Welz & Weisel Communications Principal to Moderate NVTC “Meet the Press” Event March 19
February 22, 2010
Welz & Weisel Communications Principal to Moderate NVTC
"Meet the Press" Event March 19
FAIRFAX, Va. – February 22, 2010 – Welz & Weisel Communications, a strategic communications firm focused on creating awareness and credibility campaigns for information technology companies, today announced that its Principal and Co-Founder, Evan Weisel, will moderate an NVTC "Meet the Press" event on March 19 at Northrup Grumman’s McLean office. Hosted by the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC), this member-only event will include editors and reporters from the area's top business, technology and government-focused publications where they will provide useful tips on how companies can best work with them directly and their newsrooms.
During the program, panelists will share insights on ways organizations can effectively foster and maintain relationships with the media by becoming a valuable resource for breaking stories and planned features. Panelists will discuss how they are using social media tools to generate story ideas and identify resources as well as the follow industry issues and trends they are covering in 2010.
Panelists include:
- Matt Barakat, Reporter, Associated Press
- Elizabeth Drachman, Managing Editor, Washington Business Journal
- Mike Hackmer, Reporter, dcTechSource.com
- Kim Hart, Reporter/Blogger - "Hillicon Valley", The Hill
- David Hubler, Associate Editor of Business, Washington Technology
About Welz & Weisel Communications
Welz & Weisel Communications is focused on creating proactive, ongoing public relations campaigns that yield measurable results for clients in the business-to-business and business-to-government high-technology marketplaces. The firm helps launch, build and sustain PR programs for both privately-held and publicly-traded companies. The Welz & Weisel Communications team is aggressive, strategic and proactive, ensuring its clients achieve business goals and capture market visibility and market share. For more information, visit www.w2comm.com or call 703-218-3555.