Texas Public Relations Association

TPRA Membership Renewals

noemail@tpra.org — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:43:09 GMT

Hello [firstname],

TPRA evolved toward becoming a different organization this year. We broadened our focus beyond public relations and began to embrace the concept that many of our members wear more than just one communications hat. While we'll always be TPRA, we also became the Communicators' Connexion, a crossroads of information on all professional communications, including advertising, marketing, and investor relations. We created a universal calendar that brought you the events from all the state's professional communications trade organizations, and we enhanced our communicators' blog to embrace a wider range of topics. We just completed one of our most successful fall seminars, the Web 2.0 Boot Camp, where attendees interacted with speakers in a fully WI-FI environment to examine the current state of social media. Participants told us it was the best ever.

That was just a start. The evolution will continue next year, as our Best of the Southwest Communicators Conference February 27 in Frisco will focus on excellent professional development opportunities, more networking, more exposure to marketing and advertising issues, and recognition for professional accreditation as well as top quality work.

To be sure you're able to take full advantage of the expanding TPRA, please take a few moments right now to renew your membership for 2009. It's never been easier. Just click here to link to our secure renewal form and enter your payment data. Your login information is listed below. By renewing now, you'll lock in the current $180 price for a year's full, active membership, and you'll be assured of getting in on all the 2009 TPRA events at a member rate. Your name belongs alongside all the other excellent communications professionals who call TPRA home. (TPRA membership runs from January 1 to December 31)

Thanks for joining, supporting, and strengthening our trade association.

Graham Painter, APR
TPRA 2008 President

To access your renewal: login using the below information. Click on Memberships, My Memberships, Renew (highlighted in yellow).

To log into the site, visit http://www.tpra.org/en/ and enter your Username and Password.

Username: [username]
Password: [password]

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Calendar Events for 12-Dec-08 to 1-Mar-09

IABC/AWC/PRSA Professional Development Luncheon
Sponsor: Texas Public Relations Association
Day: Wednesday 17-Dec-08 11:30 AM
Location: UT Club 6th floor, 2108 E. Robert Dedman Dr Austin, TX
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TSPRA 2009 Annual Conference
Day: Sunday 15-Feb-09 0:00 AM
Location: The ONMI San Antonio at the Colonnade
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Best of the Southwest - Communicators Conference
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Best of the Southwest - Communicators Conference
Sponsor: Texas Public Relations Association & PRSA Souhtwest District
Day: Friday 27-Feb-09 8:15 AM
Location: Embassy Suites Dallas-Frisco Hotel, Convention Center & Spa 7600 John Q. Hammons Drive Frisco, Texas 75034
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How To Use This Blog

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noemail@tpra.org — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:00:00 GMT

Please send any articles and/or press releases to tpramail@tpra.com or jgeorge@eami. We'll post them to the Web site!

23-Jul-08 9:00 AM

James Willard Goodwin Jr. Passes

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:00:00 GMT

James "Jim" Willard Goodwin Jr. Sept. 7, 1942 - July 15, 2008 Jim Goodwin passed away peacefully, joining Christ our Lord, July 15, 2008. He finally succumbed to a brave 10 year-long battle with a rare form of early on-set dementia and Parkinson's syndrome. He is survived by his loving and doting wife of nearly 44 years, Patricia Elizabeth Goodwin; and his devoted daughters, Julie and Sheri; as well as his son-in-law, Shannon; and three grandchildren; and Jim's compassionate canine companion, Maggie. He is also survived by three younger brothers and their wives, Sam and Kim Goodwin of Fayetteville, AR, Stan and Pam Goodwin of Plano, TX and Dr. Mike Goodwin and Dana of Ashland, KY. He is preceded in death by his mother Dr. Gail Goodwin Bolton, father James W.Goodwin, Sr. and brother Jonathan Carlton Goodwin. Jim was born and raised in the Pineville, Louisiana area. He attended Louisiana Tech University where he received a degree in Journalism and also met the love of his life, Pat. Jim was a state award-winning discus-thrower for the La. Tech track team. After marrying, Pat and Jim moved to Beaumont, Texas where he accepted a reporter position at the Beaumont Journal. He soon thereafter accepted a position in the Public Relations Department with Southwestern Bell Telephone where he worked for 25 years and in that time the family transferred to Little Rock, AR, St. Louis, MO, San Antonio, TX, Lubbock, TX, and then finally Austin, TX where he retired as a PR Manager with Bell. Jim was a 40-year member of the YMCA where he found long lasting friendships and loved to play basketball at noon most weekdays. He was a dedicated athlete playing softball in many leagues, three on three basketball tournaments, and participating in the Senior Master Track & Field Games even into his late 50s. Jim was known for his fantastic sense of humor mostly in the form of puns and was often referred to as a Renaissance man for his love of poetry, music and knowledge of sports facts and obscure trivia. We would like to thank Dr. Robert Myerson and Dr. Thomas Hill for their excellent care, his care givers Melody Johnson, Jim White, and Wanda Butler as well as the fantastic staff at Hospice Austin. We would also like to thank the wonderful volunteers at the Westlake Hills, Presbyterian Church "The Gathering" and Bethany Methodist Church "House of Friends" who hold programs for people experiencing forms of Dementia and Parkinson's. They were all a Godsend and the family feels so blessed by their gifts. The family would also like to thank all the many relatives and friends who visited Jim and held him in prayer. They would like to acknowledge Pat's family, Carl and Barbara Bassett, Glen and Linda Bassett, Dr. Wayne Bassett, Lynda and Loyd Sharbono and many nieces and nephews for their loving support. Jim and Pat are members of Riverbend Church of Austin, TX. A memorial service will be held at the Smith Chapel at Riverbend Church (4214 Capital of Texas Hwy. N. - Loop 360) on Friday, July 18 at 1:00 p.m. time and a reception will be held in The Quads immediately following the service. He will be interned at Remembrance Gardens next to Riverbend Church. Honorary pallbearers include: Ron Bower, Dr. David Brace, John Conniff, Phil Haught, Ken Owen, Dick Rhyne, Milburn Taylor, and Jim White. A donation may be made in Jim's name to: the Town Lake Chapter of the YMCA (www.aus tinymca.org/giving), Hospice Austin (www.hospicaustin.org), Westlake Hills Presbyterian Church for "The Gathering" (www.whpc.org), Bethany Methodist Church for "the House of Friends" (Bethany-umc.org) or Capital Area Parkinson's Society (www.capitalareaparkinson.org).

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25-Jun-08 2:00 PM