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IABC Tucson Chapter News May 11, 2010

In This Issue:

Step Up for Your Chapter
 You all received our email which outlined this year's accomplishments and asked for your increased involvement in IABC Tucson. Remember! Our absolute deadline for completing our nominations for next year's board is when the board meets again on May 27 at 8:30 am. Currently, board positions still open include Vice President, Financial Director and Communications Director. Interested? Contact Paul Tumarkin at pkt@barkingshelby.com if you want to learn more and investigate being a part of the team.

Honor Cactus Quill Winners
at Informal Reception June 3
Drop by Sir Veza’s Taco Garage, 4699 E. Speedway Blvd., for happy-hour networking with fellow IABC/Tucson members and to honor the winners of the 2010 Cactus Quill Award program, sponsored by Bohte Design. The informal reception gets underway at 6 p.m. Attendees pay for their refreshments. See you there!

Wrap-up Report on Preemptive PR
Learn how to prepare for the inevitable corporate crisis before it happens in this story about the IABC/Tucson May 6 discussion led by John Brown, UA Foundation director of communications & marketing.

Students Learn From IABC/Tucson
Members Bob Berry and Paul Tumarkin recently spoke about business communications careers to the University of Arizona Communication Club. Read one sophomore’s impressions on the visit, then join the conversation on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook about what future professionals ought to know.

IABC World Conference Ramping Up
Deadline for early registration to the June 6-9 professional gathering in Toronto is May 14. InSession, the conference’s official blog, is up and running to provide updates leading up to and through the event.

Member News
Welcome new member Vanessa Reyes, a recent UA grad aiming to establish a business communications career in event planning.

Congrats to these long-time members celebrating recent anniversaries: Kathy Hippensteel, 12 years, and Libby Howell, 25 years.

Two members recently had novels released:
Karen Dahood’s Sophie Redesigned follows a retired librarian and amateur sleuth as she helps a detective friend solve a murder.

Janni Lee Simner’s Thief Eyes is a contemporary fantasy set in Iceland. Talk about good timing for this young-adult book!

Events
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, 6 p.m., Sir Veza’s Taco Garage.

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

June 17: Indies lunch, 11:45 a.m.

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

June 30: “’Safe’ Social Media” IABC web seminar.

July 15: 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. 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.

Dec. 15: “Getting the Boss to Listen: Becoming a Trusted Advisor” IABC web seminar.