The Spring Conference will be held April 27 at the University of Richmond. Stay tuned for more details and a registration link soon.
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VPC’s 2019 Kickoff Event Draws Great Crowd Despite Winter Weather Forecast By Cynthia Price, Professional Development Chair The threat of snow and ice didn’t deter many VPC members from jumpstarting the new year. Members gathered at the Sandston Library for networking, goal setting and pizza. After all, who doesn’t like pizza on a wintry day? While members...
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Setting Intentions for 2019 By Cynthia Price, Professional Development Chair F-words were abundant during a recent VPC networking event. Don’t be alarmed, though. Members weren’t resorting to foul language. Instead they were sharing their words of the year that would inspire them. Michele Cook’s f-word is focus. “I get bored very quickly.” She plans to focus on...
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Start the New Year off right! It’s a great time to renew your membership with Virginia Professional Communicators and the National Federation of Press Women — or join our organizations for the first time. Don’t miss out on a wonderful opportunity for personal and professional development. Annual dues, which include membership to both NFPW and VPC,...
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Virginia Professional Communicators held a Fall Meeting & Luncheon, Saturday, Oct. 13, to honor Newsmaker of the Year Del. Danica A. Roem. Roem made headlines throughout Virginia and the nation last November with her election to the Virginia General Assembly. One of the nation’s first openly transgender elected officials, she defeated a 13-term incumbent. Of...
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The 2019 NFPW Professional Communications contest is live, and the deadline is fast approaching! The two-tiered contest is open to anyone over the age of 18 regardless of age, gender, professional status, or location. The first tier of the contest is run at the state level, in this case VPC! First-place winners from the state-level are then moved to the national...
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Hold your calendar now. The next national NFPW will be held June 27-29, 2019, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The conference is moving from September to June. More details are available on the NFPW website: https://nfpw.org/conference/
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We had such a great turnout at the VPC Spring Conference May 5! We had a wonderful day of networking and learning. Thanks to all our members, guest and speakers for working together to make the day so successful. Stay tuned for a conference recap soon.
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National Federation of Press Women names 15 Virginia Professional Communicators members winners in annual competition By Sue Brinkerhoff Bland RICHMOND, VA—Members of Virginia Professional Communicators (VPC) won 27 awards for excellence in communications from the National Federation of Press Women (NFPW), at the annual conference, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The...
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Register today for VPC’s Fall Meeting & Luncheon Oct. 13 where we will honor and hear from Del. Danica Roem, VPC’s 2018 Newsmaker of the Year!
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