Membership

The Mission of the Kansas Association of Public Information Officers is to encourage, advance and promote communication and sharing of resources between communications professionals throughout governments in Kansas.

Our Purpose

We promote professionalism in the field of public information and among KAPIO members and exist to create a network of communication professionals. We conduct and sponsor activities to improve communication among public sector and quasi-public organizations and serve as an information resource for government management and communications professionals. We are a vehicle for professional growth. We seek to raise the consciousness of public sector management and promote the importance of public information to members of the general public and highlight the necessity for public information operations in the public sector. We promote ethical standards within which such operations should be conducted.

Membership Cost 

• The cost for General Membership is $50/ year.  This rate is applicable to any public information officer/communications staff for governmental entities (or quasi-governmental entities). 
• The Student Membership is $20/ year. This rate is applicable to any student, high school or collegiate, looking to enter the government communications field. 

Professional Development

1. Branding & Marketing Communities
2. Web design and Social media
3. Event Management & Planning
4. Writing and Communication
5. Emergency Response & Communications
6. Media Relations
7. More to come!

Membership Qualifications

• General Member: Any individual representing a public jurisdiction who share information via broadcast, print, or electronic media, including through various means of social media, to the population they serve. Members may be working communicators, public relations or community affairs specialists, public information officers, or public administrators, including appointed and elected officials.
• Associate Member: Any individual employed by a quasi-governmental agency or associated with nongovernmental organizations and private entities that conduct communication business regularly with governmental agencies in Kansas. These individuals shall enjoy all privileges of KAPIO, except voting or serving on the Board of Directors.
• Student Member: Any student or intern from a Kansas community college or university who is interested in government communication as a possible profession.
• Special Member: Any communication professional formerly employed by a governmental or quasi-governmental agency.

KAPIO Membership Form