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Dear GCN members,
In the last months we have welcomed many new members to the GCN. To give everyone a chance to mingle before jetting off for the summer holidays, we are pleased to invite you to a ‘Geneva Communicators Apéro”.
Considering the optimal weather conditions, we have decided to hold the apéro at the Chateau des Penthes, just up the road from the UN and the ICRC and across from the US Mission in Geneva.
When: Thursday, 9 July 2009, from 18h30 onwards
Where: Chateau des Penthes, 18 chemin de l’Impératrice, 1292, Pregny-Chambésy, Geneva Chateau des Penthes, see map (pdf)
Format: Socialising and networking AND drinks and tapas!
Entry: CHF 10 (to cover some costs)
Since space is limited, please register as soon as possible>>
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We look forward to seeing you there!
Melitta, Patricia, Glenn, & Vincent
Geneva Communicators Network
www.genevacom.org
Event sponsored by the International University in Geneva.
Twebinar Wednesday, April 29 @ 11AM ET: Marketing Agencies & Social Media: What Marketers Expect from their Agencies
with Emily Riley, Senior Manager, Forrester Research
From social networks to community sites, consumers have already made the shift to social media. With social marketers starting to follow suit, now is the time for agencies to hone their social marketing offerings.
Join Emily Riley, Senior Analyst at Forrester Research, on April 29 at 11AM ET to learn about how agencies can better serve their clients with social media. This webinar will include insights from Forrester’s Social Marketer and Agency survey including what social marketers want from their agency as well as challenges facing both social marketers and agencies. It will also include case studies that provide examples of best practices of agency use of social media.
Last night some 30 members gathered for the second Geneva Communicators Apéro at the ‘Soleil Rouge’.
The rich taste of Spanish wines provided the perfect intimate ambiance to meet old friends as well as some newcomers, such as an American colleague who just recently settled in Geneva and found this the perfect place to get in touch with peers.
Some people were looking for communication jobs in the non-profit sector, others asked about where to find best public relations training. One participant is leaving for Costa Rica to gather material for his latest book and an architect from Lausanne said he had come because communication needs to be part of his professional interest. We all left into the windy Spring night looking forward to the next event.
Next apéro in May?!
Zurich Financial Services will host a session titled “Connecting with customers – employee engagement in driving transformational change” presented by Deborah Hudson, Head of Internal Communications, Katherine Tersago, Head of Online Marketing, and Christian Aepli, Head of Advertising Media.
You will learn about Zurich’s recently launched global brand campaign and the integrated communication program to support it.
Venue: Zurich Financial Services Corporate Center Mythenquai 2, Zurich (nearest railway station Bahnhof Enge, nearest tram stop Rentenanstalt)
Time: 16:30 for networking and a 17:00 start for the presentation.
CHF 25 for IABC members, CHF 45 for non-members. Pay at the door.
Following our recent event on mobile communications, here is another blog which may be of interest about innovation, ideas, web 2.0, social Networking, collaboration, knowledge management…and more.
http://enterprisecollab.wordpress.com/
The author is Stephane Cheikh, a Geneva based SITA employee working on innovation. It is a collection of personal thoughts around topics such as future trends and innovation, disruptive web 2.0 business models and emerging technologis and markets.
This morning, we concluded the 3rd communicators blog breakfast meeting at the Geneva Press Club. Expert storyteller, consultant and coach, Sue Hollingsworth, entertained some 50 communicators with a very animated and interactive presentation about storytelling.
Unfortunately, time was scarce and many had to rush off to work. If you would like to get in touch with Sue, send us an email and we will send you her details.
We have added a few photos on our photo feed to the right of your screen…
Thank you again to Sue for her interesting presentation, to Nicole Voillat for making this possible, and to all of the participants who contributed to the discussion.
Any suggestions for future breakfast meetings are most welcome!
Patricia & Glenn
A fellow communicator, Rana Cassou is looking for a freelance English editor:
I am looking for an editor, who has English as a mother tongue, to have a glance at roughly 10 A4 pages a month.
My email address is ranacassou@yahoo.com
Please contact Rana directly if you can help.
Glenn
A fellow communicator, Vincent Lusser of the ICRC is looking for a consultant/agency specialised in internal communications – if you could help Vincent please get in touch with him (vlusser@icrc.org):
“I am looking for a consultant or agency specialised in internal communication (i.e. not just a generalist who also covers internal com.) to accompany and support my own internal communication project.
The person/agency needs to have experience with globally active clients and the non-profit sector.
If you have someone to recommend, please let me know!
Many thanks
Vincent Lusser (vlusser@icrc.org)”
