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1st Annual IABC National Student Conference

Join hundreds of seasoned professionals as you take an insider's look at the communication profession. The conference features joint sessions with professionals and specialized student programming.

12-14 October, IABC Student Conference Program

SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE

Browse the program below. More details coming soon.

Sunday, 12 October

Monday, 13 October

Tuesday, 14 October

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

NOTE: Joint sessions are for both students and professionals.

This page will be updated as more details are released. Keep checking back!

Sunday, 12 October

7-8 p.m.
Opening session (joint session)

Monday, 13 October

7:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast

8-9:15 a.m.
Keynote session (joint session)

9:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
IABC Apprentice Competition with UTC

Students will solve business communication problems presented by the companies of United Technologies Corp. during this real-time case competition.

Students will split into teams and be presented with a communication problem from UTC. The teams will have an hour to develop a plan to address the challenge. Students will then present their plans to an audience of professionals and students for discussion and judging.

12:30-1:45 p.m.
Keynote luncheon (joint session)

2-3:15 p.m.
Career Branding

3:30-4:45 p.m.
What are you doing after graduation day?

This session will address professional identity concerns (such as résumés, portfolios and interviews) as well as graduate school as a post-graduation option.

5-6 p.m.
Speed networking with professionals (joint session)

Tuesday, 14 October

7:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast

8-9:15 a.m.
Keynote session (joint session)

9:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Regional Think Tank: Shaping the Future (joint session)

This think tank asks: what does the future hold for corporate communication, public relations, and organizational communications? Students and professionals interested in shaping the future of their profession are welcome to attend. Attendees will have the chance to:

• network with other communicators with similar concerns
• contribute to IABC's future agenda for research and programming
• hear new insights and ideas
• be part of a group that dares to dream about tomorrow

The IABC Research Foundation uses think tank events as live research instruments to solve problems and identify issues worthy of further research. Outcomes of this event may shape the direction of the region, career development, corporate communications, and foundation research.

Tamara Gillis, Ed.D., ABC, is an associate professor of communications at Elizabethtown College and a communications consultant with Cooper Wright LLC of Falls Church, Virginia. Dr. Gillis led the IABC Research Foundation think tank in 1999-2000 and served as a member of the Foundation’s think tanks in 2002 and 2003. Dr. Gillis was the first educator to serve as the chairman of the IABC Research Foundation (2001-02). She is the editor of “The IABC Handbook of Organizational Communication” (Jossey-Bass, 2006) and author of “The Human Element” (IABC Knowledge Centre, 2008).

12:30-1:45 p.m.
Closing keynote luncheon (joint session)