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Well, another wonderful conference has come to an end. Thanks to everyone who helped plan the conference, to those who presented and of course, to those who attended. We hope you were able to take away something that will benefit you in your job. Feel free to check out the tweets from the conference here.

Mark your calendars for next year’s conference:

Sept. 27-28, 2016
Courtyard by Marriott, St. George
Hashtag: #UTPIO16

Thank you for your feedback on the evaluation forms. We are processing those and look forward to bringing you another wonderful conference next year.

Cheers to our leadership team for 2016:

and to those who received awards at the conference:

Tina Brown, South Jordan City, Communicator of the Year
Todd Royce, Utah Highway Patrol, Media Relations
Kim Wells, West Jordan City, Team Player

What was your favorite session of the conference?

Hey PIOs! We’re so happy so many people have come to St. George for this year’s conference. We’re getting under way shortly with the first presentations.

Follow along on Twitter to see all of this year’s tweets using the hashtag #UTPIO15.

We made one last-minute change, inserting two breakout sessions about the Hildale Flood response from a public information perspective.

If you’re not here this year, we hope to see you next year!

We are just three weeks from the start of our awesome annual PIO conference. We’re excited for everyone who has registered already. We’ll see you Sept. 29-30. 
Hashtag

The hashtag for the conference is #UTPIO15. Use it. Use it well. 

Registration

Registration for the conference is still open for $225 plus your lodging in St. George. 

Don’t miss great presentations, such as using the JIC for planned events, working with Spanish media, working with media during civil unrest, advanced social media and organizing PIO strike teams. More presentations will be featured in our next email. 

This year, we are accepting registrations online for people who want to pay by credit card. If you register on Eventbrite, you do not need to fill out a paper registration form. 

See UtahPIO.org/conference for all of that great info.

Utah VOST 1

On another note, we are still looking for people who want to be part of our digital volunteer team, Utah VOST 1, and its leadership team. Let us know. 

Just a quick reminder that the cheapest price for attending the Utah PIO Association annual conference ($200) will be gone August 29.

Please get your registrations by Friday to take advantage of the cheaper rate.

This year, we are accepting registrations online for people who want to pay by credit card. If you register on Eventbrite, you do not need to fill out a paper registration form.

For people who need to pay some other way, please download and fill out this form and get it to Patrice Thomas as soon as possible.

Starting August 29, registration costs $225.

See you at the conference!

Joe Dougherty
@PIO_Joe