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If there’s one professional association I’m always willing to actively talk about, promote, and otherwise persuade communicators to be part of, it’s the International Association of Business Communicators, IABC.
I’ve been a member since 1989. I’ve found the knowledge I’ve gained in the years I’ve been a member to have been invaluable for my professional development. [...]

One of the volunteerism activities I do for IABC, my professional association, is produce Cafe2Go, their monthly podcast.
It’s a pleasurable task, one that I share with my podcasting partner Shel Holtz, as each monthly show always has content that I find interesting and very useful.
I’ve just published the August episode on the Cafe2Go blog, and [...]

Content summary: Shel Holtz presents Social Networks and Business Communication, a session during the ‘All-Star’ slot at the IABC International Conference in New York City on June 25, 2008. (The All-Star track features speakers who have received high ratings during previous conferences.)
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More than 1,700 communicators from around the world are in New York to participate in the 2008 IABC International Conference, the flagship professional development and networking event of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC).
This has to be IABC’s most successful conference in many years, with the Gold Quill Awards dinner, luncheons and daily [...]

The 2008 IABC International Conference takes place on June 22-25 in New York City.
Four days of learning and making connections at a professional development event that’s unrivalled anywhere else.
If you’re an IABC member in Europe thinking about going but can’t budget the costs, the IABC Europe Middle East Region has some great news for [...]

An email yesterday from IABC brought news of a new member benefit - The IABC eXchange.
In development for some while, this new resource offers a great opportunity to introduce every IABC member to blogs and blogging.
According to IABC, though, it’s much more than simply an application for writing blog posts:
The IABC eXchange is an [...]

The seventh annual IABC EuroComm Conference took place in Barcelona, Spain on February 4-5, 2008.
This professional development event, organized by IABC Europe and Middle East Region in cooperation with La Salle University, Barcelona, brought together communicators from across the region to learn and share best practices, examine case studies and discuss the latest developments in [...]

One of the benefits of being an IABC member is Communication World, the magazine for members.
The September/October edition, which arrived in the mail today, is packed full of great content and is one of the better issues I’ve read in a while.
One excellent feature is “How do blogs measure up” by Katie Paine.
With a deserved reputation [...]

Today the IABC 2007 international conference formally kicks off in New Orleans, USA, running through this Wednesday.
I couldn’t be there this year but I will be following the happenings at In Session, the official conference blog, and posts that might appear at the IABC Cafe. I’ll also be tracking blog posts via Technorati (although it’s [...]

As a long-time member of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) with a strong belief in the value of connecting communicators on a global basis, I was very interested to learn that IABC has partnered with the Shanghai Public Relations Association (SPRA) to bring IABC’s accreditation programme to China.
In a press release yesterday, IABC [...]