Membership Highlights

#iabcfrJanuary 16th, 2013

~€5000 resources included in your

membership

http://discovery.iabc.com

• Building the High-Trust Organization• Vital Connections: Building Relationships with Key Stakeholders• IABC Handbook of Organizational Communication• Communication Behaviour of Virtual Workforces• Communication Research Primer• Crisis Management and Communication• Managing the Communication Function• Business without Boundaries

And many

more!

In-depth books and manuals

Communication World

Coming to a mobile device near you in May 2013

Networking

EMENA: ~ 600 members in 20 countries

A global network at your fingertips

http://www.iabc.com/members/search/

15 000 members

in 80+ countries

worldwide

Visibility

1. Communities of practice

http://srlink.x.iabc.com

2. Private working groups with other members

3. Public website/blog to showcase you or your area of interest

http://x.iabc.com

http://yourURL.x.iabc.com

http://yourURL.x.iabc.com

An exclusive service created to connect consultants with prospective customers in need of communication services

http://marketplace.x.iabc.com

Hidden Job Market

• http://france.iabc.com/jobs

• A career roadmap to– Help professionals to plan their career

development and obtain the most appropriate professional development at each stage of their careers

– Help organizations align their communications management and recruitment to a common understanding of the professional

– Provide milestones for professionals to demonstrate their advancement along the career path

Professional and career development

– Stronger network ties– Development of leadership and

management skills– Opportunity to experiment with

new communication techniques and strategies you can then apply/adapt professionally

Personal growth

• Getting actively involved multiplies the benefits you gain from membership!

Gold Quill Awards®

• The highest honor an intlcommunications professional can achieve

• Based upon IABC's 7-pointscale of excellence for communication planning and execution

• Hundreds of entries from around the globe

• Winners recognized at theannual Gold Quill Gala

• Entry deadline: May 2013Now easier

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Winning a Gold Quillmeans…

• Recognition for your communication excellence on a global scale.

• Validation that your work contributes to business outcomes.• A stronger resume that will raise your professional profile.• Street cred that takes your potential through the roof.• A reputation that precedes you.• New respect from your boss for making a real difference.• The personal brand of an innovator.

Professional Certification

• Foundational level certificate of training

• Mid-level certification: CV, examination, demonstration of skills through references

New and improved in

2013! Redesigned to

meet ISO standards!

• Strategic level certification: mid-level certification criteria fulfilled, plus additional examination, etc.

Demonstration of continued skills building, leadership, etc. required to maintain credential

Free Webinars

• The Power of Framing: Challenging the Language of Leadershippresented by Gail Fairhurst, University of Cincinnati - July 2012

• Engaging Employees in the Strategic Direction of your Organizationpresented by Linda Donlin, Mayo Clinic - September 2012

• 2013 schedule coming soon at: http://www.iabc.com/education/webseminars.htm

• Previous webinars and handouts archived: http://www.iabc.com/education/private/webseminars/

MONTHLY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS

21 Feb: Social Media Week 2013From Content Push to Engaging Communities

21 Mar: Evolving Role of Communicators in a New Content Paradigm

16 Apr: IABC-AUP Mentoring Workshop

24 Apr: Multicultural Communications - Balancing Global with Local

22 May: Thought Leadership Advantage for B2Bs

18 June: Trends In Shaping How We Communicate & Market

27 June: IABC France AGM (Annual General Meeting)

Subject to Change - Please Stay Informed By following us on: Twitter @IABC_France, LinkedIn Group , http://france.iabc.com/events

Thank you to the AUP, other partners, venue providers and IABC France Events Committee!

UPCOMING EVENTS

“Disruptive communications in disruptive times”

EuroComm 2013 10-12 April | Brussels

Learn more!http://EuroCommBrussels.eventbrite.com

23-26 June 2013

• Taking the pulse of the new generation: Communicating effectively with the millenials

• Digital assassination: Protecting your reputation, brand or business from online attacks

• Conversation with the transformative CEOs

…And many breakout sessions!• Brand Management• Crisis Communications• Employee Engagement• Social Media and the Digital World

Learn more! http://wc.iabc.com/

• Finance and Communications• Public Relations for today and tomorrow• Marketing inside and out

Ready to invest in yourself?www.iabc.com/join

Save up to 16%

if you join during

February!

Corporate packages available:• 5-10% savings - depending on number of employees in group• Additional benefits available for silver and gold packages

THANK YOU!For further information:

Kristen Sukalac

kristen@prospero.be

france@iabc.com@IABC_France

2012 -2013 BOARD MEMBERS

• Claudia Vaccarone - President

• Lise Bissonnette Janody -Vice President

• Bob Simpson - Past President

• Kristen Sukalac - Secretary

• Thomas X. Scott - Treasurer

2012-2013EXTENDED LEADERSHIP

• Andrew Hennigan - Director of Communications

• Eileen Lavergne – Dir. Professional Development & Events

• Marie-Laure Blanc - Director of Member Relations

• Maureen Jenkins - Co-Director of Career Development

• Tatiana Orozco - Co-Director of Career Development

• Kristen Sukalac – Dir. of Leadership Awards & Accreditation