CEST 10 p.m. – 11:15 p.m.

EST (Montreal) 4 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.

Interested in learning some of the basics when it comes to working with social and traditional media? Join Rory O’Neill, a ten-year communications professional, who will take you through some of the fundamentals of growing your own presence and profile through social media, as well as a few tips and expectations for working and building relationships with reporters and mainstream media.

Rory O’Neill, Communications Advisor, Government of Alberta (and Conference Manager, ASAC)

Rory has been working in communications for over a decade. Currently, he works as a communications advisor for the Alberta government. Previously, he worked as a communications and events specialist for the School of Business at MacEwan University. In 2016, he completed his Master of Arts in Professional Communications at Royal Roads University. Rory has enjoyed working for ASAC as a conference manager for the past five years – a great way to stay connected to the ASAC community and world of academia. Rory is the proud father of five-year-old twin girls who fill his heart, keep him grounded and teach him more about life than he could ever have known without them.