the needs of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the National Response Framework (NRF). This course will assist individual responders to perform as viable team members by: […]
March 22, 2027 – March 26, 2027
FBI-LEEDA Master Public Information Officer (MPO)
Buda, Texas · Buda, TX
Building off of the FBI-LEEDA Media & Public Relations course, the Master Public Information Officer course moves the participant from the tactical to the strategic level of media and brand management. Participants will spend 4 ½ days exploring; the business model of media engagement, take a deeper dive into cultivating a brand image through internal […]
March 23, 2027 – March 24, 2027
MGT-318 Public Information in an All-Hazards Incident
Austin, TX
This course examines the role of public information in all-hazards incident management and provides practical training in crisis communication techniques. In a major incident, it is of critical importance that community leaders, incident managers, and Public Information Officers (PIO) are prepared to communicate with the public through traditional and social media. This course focuses on […]
March 25, 2027 – March 26, 2027
MGT-318 Public Information in an All-Hazards Incident
Austin, TX
This course examines the role of public information in all-hazards incident management and provides practical training in crisis communication techniques. In a major incident, it is of critical importance that community leaders, incident managers, and Public Information Officers (PIO) are prepared to communicate with the public through traditional and social media. This course focuses on […]
March 29, 2027 – April 2, 2027
FBI-LEEDA Media and Public Relations (MPR)
Rio Rancho, NM
The FBI-LEEDA Media and Public Relations (MPR) course is a 4 ½-day intense curriculum developed to assist law enforcement in communication with not only the media, but the communities they serve. The course is suitable for chiefs and commanders who may deal with the media on a regular or ad hoc basis and full-time/part-time Public […]
March 31, 2027 – April 2, 2027
L0105 Public Information Basics
Dutchess, NY
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.
April 2, 2027
PER-344 Social Media Tools & Techniques
Howell, MI
This performance-level web-based course is designed for individuals in the public and private sectors who are responsible for gathering and disseminating disaster-related information and who would like to increase their knowledge and understanding about social media and its uses during crisis communication to support organizational preparedness, response and recovery efforts.
April 5, 2027 – April 9, 2027
FEMA E/L0388 Advanced Public Information Officer
Renton, WA
The National Response Framework (NRF) and the National Incident Management System (NIMS) devote significant attention to the importance of emergency public information. Public Information Officers are key members of the ICS and EOC organizations, and work closely with officials who are part of Multiagency Coordination Groups. PIOs advise the Incident Commander, Unified Command, and EOC […]
April 7, 2027 – April 8, 2027
MGT-318 Public Information in an All-Hazards Incident
Waxahachie, TX
This course examines the role of public information in all-hazards incident management and provides practical training in crisis communication techniques. In a major incident, it is of critical importance that community leaders, incident managers, and Public Information Officers (PIO) are prepared to communicate with the public through traditional and social media. This course focuses on […]
April 7, 2027 – April 9, 2027
24th PRO PR Conference
DoubleTree by Hilton, Ljubljana · Ljubljana, Slovenia
The international PRO PR (Professional Public Relations) Conference has the mission of connecting experts who are part of the public relations industry, as well as those involved in the integrated communication process. In our mission, we connect, educate, and create new values so that public relations professionals, who operate as part of management, can continue to build […]
April 7, 2027 – April 8, 2027
MGT-467 Sport and Special Event Public Information and Emergency Notification
Little Rock, AR
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 […]
April 7, 2027 – April 8, 2027
MGT-467 Sport and Special Event Public Information and Emergency Notification
Chesterfield, VA
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 […]