I apologize for the glitchy email a few minutes ago. I'm resending the meeting about our special September meeting - don't miss author and ethics activist Wendell Potter in a special evening format!
WHEN: Thursday, September 15. Networking begins at 6 p.m.; dinner begins at 6:30 p.m.
WHERE: Rothchild Catering, 8807 Kingston Pike. Parking is free.
COST: $20 for members; $25 for nonmembers; $15 for students
RSVP ONLINE<http://volunteerprsa.eventbee.com/event?eid=166343053>! To help us know how many people to expect, please RSVP online<http://volunteerprsa.eventbee.com/event?eid=166343053> even if you plan to pay at the door. Simply choose the "Pay at the Door Option" and choose whether or not you are a member. If you have special dietary requirements, please email Heather Beck, APR<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.
PR Practitioners: Have You Had An Ethics Check Lately?
Are you engaged in your work for the right ethical and moral reasons? If not, or if you have doubts, it's time to settle them now.
Join us Thursday, September 15 as we hear from:
Wendell Potter, author and ethical activist
Following a 20-year career as a corporate public relations executive, Wendell Potter left his position as VP of Communications for Cigna, one of the nation's largest health insurers, to advocate for meaningful health care reform and to help organizations working for the greater good achieve their goals. In widely covered Congressional hearings, Potter disclosed how insurance companies, to boost profits, engage in practices that have forced millions of Americans into the ranks of the uninsured, and use deceptive PR tactics to undermine health care reform.
His book, "Deadly Spin: An Insurance Company Insider Speaks Out On How Corporate PR is Killing Health Care and Deceiving Americans," is a stark warning that corporate spin is distorting our democracy. Potter also is the author of "Obamacare: What's In It For Me? What Everyone Needs to Know About the Affordable Care Act" and "Nation on the Take: How Big Money Corrupts Our Democracy and What We Can Do about It."
Heather Beck, APR
Pellissippi State Community College
Marketing and Communications
Writer
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865.694.6638
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