Master Schedule of Session Times and Dates Released for Hispanicize 2011 Conference, April 6-8 in Hollywood, CA

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The master schedule of presentations and times for sessions for Hispanicize 2011, the 2nd Annual Hispanic PR & Social Media Conference, April 6-8, in Hollywood, CA was released today. The national conference is a partnership of the Hispanic Public Relations Association (HPRA), Hispanicize, the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) and the Hispanic PR Blog.

To view the full schedule of what is regarded as the most comprehensive professional development and networking event ever assembled for Hispanic marketers and Latino bloggers click Hispanicize 2011 Conference Schedule (Feb. 20, 2011).  For the most updated conference information about the conference be sure to regularly monitor www.hispanicizeconference.com.

Hispanicize 2011 highlights now include:

• 32 sessions and more than 80 speakers, keynoters and panels razor-focused on best practices in Hispanic public relations, social media and bloggers.  That's 50% more sessions than the stellar inaugural conference that was held in Dallas last year.
• Hispanicize 2011 will also make history by becoming the first and only national conference to host all the Latino bloggers.  The conference will conduct more than 12 sessions (a conference within the conference) devoted to showcasing Latino mom, tech, fashion, Spanish-language, beauty and men bloggers, among others.  The conference kicks off with a special 4-hour session focused on helping bloggers become brand ambassadors and will also feature a two-hour blogger-brand speed dating featuring dozens of brands and agencies collectively representing more than 100 U.S. Hispanic marketers.
• The conference will feature one unprecedented, four-hour boot camp training session sponsored by The Walt Disney Company to specifically equip non-profits serving Latino communities with in-depth Hispanic PR and social media training.
• Keynote addresses by Rosanna Fiske, APR, and CEO/Chair of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) and Javier Farfan, Director of Cultural Branding, PepsiCo.
• A stellar exhibition area featuring companies and services that are relevant to communicators and bloggers.

CONFERENCE SPONSORS

Conference sponsorship information is available by contacting [email protected].  The conference hashtag is #HISPZ11.  To sign up for conference-related Twitter headlines visit www.Twitter.com/Hispanicize.

CONFERENCE ADVISORY BOARD

http://www.hispanicizeconference.com/agenda/advisory-board.html

About the Hispanic Public Relations Association (HPRA)

HPRA was founded in 1984 as a non-profit organization to establish a network of Hispanics employed in the public relations profession. HPRA has more than 250 members representing public relations, marketing and advertising professionals from agencies, government, non-profit and corporate companies. HPRA is dedicated to the advancement of Hispanic professionals and provides educational seminars and workshops throughout the year. http://www.hpra-usa.org.

About Hispanicize

Co-headquartered in New York City and Miami, Hispanicize is the complete resource for Latino social media marketers and bloggers.  The company was co-founded by Latino social media thought leaders Manny Ruiz, founder of the Hispanic PR Blog, PapiBlogger and the Annual Hispanic PR & Social Media Conference, Louis Pagan, Co-Founder of LATISM and Migdalia Rivera, founder of Latina on a Mission.

Hispanicize regularly features in-depth industry news, webinar trainings, technology guides, online forums and a comprehensive directory and networking service for brands and Latina/o bloggers.

To follow Hispanicize.com on its Facebook fan page, visit http://www.facebook.com/hispanicize or on Twitter @Hispanicize.

SOURCE Hispanic Public Relations Association