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IABC Tucson Chapter News February 2, 2010

In This Issue:

Retirement Planning Seminar Reminder
 RSVP right now for:
Reviving or Starting Your Nest Egg:
Back to Basics of Retirement Planning”
Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010
3-5 p.m.
Hughes Federal Credit Union training room,
971 W. Wetmore Rd.

Free for members, $5 for non-members, $3 for students RSVP by Friday, Jan. 29: members to events@iabctucson.com, others to this RSVP page with online payment option..

Jim Hall, manager of Hughes Federal Credit Union’s Financial Services, will show you how to plan for retirement, from figuring out your needs to using savings plans. He will not try to sell anything or give individual financial advice. The session includes a workbook, light refreshments and give-away! It’s sponsored by Hughes Federal Credit Union.

Tucson Festival of Books Booth: Seeking Volunteers and Donations
Thank you to the eight IABC/Tucson members who have volunteered to staff our booth at the March 13-14 festival. There’s plenty of room for more, so if you’d like to spend some time extolling the virtues of business communications and its practitioners, as well as hang-out with your fellow IABCers, RSVP at events@iabctucson.com.

We also plan to give away books in a daily drawing. If you would like to donate something, contact Nancy McCluskey-Moore, nmcmoore@yahoo.com. The book can be on any topic.

Watch for details on where our members will meet up for networking each day!

Vote for Future Events
As you may know, IABC offers several web seminars each year. We’d like to bring some of these seminars to Tucson as an affordable professional development option. We have developed a quick poll to gauge interest in upcoming seminars. A separate e-mail will be sent to you. Please vote so we can arrange to have the most popular ones broadcast here.

Also, if your company plans to offer any of these seminars for your staff and you could allow some IABC/Tucson members to join you, please contact Paul Tumarkin, pkt@barkingshelby.com, to discuss partnership possibilities.

Many Thanks!
IABC/Tucson this year has tried a few new things for its members, including more affordable and flexible membership gatherings. Thanks to these members who have suggested, organized or presented stimulating get-togethers under this new initiative:
· Sally Sumner, posting videos
· Daphne Gilman, employee engagement
· Paul Tumarkin, creativity
· Monica Surfaro-Spigelman, powerful print
· Karen Wood, Quill judges happy hour
· Michelle Rau, charity activity
· Paula Bohte, charity activity
· Kathy Hippensteel, upcoming retirement planning
· Nancy McCluskey-Moore, upcoming Tucson Festival of Books
· John Brown, upcoming pre-emptive PR.
If you have an idea for a member gathering, contact Paul Tumarkin.

Going to IABC’s World Conference?
At least one IABC/Tucson member wants to know if anyone plans on attending or is considering attendance to the June 6-9 gathering in Toronto. If you fit that bill and want to get in touch with others, let Elena Acoba, acoba@dakotacom.net, know and she’ll get you connected.

Member News
Jamila Stewart is IABC/Tucson’s newest member. She recently joined Pima Community College as its marketing and public relations coordinator. Welcome, Jamila!

Mimi Villafañe, who is working on her novel, celebrates 11 years with IABC/Tucson this month.

Events
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. 10: “Understanding Twitter: For Newbies Only” IABC web seminar

Feb. 11: IABC/Tucson board meeting, 8:30 a.m., Good Egg, Grant and Swan.

Feb. 18: Indies lunch, 11:45 a.m.

Feb. 24: “Transforming Managers Into Better Communicators, Even Leaders” IABC web seminar.

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.

May 6: “Pre-emptive Public Relations” IABC/Tucson discussion led by John Brown, director of communications for the UA Foundation.

June 3: Reception for 2010 Cactus Quill Award winners.

June 6-9: IABC 2010 Word Conference, Toronto.

June 22: Big C Networking Event, Westin La Paloma Resort and Spa.

Oct. 17-19: 2010 IABC Pacific Plains Region EXCHANGE Conference, Palo Alto, Calif.