Dear Member, The Heritage, Pacific Plains and Southern regions held their Annual General Meetings (AGM) on 30 April. Delegates from all three regions voted to dissolve their respective region with the intention of becoming one U.S. region. This dissolution also initiates a new, emerging region for members in the Caribbean and Latin America. These changes […]
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Christopher Maddox shares a success story inspired by IABC. I was part of a layoff from a large U.S. bank where I had worked for almost three decades. It was a gut punch at first, and I felt like I had lost part of my identity. I decided to take some time off and then
Arek Gazda, IABC Chicago Arek Gazda serves on the board of the IABC Chicago chapter as Director of Certification. In this specialized role, he is responsible for guiding members (including himself) through the GCCC certification process. One of his initiatives for 2024 was to start a study group. Contact Arek to learn more about this
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IABC PPR Communications Director Jay Farrell shares his thoughts on the two-day board meeting in Minneapolis. The IABC Pacific Plains Region board met in person last week in Minneapolis. A meeting in Minnesota in late October gave me visions of squalls and the “frozen tundra,” but luckily for this California kid the weather turned out
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IABC is moving to an annual dues model to better serve our members. This will allow headquarters, chapters and regions to focus on member recruitment during two specific times per year and increase capabilities across the board to focus on relationship building and member value. The transition in dues processing will begin in fall of
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The Call for Entries for IABC 2023 Silver Quill Awards is now open. Hosted by the IABC Southern Region, this opportunity is for communication professionals from the IABC Heritage Region, Pacific Plains Region and Southern Region to compete and be recognized for their communication excellence. Early bird deadline is September 20.
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A message from Ellen Vander Linden, Chair of the 2023-2024 IABC Pacific Plains Region (PPR) Board. As communicators, we know a thing or two about change. As a regional board, we’ve had front row seats to recent changes underway at IABC. At the Annual General Meeting in June, members voted for several changes to further
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Each year, professional communicators can submit their best work for consideration for a Gold Quill Award, a highly selective awards program that evaluates entries against a global standard to identify “the best of the best.” All entries are evaluated by international professional communicators. We talked with Amy Lilja, of the IABC Minnesota chapter, about her
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Tami Wendt After returning from Toronto, I was asked if it was smoky there. Yes, yes, it was. It could have been from the wildfires, or it could have been from the IABC World Conference. It was, as my daughter might say, fire. Nearly a thousand communicators from around the globe gathered for two and
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We have exciting news to share about your PPR Board Thank you to our current board who will continue to serve the Pacific Plains Region through June, we are excited to announce the official selection of your incoming slate for the 2023-2024 board year. Approved by a majority vote of your elected chapter presidents, we are proud to present
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