Media Communication Association International

Programs: In 2014, media communications association-international had as many as 500 members receiving the online membership database with newsletter communications and access to the chapters for furthering their education and outreach.

media communications association-international's chapters hold meeting, conventions and trade shows for the benefit of members within a local or regional area. Mediaprocamps were hosted by the atlanta, detroit, los angeles, and san diego chapters. The mediaprocamp event was an industry first started in 2009 in southern california and is a prototype for other chapters around the country. It is a free all-day event for media professionals featuring collaboration and issue brainstorming. The event draws a number of industry notables and is open to the public. Attendance varies at each event with the highest attendance being 100. The event features roundtables, educational discussions, problem-solving, and career-enhancing topics. The success of the event has these chapters planning for mediaprocamps to be held in 2015 and it is hoped that other chapters will follow their lead. Chapters host monthly meetings, seminars and award programs for their local members.

a leadership conference was held in april in las vegas, nevada. Leaders from the various chapters attended this conference. Topics of discussion included how to get more people involved in both the international organization as well as the local chapters. A mediaprocamp was held to give chapters a preview of what these sessions are all about and to encourage chapters to start hosting one in their area. A reception and show were held for the media festival and the winners of this year's competition were revealed. The media festival awards celebrates excellence in media communications. The names stand for creativity and advancement in technical applications. Since 1978, the media festival award, the golden reel, has been highly coveted and recognized internationally for its prestige. In 2014, almost 100 entries were received.