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IABC Tucson Chapter News April 20, 2010

In This Issue:

Online Marketing Follow-Up
You can tap into two online reports about how the Tucson Festival of Books used the internet to drive attendance, sponsorship and fundraising. Shannon Wermes, a UA student who works with incoming president Daphne Gilman at BIO5, condensed the IABC/Tucson April 1 panel discussion into a quick summary. The Caliber Group, one of the festival’s marketing partners who appeared on the panel, detailed the iPhone app possibilities mentioned at the meeting.

Reminders
Sign up for the May 6, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. talk by IABC/Tucson former president John Brown, director of communications for the UA Foundation, on “Preemptive PR: What to Do Before ‘It’ Hits the Fan.” It’s a bring-your-lunch discussion at the Foundation, 1111 N. Cherry Ave., on how to create goodwill that can help support a company through a crisis. It’s free for members. RSVP to events@iabctucson.com.

Create a profile on your Yahoo Groups account for IABC-Tucson so that you can get the full features of our e-mail listserv, including sending e-mail broadcasts to chapter members and filling out important polls. If you need help, contact Elena Acoba, acoba@dakotacom.net.

The chapter welcomes members to host events. It could be practically anything: a morning discussion, a lunch-time professional development presentation, an after-work tour of your office/facility, an informal get-together. Contact Paul Tumarkin, pkt@barkingshelby.com, or any other board member for help scheduling and planning your great idea.

IABC’s Pacific Plains Region has extended its deadline for the Silver Quill Awards to Monday, April 26, 2010. Become a communications superstar and enter your best work!

Remember that there is a special IABC membership rate for retired communications professionals. And there is a payment plan in case you can’t pay for your membership renewal at one time. Take advantage of the current rates while IABC reassesses its pricing structure! You can renew anytime.

Member News
Welcome new member Jon Allen, who handles organizational communications for Raytheon Missile Systems.

Congrats to these long-time members celebrating anniversaries this month: Michelle Rau, 6 years; Elena Acoba, 11 years, and Susan Green, 13 years.

Events
April 26: Silver Quill Awards entries for the Pacific Plains Region are due.

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.

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

Oct. 27: “Powerful Presentations: Say What You Mean and Mean What You Say” IABC/Tucson broadcast of IABC web seminar.

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.