What’s hot and what’s not in the comms and PR world over the next few months? As the festive season approaches there will be lots of events taking place; where are you going and what are you looking forward to?
After receiving lots of requests from readers to publish news about internal comms events, I’ve decided to create a calendar of what’s happening over the next few months. Do let me know of any events, conferences and training courses that you think should be featured by commenting below. The acronyms are Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR), Institute of Internal Comms (IoIC) and VMA Group (recruitment and professional development). If you’re attending any of these events and think that other comms pros would benefit from reading about them, do see my guest guidelines and let me know if you’d like to volunteer to write an article, Rachel
November
- 5 November: Copywriting for PR professionals, London
- 7 November: CIPR Internal Comms conference, Kia Oval, London (I’m speaking, so hope to meet you there)
- 8 November: The Insiders, VMA Group event
- 8 November: Comms lessons from the 2012 Olympics, by Communicate Magazine, London
- 8 November: Measuring social media without blowing the budget, CIPR Headquarters, 5pm, London, featuring Emily Leary
- 12 November: IC 101. Melcrum course to introduce internal comms
- 13 November: Getting started with social collaboration, IoIC London region, Marylebone Town Hall, Westminster, 6.30pm. Featuring Jenni Wheller and Nick Crawford
- 13 November: Kickass negotiation, 9.30-11.30am, M3: Marketing , media mums, Econsultancy, London
- 14 November: Engineering and automotive breakfast, VMA Group
- 14 November: How research builds a firm foundation, IoIC, The Leeds Club, Leeds, 5-7pm.
- 15 November: VMA masterclass lunch with Paul Barron, former CEO of NATS
- 15 November: Social Media in a corporate context, by Communicate Magazine, London
- 16 November: Selling in your stories course, London
- 20 November: Ask the guru: Face-to-face, CIPR event, 6.30-8.30pm, London
- 20 November: UK Public Sector awards
- 21 November: VMA Group’s Rising Stars breakfast event, London
- 21 November: 9.30am-2pm. Insight seminar on leadership, IoIC. Radisson Blu, London
- 21 November: Reception for winners of the IoIC Top 30 under 30 awards, London
- 22 November: Social media and politics 2012, 5pm, London, CIPR
- 23 November: Pride awards dinner, Bracknell
- 28 November: CIPR Christmas drinks
- 28 November: Delivering Excellent Communications, Essex
- 29 November: How to be a creative communicator, IoIC, 4-7pm, E.ON, Coventry
- 29 November: Simply Communicate free networking event, 5-8pm, London
- 29 November: 10.30am. Measurement and evaluation summit: CIPR Inside and IoIC, Bristol
December
- 3 December: Measurement works, Melcrum, London
- 3 December: Intro to social media, CIPR, London
- 3-5 December: Internal comms and situational messaging, Boston
- 6 December: Pride awards dinner, Edinburgh
- 14 December: Deadline for CIPR Inside awards (ceremony 28 February at the Hospital Club, London)
- 17 December: Engaging workplaces for a sustainable future, free conference, Kent
2013
- 23 January: How social media is affecting internal comms, Manchester, 5-7pm
- 28 January: Melcrum blackbelt course
- 30 January: Four steps to unlocking online success, Glasgow
- 28 February: CIPR Inside awards ceremony, Hospital Club, London
Post author: Rachel Miller
