2008 Employee Communication Conference
2008 IABC Employee Communication Conference
sponsored by Watson Wyatt Worldwide and L.M. Dulye & Co.
6–7 November
The Allerton Hotel Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, USA
*This event is sold-out, but IABC is keeping a waitlist. For more information, please visit our registration page.*
Conference AGENDA
Don’t miss the definitive conference that demonstrates the employee communicator’s critical role in delivering profits, quality products and happy customers.
Communication is the organizational lifeline that connects employees to your company’s vision, builds workforce understanding about the CEO’s business strategy, fosters productivity and drives financial results.
Now, with IABC’s 2008 Employee Communication Conference, you’ll have a rare opportunity to learn how the top communication programs are engaging employees in the organization’s business and delivering real business results.
In just two extraordinary days, you will:
- Discover how Marriott International integrates new and traditional media to communicate with employees
- Learn how eBay links internal communication with the CEO’s agenda
- Explore ways that Deloitte uses social media to recruit and engage young talent
- Discover how one of the top employee publications in the field—Walgreen World—uses print media to connect employees to core business objectives
- Benchmark with The Great Place to Work® Institute and learn how the “100 Best Companies in the U.S.” engage and motivate employees
- Find out how senior management and internal communication partner at JP Morgan Chase to create an informed and productive workforce
- Explore with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention new ways to use your intranet to reach and inform employees
- See how organizations like the Mayo Clinic are tapping social media to boost employee morale and organizational performance
And much more!
This event will sell out. Attendance will be strictly limited to 120. Register and make your hotel reservation today.
conference news
Sam Gilliland, chairman and CEO of Sabre Holdings, will open the second day of the Employee Communication Conference with a keynote address sharing his experience as a leader who creates world-class communication by directly involving himself.
Schedule at a glance
The Employee Communication Conference sessions are organized into two tracks to help you determine which sessions are best suited for your educational and career needs. You do not need to select only one track, but may attend sessions from both tracks.
Track 1 - Best practices in employee communication vehicles
Track 2 - Best practices in employee communication strategies
Thursday, 6 November
7:45 a.m. |
Registration |
8–8:45 a.m. |
Continental breakfast and welcome |
8:45–9:45 a.m. |
Opening keynote address
Creating a Great Place to Work®: Lessons from Fortune's 100 Best
Presenter / Michael Burchell / Great Place to Work® Institute Inc. |
10–11:15 a.m.
Track 1 |
Communications 2.0: Leveraging new media
Presenter / Terry Weisz Bauder / Marriott International Inc.
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Track 2 |
How eBay links internal communication with the CEO's agenda
Presenters / Peter Vogt / eBay, Inc.
Kathryn Yates / Watson Wyatt Worldwide
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11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Track 1 |
Discover communication ‘gold’ in employee action teams: How Rolls-Royce partnered with frontline employees to improve communication
Presenters / Kristen L. Denney / Rolls-Royce Engine Services-Oakland
Linda Dulye / L.M. Dulye & Co.
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Track 2 |
A critical partnership: The roles managers and communicators play in creating an engaged, informed and productive workforce
Presenter / Emily Brodeur / JP Morgan Investment Bank
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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
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2–3 p.m.
Track 1 |
Connecting employees to strategic objectives through social media
Presenter / Linda Donlin / Mayo Clinic
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Track 2 |
Blowing up the traditional employee communication model: Delivering results that impact the bottom line
Presenter / Bob Kula / ConAgra Foods
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3–3:30 p.m. |
Coffee break |
3:30–4:30 p.m.
Track 1 |
Powerful print...it still works!
Presenter / Brodie Bertrand / Walgreen Co.
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Track 2 |
Where do you fit in our profession?
Presenter / Mark Schumann, ABC / Towers Perrin |
Friday, 7 November
7:30–8 a.m. |
Continental breakfast
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8–9 a.m. |
Morning keynote session
Making communication real by being real
Presenter / Sam Gilliland / Sabre Holdings |
9:15–10:15 a.m.
Track 1 |
How the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention uses intranet to engage and inform its workforce
Presenter / Kay Sessions Golan / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Track 2 |
Engaging the Millenial workforce: What used to work, doesn't
Presenter / Diane Gayeski, Ph.D. / Ithaca College
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10:30–11:30 a.m.
Track 1 |
How to use video to communicate with employees
Presenters / Jim Mayer / UPS Airlines
Jim Obst / UPS Airlines
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Track 2 |
Using communication to design and drive transformative corporate change: Capital One becomes a bank
Presenter / Marc Cooper / Capital One
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11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. |
Closing luncheon & keynote
The care and feeding of CEOs
Presenter / Mark Schumann / Towers Perrin
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