Local Membership Benefits
IABC Hawaii provides an invaluable local business connection for its members and other professionals in the community who represent a cross-section of businesses and communications specialties throughout Hawaii. Members come from large corporate staffs, small businesses, communication firms, not-for-profit agencies, government, and sole practitioners. As part of its commitment to provide lifelong learning experiences, IABC Hawaii provides a range of programs and services that enable members to interact locally while keeping pace globally.
Monthly Meetings and Professional Growth Opportunities:
At IABC Hawaii speaker luncheons, members have an opportunity to hear and meet local, national, and international experts in the communications field. The luncheons, typically held on the third week of every month, are open to members and non-members. Through ongoing professional development programs and an annual MegaComm conference, IABC Hawaii gives members convenient, effective methods to master critical new skills, polish existing skills, and monitor emerging technologies and professional trends. The selected programs provide learning opportunities that enhance communicators at all career levels. Membership also entitles you to grow professionally as a volunteer and to help shape the association and the profession. IABC provides extensive support for volunteer leaders.
Career Network:
View available careers in Hawaii’s business and communication network on the IABC Hawaii website and through email notifications. Post your company’s job notices to a focused and appropriate audience through IABC Hawaii.
Member Communications:
IABC Hawaii highlights speakers, industry trends, association news and chapter activities through regular electronic communication. The IABC Hawaii web site also provides current information and historical background.
Professional Awards and Recognitions:
IABC Hawaii’s Ilima Awards program is the largest local communication “best practices” competition each year. The awards showcase the best professional work in the islands. It also prepares members for regional (Silver Quill) and international (Gold Quill) IABC competitions.
National Membership Benefits
Education and Professional Development:
Networking Opportunities:
Accreditation (ABC): IABC Hawaii supports the IABC accreditation program which bestows the professional designation of Accredited Business Communicator (ABC). The accreditation program measures your abilities and skills, and signifies the highest level of expertise recognized throughout the profession.
Networking: IABC Hawaii also provides time to just meet and network with other professionals. In a small communications community such as Hawaii, networking may be the most valuable benefit from participating in IABC.
Leadership and Friendship: IABC Hawaii offers many opportunities to volunteer and gain valuable leadership training and experience. Each year, IABC Hawaii sponsors its leaders to attend the IABC Chapter Leaders Institute to meet other chapter leaders from around the world and share best practices and strategies.
IABC offers these products and services from its administrative offices and resource library in San Francisco:
- INFORMATION Communication World, an award-winning four-color print magazine covering trends and issues.
- IABC World Wide web site, a growing resource for members, a forum for discussions about the profession, the interactive CW Online, information about the association, and homepages for IABC chapters worldwide.
- CW Online, an interactive resource on IABC’s web site, with industry news briefs and tips, a Question of the Week, updates from IABC, current, and archived “Communication World” articles, “Ask the Experts” section, and career and job postings. “Ask the Experts” section features a different communication expert every two weeks. Pressing questions, and those of simple curiosity, get a rapid response from the featured expert. IABC members submit questions through CW editors who post experts responses as soon as available.
- Information Services, a comprehensive service that provides how-to handbooks, customized information searches of electronic databases, IABC Research Foundation materials and information on award-winning programs.
- IABC Research Foundation, a branch of IABC, provides the latest findings and quantitative data, including the landmark “Excellence in Public Relations and Communications Management” study.
- IABC\NEXIS power on-line to access exactly the information needed. Members can pay for IABC staff to do searches for them, or they can subscribe to the service at a discount. Discounts on personalized research, personalized Nexis searches, Communication Bank handbooks, international conference registration, Gold Quill awards entry fees, and ABC accreditation application fees.
Upcoming Events
The Warrior Brand: An Inside Look at UH Football
Greg McMackin and John McNamara speak about leveraging ‘07 momentum, promotions in a slowing economy and impacts of the budget crunch.
Wednesday, July 9
11 a.m.-1 p.m.•Plaza Club
Members Only
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