Event Details

March 18, 2009 6:00pm-8:30pm

Career Development Forum 2009

Where do you fit in our profession? At Yankee IABC’s Career Development Forum on March 18, you will have the opportunity to focus on your personal career growth objectives. Mark Schumann, ABC, will host the Career Development Forum and lead an “open mike” conversation on the state of our profession—based on results and insights from the recently completed Profile by the IABC Research Foundation—and how each of us can create opportunities to be heard.

A Principal and a Communication Consultant for Towers Perrin and Managing Principal of the firm’s Houston office, Mark is celebrating his 30th year as a member of IABC. He is a 15-timewinner of the Gold Quill Award, a past Communicator of the Year of the Dallas and Houston chapters, and will be the 2009-2010 chair of IABC International.

An outstanding professional with a full range of experience in employee, change and human resource communications, Mark will address three questions:

What is happening in our profession—the challenges, the opportunities, the roles—and where does your work fit in?
What skills are needed to make our profession (and our professions) essential to organizations—and what new skills should we be developing?
How do your work, your organization, your reporting relationships, your pay and your priorities fit in a profession as relevant as today’s headlines?

This program is designed to help you move your career forward. Last year’s Career Development Forum was one of the best-attended and well-received Yankee IABC programs.

WHEN AND WHERE

Dinner and networking from 6 to 7 p.m., presentation and discussion from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Henderson House
99 Westcliff Road
Weston, MA 02493

Plenty of parking available. Click here for directions.

Fees: IABC Members $40, IABC Student Members $25, Non-Members $60, Student Non-Members $30

REGISTRATION DETAILS

Online registration is now open – click here to view the invitation and register!

Event Silver Sponsor: Northeastern University’s College of Professional Studies

Northeastern University’s College of Professional Studies offers new executive format graduate programs, designed specifically for students who have earned a bachelor’s degree and want to fast-track the completion of their master’s degree. The executive format enables completion within one year while allowing participants to continue with work and family commitments.

For more information visit our table at the event or contact: Jay Rivituso, Program Manager, Fast-Track Degree Programs, Tel: (617) 373-6436 or Email: j.rivituso@neu.edu

Starting in April 2009, Northeastern University’s College of Professional Studies will launch an experiential learning program for undergraduate and graduate students. Experiences will range from part time, unpaid internships to full time paid, cooperative education placements. Get involved with Northeastern’s internship/co-op program and be among employers who are tapping into rising talent and ensuring that their workforce remains strong and competitive.

For more information visit our table at the event or contact: Ellen W. Stoddard, Director, Cooperative Education, Tel: (617) 373-3122 or Email: e.stoddard@neu.edu