CPRS 60 Years of Stories: Celebrating Impactful CommunicationsCPRS

Our friends at The Canadian Public Relations Society are inviting you to join us as we reflect on how public relations has evolved over 60 years in our city. We invite you to share stories with those in the industry over brunch of how the power of impactful stories have made a difference . Rapid Fire Theatre will entertain us with an improv themed show around public relations. Plus, Dr. Terry Flynn, APR, FCPRS, LM will be speaking about how storytelling has changed over the last 60 years.

Dr. Terry Flynn is one of Canada’s leading public relations/communications management researchers and an important bridge between the academy and the profession.

Following a 20-yearcommunications consulting career, Terry joined the faculty of McMaster University after completing his Ph.D. studies at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. During his professional career, he built an international practice specializing in crisis and risk communications and public/community engagement.

His advice and counsel have also been internationally recognized by: the Canadian Public Relations Society (CPRS); and the International Association of Business Communicators. Terry’s scholarly work has been published in the Journal of Public Relations Research, Public Relations Journal, Canadian Journal of Communication, Corporate Communications, and the Journal of Professional Communications. In 2015, Dr. Flynn was given the prestigious Philip A. Novikoff Award by the CPRS, for superior contributions to the advancement of the profession in Canada and throughout the world.

Get your tickets early because this event will be one of your highlights for 2023!