SAS Hosts Ragan Communications Web 2.0 Conference
SAS and Ragan Communications are offering a Web 2.0 Conference October 14-16, and NC Triangle chapter members can save $200 on the registration fee.

At this conference, you can pick from more than 20 sessions in three tracks packed with best practices and real solutions.

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Chapter Volunteer Awarded FREE Conference Registration
Congratulations to Dawn Ronco, our chapter volunteer who won a FREE registration to the Ragan Communications Conference at SAS. Volunteers' names were entered in a drawing for the complimentary registration, a $1,295 value, provided to our chapter as an associate host of the event.

 
Work in Durham or Cary? Join Us for a Networking Lunch
Connect with your professional IABC colleagues at our next networking lunches in Durham and Cary. There is no meeting topic, no agenda and no designated speaker, just members coming together to talk over lunch.

For those who work in Durham, there will be a lunch at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 26, at Symposium Cafe, 318 Blackwell St., Suite 100. This meeting is hosted by Leslie Hart. RSVP to Leslie at leslieahart@yahoo.com by Thursday, Sept. 25.

For those in Cary/Apex, there will be a lunch at noon on Thursday, Oct. 2, at Lucky 32, 7307 Tryon Road. This meeting is being hosted by Dawn Stuart. RSVP to Dawn at dawn@wordspring.biz by Wednesday, Oct. 1.

Stay tuned for details on other lunches across the Triangle.

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IABC/Triangle October Program:
How Professional Communicators Can Work in Social Media
Do you have a Facebook profile? Do you know what a tweet is? Do you listen to podcasts, read blogs, or use Digg? If you don't know what any of these words mean, then you need to join us. Even if you do, join IABC/Triangle members and guests as we look at how to make sense out of social media. Jim Tobin, president of Ignite Social Media, will discuss the thirteen types of social media and how businesses can best use them.

Date: Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008
Time: Noon -1:30 pm
Location: GlaxoSmithKline

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Connect with Your Fellow Members via Our LinkedIn Group
IABC NC Triangle members now have a group on LinkedIn, the popular business networking website. By joining our LinkedIn group, you can "link" to other members and view their profiles. Depending on the information that they have made public in their profiles, you can see where members are working now, where they have worked in the past, who they know and more.

To join our Linkedin group, visit http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/117899/473068716C72

We will verify your IABC membership and grant you access.

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Spread the Word: Join IABC This Month and Save $40
Members, please tell your coworkers and colleagues about this upcoming special.

When any new or lapsed member joins or rejoins in September, IABC will waive the application fee (US$40 for faxed/mailed/phoned enrollments; US$30 for Internet enrollments). This special ends September 30. Applications must be received at the San Francisco headquarters during the month of September to qualify. (Note: This promotion does not include active renewing members.)

Contact Kelly Duffort, VP of membership, at kduffort@yahoo.com with any questions.

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Thank You To Our Recent New and Renewing Members

New Members:

• Kelly Borberg, corporate communications manager, Quintiles
• Vernon Fraley, communications manager, Embarq
• Natasha Strawn, consultant
• Joshua Walters, access and interface librarian, Boeing
• Kirsten Weeks, community relations manager, Cisco

Renewing Members:

• Missy Baxter, office of communication services, Duke University, joined 2007 (1 year)
• Laurie Bowser-Sever, account manager, Interprose Public Relations, joined 2004 (4 years)
• Paige Donnelly, communications manager, Novozymes North America, joined 2006 (2 years)
• Becky Graebe, corporate communications manager, SAS, joined 2007 (1 year)
• Marsha Green, assistant director of communications, Duke University Global Health Institute, joined 1998 (10 years)
• Paul Grantham, director of HR communications, Duke University Health System, joined 2004 (4 years)
• Mike Holsinger, director of communications, Misys Healthcare Systems, joined 2006 (2 years)
• Jill Jenkins, senior communications strategist, Duke University, joined 2005 (3 years)
• David Menzies, president, Menzies Consulting, joined 2005 (3 years)
• Elizabeth Michalka, staff writer, Duke University, joined 2007 (1 year)
• Leanora Minai, senior communications strategist, Duke University, joined 2006 (2 years)
• Lisa Ward, senior vice president, Capstrat, joined 2006 (2 years)
• Sherry Williamson, corporate communications specialist, Duke University, joined 2001 (7 years)
• Nancy Zeleniak, global head communication services, PPD, Inc., joined 2002 (6 years)
• Anton Zuiker, manager of internal communications, Duke University, joined 2007 (1 year)
  

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Mark your calendar now for the 2008 PR and Marketing Seminar
This full-day event is scheduled for Thursday, November 20, 2008, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at UNC's Friday Center for Continuing Education in Chapel Hill. The seminar will feature a keynote address by Marty Clarke, presentations from regional PR and marketing leaders and multiple opportunities to network with fellow professionals.

The early bird registration deadline is October 12.

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