Here's your May Issue of IABC Connect

May 2018

News

Announcing the finalists for the 2018 Outstanding Communicator Award

Drumroll please! IABC London is excited to announce the finalists for the 2018 Outstanding Communicator Award. This year’s finalists are:

David Billson, CEO, rTraction Canada, Inc.
Jane Riddell, President and Chief Operating Officer, GoodLife Fitness
Kelly Ziegner, Chief Executive Officer, United Way Elgin Middlesex

“ Selecting three finalists was a challenge for the judging panel," said Anthea Rowe, President of IABC London. "This year's nominees included leaders of creative agencies, non-profit organizations, public institutions, local tech companies with global reach, and large national corporations with thousands of employees. London is fortunate to have so many strong, natural communicators among its business leaders!"

The IABC London Outstanding Communicator Award recognizes an individual who exemplifies excellence in communications and demonstrates strong commitment to the communications profession. Nominations were submitted to IABC London and a panel of IABC London members and senior communicators evaluated the nominations using the following criteria:

Use of communications that achieved business results
Advancement of the communications profession
Demonstrated leadership inside or outside their organization
Commitment to ethical practices, as outlined in IABC's Code of Ethics

Join us on May 31 when we announce the winner at the annual Virtuoso Awards Celebration taking place at Design House London, 186 York Street. Tickets are still available and can be purchased online.

Welcome to our new Chapter Administrator

Welcome to Jordan Murray IABC London's new chapter administrator.

Jordan has held roles as administrative assistant for the Ontario Aids Network, project administrator for WIL Employment Connections, and board president for the Regional Mental Health Care Volunteer Association at St. Joseph's Health Care.

Jordan's strong technical skills, experience managing administration for non-profits, and proven track record supporting senior leaders and volunteers makes him an excellent fit for the role of IABC London ahapter administrator.

Jordan assumes the administrator role from Kim Phair, who leaves IABC London at the end of May.

Our sincere thanks to Kim for four stellar years as our chapter administrator. As board members came and went, Kim provided continuity and consistency from one year to the next. She helped onboard new directors, fill gaps when board members were overwhelmed, maintain detailed membership records, produce email blasts, collect payments, issue receipts, liaise with IABC international, and so much more!

Through her responsiveness, resourcefulness and attention to detail, Kim showed that she truly cared about our chapter's success.

Please join us in thanking Kim and wishing her well. And please join us in welcoming Jordan to IABC London!

Join us at the AGM - June 19

Save the date for IABC London's Annual General Meeting - June 19th from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Western Continuing Studies. What you can expect from the AGM:

Annual Report - Key wins and lessons learned from the last year, plus an overview of the chapter's financial health
Volunteer Recognition - Help us honour those volunteers who make IABC London possible
Q&A - Ask questions and provide input about chapter governance, priorities, programs and activities
2018-2019 Board of Directors - meet the incoming board for next year, including incoming president Andrew Kaszowski

All members, non-members, and volunteers are invited to attend. Members will receive the proposed board slate in their inboxes in the coming week. For questions about the AGM and to RSVP, contact board secretary Kattie Forbes at iabclondonsecretary@gmail.com.

IABC London AGM

Tues, June 19, 2018

5:30 - 7 p.m.

Western Continuing Studies

IABC launches new corporate membership packages

Organizations that support their communication professionals elevate the standard of professional communication within the organization and benefit from improved organizational communication effectiveness - which impacts key strategic initiatives and drives business results.

Did you know?

Improvement in communication effectiveness is associated with a 29.5% increase in market value.
United Airlines lost nearly US $1 billion in market capitalization after its 2017 violent customer incident; poor initial crisis communication response was partially to blame.
PR generates lead conversion rates 10 to 50 times that of advertising conversions.
Employees who have access to professional development are 15% more engaged in their jobs and perform at consistently high levels.
Employees with professional development opportunities have 34% higher retention.

Sourcwe:https://www.iabc.com/membership/corporate-membership/corporate-benefits/

New Corporate Membership Packages

With this in mind, IABC has just launched three different corporate membership packages based on the size of the organization: Corporate Community, Corporate Advantage and Corporate Enterprise.

See, at a glance, how these three packages compare.

Small group organizational memberships of five to ten members from one company may be purchased at a 15 per cent discount on regular international dues and include all of the benefits of individual membership. Read more.

Congratulations, Laura Dockstader

IABC London is pleased to congratulate Laura Dockstader on achieving the IABC designation of Strategic Communication Management Professional. She wrote the exam in London at the end of April.

Laura works as Coordinator, Public Affairs at St. Joseph's Health Care and is the Sponsorship Director on IABC London's board.

Job Board

Here are the most recent job postings:

For more information on how to post a job with IABC London visit our website here or contact Cassie Caranci, IABC London Job Board Liaison, at iabclondonjobboard@gmail.com.