Congratulations to the 2018 Rae Hamlin and Chair’s Award winners
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The 2018 IABC Leaders Reception took place on Saturday, 2 June, at the start of the World Conference in Montréal. IABC Past Chair Sharon Hunter, SCMP, announced the recipients of the 2018 Rae Hamlin Award and the 2018 Chair’s Award during the reception.
Rae Hamlin Award
The Rae Hamlin Award, which recognizes IABC volunteers for their work and impact in advancing certification in their chapter, region or workplace was awarded to Nancy Helledie of IABC Calgary. Nancy has served as director of professional standards for IABC Calgary over the past three years and has made a significant contribution to the growth of certification in Canada. To learn more about the Rae Hamlin Award and Nancy’s achievements, check out the 2018 Rae Hamlin Award
press release.
Chair’s Award
Each year the IABC Chair selects an IABC leader who has gone above and beyond in their volunteer role to positively enhance the organization’s reputation and image. This year, IABC Past Chair Sharon Hunter, SCMP, named Jennie L. Lamb of IABC Brazos Valley as the recipient of the 2018 Chair’s Award. Jennie is a recipient of 17 Bronze Quill Awards and five Silver Quill Awards and was named the 2016 IABC Southern Region Communicator of the Year. She served as a member of the Job Task Analysis working group for the Strategic Communication Management Professional (SCMP) certification and is currently serving on the IABC ethics committee. Jennie is also the current president of the IABC Brazos Valley chapter and the awards director for the IABC Southern Region. To learn more about the Chair’s Award and Jennie’s achievements, check out the 2018 Chair’s Award
press release.
Congratulations to Nancy and Jennie and many thanks for their contributions to IABC.
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Annual General Meeting (AGM) recap
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The Annual General Meeting (AGM) took place on Saturday, 2 June, at the World Conference in Montréal. During the meeting, voting delegates approved the 2017 Annual General Meeting minutes, the
2017 audit report, and the 2018–2019 international executive board (IEB) slate of officers. Additionally, there was an update on IABC finances, in which members had an opportunity to ask questions of the IEB and IABC’s Executive Director, Stephanie Doute, CAE. For a recap of the meeting, visit the
IEB's blog.
The 2018–2019 IEB members are:
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Ginger Homan, ABC, SCMP: Chair
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Victoria Dew, SCMP: Vice Chair
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Sharon Hunter, SCMP: Past Chair
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Kathleen Bell, ABC, SCMP: Secretary/Treasurer
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Zora Artis, GAICD, FAMI, CPM: Director
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Sheila Carruthers, MBA-PR, CMC, SCMP: Director
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Bonnie Caver: Director
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Deb Hileman, SCMP: Director
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Michael Nord, SCMP: Director
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Leanne Nyirfa, ABC: Director
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Matthew Tidwell, Ph.D/, APR: Director
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Jill Vitiello: Director
To learn more about role of the IEB and the current IEB members, visit the
IABC website.
To learn more about what’s been happening at IABC over the past year, check out the recently released
2017–2018 Annual Report.
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The 2019 World Conference is headed to Vancouver
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We recently wrapped up #IABC18 in Montréal. More than 1,300 communicators from 38 countries attended, making it the largest World Conference in several years. At the closing general session, IABC
shared a video that previewed the 2019 World Conference which will be held in Vancouver, British Columbia, 9–12 June 2019. We’ll be sharing more details about #IABC19 in the coming months.
Special thanks go out to IABC Montreal, conference volunteers, and the Hospitality Committee, Stéphane Prud’homme, Lynn Habel, Guy Litalien, and Sonia Di Maulo, for helping to make the 2018 World Conference a great success.
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New GCCC toolkit coming soon
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Is your chapter board transitioning on 1 July? If so, please be sure to send an updated board roster to
leader_centre@iabc.com
. Sending your updated roster will ensure that all current chapter board members have access to MMA for membership reports and Leader Centre resources, and receive chapter leader emails.
As a reminder, IABC offers resources to support chapters with onboarding new leaders. Check out some of the resources below.
