IABC France Events Programme: 

The IABC France chapter organizes a variety of events throughout the year - join us! Network * Exchange information and expertise * Build your international business contacts * Enjoy presentations from world-class speakers and industry leaders * Hone Your Skills * Develop your credentials * Discover cutting-edge trends * Tap into the best talent or launch your career...and meet new friends and colleagues! Attend an IABC event and join the IABC France community, sharing a common passion for Communications.

March 20 - Come join us for breakfast at an informal networking event at Starbucks

What does it entail?
- An informal meeting with IABC professionals
- Hear from other communications professionals working in France
- Learn more about your member benefits + an opportunity to indicate what you need as a member of IABC

Come when you can + stay as long as you like.
No registration fee: You only pay for what you order.

Members' breakfast is from 8-10AM on March 20

at Starbucks, 3 boulevard des Capucines, 75002 Paris
Métro: Opéra; RER: Auber.

RSVP by March 18: nniliathain@yahoo.fr; 0678581830

Think globally, talk locally

When
Thursday, 17 January – 19:30 - 21:30

What
Think globally, talk locally (Employee Communication) led by Mark Wright,
of Simply Communicate - www.simplycommunicate.com
Your speech, your actions and your prejudices are all influenced by where
you grew up. We can't change our cultural type, but we can become more aware
about how others see us. This presentation will unpack cultural
stereotypes, teaching you how to adapt your global communication efforts
to ride the waves of culture, rather than drowning in them.
You'll discover how to:
* Engage other nationals
* Make head office messages resound around the globe

Where
PartnerRe
153 rue de Courcelles
Paris 17
Metro: Péreire (Ligne 3)

Speaker
Presenter  Marc Wright, United Kingdom, has won numerous awards for his
cross cultural work for multinational corporations, the European
Parliament
and the BBC. He is the editor and publisher of www.simply-communicate.com,
a popular knowledge site for internal communication professionals.
The presentation will be in English with questions/discussion welcome in
French and English.

How
RSVP to: alex.beverley@free.fr / tel: + 33 (0) 6 84 77 37 51 by  Wednesday
16 January.

Cost
25 euros non-members
15 euros IABC members



Just a Lot of Hot Air? Communicators Debate Climate Change
At an informal lunch on 14 December, nine communicators talked about the role of communications in addressing climate change. Reasons for attending included wanting insights on how other sectors discuss such issues, hoping to better understand how climate change is affecting clients’ strategic thinking and considering new career paths. Although the animated conversation strayed a bit into how to resolve climate change, the passionate response to the topic made it clear that IABC should hold another, longer event on the theme. If you’d like to make this happen, please contact Jonathan Duff or Alexandra Beverley.



A Great-Tasting Welcome to IABC
At the invitation of Charles Znaty, CEO of Pierre Hermé Paris, new members of IABC France gathered at the renowned Pierre Hermé shop in the Pasteur area of Paris on November 8, for a unique tasting of those infamous and mouth-watering macarons. They were also learned tips for optimizing their membership. The informal setting and delicious tasting was ideal for new members to get to know each other and to meet other IABC members.

The evening kicked-off with a few words from Charles, the communications genius behind the commercial success of the Pierre Hermé brand. Charles is also a long-term IABC France member. He says creativity has always been key to Pierre Hermé’s success – in the kitchen and in the communications & marketing departments! Pierre Hermé pastries are acclaimed worldwide and Vogue magazine’s US edition called Pierre Hermé ‘the Picasso of pastry’. The delicious taste of that macaron à l’huile d’olive still lingers on the palate!
Kristen Sukalac welcomed new members and talked briefly about the myriad of IABC benefits available from networking and learning opportunities to international conferences and much more. She emphasized the importance of being active within the association so each member can obtain what he or she wants from IABC.

IABC France has the following committees: Communications, Professional Development (events and related activities), Membership, Career Evolution and Finance and project-based opportunities for engagement exist. One of our priorities is to involve members in these committees and expand their activities in order to enable more face-to-face networking, a greater foundation for local and global knowledge exchange and more events focused on industry best practices, sharing ideas, debating with colleagues and gaining insight.
IABC France has scheduled a second new member event towards the end of the first quarter. The date will be confirmed at a later stage.
For more about Pierre Hermé pastries, visit www.pierreherme.com or the article about the brand in the November 2005 issue of Communication World (www.iabc.com/cw/private/pdf/2005/CW_NDEurope.pdf).