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Reasons to Attend

Reasons to Attend

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#10 Connect with your peers. Spending time with your professional peers from across the state is one of the biggest benefits of attending a conference. You’ll have multiple opportunities to make meaningful connections and learn from your colleagues. Among the opportunities are shopping in Carytown and dinner at The Daily on April 27, a networking game during the...

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Learn from Experts

Learn from Experts

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Experts at the Spring 2017 conference will talk about hosting the vice presidential debate, AP Style and cyber security.  AP Style: A Refresher Course Journalists are typically familiar with Associated Press style, but many organizations in corporate America also follow it. With tweeting and texting, American English is evolving at warp speed, so AP is updated...

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Fall meeting speakers focus on consumer behavior, persistence

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VPC’s fall meeting brought together nearly 40 members and guests for a wonderful day of networking, learning, laughing and growing personally and professionally. Keynote speaker Dean Browell, an international expert on consumer behavior with Feedback agency, offered a workshop geared toward any communications professional. Major takeaways from his presentation...

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Atwood Named National COA Runner-up

Atwood Named National COA Runner-up

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Bonnie Atwood was named runner-up for the 2016 Communicator of Achievement Award given by the National Federation of Press Women.  She was recognized during the organization’s annual conference, held in Wichita, Kansas. The Communicator of Achievement Award is the highest honor bestowed by NFPW upon those members who have distinguished themselves within and...

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Calling All Communicators!

Calling All Communicators!

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Are you are a journalist, PR person, freelance writer, author, blogger or other communicator looking for a compatible professional organization in Virginia – a place where you can learn how to market yourself and your work? A place where you can hone your skills through excellent professional development meetings? A place where you can make friends and find support?...

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Member Stories

Member Stories

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Our members hail from a variety of communications careers. Their stories are as unique as they are, but they all have one thing in common: they love Virginia Professional Communicators!   Margaret Mock Bonnie Atwood Alberta Lindsey

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