Upcoming news and events from IABC Wellington

In this issue:

• Meet IABC Wellington's new board
• Are you managing reputation?
• IABC's Chris Hall presents IABC's free online resources
• Technology on a shoestring
• IABC Global Communication Conference – Asia Pacific
• IABC 2010 World Conference in Toronto

Meet IABC Wellington's new board

At our Annual General Meeting on 26 February 2010, IABC Wellington voted in a new board. Many of the board members have served before, some have taken up new roles and some are new altogether.

Meet your new board members, see their faces and learn how to contact them with ideas and feedback on our Wellington Board page of the website. Your board meets monthly, they organise events and are the go-to people for IABC Wellington.

Are you managing reputation?

Spaces are limited so register now to avoid disappointment.

Date          Wednesday, 31 March 2010

Time          5.15-6.45pm 

Cost           This event is FREE to IABC members.

                   $30 for non-members who should pay cash at the door.

                   Wine and nibbles provided.

 According to the 2009 “Managing Reputation” survey by Senate Communications and Baseline Consultancy, 80 percent of CEOs regard their company reputation as their greatest asset, and their greatest risk. This is followed by the fact that 90 percent of businesses think they are in control of their reputation.

However, there is a serious disconnect. Current monitoring doesn't reflect identified risks, and senior journalists believe CEOs don’t know how to deal with a crisis, underestimate the power of the media, and don’t respond well when they are at fault.

So who is right? How are New Zealand businesses managing their reputation? And who is doing it well and how are they doing it?

Senate Communications managing partner, Neil Green, will discuss the findings of the recently launched survey and the “menu of top tips” that accompany it. The presentation will be followed with an open discussion on managing reputational risk.

Yes! Register me for Managing Reputation.

IABC's Chris Hall presents IABC's free online resources

FREE

Date           Friday, 16 April 2010

Time          12.15pm -2.00pm. 

Cost           FREE for everyone

                   Please bring your lunch - we'll provide the coffee, tea and juice. 

All IABC members, as part of our membership fees, have access to a wealth of online resources but do you know what they are? Or how to access them?

Join Chris Hall, Senior VP Operations and Chief Information Officer at IABC for a fast-paced and in-depth tour of the many resources online at IABC. Find out about tools like eXchange, Marketplace, MMA, MyComm, Memberspeak, member search, free Knowledge Centre tools, templates and reports, Leader Centre resources, chapter hosting options and IABC's upcoming online library initiative.

About Chris Hall
Chris Hall is Senior VP Operations & CIO at IABC World Headquarters in San Francisco. Chris has worn many hats in his 20+ year IT career, from software developer, database architect, network and security engineer to project manager, e-communications maven and social media advocate. In his 8+ years at IABC, he has survived two iabc.com redesigns, ushered in a lot of new technologies on IABC's behalf and, with your help, intends to usher in a lot more.

Yes! Register me now for IABC's free online resources. 

Technology on a shoestring

International speaker

Date           Friday, 16 April 2010

Time          2.15-3.30pm

Cost          FREE for IABC members. 

                  $30 for non-members, who should pay at the door

                  $15 SPECIAL for communicators working in the not-for-profit sector who regularly work magic on a shoestring budget.

Coffee, tea, juice and biscuits will be provided.

Communicators the world over are frequently asked to pull miracles out of thin air on a razor thin budget. In this session you will learn all about the free software movement, why open source is here to stay and how to leverage crowdsourcing for your next project. You'll find out everything from free alternatives to Microsoft Office and Photoshop products to free options for audio/video editing and conversion tools.

Join Chris Hall for his afternoon session - please note this session is different from 'IABC's free online resources' and we welcome people who want to attend both. Please register once for each event.

Yes! Register me now for Technology on a shoestring.
 

IABC Global Communication Conference – Asia Pacific

7–9 April
JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Vibrant, beautiful, and cosmopolitan. Discover a diverse modern metropolis steeped in unique blends of Eastern and Western traditions. This dynamic city is the setting for IABC’s inaugural Global Communication Conference – Asia Pacific, April 7-9 2010 at the J.W. Marriott Hotel.

The event will bring together communication and public relations managers, directors and consultants from many continents to discuss the critical issues driving the CEO’s business agenda, and the communication strategies that will positively affect company results. With three targeted tracks on Communication Leadership, Strategy and Counsel and Change Management, you’ll discuss how today’s leading companies are employing talent, strategy and tools to engage core audiences and advance organisational performance.

IABC 2010 World Conference in Toronto

At IABC’s Global Communication Conference, you’ll develop your professional network of peers for best practice sharing and problem solving. You might even meet your next employer.

Experience the IABC 2010 World Conference in beautiful Toronto, Ontario, Canada 6–9 June, where you’ll meet with 1,400 communication practitioners from 40 countries for four days of learning, camaraderie and inspiration.

A number of Wellington IABC members attended the IABC World Conference last year in San Francisco.

They were unanimous in describing the conference as a fantastic experience, worth every cent it took to get there. It's a chance to key into the world standard for public relations and apply learnings back here in New Zealand. New Zealand has a proud record internationally winning a number of Gold Quill awards (the IABC international PR award) in 2009.