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The ABC List for December 2008
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Dec 23, 2008 15:56 PST
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The ABC List for December 2008
Welcome to the newest monthly edition of the ABC List. The ABC List
serves 764 professional communicators.
This newsletter is a forum for accredited communicators, but more
importantly, those communicators interested in learning more about
becoming accredited, the value of accreditation and the process to
attain accreditation. If you have a question, a topic for discussion or
something you’d like to see in the ABC List, e-mail onu-@iabc.com.
If your chapter is holding a workshop, fun shop, exam prep session, exam
date, pinning ceremony or the like, let me know and I’ll publicize your
event here in the ABC List.
IABC Accreditation: The Global Standard. A Personal Statement.
*** Congratulations to the New ABCs in December
*** Upcoming Exams at 2009 Leadership Institute in Orlando, Florida
*** Upcoming Accreditation Teleseminar: “Developing your Accreditation
Portfolio”
*** Make Getting Accredited a 2009 Resolution
*** Congratulations to the New ABCs in December
- Angela Wilson, ABC from IABC / Washington
- Sandra Blue, ABC from IABC / BC
- Sandra King Webster, ABC from IABC / London
- Trudy Lancelyn, ABC from IABC / BC
- Kristine Dundas, ABC from IABC / London
- Adrian Cropley, ABC from IABC / Australia (VIC)
*** Upcoming Exam at 2009 Leadership Institute in Orlando, Florida
IABC will be holding accreditation exams at the 2009 Leadership
Institute in Orlando, Florida on Saturday, 7 February 2009 from 12:30
p.m. – 5 p.m. Contact Olivia Nucum at onu-@iabc.com by 23 January 2009
to register for this exam date.
*** Upcoming Accreditation Teleseminar: “Developing your Accreditation
Portfolio”
Join Amy Santoro, ABC and Nick Durutta, ABC on Thursday, 19 February
2009 for a session on “Developing your Accreditation Portfolio.” This
session will provide a brief overview of the steps involved in
accreditation and will be followed by an in-depth review of what makes a
good portfolio, with a focus on writing a workplan that meets the
portfolio-grading criteria.
This teleseminar is designed for anyone who is an accreditation
candidate and is still working on their portfolio, as well as for any
IABC member considering accreditation.
Details:
When: Thursday, 19 February 2009
Time: 8 a.m. – 9 a.m. (PST) or 4 p.m. – 5 p.m. (PST)
(You may select the 8 a.m. or 4 p.m. session when you register.)
Fees:
Members: US$55.00
Non-members: US$85.00
For more information on upcoming accreditation teleseminars, please
visit: www.iabc.com/abc/.
*** Make Accreditation a 2009 Resolution
Have you been pondering the idea of accreditation? Why not make 2009 the
year you undertake the process?
The process includes the following steps:
1. Application - You are eligible for accreditation if you are a
professional communicator with a minimum of five years of experience in
business communication (organizational communication, public relations
or communication management) and a bachelor’s degree, or a total of nine
years of combined post-secondary education and/or experience.
(Not sure if you qualify to proceed with the process? Take IABC’s
Accreditation Readiness Quiz at: www.iabc.com/abc/.)
2. Portfolio - You are required to submit two samples of your best work
as an organizational communicator. It helps you and the Accreditation
Council determine if you are ready to successfully complete the
remainder of the process.
3. Examination - The exam tests your knowledge of communication and
management skills. The exam is 4.5 hours long and includes a written and
oral test.
For more information on IABC’s accreditation process, visit:
www.iabc.com/abc/abcProCan.htm.
*** About the ABC List:
This list is a forum for accredited communicators, but more importantly
those professional communicators who seek to be accredited and wish to
learn more about the process and the value of accreditation.
I invite candidates, prospective candidates and ABCs to send questions,
comments and observations to onu-@iabc.com.
You can read the back issues on the Web.
Visit http://www.topica.com/lists/ABCList/read. If you are new to this
list, I encourage you to do so.
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The ABC List was created by Ned Lundquist, ABC. It is currently edited
and published by:
Olivia Nucum
International Association of Business Communicators (IABC)
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