Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Training Your Ethical Mind: The Most FUN You’ve Had With Ethics EVER!
Join ethics powerhouse Mark McClennan, APR, Fellow PRSA, for a high-energy, hands-on session that will sharpen your ability to tackle real-world ethical dilemmas with clarity, confidence and even a little humor. You’ll explore the “ABCs” of ethical failure, debate real scenarios pulled straight from the PR frontlines. In a world where AI, misinformation, and constant chaos challenge the truth, this workshop will prepare you to lead ethically when it matters most.
Co-sponsored by PRSA Boston and Boston University PRSSA Chapter
Location: Boston TBD
Meet Mark McClennan, APR, Fellow PRSA
Mark W. McClennan, APR, Fellow PRSA, was the 2016 National Chair of PRSA and a former PRSA Boston President. He is the GM of the Boston office of C+C, a purpose-driven communications firm that was recognized as PRSA’s 2025 Mid-Sized Agency of the Year. He is the host of the popular EthicalVoices podcast and author of EthicalVoices: Practicing Public Relations with Integrity, which hit #1 in its category on Amazon. It includes more than 100 real-world ethics incidents with advice from global industry leaders at companies including Starbucks, Lenovo, the TSA, the Federal Reserve, Harvard Business School, IBM, CDC, and the world’s largest public relations agencies.
He co-led the development of the PR Council’s Ethics Guidelines on Generative AI and is a frequent keynote speaker and trainer on ethics and artificial intelligence
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Thursday, October 16, 2025
React, Respond, or Remain Silent? The Organizational Statement Dilemma
At this reputation management and networking event, you will learn everything you need to know about making (or not) organizational statements in challenging times. Learn how to speak out, when to speak out, and when to stay silent. Event includes a tour of the Addison Gallery, networking session and panel followed by Q&As.
Location: Addison Gallery, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA|5-8:30pm
Tuesday-Thursday, October 28-30, 2025
ICON 2025
ICON, PRSA national’s annual conference, is heading to the nation’s capital at the end of October. This must-attend annual Conference provides PR, communications, and marketing professionals with unmatched networking and professional development. LEARN MORE
November, 2025
75th Anniversary Celebration & Annual Meeting
PRSA Boston will celebrate its 75th anniversary in November, with more information to be provided later this year.
December, 2025
Crisis Panel
To cap off 2025, we’re organizing a December crisis panel that will discuss case studies, trends and tools for responding to issues.