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Austin AMA offers its members monthly speaker luncheons, educational workshops, a quarterly High-Tech Breakfast and fun networking events throughout the year. Our programming slate is designed to represent the disciplines, needs and interests of our members to directly and positively impact the Austin Community.
We encourage you to attend. Feel free to contact our VP of Programs, Robyn Milder, for more information, questions or to suggest an event at:
July 16, 2009 | How Being “Green” Can Build Community and Customers, While Changing Your Life and the World!
Shawna Coronado tells the amazing and dramatic story of how she overcame extreme odds to become emotionally and physically healthy by discovering a greener lifestyle. In this process she learned how community, both corporate and private, is intimately connected to mental health, physical health, and life satisfaction levels. Weaving a stronger community base into your business can lift spirits, improve production, and increase profits.
Shawna demonstrates how applying her theories for building community to your marketing approach can change your life and change the world for the better. It IS possible to build a larger client base while making a true difference in the world by promoting a healthier, greener, more positive attitude.
In this Month’s Luncheon, You’ll Learn:
• Why living a green lifestyle might just save your life and the life of your company
• How you can grow customers and increase profits by marketing green and building community
• Learn three keys to living to energize your career, business, and world
Speaker's Biography:
Shawna Lee Coronado is an author, locally syndicated newspaper columnist, energetic speaker, and environmental and health correspondent with over eighteen years of experience with sales, marketing, and public relations.
Being very active in local community is critical to Shawna’s inspirational message. She is heavily involved with many community greening and improvement organizations and is currently on the Board of Directors for Fermilab National Accelerators Natural Areas. She works closely with the America in Bloom organization and has participated in many groups, such as environmental advisory commissions, parks and forestry associations, and educational institutions.
Shawna’s experience in business development, communication, sales management, and online marketing has helped her spread the positive health and greening message she is so passionate about. Shawna’s goal is to inspire and motivate people to get off the couch and get out into the environment and community to improve both their own physical and emotional health and make a difference for the world.
Shawna’s green lifestyle book, Gardening Nude will be available for purchase at the luncheon for $18.95. Cash and check only please.
To learn more about Shawna and how a green lifestyle can influence your world, visit www.thecasualgardener.com.
Venue:
Cool River
4001 W. Parmer Ln.
Austin, TX 78727
Time:
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Regular Registration (if you register by July 13 at noon):
Professional Members: $25
Non-members: $40
Student members: $25
Late Registration (if you register after July 13 at noon):
Professional Members: $35
Non-members: $50
Student members: $35
July 22, 2009 | 2009 Summer Shindig
Worn out from 100-degree days? Ready to escape the drudgery of a 9 to 5 routine and have a little summer fun? Mix it up at the 2009 Summer Shindig on July 22! A wine tasting and appetizer pairing hosted by ten Austin professional organizations, you’re sure to see familiar faces and make many new connections.
And since most can’t go elsewhere during the dog days of Texas summer, the world is coming to us! Mirabelle Restaurant will serve up a mouth-watering selection of food and wine from around the world to transport your taste buds to exotic (and cooler) locales, while you enjoy great conversation with peers right here in Austin.
Thank you to the hosts of the 2009 Summer Shindig:
• AIGA – The Professional Association for Design, Austin chapter
• American Marketing Association, Austin chapter
• Association of Women in Communications, Austin chapter
• Austin Advertising Federation
• Industrial Design Society of America, Texas chapter
• International Association of Business Communicators, Austin chapter
• Legal Marketing Association, Southeastern chapter
• Public Relations Society of America, Austin chapter
• National Investor Relations Institute, Austin – San Antonio chapter
• Society for Marketing Professional Services, Austin chapter
Venue:
Mirabelle Restaurant
8127 Mesa Drive
Austin, Texas 78759
512-346-7900
Time:
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Cost:
$30 per person
Pre-payment is required to accept your registration and early registrations are encouraged. For event information: http://aigaaustin.org/events/2009/07/detail/401/ Direct link to purchase page: https://payflowlink.paypal.com/
The 2009 Summer Shindig is sponsored by Pierpont Communications, one of the largest communication firms in the Southwest. With offices in Austin, Houston, Dallas and San Antonio, Pierpont helps clients achieve their goals through public relations, investor relations, marketing communications and public affairs. Learn more at www.piercom.com.
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