For more info about anything you see below, please contact Monica Surfaro Spigelman at msurfarospigelman@gmail.com
Get ready for a fabulous 2011 IABC/Tucson lineup!
Here’s the beginnings of our calendar:
Events
January 15, 2011 Board Retreat
January 17 Service Event BIO5 Institute, 11:30am
January 19 Webinar on Communicating Change (free for members)
January 20 Indies Lunch, Montana Avenue, 11:45am
February 2011
Professional Development and Partnership Event TBA
March 2011
March 12-13 Tucson Festival of Books, IABC Booth
April 2011
Consulting 101 Professional Development
May 2011
Extreme Makeover: Communications Edition
June 2011
Big C
2010 Past Events
Jan. 18: MLK lunch and charity activity.
Jan. 23: Board mid-year mini-retreat, 8:30-11:30 a.m., location TBA. If you have a suggestion for a spot to spread out and discuss the direction of the chapter, contact Paul Tumarkin, pkt@barkingshelby.com
Jan. 26: “Stand Out and Be Heard: 2010 Cactus Quill Awards Work Session,” 8-10 a.m.
Intuit, 2800 E. Commerce Center Place.
Feb. 3: “Reviving or Starting Your Next Egg: Back to Basics of Retirement Planning,” 3-5 p.m.,
Hughes Federal Credit Union training room, 971 W. Wetmore Rd.
Feb. 11: IABC/Tucson board meeting, 8:30 a.m., Good Egg, Grant and Swan.
Feb. 18: Indies lunch, 11:45 a.m.
March 10: “Guerilla Research” IABC web seminar.
March 12: Strategic Communications Seminar, Chicago.
March 13-14: Tucson Festival of Books booth and meet-up.
March 18: Indies lunch, 11:45 a.m.
March 19: Early deadline for Cactus Quill Awards entries.
March 24: “Managing Contention: Building Relationships, Reducing Anxiety, Bringing Constituencies to Agreement, Waging Calmness (the Opposite of Contention)” IABC web seminar.
March 26: Final deadline for Cactus Quill Awards entries.
April 14: “The Balancing Act: Finding the Right Mix of Traditional and Social Media” IABC web seminar.
April 15: Indies lunch, 11:45 a.m., Ali Baba Restaurant.
April 28: “Inside the Mind of Management: Who They Are, Where They Come From, What the Communicator Really Needs to Know About Management and Managers” IABC web seminar.
April 29: Chapter board meeting, 8:30 a.m., The Good Egg, Grant and Swan.
May 6: “Preemptive Public Relations” IABC/Tucson discussion led by John Brown, director of communications for the UA Foundation.
May 12: “Paradigm Shift: New Approaches to Employee Communications for Changing Times” IABC web seminar.
May 20: Indies lunch, 11:45 a.m.
May 26: “How to Develop the Mindset of a Strategist” IABC web seminar.
June 3: Reception for 2010 Cactus Quill Award winners.
June 6-9: IABC 2010 World Conference, Toronto.
June 9: “’Safe’ Social Media” IABC web seminar.
June 17: Indies lunch, 11:45 a.m.
June 22: Big C Networking Event, Westin La Paloma Resort and Spa.
June 23: “Communicating Change…Successfully Getting to Tomorrow: Key Insights for Communicator Advisors” IABC web seminar.
July 28: “Building Crisis Plans That Work” IABC web seminar.
August 19, 2010: Monsoon Happy Hour at Sky Bar, 5:30pm, 536 N. 4th Avenue – Tucson, AZ
Aug. 31: “Let Feedback Ring: 7 Keys to Spark Conversations in Your Workplace” IABC web seminar.
Aug. 19: Indies lunch, 11:45 a.m.
Sept. 15: “Corporate Communications 3.0: 7 Ways You Can Be Relevant 5 Years From Now” IABC web seminar.
Sept. 29: Media Coaching for Media Coaches: Insights on Shaping the Spokesperson’s Character, Content, Charisma and Leadership” IABC web seminar.
Oct 14 Social Media Mgmt Q&A
Oct. 17-19: 2010 IABC Pacific Plains Region EXCHANGE Conference, Palo Alto, Calif.
Oct. 20: “Start with the Truth (and Then Edit): The Search for Corporate Candor” IABC web seminar.
Oct. 28-29: Employee Communication Conference, Chicago.
Nov. 3: “Social Media When ‘It’ Hits the Fan: When Social Media & Crisis Communications Collide” IABC web seminar.
Nov. 10: “Powerful Presentations: Say What You Mean and Mean What You Say” IABC/Tucson broadcast of IABC web seminar.
Nov. 15: New Member Dinner at Nimbus – more info coming soon!
Nov. 17: “Communicating in Tough, Touchy, Sensitive Situations: Dealing with High-Level Emotional Issues Can Be an Important Career-Building Opportunity” IABC/Tucson broadcast of IABC web seminar.