Leader Centre
: Website of tools and resources to make chapter management easier
IABC 101
: A short video that explains how IABC works
Leaders are always encouraged to reach out to
leader_centre@iabc.com
for additional support.
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Save the date for the 2019 Leadership Institute (LI)
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The annual Leadership Institute is headed back to the
Hotel Maya in Long Beach, California, 7–9 February 2019. Registration for Leadership Institute will open in the second half of 2018, but it’s not too early to start planning your trip to Long Beach. Details about the event will be available on
Leader Centre in the coming months. Plus, if your chapter is doing something unique or if you have a skill you’d like to share with other IABC leaders, keep an eye out for the LI call for speakers in July. Leaders from chapters of all sizes are encouraged to submit an application to present on topics that can strengthen chapters and IABC.
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Corporate membership resources
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Chapter spotlight: IABC Wellington
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IABC Wellington took home six Chapter Management Awards (CMAs) this year, making them the 2018 IABC Medium Chapter of the Year. We asked the chapter to share more about their events program, which keeps members engaged and the chapter flourishing. Learn more about what’s happening at IABC Wellington below.
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Every year,
IABC Wellington conducts a member survey to find out what we can be doing to better meet member needs and expectations. From our last survey, we found that many of our members have difficulty accessing senior leadership. So we developed the theme of “Comms Is Critical” to run through all our events and learning opportunities.
We kicked off the year with Wellington’s Mayor Justin Lester talking to us about his approach to communication. Justin is well known for his transparent, entertaining and digitally focused communication style. He shared some of his successes, challenges and more humorous moments in the mayor’s office as well as stressing the value he sees in the Council communication team.
Our second event of the year was also one of our most attended so far; sensationally popular independent media company The Spinoff's Toby Manhire and Alex Casey spoke about how this small company has disrupted New Zealand's challenging media landscape. The Spinoff have grown from a team of two to a bevy of writers, editors, videographers, researchers and producers. Their no-holds-barred approach has earned them both admiration and criticism in the industry; even so they are determined to stick to what they know is right and keep up with the balance of news, entertainment and personal insights.
In March, we also had Double Denim co-founder and highly regarded marketing communication professional Angela Meyer speak to us on how, as marketing and communication professionals, we can best target and engage with audiences of women. Women drive 80 percent of all consumer purchasing through a combination of buying power and influence, but most women say marketing communication professionals don't understand them. Angela spoke candidly about how organizations and brands can speak to women in a way that really resonates.
On 17 May, leading financial journalist Bernard Hickey did a mad dash from the Budget Lockup to speak to IABC Wellington members on just what the Labour government’s 2018 budget looks like, and what it means for the country. Understanding the budget is key for any communicator working in and around Wellington and having a top financial journalist guide the group though it is a key event on our calendar. From lamingtons to loans, the complex material was made relevant and accessible to the highly entertained Wellington audience.
Along with the events, we are also hosting workshops and learning sessions in which people can delve a little deeper into some of the critical areas of communication. Most recently, we had Angela Sinickas, visiting from the U.S., deliver a (sold out!) workshop on communication measurement. Next month we have Stephen Cummings, professor of Strategy and Innovation at Victoria University of Wellington, lead us in creating and communicating more effective strategies in this full-day workshop.
We are continuing the “Comms Is Critical” theme with our other events throughout the year, including our July interactive event with Tracey Bridges, former managing partner at SenateSHJ, and our end-of-year event: a CEO panel discussion on the integral CEO-comms working relationship.
The IABC Wellington board are working hard to ensure we offer insightful, interesting and engaging events that leave attendees feeling they have learned something and have also had the opportunity to connect in with other communication professionals in Wellington.
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11 September 2018
Melbourne, Australia
17-19 October 2018
Nashville, Tennessee
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25 October 2018
Johannesburg
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13 November 2018
Richmond, Virginia
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9 February 2019
Long Beach, California
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Vancouver, British Columbia
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Ginger D. Homan, ABC, SCMP
IABC Chair
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