EuroTrip

I just wanted to let everyone know that I'll be away in Budapest until June 5th so I won't be posting. Hopefully, we'll have some stories to share of our travels as students from the Wroxton program will be returning on June 2nd.

I'll be back just in time to post updates about the IABC Conference. In the meantime, don't forget to check out IABC's website and blog for more info. One topic of discussion, which is of great personal interest to me, is how to implement social media/social software. If you haven't read the May/June issue of CW, check out the interview with Scoble from Microsoft, it's a very interesting read.

IABC International Conference

As many of you IABC members know, the 2006 IABC International Conference is being held in Vancouver June 4-7. Check out the official blog...

http://blogs.iabc.com/ic

You can sign up for podcasts, program reviews and RSS feeds. It's an excellent resource for those who can't attend.

RSS Feed

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http://fdu-njiabc.blogspot.com/atom.xml

New Communications Review Blog

I just came across a blog published by the New Communications Review that I thought may be of interest.

http://www.newcommblogzine.com

Background:
New Communications Review is a publication of the Society for New Communications Research, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) think tank dedicated to the advanced study of new communications tools, technologies and emerging modes of communication, and their effect on traditional media, professional communications, business and society.

Why a Blog?

For those of you that are new to blogging, I would like to explain that this forum can be whatever we make of it. As an addition to our main webpage and our newsletter, both of which are currently in development, the blog will allow us to the opportunity to communicate outside of our formally scheduled meetings.

I hope that we can use this site as both an informational and networking tool. Please feel free to open discussions regarding new developments in our industry, post leads such as job or internship opportunities, or raise any issue that you feel is appropriate. For example, I was having an interesting discussion the other day with a fellow graduate student on whether or not to put your GPA on your resume. I've always assumed that was fine, but I heard some very interesting arguments against it. For those of you about to graduate, this could be a beneficial discussion. If you'd like to comment just click on the "comment" icon below.

'06-'07 Board Members Selected

Congratulations to the newly elected 2006-2007 NJ/IABC Student Chapter Board:

Alexis Piekarsky, President

Mariellen Brown, Vice President of Membership Development

Beth Leman, Vice President of Professional Development/Events

Christina Holden, Vice President of Communication

Rachel Cera, Treasurer

Laura Mannix, Secretary

Lorraine Gorski, Member at Large

Sheron Hansel, Member at Large


On behalf of the board, we look forward to working with NJ/IABC and for the opportunity to serve our members. The board will meet over the summer to pass the bylaws and get our initial events and projects underway.