Automotive Communicators to Hear State of the Industry Reports, Share Best Practices at Annual Meeting

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.--Oct. 5, 2005--The upcoming Fall Conference of the Automotive Public Relations Council (APRC) features a dynamic list of speakers for marketing and communications professionals in the automotive and heavy duty supplier industry. The conference is set for Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2005, at the Southfield Westin in Southfield, Mich.

Speakers include:

-- John Delle-Monache, president, Delle-Monache Productions (Success in Pitching Your Story to Radio)

-- Ann Demitruk, director of marketing, Western Star Trucks (The State of the Trucking Industry)

-- Jim Gillette, director, supplier analysis, CSM Worldwide (The State of the Industry Heading Into 2006)

-- Karen Healy, vice president, corporate affairs, marketing communications and facilities, Delphi (Taking a Proactive Communications Plan to Management)

-- Terry Kosdrosky, senior reporter, Crain's Detroit Business

-- Chris Mykrantz, senior consultant and practice leader, Watson Wyatt (Best Practices in Internal Communications)

-- Jon Pepper, director, global corporate communications, Ford Motor Co.

The event is sponsored by Business Wire and is open to communications professionals in the automotive or heavy duty supplier industry. Registration is available online at http://www.autopr.org/eventslist.php or by contacting Jobie Dowd at 919-406-8834 or jdowd@mema.org.

APRC is a professional organization for public relations practitioners in all segments of the automotive industry. APRC is part of the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA), which represents and serves manufacturers of motor vehicle components, tools and equipment, automotive chemicals and related products used in the production, repair and maintenance of all classes of motor vehicles.