Regional Association of Public Information Officers

Next meeting - Feb. 26

Our next RAPIO meeting is scheduled on Friday, Feb. 26, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the MARC offices, 600 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo. Topic to be announced soon.

Midwest Disasters 2.0 workshop presentations

From the social media workshop held at Swiss Re on January 21, 2010.

• Workshop Introduction - Adam Crowe
• How Social Media are Changing the Landscape of Crisis Communications - Dr. Jeannette Sutton
  (if shared, please give attribution for the ideas and content presented)
• Social Media and Virginia Tech - Dr. Jeannette Sutton
  (if shared, please give attribution for the ideas and content presented)
• Social Media Policy Development: Leap then Look?- Jane Mobley Associates
• Facebook: Planning, Implementation and Beyond - Almitra Buzan
• Photo and Video Sharing - Susan Waters
• Social Media Integration - Adam Crowe
• Video Production for the Web - John Baccala

January's meeting

Our guest speaker for January was Ramsey Mohsen. Ramsey is a Web consultant and video blogger with both national and local reputations. Google Ramsey — you’ll find the results highly entertaining, including his personal motto on his Web page: "If at first the idea is not absurd, there is no hope for it."

If you've not yet heard of Ramsey Mohsen, chances are you're familiar with his work. As a consultant for the leading e-consulting firm Digital Evolution Group, Ramsey has led the concepting, design and implementation of Web sites for the Kansas City International Airport, Timberland Earthkeepers and Ferrellgas. Ramsey is a pioneer in the video blogging space, as the first "life-caster" in the Midwest featured on the famed Justin.tv Web site, and now is a major "event-caster." He is often specifically sought after by event organizers and marketing directors throughout the metro area to help publicize their events to the key "20-something" demographic nationwide.

• View Ramsey's presentation in PDF format (2.2MB)
  
  

RAPIO Co-chairs:

• Leslie Ensign, Director of Community Relations, Clay County, Mo.
• Adam Crowe, Assistant Director, Community Preparedness, Johnson County Emergency Management

About RAPIO

The Regional Association of Public Information Officers (RAPIO) was formed in 2000 to give area PIOs an opportunity to share information, work cooperatively on regional issues and network with their peers.

Members meet monthly (usually on the fourth Friday of each month) at the Mid-America Regional Council offices, 600 Broadway, Kansas City, Missouri. The informal meetings are held over box lunches, and may involve a speaker or presentation, or may be casual exchanges between members.

Meeting notices are e-mailed in advance of each meeting to those on the RAPIO listserv. All local government employees who are full or part–time PIOs in the metropolitan area — and other local government employees who are regularly called on to serve in a public information capacity — are welcome to attend.

Membership List
PIOs' contact information:

• Excel format

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