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August 4-8, 2001 | Washington, D.C.

News About the Annual Meeting of the AEJMC Public Relations Division

• Attend the Division Luncheon
• Meet Your Citations at Social Event
• Pentagon PIO Tour Detailed

Convention paper abstracts now online. Other divisions.

Read all about it...

From the Summer 2001 PRD Newsletter: What to expect in D.C. ... more convention highlights

See detailed division convention schedule ... Michael Deaver featured speaker at Edelman-sponsored luncheon ... Preview program plans for the conference ...

Learn about Washington, D.C: Land of the Free (Stuff) ... and more: Best houses and free stuff in D.C.. Also D.C. Travelogue: Free and Cheap and White House tours and info.

Contribute to or apply for the Inez Kaiser Awards and Susanne A. Roschwalb International Study Grant program. Winners will be announced in Washington. Read the Spring newsletter story

Questions or comments about the program?

Send an e-mail to William Thompson, PRD Vice Head and convention program chair. Or, contact him: Univrsity of Louisville, Department of Communication, 310 Strickler Hall, Louisville, KY 40292. Telephone (502) 852-6976.

Convention Updates

Division Luncheon Scheduled at Hay-Adams Hotel

Join colleagues at the annual Division Luncheon to be held

Tuesday, August 7, 2001
Hay-Adams Hotel
16th & M Streets, NW
One Lafayette Square
John Hay Room
11:30 a.m. Gathering time
12 Luncheon served

Featured Speaker: Michael Deaver, Former Chief of Staff to President Ronald Reagan

Menu: Cobb Salad, Rolls and Butter, Assorted Tea Cookies, Choice of Beverages (Iced Tea, Coffe, Decaffeinated Coffee, Tea

Contact: Linda Aldoory. Prior reservations required (and might not be available). Limit: 80.

When: Monday, August 6,
6:15-7:45 p.m.

Where: Grand Slam Sports Bar
Washington Grand Hyatt

Who: Professionals, Graduate Students and Faculty

Special guests include: Bill Adams, Glen Broom, Glen Cameron, Dean Kruckeberg, Chuck Lubbers, Doug Newsom, Lynn Sallot, Don Stacks, Gerald Stone, Elizabeth Toth, Judy Van Slyke Turk, Dennis Wilcox, and more...

Sponsored by the Washington, D.C. PRSA Chapter and the AEJMC PR Division.

Attend this special off-site tour to learn more about public relations at the Pentagon.

Contact: Alan Freitag. Reservations required; attendance limited to 25.

Monday, August 6, 2001
Schedule

11:30-11:55 a.m. Air Force bus departs Grand Hyatt; travel to the Pentagon (Mall Entrance--note change)

12 noon. Group met by escorts Air Force Lt. Col. Anne Morris (Ph.D., University of Florida) and Nikea Williams.

12-12:30. Tour Correspondents' Corridor; Briefing on the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs.

12:30-12:45. Walk to Executive Dining Room.

12:45-1:45. Lunch and panel discussion on media's role in the DOD's Review: "Defense at the Crossroads, Information in the Crossfire"

Luncheon sponsored by Fleishman-Hillard, Inc.
Mike Dobble, Senior Vice President, Washington

Panelists confirmed or invited:

The Hon. Victoria Clarke, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs
Brig. Gen. Ron Rand, Air Force Director of Public Affairs
John McWethy, ABC News
Warren Strobel, U.S. News and World Report
Pete Williams, NBC News (Former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs under Dick Cheney)
John Mikilaszewski, NBC News

Issues to likely to be discussed:

• Is it your experience and impression that the news media is being included in review developments? Examples?
• To what extent do you feel communication considerations affect (or should affect) national security policy?
• Do you feel communication policies are, or ought to be, included in the review process?
• Can you provide specific recommendations or adjustments to communication policies within the Department of Defense?
• Can you provide specific examples from your experience of instances in which communciation, especially with and through the media, played a significant role in shaping public opinion on key issues, and how that public opinion, in turn, may have affected security policy?