Peg Wander Receives 2013 Karen Utterback Service Award

The 2012-2013 IABC/Chicago Board of Directors has selected Margaret (Peg) Wander as the recipient of the 2013 Karen Utterback Award for Volunteerism. Wander received the award at the IABC/Chicago Bronze Quill Awards Celebration on June 4 at Wildfire in downtown Chicago. The award honors a senior level communications professional who consistently demonstrates excellence in communication [...]

32nd Annual Bronze Quill Winners Celebrated at Wildfire

IABC/Chicago celebrated the 2013 Bronze Quill Award winners with an exposition format on Tuesday, June 4 at Wildfire in downtown Chicago. The event recognizes this year’s IABC/Chicago Bronze Quill Winners, the 2013 Karen Utterback Award winner, Margaret (Peg) Wander, committee volunteers and board members. The annual competition, now in its 32nd year, was open to all [...]

Join Us for the 2013 Bronze Quill Awards Celebration!

Share in our recognition of the best in Chicago business communications by attending the Bronze Quill Awards Celebration on Tuesday, June 4, from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at Wildfire. This event is a great networking and professional development experience!  The event will feature interactive presentations from award winners who will share insight and practical [...]

Help Wanted! 2013-14 Board of Director Nominations Now Open!

Help Wanted! The Board of Directors is looking for a few members to unleash their leadership skills and join the board for a one-year term. Take a look at these board positions and let us know what you would like to do! President President Elect Director, Finance Secretary Director, Accreditation Director, Awards Director, Educational Relations [...]

2012 Proved Full of Change for IABC

Media played such an important role in 2012 – as it does every year – with so many uncanny and fascinating issues. Traditional and new media were laden with the embattled presidential election, the fiscal cliff, the Mayan calendar, twin babies dancing, dancing sensations, naked royals and much, much more. Needless to say, it’s been an [...]

November 27 Luncheon: Learn tips from WGN’s Bill Moller on creating a powerful persona

Professionals are competing every day based on the quality of their communication skills. Bill Moller will share his wisdom on creating a powerful persona based on his 30+ year career in TV and radio. Your voice, body language and presentation style can help differentiate you. You will learn that how you present yourself and deliver your message [...]

Membership ROI: Why am I paying for this?

Five years ago, I didn’t know IABC existed. I was working full-time, and taking night classes, with aspirations of becoming some type of communications manager. At the time, I was taking on small communications projects because I didn’t like my regular duties. I thought it might help me get a full-time communications opportunity. Looking back, [...]

IABC Suspending New Accreditation Applications; Current Candidates Supported

IABC, our parent organization, stated last week that a “major overhaul” of our accreditation program is well underway.  For the past nine months, the IABC international executive board has undertaken a thorough review of the program and its role in supporting the professional development of members. The board is now in the final phase of [...]

August is for Transitions

July proved to be a very interesting month at IABC. We have a new Executive Director, Chris Sorek, and our new IABC Chair, Kirby Meyers, began his term. Our own IABC/Chicago board transitioned as well. We’re extremely happy to welcome new board members, Lisa Thomas, Robert Arredondo, Anne Divita Kopacz and Julia Dunlop. Each of them [...]

Maril MacDonald to present “The Evolution of Engagement” at September luncheon

Employees are critical in managing a company’s reputation, customer acquisition and retention, and relationships with communities and policymakers. Major forces are changing the nature of work and employee expectations—inspiring creative workplace arrangements and, in some cases, challenging the very definition of what it means to be an “employee.” Join IABC/Chicago at our September luncheon and [...]

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