Dec. 1: IABC Phoenix Networking Night. IABC Tucson members interested will ride-share up to event. Contact Daphne Gilman.
Dec. 14: Tucson PRSA Holiday event. Treats and networking at the Arizona Inn with a short magic presentation by the Carnival of Illusion.
(Week of December 13: Indies Gathering and Possible IABC Web Seminar – Stay Tuned for info on both!)
2009
Aug. 20:
IABC/Tucson indies lunch, 11:45 a.m.
Aug. 26
“So You Want to Post a Video”
Wednesday, Aug. 26, 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m.
Firehouse Pictures, 1202 N. Venice
IABC/Tucson member Sally Sumner and her crew—winners of a 2009 Cactus Quill Award for video production—will detail the elements for creating online videos, including using a small camera, computer editing, web use and integration, script and production preparation. Take a tour of the studios and take away a list of resources for equipment purchases and training opportunities.
This buy-your-own-lunch event is free to members, $5 for non-members, $3 for students. RSVP now at www.iabctucson.com.
Thursday, September 17
Employee Engagement Strategies
Old Pueblo Grille
Learn strategies for getting employees to notice and act on your communications at this buy-your-own lunch with a local communications strategist. There’s no other admission fee for members.
This buy-your-own-lunch event is free to members, $5 for non-members, $3 for students.
Also Thursday, September 17:
IABC/Tucson indies lunch, 11:45 a.m., at Montana Avenue, 6390 E. Grant Road. RSVP to Dean Steeves, propaganda@laughing.com.
Oct. 11 – 13
IABC Pacific Plains Region’s Exchange Conference
Renaissance Depot Hotel in Minneapolis.
225 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55401
Topics include social media, employee communications, measurement and ROI, strategic planning, communicating in a down economy, and environmentally friendly communication strategies. Presenters are from leading organizations, including Expedia, Best Buy, Mayo Clinic, General Mills and 3M.
Register or Learn More here.
Oct. 14
“Harnessing Your Creativity for Work That THRIVES”
Wednesday, Oct. 14, 3-5 p.m.
Lifestyle Design Coach Jenny Ferry will guide you to discover and use your personal “zones of genius.” After Ferry discusses right-brain competencies, creativity and curiosity, she’ll lead small-group exercises that help you discover your creative self. You’ll leave with a simple took-kit for accessing your creativity at work, boosting your value to your employer.
Participants in the admission-fee workshop can gather afterward for happy-hour networking.
Nov. 17
“Powerful Print—Tools & Tips to Hit Your Communications Program Targets”
Tuesday, Nov. 17, 7:30-8:45 a.m.
AlphaGraphics CPS, 2500 N. Coyote Dr., suite 110
Chuck Zaepfel, vice president of Direct Mail Services for AlphaGraphics CPS, will use the latest industry research to convince you that publications and other print media remain key in effective business communications strategy. You’ll also learn about sustainable papers, quality standards in print and the latest Postal Service mail requirements.
Following this breakfast and roundtable discussion, Zaepfel, a certified Mailpiece Quality Control Expert, will personally consult with participants who have samples of mailers that need to meet U.S. Postal Service criteria. He’ll also conduct a tour of the company’s print facility. Leave with a print goody bag courtesy of AlphaGraphics CPS.
This event, which includes light morning refreshments, is free to members, $5 for non-members, $3 for students.
Note: IABC/Chapter 2008-2009 meetings were targeted as informational spotlight sessions, networking sessions or practical learning workshops.
September 4:, 2008 Spotlight: “New Standards & Public Expectations in Public Relations,“ Dave Irwin, Executive Director for Public Information, PCC
September 16: Networking: Inauguration of Be Heard Networking- Morning Talk, beginning 7:45am at Beyond Bread (3026 N. Campbell location), topic: Surviving tough times: how to regroup in the face of staff reductions and budget cut-backs.
October 2: Workshop:“Interactive Writing Workshop,” with poet and author Rita Magdaleno
November 6: Spotlight: “Corporate Branding and Image-Making,” Media Panel
December 16: Networking: Joint Holiday Event with PRSA at Arizona Inn.
January 14, 2009: Networking: 7:45am Morning Talk at Beyond Bread (6260 E. Speedway Blvd location) topic TBA
February 5: Spotlight: Glen Lyons, CEO, Downtown Tucson Partnership, “Communications Successes and Challenges forr Tucson’s Downtown Development.”
March 5: Spotlight: Sarah Hammond, Public Affairs Director, Arizona Cancer Center. (Sarah is former Public Affairs Manager for the Phoenix Mars Mission, Lunar & Planetory Lab, and she will speak about Mars Project communications.)
April 6: IABC Chair Barb Gibson Comes to Tucson!
May 21: Teleconference at Intuit.
June 4: Networking: Cactus Quills Awards Luncheon, Manning House