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Professional development, conferences, webinars, networking and award opportunities for public communicators.
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 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 […]
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 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 11, 2027 – April 13, 2027
2027 PRAM State Conference
The Westin Jackson · Jackson, MS
April 12, 2027 – April 16, 2027
FBI-LEEDA Media and Public Relations (MPR)
Rosemont, IL
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 […]
April 12, 2027 – April 16, 2027
FBI-LEEDA Master Public Information Officer (MPO)
Isle of Palms (SC) Police Department · Isle of Palms, SC
Building on the FBI-LEEDA Media & Public Relations course, the Master Public Information Officer (MPO) course is a four-and-a-half-day seminar that elevates participants from tactical to strategic media and brand management. Students will study the business model of media engagement, thoroughly explore brand image cultivation through internal and external communications and learn how to proactively […]
April 12, 2027 – April 16, 2027
E/L0952 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Public Information Officer
Grass Valley, CA
This course is designed for a Public Information Officer (PIO) assigned to an incident as a member of an All-Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT) and local IMTs, as well as for the PIO assigned to an incident as an Assistant PIO in a variety of capacities.