Events
IABC/Chicago – Your Place to Grow
Broaden Your Professional Network – Strengthen Your Skills – Generate New Ideas
IABC/Chicago is your place to strengthen and broaden your communicator skills. The chapter’s professional development programs feature top-rated national and local speakers for Chicago-area events ranging from breakfast discussions to luncheon presentations and seminars.
Our Events Calendar Starts with You
IABC/Chicago seeks to offer events in a variety of locations to meet the needs of members who work in downtown Chicago and the outlying suburbs. Events are aimed to benefit those who are just entering the field of communication, those who are seasoned practitioners, and everyone in between.
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2011–2012 Event Calendar
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| Wed. May 9, 2012 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Maggiano’s Banquet Room 516 N. Clark St. Chicago, IL 60654 |
Professional Development Luncheon: “How to Avoid Being a Passenger on the Information Highway” Mary Ann McCauley, ABC, President and Principal of Catalyst Communications Register |
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| Thu. Jun 7, 2012 6:15 p.m. Petterino’s 150 N. Dearborn St. Chicago, IL 60611 |
2012 IABC/Chicago Bronze Quill Award and Volunteer Recognition BanquetRegister | ||
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| Wed. April 25, 2012 | Young Professionals Event: “Making a Career in Communications” A panel discussion by experienced communicators exploring the field’s challenges and opportunities and the lessons learned in public relations, marketing, advertising, and change management communications. |
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| Tues. April 24, 2012 | Senior Communicator Forum: IABC members only, 10+ years of experience Join in discussion with fellow senior communicators on topics such as Leadership Development, Change Leadership, and Creating and Maintaining an Engaged Culture |
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| Wed. April 18, 2012 | Professional Development Luncheon: “When Market Forces Demand Change: Evolving the AlphaGraphics Business Model and Brand” Liz Brohan, CEO of CBD Marketing |
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| March 21, 2012 | Professional Development Luncheon: “The Pope, the Dalai Lama, and Lady Gaga: Measuring Effectiveness” with Joshua Dodson, Chief Innovation Officer at Converge Consulting | ||
| March 8, 2012 | Webinar: “Using Social Media to Drive Internal Change” with Scott Healy, Gagen MacDonald | ||
| Feb. 15, 2012 | Making Ethics Sexy with Ruth Savolaine, Manager of Ethics Marketing Communications, Cisco Systems | ||
| Jan. 18, 2012 | Personal Branding Communications & Your Career with Cyndi Greenglass, President, Diamond Marketing Solutions | ||
| Jan. 11, 2012 | Complimentary Awards Education Webinar: How to Submit an Award-Winning Entry | ||
| Nov. 16, 2011 | Marketing to Millennials in the era of Transmedia Storytelling: What We’ve Learned About Influence and Reverberation Amid the Evolution of Social Media and iReporters with John Digles, Senior Vice President at Edelman | ||
| Nov. 3, 2011 | Senior Communicator Forum: Internal Communications Methods. | ||
| Oct. 19, 2011 | Your Prescription for Potent Healthcare Communication with Kimberlie England | ||
| June 23, 2011 | IABC Networking Event: Strategic Communication Planning: 7-Step Roadmap to Project Perfection | ||
| June 9, 2011 | IABC/Chicago Bronze Quill Event | ||
| May 18, 2011 | Communicating Change: Strategies to Make You Succeed with panelists Colleen Campbell, Navistar; Michelle Mazur, Kaplan Higher Education; and James Warda, Boeing. View Post-Event Interview on YouTube | ||
| May 11, 2011 | Senior Communicator Forum | ||
| April 21, 2011 | Best practices for integrating communications across public relations, marketing and internal communications | ||
| April 20, 2011 | Going Global: How to Get a Seat at the (Virtual) Table. Led by Jeff Zwier, Associate Director of Global Business Line Communications at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Limited (DTTL). | ||
| March 16, 2011 | In Their Words: CEOs Share Communication Insights and Successes Led by: Brad Whitworth, ABC. View Post-Event Interview on YouTube |
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| March 2, 2011 | You’re Already Doing It: What to Do When You Can’t NOT Communicate, Led by: David Grossman, ABC, APR, Fellow PRSA. View Pre-Event Interview on YouTube |
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| February 16, 2011 | Generational Communications: Engaging Millennials, Boomers and Everyone in Between, led by Keith Burton and Matt West of Insidedge. View Post-Event Interview on YouTube | ||
| January 19, 2011 | Pauline Draper-Watts presented The Barcelona Principles: What are they and how to apply them to your communications - View Post-Event Interview on YouTube | ||
Noteworthy Non-IABC Events |
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| Tuesday, May 8 5:30-8:30 p.m. Venue SIX10, 610 S. Michigan |
The Windy City Biz Bash is an annual fundraiser organized by the Business Marketing Association of Chicago. It is comprised of a silent and live auction, sponsorship, advertising and volunteer opportunities that allow B2B professionals to interact and contribute to the community. It will be held at Venue SIX10, featuring cuisine by Wolfgang Puck. | ||
