2009 Employee Communication Conference
IABC 2009 Employee Communication Conference
sponsored by Ignite Technologies and Booz Allen Hamilton
30 April–1 May
Capital Hilton
Washington, D.C., USA
This event will sell out. Attendance is strictly limited to 120.
Register and make your hotel reservation today!
Feedback from the 2008 Employee Communication Conference:
"I enjoyed my experience at the conference and I came away with some valuable information and ideas that I can implement immediately."
- Holly Elrod, Project Manager, Cox Enterprises, Georgia
"I came back to work energized, excited, and ready to get busy on some new projects. I learned so much and enjoyed the opportunity to visit with other communicators. Good job!"
- Laura Haywood, Communications Specialist, Southwest Power Pool, Arkansas
"Good speaker/topic lineup, great keynotes and the perfect number of attendees. I have a lot of good take-aways and am inspired to try to implement some of them."
- Tony Spilde, Public Relations Representative, MDU Resources Group Inc., North Dakota
Why This Conference?
Don’t miss the definitive conference that demonstrates the employee communicator’s critical role in delivering profits, quality products and happy customers.
Companies need powerful employee communication now more than ever before. Effective workplace communication is the lifeline that connects employees to the CEO’s business agenda, motivates the workforce to give the company 110 percent and drives the organization’s financial results.
With IABC’s annual Employee Communication Conference, you’ll have the rare opportunity to learn how your peers are delivering real business value, pushing the envelope in employee communication with social media tools and using big, bold approaches to lead their organizations through these extraordinary times.
Now is the time to inspire your employees to deliver their best. The definitive best-practice event for internal communicators will show you how it’s done.
In just two days, you will:
- Discover how Marriott International integrates new and traditional media to communicate with employees.
- Benchmark with The Great Place to Work® Institute and learn how the “100 Best Companies in the U.S.” engage and motivate employees.
- See the future of internal communication—find out how Fortune companies are using the 3D web to communicate with today’s wired employees.
- Go inside the executive suite and learn why today’s CEO needs your help in becoming an effective leader.
- Obtain cutting-edge research on how to reach and motivate the Millennial workforce.
And much more!
Schedule at a glance
Thursday, 30 April
8–8:30 a.m. |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
8:30–9:45 a.m. |
Opening Keynote Address:
Replicate your best employees: Using strategic, performance based recognition to improve communication throughout your company
Presenter / Gregg Lederman / Brand Integrity Inc. |
10–11:15 a.m.
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Workshops:
Communications 2.0: Leveraging new media
Presenter / Terry Weisz Bauder / Marriott International Inc. The best get better: How IBM uses global research
Presenters / Will Runyon / IBM
Kathryn Yates / Watson Wyatt Worldwide |
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
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Workshops:
How government agencies use social media as internal communication channels
Presenter / Mark Stencel / Governing Magazine
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) IdeaFactory
Presenters / Tina Cariola / Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
Grace Farraj / Booz Allen Hamilton |
12:30–1:45 p.m. |
Luncheon Keynote Address:
Beyond Facebook: How relationships fuel social networking and drive talent engagement
Presenters / Leah Reynolds / Deloitte Consulting LLP
Will Major / Deloitte Consulting LLP |
2–3 p.m.
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Workshop:
Games, simulations and virtual worlds: Communication for the next generation
Presenter / Scott Randall / BrandGames |
3–3:30 p.m. |
Coffee Break |
3:30–4:30 p.m.
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Workshop:
Participation is paramount: Key lessons from successful enterprise social networks
Presenter / Erik Johnson / Sabre Holdings |
Friday, 1 May
7:30–8 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast |
8–9 a.m. |
Morning Keynote Session:
Creating a Great Place to Work®: Lessons from Fortune's 100 Best
Presenter / Michael Burchell / Great Place to Work® Institute |
9:15–10:15 a.m.
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Workshops:
Using technology to communicate your message and your value in a tight economy
Presenter / Brian C. Jensen / Cushman & Wakefield Engaging the Millenial workforce: What used to work, doesn't
Presenter / Diane Gayeski, Ph.D. / Ithaca College |
10:30–11:30 a.m.
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Workshop:
If you really loved me: Retaining good employees in challenging times
Presenter / Robin McCasland / Buck Consultants, an ACS Company |
11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. |
Closing Luncheon and Keynote:
How to keep your seat at the table—even when the rations shrink
Presenter / Mark Schumann, ABC / Towers Perrin |
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