“The Florida Public Relations Association is a statewide organization of public relation professionals dedicated to enhancing the professional development of its members and the public relation profession as a whole,” as stated on the FPRA website. “…As PR professionals, it is important now more than ever to promote our Tampa Bay Community to the nation.”
The Panelists that will be present include Ken Jones, the President and CEO of the 2012 Tampa Bay Host Committee, Santiago Corrada, the Chief of staff for the city of Tampa Bay and Adam Smith, the Political Editor of the Tampa Bay Times. The people who attend have the option of submitting questions to the panelists prior to the event. “Each of the panelists has a unique and important role in the execution of the Republic National Convention and also in promoting Tampa Bay leading up to and during the convention,” stated Leah Saunders, the Florida Public Relations Association President-Elect.
There will be approximately 13,000 to 15,000 members of the media attending, and the Host Committee has over 15,000 hotel rooms booked for each night of this convention. “The RNC is the single largest media event in the world except for the Olympics,” as stated on the FPRA website regarding the upcoming event. Approximately 350 full-sized charter buses and more than 500 private vehicles will be utilized throughout the entire week of the event.
Since the event is expected to be five times the size of the Super Bowl, there will be a very large and positive economic impact on Tampa Bay.
For more information please visit fpratampabay.org/events.
Kirby Jay can be reached at kirby.jay@spartans.ut.edu.