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Yankee IABC Announces Learning Opportunities 2008-09

Mark your calendars!

To support Yankee IABC’s goal of promoting the professional growth of our members, we have developed a robust calendar of learning opportunities for the coming year. Watch for additional events, program details and registration information in EDIT and at yankeeiabc.org.

October 12-14
A large contingent of chapter members will be attending the IABC Heritage Region Conference in Hartford – be sure to join them!

October 16, 6:45-8:30 pm
Discover how to create a great place to work at a session built around IABC teleseminar “Lessons from Fortune 100’s Best.”

October 20, 6-8:30 pm
Reaching Out to Global Audiences – Learn about the latest trends in intercultural communication from Thomas Nakayama, chairman of the Communication Studies Department at Northeastern University and leading authority on global media, and a panel of practitioners.

November 18, 6-8:30 pm
We welcome back B2B marketing expert Dianna Huff to explore the practical uses of the new social media.

January, 2009 TBD
Hear about the keys to consulting success from a panel of top local independent communication consultants.

February, 2009 TBD
Topic TBA related to maximizing your networking activities.

March 18, 2009, 6-9 pm
Mark Schumann, ABC, Managing Principal at Towers Perrin and incoming chair of IABC International, will keynote our annual Career Development Forum.

April 8, 2009, 7:30-11:45 am
Shel Holtz, ABC, the #1 ranked speaker at the 2006 IABC international conference, will lead a half-day workshop on surviving and thriving in a wired world.

May 20, 2009, 6-9 pm
Brush up on your negotiation, presentation, and meeting management skills in a concentrated set of workshops conducted by, respectively, Dr. Janice Barrett (Lasell), Dr. Carl Zangerl (Northeastern), and Paul Horn (Babson).

The Learning Opportunities team welcomes your suggestions for programs – please email your ideas to Carl Zangerl, Vice President, Learning Opportunities (c.zangerl@neu.edu).