PDR Strategies

06/03/2026

Another great milestone for The PIO Calendar.

Search engines are now the #1 way visitors are finding the resource.

That means communicators aren’t just coming across training opportunities — they’re actively looking for ways to learn, improve, and prepare.

Making professional development easier to find strengthens the entire communications community.

A pretty exciting milestone for The PIO Calendar!

For the first time, search engines are now the #1 source of referrals to the website.

That means communicators aren’t just seeing posts about upcoming opportunities — they’re searching for training, conferences, webinars, and resources and finding the calendar.

That was the mission: make professional development easier to find.

Thank you to everyone who has submitted events, shared opportunities, and helped grow this resource for the PIO community.

Find your next opportunity: https://piocalendar.com

06/02/2026

Congratulations to The PIO Calendar on being featured in NIOA News!

Created by PDR Strategies founder Paul Raymond, Jr., The PIO Calendar helps public information officers and communicators find trainings, conferences, webinars, and professional development opportunities in one place.

Check out the feature: https://piocalendar.com/nioa-news-features-the-pio-calendar/

The PIO Calendar was featured in NIOA News!

Thank you to NIOA News Editor Don Kelly for the opportunity to share the story behind The PIO Calendar and why this resource was created.

The goal has always been simple: help public information officers and communicators find training, discover opportunities, and stay connected.

The calendar continues to grow because of this incredible community. Thank you to everyone who has submitted events, shared the site, signed up for updates, or helped spread the word.

Read more about the feature: https://piocalendar.com/nioa-news-features-the-pio-calendar/

(The NIOA News Article is available to NIOA Members).

Have an upcoming training, conference, webinar, or event? Share it with the PIO community by submitting it to the calendar.

05/29/2026

🎉 A great milestone for the communications profession.

The PIO Calendar has now surpassed 500 events listed since launching in February, including nearly 400 training opportunities.

It’s encouraging to see so many communicators investing in professional development and continuous learning.

Communication matters, and so does training.

🎉 We did it! The PIO Calendar has officially surpassed 500 events listed since launching on February 3.

In just a few months, the calendar has become a growing hub for professional development opportunities serving public information officers, communicators, emergency managers, and public safety professionals.

Since launch, we’ve featured:
📚 Nearly 400 trainings
🎤 60+ conferences
💻 35+ webinars
🤝 5 networking events

Events have been shared from nearly every state and from 8 countries outside the United States.

Right now, the calendar includes:
✅ 211 upcoming trainings
✅ 35 upcoming conferences
✅ 10 upcoming webinars
✅ 2 networking events

Thank you to everyone who has submitted events, shared opportunities, and supported this project. Together, we’re helping communicators find the training, resources, and connections they need to succeed.

Explore upcoming opportunities at: https://piocalendar.com

05/27/2026

This week’s Message Minute: “Leadership is reinforced through repetition.”

Clear priorities become stronger when leaders communicate them consistently. Repetition builds alignment and focus.

Follow along here: https://pdrstrategies.com/the-message-minute/

05/26/2026

ICYMI… PDR Strategies featured in American Correctional Association’s Corrections Today in both print and digital.

05/25/2026

Today, we pause to remember and honor the brave women and men who gave their lives in service to our country.

Their sacrifice made our freedoms possible and their legacy continues through the families, communities, and country they protected.

From all of us at PDR Strategies, thank you to those who made the ultimate sacrifice. We remember you today and always.

05/24/2026

PDR Strategies is proud to share that our founder, Paul Raymond, Jr., has published a new article in the American Correctional Association's Corrections Today titled, “First 90 Days, First Impressions: The Corrections Communicator’s Role During Leadership Transitions.”

With 39 gubernatorial elections taking place in 2026, many state correctional agencies across the country may soon experience executive leadership transitions.

This article explores the critical role communications professionals play during those periods of change, particularly during the first 90 days when trust, stability and organizational culture are often being established in real time.

Thank you to Corrections Today for the opportunity to contribute to this important discussion within the profession.

Corrections Communicated

05/20/2026

This week’s Message Minute: “Calm communication builds confidence.”

People respond differently when leaders communicate with composure and steadiness. Calm communication creates trust and focus.

Follow along here: https://pdrstrategies.com/the-message-minute/

05/10/2026

Leadership begins with compassion.

Today, we celebrate the mothers and mother figures whose love, strength, patience, and resilience help shape the people and communities around them every day.

So many of the qualities we admire in great leaders are first taught through the example set by moms — often quietly, consistently, and without recognition.

Happy Mother’s Day from PDR Strategies. 💙

05/07/2026

PDR Strategies proudly supports the Emergency Management Principles of Information developed by EMEAA - Emergency Management External Affairs Association.

Clear, accurate, timely, and ethical communication plays a critical role in emergency management and crisis response. These principles help reinforce the importance of professionalism, transparency, accessibility, and public trust across the communications field.

We are also proud that The PIO Calendar, powered by PDR Strategies, was recognized as the inaugural supporter of this initiative.

Thank you to Dan Stoneking and EMEAA for advancing this important conversation within the profession.

The PIO Calendar recognizes the critical importance of clear, accurate, timely, and coordinated information in all phases of emergency management and crisis response. We support the Emergency Management Principles of […]