Converge - to capture the breadth of our responsibilities as communicators, no matter the specialty, especially in higher education.
Quapaw, Okla
July 13 - 15, 2014
Schedule at a Glance (PDF)
Online Registration is closed. To register, please call (405) 408-2946 or email kkelly@ou.edu.
Special Guests
Patrick Allmond
Focus Digital Marketing Agency
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Bill Handy
Schnake Turnbo Frank
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Greg Hawks
Hawks Agency
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Whit Hiler & Griffin VanMeter
Kentucky for Kentucky
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Saturday
July 12
5:30 p.m. Board Members Dinner
(Red Oak)
7 p.m. - OCPRA Board Meeting - for members of the board (Hospitality Suite)
Sunday
July 13
4-6 p.m. – Registration,
Hospitality Room
5 p.m. – First-time attendee orientation
6-8:30 p.m. – Dinner and Opening Session -
Greg Hawks
Change Like an Owner
Abstract & Bio
9-11 p.m. – Hospitality Room, Photo Booth
Monday
July 14
7:30 – 8:30 a.m. – Breakfast/ Registration
8:30-9:30 a.m. – Morning Keynote -
Bill Handy
Converged Media in Higher Education: What it Takes for a Passing Grade
Abstract & Bio
9:45-10:30 a.m. – BREAKOUT 1
3 concurrent sessions
Patrick Allmond
The End Of Free!
Abstract & Bio
Diana Hartley
We Were Built for Relationship
Abstract & Bio
Jonna Myers
How to Think Like a 5-Year-Old
Abstract & Bio
10:45-11:30 a.m. – BREAKOUT 2
Team BC
Carrie Harris Phillips | Brent Passmore
Beyond the Basics: Using Video to Enhance Your Message
Abstract & Bio
Anglin PR
Debbie Anglin, APR | Lori Johnson, APR
Message or Monologue? How to combine multiple ideas into one concise statement
Abstract & Bios
This Land Press
Holly Wall
Multimedia Storytelling: How to Integrate Multiple Media to Best Tell Your Story
Abstract & Bio
11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. – Lunch
Keynote –
Patrick Allmond
Tribe Building: Don’t Forget Why You Are Here!
1:15-2 p.m. – BREAKOUT 3
Staci Johnson
Creating a Social Media Strategy
Abstract
Kayla Acebo
Social Media, Breaking News and Crisis Communications
Abstract & Bio
Jason Graham
The F/Stops Here
Abstract & Bio
2:15-3 p.m. - Roundtables
Table Topics
3-6 p.m. – Hospitality Room Open; Networking Time
6-6:45 p.m. – Pre-Awards Banquet Reception (Cash Bar)
6:45 p.m. – OCPRA Awards Banquet and Dinner
Post-banquet-Midnight – Hospitality Room Open
Tuesday
July 15
8 – 9:30 a.m. – Breakfast
9:30 a.m. – OCPRA Business Meeting
10 a.m. - Closing Keynote –
Whit Hiler, Griffin VanMeter
Bootleg Branding: How Creativity and Bold Choices Led to a Grass-roots Branding Campaign Heard Around the World
Abstract & Bio
11:15 a.m. – Grand Prize drawing and closing comments
11:30 a.m. – Conference Adjourns