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Tuesday,  June 15, 2010

Pack yourself a lunch and plan on joining us at noon for a tour and presentation at the newly updated North Carolina Museum of Art at 2110 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh. This is a great opportunity for members to hear what went into making this renovation a reality, plus learn some of the marketing techniques and efforts to promote the attraction. You’ll also get to see the new museum and its distinctive collection.

Those planning on attending need to meet inside the museum entrance near the welcome desk. The tour begins at noon and lasts approximately 45 minutes. Afterward, we will go to the museum’s board room for lunch. Melanie Davis-Jones, marketing director for the museum, will speak to us during lunch.

If you plan on attending, please let Ernie Seneca know via e-mail or by calling him at (919) 733-5027 ext. 2.

If you have questions about the museum program, you can also contact Maryanne Friend, assistant secretary for development and marketing communications, N.C. Department of Cultural Resources, at (919) 807-7388.

Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009

More than 35 NCAGIO members and communications professionals met at the Albert Coates Local Government Center on Tuesday, Feb. 17, to hear about the latest in social media from Dawson Roark, the Co-Founder of Decode Solutions.

• Roark's PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)

• 2008 N.C. State Fair Social Media Campaign Summary and Analysis (Word)

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Amanda Martin
Attorney for the N.C. Press Association

• Amanda's handouts on open meetings/public records (PDF)

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Investigate Reporter Stuart Watson

Stuart Watson began reporting for WCNC-TV in 1999. He is a three-time winner of the coveted George Foster Peabody Award, a two-time winner of the IRE (Investigative Reporters & Editors) Award, a winner of the duPont-Columbia Silver Baton and a winner of three Emmys for Investigative Reporting. Watson won his most recent Peabody for an investigation of the Medicaid Dental Centers. He comes to WCNC-TV from WRAL-TV in Raleigh, where he spent four years as an Investigative Reporter. It was during his tenure there that he won his second Peabody Award (1998) for an investigation of military malpractice.

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

A Tour of Fort Bragg

Tom McCollum, Public Affairs Officer for the Fort Bragg Garrison, will meet NCAGIO members at 10 a.m. for a windshield tour of Fort Bragg, followed by lunch at the mess hall, then a disaster briefing. On the tour, stops will be made where Fort Bragg has engaged media on various subjects, and you will learn why those locations were chosen.

• Fort Bragg Garrison Stratcom (pptx)
• Fort Bragg Public Affairs (pptx)
• Public Affairs Support Annex (word)

Directions to the Albert Coates Center

215 N. Dawson Street
Raleigh, NC 27603

Capital Blvd. becomes Dawson Street at the first traffic light where Lane St. crosses. The Albert Coates Local Government Center is the first building on the right after that traffic light. Turn right at the light onto Lane Street, and then turn into the parking lot on the left. Park on either side of the building. The front entrance faces Dawson Street.

If you’re coming from the other direction, Dawson Street is one-way, so, go down McDowell Street and turn left on Lane Street (also one-lane). Go one block on Lane Street, cross over Dawson Street and then turn left into the parking lot.