The badge you see here is the type of identifier that marks IABC World Conference-goers, making it easy to strike up a conversation with people you don’t know. As I mentioned in my last post, that’s one of the benefits of the conference, and my friend and roomie Donna Papacosta‘s summary includes many other highlights. [...]
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IABC11 – yes, another excellent adventure
“Communicatrix” Colleen Wainwright had a great line in her June newsletter that sums up the value of the 2011 IABC World Conference I just attended in San Diego: “We’re social beings, and to truly learn, grow and stay inspired, we need to get out, bask in each other’s energy, and soak up each other’s stories [...]
Indie ribbons are ready for IABC11
The IABC 2011 World Conference in San Diego is coming up fast — it starts Sunday, June 12 — and although my bags typically don’t get packed until the night before I leave for any trip, a small box on my desk is already set to go. It contains my stash of indie identifiers, the [...]
Going green? Get the guide
In all the excitement of the IABC 2010 World Conference last week, I forgot to point out the excellent Green Guide put together by IABC/Toronto’s Corporate Social Responsibility committee. The guide is designed to provide “best practices, communications planning and success stories in green marketing communications, sustainable and corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices.” There are [...]
More IABC10 highlights
Yesterday, I promised more highlights of the IABC 2010 World Conference in Toronto. Here are some of the takeaways from individual sessions (check IABC for handouts) in roughly the order experienced: In Strategic Communication Planning, Les Potter, ABC (friend and cosmic blogging partner) said a quick way to determine the issues that need to be [...]
Another excellent IABC adventure
I’m back at my desk, trying to turn my brain back to reality after another terrific IABC World Conference. Once again, I was able to put faces to names of people met online, mostly on Twitter, and reconnect with others met at previous conferences, friends and colleagues. As always, the professional development was solid, the [...]
IABC shoppers, start your engines
Sooner or later, when you find yourself in a new city, you probably do a bit of shopping. Maybe you pick up a souvenir to take home, or you replace a shirt that has miraculously sprouted a coffee stain, or you need some toiletries. But where do you go? Something I have often thought of [...]
Tie a ribbon on for IABC 2010
The ribbons are in Chicago, en route to Toronto. The IABC 2010 World Conference is coming to Toronto June 6-9, and if you’ve ever been to one, you know that everyone wears these honking big badges. They aren’t just nametags; they have stick-on ribbons that identify you as an IABC member, a speaker, a Gold [...]
Are you coming to the IABC party?
Woo hoo! Toronto is getting ready. Some 1,400 of our dearest communicator friends from 40 countries are coming to our backyard for the 2010 IABC World Conference June 6-9. And it’s going to be one heckuva barbecue! Well, OK, it’s not going to be a barbecue, but it’s going to be fun — and yes, [...]
Sue awards her own gold medals
Phew. It’s been all Olympics, all the time for the past two weeks, and I’m ready to say goodbye to the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. But first, my own gold medals go to the things I loved about these Winter Olympics: Patriotic feelings. Canadians are normally shy about this, at least compared to Americans, but [...]
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