The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) has teamed up with Elizabeth Albrycht, co-founder and co-producer of the New Communications Forum, a conference designed to teach public relations professionals how to harness the power of blogs, wikis, RSS feeds and podcasts, to provide one teleseminar and two one-day seminars focused on new communications tools. The events are designed so attendees can walk away with the practical knowledge needed to make decisions about which new communications tools are best for their organizations.

"Using RSS in Corporate Communications" - Teleseminar, July, 2005
July 13 from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m

This teleseminar is designed to help participants understand how to use RSS technology to improve their knowledge of what is happening online, while integrating it into their own Web sites and intranets.

Cost: $85 for PRSA members and $250 for nonmembers
To register, click here: http://www.prsa.org/_Advance/seminars/071305.pdf

"Blogging 101 for PR Pros" - One day seminar, September, 2005
Sept. 16, 2005, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location: PRSA Headquarters, New York City

This one-day seminar includes an introduction to the basics of blogs, RSS feeds, wikis and podcasting through a combination of presentations, case studies, demonstrations and discussion.

Cost: $600 for PRSA members and $700 for nonmembers
To register for this seminar, contact Genevieve DeLaurier at 212-460-1408 or genevieve@prsa.org

"Blogging 101 for PR Pros" - One day pre-conference seminar, October, 2005
Oct. 22, 2005 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Location: PRSA 2005 International Conference,
Fontainebleau Resort in Miami Beach, Fla.

This pre-conference seminar held prior to the start of the PRSA 2005 International Conference includes an introduction to the basics of blogs, RSS feeds, wikis and podcasting through a combination of presentations, case studies, demonstrations and discussion.

Cost: $600 for PRSA members and $700 for nonmembers
To register for this seminar, contact Genevieve DeLaurier at 212-460-1408 or genevieve@prsa.org

About Elizabeth Albrycht

Elizabeth Albrycht, Alliance Partner, Blogging Planet, is a 15-year veteran of high technology public relations practice and co-founder and co-producer of the New Communications Forum, a conference designed to bring journalists and marketing and PR professionals together to learn how to use participatory communications tools. The inaugural conference was held in January 2005 in Napa, Calif. A member of PRSA, she blogs daily at CorporatePR

About the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA)

The Public Relations Society of America (www.prsa.org), based in New York City, is the world's largest organization for public relations professionals. The Society has more than 28,000 professional and student members. PRSA is organized into 114 Chapters nationwide, 19 Professional Interest Sections, along with Affinity Groups, which represent business and industry, counseling firms, independent practitioners, military, government, associations, hospitals, schools, professional services firms and nonprofit organizations. The Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) has 262 Chapters at colleges and universities throughout the United States.