National Information Officers Association

Employment Opportunity – Public Information Manager

webmaster — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 04:50:22 +0000

Walton County Public Information Manager

Under the direction of the County Administrator, develops and coordinates a comprehensive communication strategy and all public relations activities for the County. Degree from a (4) four year college or university with a major in communications, journalism, English or related field; and (5) five years of proven increasing responsible exp. in public information, related training, or mass communication field. A comparable amount of education, training and experience may be substituted for the minimum requirement if determined the job duties can be performed.

Requires a valid driver’s license.

Application Deadline 01/04/12

Applications can be downloaded at www.co.walton.fl.us and job descriptions are available if you contact Walton BCC, HR Office, 650 E. Nelson Ave, DeFuniak Springs, Florida 32433 (850) 892-8586. Fax resumes to (850) 892-8590 or e-mail to pomsusan@co.walton.fl.us EOE/AA/VP

Tips for Fire Safety Messages After a Fire

webmaster — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:13:02 +0000

FEMA recently released this “Coffee Break Training”. I thought it would be good to share with NIOA members that may not have seen it.

From the document:

Public Information Officers (PIOs) play a major role in communicating fire safety and prevention information to the public after residential fires. To make the most of these teachable moments, it is important to know what to do and say before, during, and after an interview with the news media.

Download the file: FEMA Coffee Break Training for Fire PIO

A Question from an NIOA Member

webmaster — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:12:03 +0000

Good afternoon,

We are looking for some recommendations from the members for a web develop/design company.

Thanks kindly,

Olaf

________________________________
Olaf Heinzel, Public Affairs Coordinator
Waterloo Regional Police Service
P.O. Box 3070
200 Maple Grove Road
Cambridge, Ontario N3H 5M1
Canada
T: (519) 650 8500 ext. 8773
Twitter: @WRPSToday
Web:www.wrps.on.ca
People Helping People

Please leave your comments here or contact Olaf direct.

A Quick Question from an NIOA Conference Attendee

webmaster — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 22:58:34 +0000

We recently received this message from NIOA conference attendee James McLoughlin. Please respond in the comments section if you would like to help him. We’ll forward the responses.

I learned so much at the conference. I have a survey question for the
membership and am looking for feedback.

If you are a uniformed professional PIO going to an incident, do you respond:

with lights\siren

with the flow of traffic and get there when you get there?

Notice of Nominations – Vice-President and Secretary

Jack Goldhorn — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 15:21:11 +0000

With the upcoming conference, elections will be held for Vice-President and Secretary this year. The Vice President position is a committed 3 year position serving as Vice-President, President , and Past President. The position of Secretary is a committed 2 year position.

Anyone who would like to run for an office must declare their intention by sending an email to the Board (nioa@comcast.net) by June 1^st. Setting this deadline will give the Board an opportunity to ensure that the candidate is in compliance with by-laws in terms of membership status and conference attendance.

The by-laws state “Any person wishing to run for office must have been a regular member in good standing for three consecutive years, including the year of the nomination and must have also attended at least two NIOA conferences in a five-year period, including the year of the nomination, in order to be eligible.”

A Letter for Your Chief

Jack Goldhorn — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 18:59:33 +0000

The NIOA Board members are working hard to prepare for the 2011 conference in Phoenix, Arizona. We know that there are budget concerns for many agencies, travel monies are few and some agencies are not providing funds for training.

We also believe that this conference is the finest conference available for PIOs to hone their skills, receive new insights to help them improve themselves as PIOs and therefore benefit their agencies, and of course, to build networks with others that can help when help is needed.

As past NIOA Presidents have done, I am providing a letter for members to share with their chief or administrator to help show the value of the annual training conference. Please download, print and present it to your leaders so that they might better understand the overall value of this conference.

We look forward to seeing you in Phoenix.

Jack Goldhorn
2010-2011 President
NIOA

Free Ticket to IPTM Course

webmaster — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 23:59:44 +0000

The NIOA has one ticket available to the upcoming IPTM Media Relations Course to be held June 6-9, 2011. You must be a member of the NIOA in good standing to request this ticket. First come, first served.

Details can be seen on the Other Training Options page.
If you are interested, please email Lisa at nioa@comcast.net.

Research Request from University of South Alabama

Jack Goldhorn — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 03:09:49 +0000

The University of South Alabama is conducting research into US access professionals’ perceptions of open government laws and is requesting feedback from NIOA members. Please follow the listed link to complete the survey.
http://intermation.net/survey/index.php?sid=41279&lang=en

National Association of Goverment Communicators Request

Jack Goldhorn — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:55:05 +0000

2011 Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards Competition Call for Entries—Final Deadline Extended to January 14
Be recognized! Enter your best work in the National Association of Government Communicator’s 2011 Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards Competition. This annual international awards program recognizes superior government communication products and those who produce them. Complete details and entry forms are now available at www.nagconline.org.

Chatman Shares Social Media Presentation

webmaster — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 20:44:57 +0000

Tammy L. Chatman, NIOA Region 5 Director, has shared the Powerpoint presentation that she delivered at the August 2010 NIOA Conference in Clearwater. The presentation, “Twitter, Facebook, Yammer, Blogging: What’s Your Policy?” addresses the need for developing a social media policy within your agency.

You can download this document:

Twitter, Facebook, Yammer, Blogging: What’s Your Policy?