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The International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) is a global network of more than 16,000 members representing a wide range of communication disciplines. The Cleveland chapter is growing, with member retention and growth among the strongest in recent years. Read the President's message.

Kavita Sherman
2009-2010 President
IABC Cleveland

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November 2009 - Eye-openers

Essential skills needed to advance your careers. Learn more.

September 2009 - Dan Coleman, Excelsior Learning, on "Fresh Squeezed Ideas and Creative Thinking." View the presentation.

May 21, 2009 - Christina Klenotic, Dix & Eaton, on "How the Game is Changing: The Intersection of Traditional and Social Media." View the presentation.

April 23, 2009 -- Gary Klasen, Eaton VP external communications, spoke on "Doing Business Right" and sustainability in communications. View the presentation.

Jan. 22, 2009 -- Laurie Mitchell, communications recruiter, spoke on landing a communications postiion. Read her tips.

Nov. 20, 2008 --Steve Crescenzo speaks on Writing for Web 2.0 and taming the IT cat. View his presentation.

April 10, 2008 -- Renaissance Man on the Web, Shel Holtz. Click here for information on his morning, lunch and afternoon programs.

March 8, 2008 -- Sense Making & Sense Giving, Mark Crowley. Click here to view his presentation.

Jan. 10, 2008 -- Intranets and Employee Portals in a Web 2.0 World, Michael Rudnick. Click here to learn more.

Oct. 18, 2007 -- Influencing Your Audience and Getting Off to a Good Start, business writing workshop and lunch, Ken O'Quinn.  Click here for workshop outline and here for lunchtime program notes.

 

NEWS

CHAPTER WINS 2010 AWARD OFEXCELLENCE FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

IABC Cleveland’s professional development activities earned a 2010 Chapter Management Award (CMA) for outstanding chapter management. The chapter won an Award of Excellence for Professional Development, which includes monthly programming, the annual Vision Awards honoring regional communication excellence, parity pricing with other organizations and reduced rates for members who are between professional employment opportutnies. Go to the About IABC Cleveland page for more information. In the photo at right, Chapter President Kavita Sherman (center) accepts the award from IABC President Julie Freeman and Executive Board Chairman Mark Schumann.

 

PROGRAM UPDATES

Changing the Face of Health Care Communications, Feb. 18

Health care is the hottest of the hot buttons amid calls for a "public option" and reform. Learn how communication leaders from hospitals in the Cleveland-Akron area are addressing the singular communication challenge of the decade at an IABC Cleveland panel discussion. READ MORE. The event is sponsored by Chancellor University (see parking directions).

 

Feb. 25, CWRU Weatherhead School of Management ... Media Relations: Image, Positioning, Crisis Control

The all-day course on Feb. 25 is available to IABC CLE members at a 20 percent discount. For more details, go to the course description. An organization’s image can be built or destroyed in the media. The ability to represent oneself and one’s organization positively, clearly, and honestly in the media is a key business skill.  This comprehensive media training seminar develops the insight, communications capability and confidence to deal effectively with the media during everyday business activities and in crisis situations.

 

March 25, Nonprofit Communication in the Digital Age

Shonali Burke, Shonali Burke Consulting, leads an interactive workshop on several popular social media (SM) tools in use, SM integration with "traditional" media outreach, and development of a communications plan. Tweeting may continue during this seminar. READ MORE.

 

April 22, Social Media Measurement

Katie Paine, KDPaine & Partners LLC and author of Measuring Public Relationships, presents a half-day seminar on measurement and evaluation, with a special focus on measurement of social media activities. READ MORE.

 

 

FUTURE VISION AWARD COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP

Jan. 4 - Feb. 26, Submit Application

Calling all students interested in a communications career. Applications will be accepted Jan. 4 - Feb. 26 for IABC Cleveland’s 2010 Future Vision Award scholarship. The scholarship is open to all current sophomores and juniors attending a four-year college or university.

To be eligible, the students' primary residence or the college/university they attend must be located in the IABC Cleveland geographic area. This includes the 16 counties surrounding the metro areas of Cleveland, Akron, Canton and Youngstown. Click here for an application. For more information, contact Connie Mayse, Future Vision Award chair, 216-470-1255.

 

CONDUCT YOUR SKILLS INVENTORY

IABC Cleveland hosted two “eye-opener” professional development breakfasts—Cleveland and Akron—to help communicators learn the essential skills needed to advance their careers. To help you conduct an inventory of your skills, IABC Cleveland would like to share the attached handouts with you. Tell us what you thought about our eye-openerS at IABC Cleveland’s LinkedIn group.

 

CAREER SELF-ASSESSMENT TOOLS
Acrreditation Brochure	IABC Self-Assessment	IABC Competency Model

 

 

VISION AWARDS PLANNING BEGINS

IABC CLE members are called to action to support 2010 VIsion Awards planning activities. Please contact President Kavita Sherman or Awards Program Director Jamie Jackson to volunteer and for more information.

 

IABC CLE BOARD MEMBER ON MEASUREMENT PANEL

A Dec. 11 panel discussion, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., moderated by Sean Williams, owner of Communication AMMO and IABC Cleveland’s co-director of programming for 2009-2010, will provide an overview of PR measurement, including mainstream and social media, internal communications and Web. Other presenters are Chuck Hemann of Dix and Eaton and Greg Weigle of Reach Local. IABC members receive PRSA member pricing of $30 for the event.

"PR people no longer have the luxury of claiming that their ‘art’ should be exempt from the need to act from a data-driven, research-based strategy,” Williams said. “Attaining status as a trusted advisor requires a serious look at exactly how effective our plans and tactics are. This discussion will be a practical introduction to effective measurement that will give you tools and tactics you can put to use right away.”  Register now for the lunch event at Greater Cleveland Partnership, The Higbee Building, 100 Public Square, 2nd floor, Cleveland. Registration begins at 10:30 a.m.

 

IABC CLEVELAND BOARD SET FOR 2009-2010

IABC Cleveland membership affirmed the following to serve their respective terms on the 2009-2010 board of directors: Kavita Sherman, president; Connie Mayse, vice president/president-elect; Jennifer Healy, treasurer; Kelly South, programming director; Sean Williams, programming co-director; Kelly Jasko, membership director; Cary Dell, membership communications director; Sharon Lamcha, public relations director; Jamie Jackson, awards program director; and Marie Kilbane Seckers, past president. READ MORE on their careers. Contact Marie Kilbane Seckers or Kavita Sherman for more information. Past-president Marie Kilbane Seckers and President Kavita Sherman thank outgoing board members for their faithful service and commitment to IABC Cleveland. Outgoing board members: Matt Evans, Anusha Gibson, Jennifer Hennessey, Craig Ihms and Liz Maillard.