Crisis Communications: the Good, Bad, and the UGLY

Tue, Oct 5 2010 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM CDT

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Oak Room at Stag's Head Pub

2128 Portsmouth Street
Houston TX 77098-4057
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Phone: (713) 533-1199

Speaker Co-Presenters Mickey Driver and Terry Heymeyer

Event Description

Dealing with crises and the media are critical skills communication professionals need (and often think they have). Truth is, those skills can get rusty. And, in the era of 24/7 Internet and cable coverage, even minor events can quickly morph into something even the most polished CEO or communications officer is unprepared to deal with.

On Tuesday, October 5, two seasoned crisis communicators will candidly discuss the events of the day – and offer both new and time-tested tools for dealing with crisis, the media, and the changing communications terrain.

No slides or fancy panels – just two guys, a couple of handouts, and a lively conversation around some good, bad, and a few distinctly ugly experiences.

Join us for the first in a semi-regular series of informal, affordable, “off the record” conversations. We're calling them IABC Lite -- light on cost but NOT light on content!

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Bar food's on us (some of the best in town, according to the Houston Press); drinks are on you. Cash bar.

Walk-ins are definitely welcome at this event; although we'd love for you to register here, just so we can see who's coming!

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Event Contact	Event Coordinator
Elaine Krause	Ginger Bertrand
(281) 496-5548	(281) 360-5768

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Crisis Communications: the Good, Bad, and the UGLY

Tue, Oct 5 2010 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM CDT

Speaker Co-Presenters Mickey Driver and Terry Heymeyer

Biography

Mickey Driver is an External Relations Advisor for Chevron. His responsibilities include advising management on responding to media crisis, helping manage media crisis, and serving as a company spokesman on a variety of subjects. He also trains management and employees on Chevron’s policies, procedures and philosophy on dealing with the news media.

Based in Houston, Mickey has been with the company’s corporate Public Affairs department for 34 years. He has been a member of IABC for 38 years and served as President of IABC Houston in 1977.

Terry Hemeyer serves as Executive Counsel to Pierpont Communications and is an expert in crisis and issue management. He is on the faculty of Rice University’s MBA Program teaching crisis management. He also teaches communication management and strategies at the University of Texas @ Austin.

Hemeyer has handled numerous high profile personal and business crisis situations. His experience includes assisting two U.S. Presidents, Fortune 500 CEOs, education institution heads, department of defense executives, as well as national sports and entertainment figures. Business topics handled included accidents, litigation, sabotage, labor, discrimination, financial reporting, bankruptcy, environmental, corporate compliance and criminal issues.