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TechJPR September Newsletter

Well hello there      

How is it for you? No really. Let us lift your spirits (or at least distract you from the impending doom of your Zoom-filled diary) with snippets from our ever-wonderful Facebook group, Fantasy Football updates, job opportunities for both PRs and journos and more. Let's do this!

TechJPR quiz - and the winner is....

Top points to Alistair Dabbs, the winner of our most recent TechJPR quiz. Alistair takes home an incredible Performance Mini PC thanks to the beautiful and generous people at Intel. Big thanks as always to the wonderful TechJPR volunteers who give up their precious time to organise these events. Watch this space for details of the next social. In the meantime, if you want to join our merry band of volunteers, drop us a line at hello@techjpr.com. Go on, you know you want to.

TechJPR 2020/21 Fantasy Football and call for sponsorship       Another winner - this time the congrats go to Dom Whitlock who has won September's TechJPR prize, scoring an impressive 208 points, 2 points ahead of Chris Lundy and 4 points ahead of George Baggaley. He takes home a £40 Amazon voucher, courtesy of Gordon Kelly who very generously stepped in to stump up the prize after we failed to find a league sponsor in time for the start of the season.         If your company/agency wants to to take advantage of a fantastic and very      reasonably-priced sponsorship opportunity - it really is a steal and you      get TechJPR home page and newsletter call outs, a branded Fantasy      Football header and the love and esteem of everyone!  - get in touch      via hello@techjpr.com and we'll fill you in on the details.       

 TechJPR social stuff

💰 Controversies regarding pay to play editorial. Read this thread here to get the lowdown on some of the slightly dodgy practices around. Food for thought indeed. Thanks for the conversation starter Chris.       💻 When it comes to tech recommendations, there really isn't a better bunch of people to ask. No really. If you're after tips on the best PC laptop for around the £450 mark, then look no further than this thread. You're welcome.       🔐 Calling all journalists, producers and editors. Group member Catherine Chapman is collecting data about how journalists report on cybersecurity, with the results due to be published in a paper presented at an upcoming cybersecurity conference. If you could spare five minutes to participate, she'd be most grateful. https://forms.gle/LkYN8JT9bKgKHqqKA

 Jobs        Journo-side       ⌨ Group member Stewart Baines is on the hunt for freelance writers for commercial copywriting projects - initially ad-hoc but they could become a retainer. Candidates must be experienced in enterprise IT/telecoms. Projects currently looking for writers include exec bylines, brochureware and sales copy and also more technical whitepapers on subjects including cloud, network and analytics. Rates are competitive and we pay promptly, Stewart says. Email him at stewart@futuritymedia.com.

PR-side        ⌨  Peripherals company Anker is looking for a consumer media expert to join its global communications team to help position Anker as a true consumer lifestyle brand. This includes owning consumer product PR, brand PR and influencer partnerships. The successful candidate must be located within the EU - preferably Germany or the UK - have at least 3 years consumer & tech PR experience with success in implementing large-scale consumer PR campaigns. If it sounds like your bag, send your CV to edo.campos@anker.com       ⌨ Product and service development specialist Cambridge Consultants has an vacancy for an inhouse PR and comms expert to manage its media relations and social media channels. Based in Cambridge, the role will suit someone who is passionate about telling informative and compelling stories. In addition to a competitive salary, benefits include company profit share scheme, private healthcare, a free canteen and 25 days annual holiday. To find out more and to apply click here. 

If your publication, media outlet or PR agency has a job to post - whether a permanent role or a temporary contract or even a one-off gig, send details to hello@techjpr.com and we'll do our best to include it in the next bulletin. No recruitment agency ads please.

 Events diary

🎟️ What: Gartner IT Symposium 📅 When: 9-12 November (virtual)  💡 Why: Explore how to shape technology to respond to adversity and discover digital business strategic planning tools and techniques to achieve business continuity. Connect with Gartner experts, accomplished peers and top tech vendors to hone your leadership skills, refine your strategies and walk away with the insights, advice and tools needed for now and the future. 

🎟️ What: IDC European Future of Work Summit

📅 When: 10 November (virtual)  💡 Why: The current crisis is forcing companies to run their business in a radically different way. Agile collaboration, employee empowerment, lifelong learning, and trust will be ingrained in the culture of any organization wanting to succeed in the digital race. This event will address the concept of work to thrive in the Next Normal.

🎟️ What: The AI and Big Data Expo Europe 📅 When: 23 - 24 November      (virtual)  💡 Why: A showcase of next-generation technologies and strategies from the world of Artificial Intelligence & Big Data, an opportunity to explore and discover the practical and successful implementation of AI & Big Data in driving forward your business in 2020 and beyond.      

If you'd like to publicise an industry event to our community of tech journalists and PRs, send details to hello@techjpr.com

 News in brief       📰 Two new training courses to support PR practitioners in addressing mental health challenges have been launched by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR). Mental Wellbeing at Work and Building Resilience will both run in November. Almost a quarter of respondents to CIPR’s 2019 State of the Profession survey said they took sickness absence from work on the grounds of stress, anxiety or depression.

📰 Green Party MP Caroline Lucas has called for the Self Employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS) to be extended beyond October, and for freelancers to be included and given backpay. Figures from a NUJ survey published in May suggested that a third of its freelances believed the compensation proposed in the scheme would not cover their losses. 

 Until next time...        Get in touch @TechJPR, hello@techjpr.com, don’t forget our Facebook      group and just think it's less than 100 days until Christmas 😜.     

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