Rountable – Doing business in India, 25 November

As media partner for the following event, all Geneva Communicators receive a discount entry fee of 25 CHF:

The International University in Geneva and the Organization of Women in Trade – Lake Geneva present:

Round table: “Doing business in India”

With over 1.17 billion people, the potential of India is only beginning to emerge. What are the challenges of doing business in India? What are the obstacles and opportunities that can be found in the world’s largest democracy? Our panel of leading experts will explore these issues and more during a lively and interactive conference. We will look at business in India from several angles: commercial, legal and regulatory, technical and technological trade.

Speakers: Jaya Banerji – moderator, Director, Advocacy and Communications, MMV, Roesheen Cosgrave, CAO of Merrill Lynch Private Banking, Divvya Rajagopalan-Vorburger, International Lawyer and more speakers to be confirmed!

DATE: Thursday, 25 November 2010, 18:30 — 21:00 (including networking cocktail)

VENUE: Ramada Park Hotel, Avenue Louis-Casaï 75-77, Genève-Cointrin 1216

COST: 25 CHF for OWIT members, GCN members, IUG alumni / Non-member: 30 CHF

Register here for the event:
http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22BF8RKMX6P

By | November 12th, 2010|Other events|0 Comments
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Free Live Engagement Webinar

On 30 November, Simply Communicate are offering you the chance to participate in a free webinar and learn more about Employee Engagement from three experts:

  • Marc Wright, who created the British Airways Putting People First Again programme that helped lift sales by 40% and double the share price
  • Brad Jennings, the former Head of Brand Experience at Vodafone UK, and
  • Gerard Brown, the creative director of simply experience, the engagement agency behind the hugely successful LiVE Tetra Pak campaign that went around the world.

The one hour webinar starts at 14:00 CET and is the latest in a series of virtual ‘lunch hour’ conferences that aim to bring prominant experts in internal communications directly to your desktop.

Register to take part in the webinar >

Melitta

 

By | November 11th, 2010|Other events|0 Comments
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Geneva Digital Life Event – 17 November 2010

An interesting event in Geneva on 17 November 2010 to present the data of a recent report. The largest ever global research project into people’s online activities and behaviour – “Digital Life” – was launched on binary day (10.10am, 10/10/10) by TNS, the world’s biggest custom research company. Covering 88% of the world’s online population through almost 50,000 interviews with consumers in 46 countries, the study reveals a number of very significant findings as well as providing indicators for the future of the world’s online behaviour.

“Digital Life” is the first truly global research into online activities, including all the key emerging markets of the BRICs and many of the next 11, going beyond basic behaviour to provide more detailed data into attitudes and emotional drivers of that behaviour.

Core data from the study is being made publicly available via an interactive website – http://discoverdigitallife.com/

For further information and program details check the Discover Digital Life website.

Patricia

By | November 9th, 2010|Other events|0 Comments
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IABC Event in Zurich – 8 December 2010

The International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Switzerland is organising an event in Zurich on “Communicating in a Flat World”.  Guest speaker Silvia Cambie, author of the best-selling book International Communications Strategies, who will present and discuss employee engagement and overcoming cultural resistance to change in European institutions and multinationals.

The event will be held on  Wednesday evening, 8 December 2010, 6:30pm-8:30pm held at Zurich Insurance, Auditorium Z, Mythenquai 2/3, Zurich. Doors open 6pm.  This will also be a great networking opportunity so bring your business cards!

IABC kindly asks you to book in advance on http://www.eventbrite.com/event/902235611 The cost is just 25CHF pp inclusive of booking fee and catering. However, entry on the door costs 30CHF cash only.

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Wrap up for 15 October event

Many thanks to the 60+ communicators who attended the seminar today with John Zimmer on presentation skills – a very interesting presentation.

Some select photos of the event are found to the left of our page.  For more information on John, please visit his website “Manner of Speaking”.

Thanks again to Tony Murdoch of the Murdoch Group for moderating the event and to our sponsor, the International University in Geneva.

Glenn

By | October 15th, 2010|Other events|0 Comments
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15 October event – fully booked!

Just to let all communicators know that our next lunchtime seminar, scheduled for Friday 15 October is fully booked! We are at our full capacity – 60+ persons, so if you didn’t book yet, we look forward seeing you at our next event.

Glenn and the team

By | October 11th, 2010|Other events|0 Comments
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Discount for GCN members at Lift 11 – Geneva, February 2 – 4, 2010

The Geneva Communicators Network is proud to be affiliated with the Lift Conference Series. The next Lift Conference is Lift11 and will be held at the CICG in Geneva on February 2-4, 2011.

By clicking on the banner on the left of this site, GCN members can benefit from a 25% discount on the registration fee. The early bird rates are now available so act now as conference tickets go quickly.

Lift11 is a three-day conference about current and emerging usage of digital technologies such as online communities, social media and casual games. Participants come to better understand the challenges and opportunities presented by digital technologies, and meet the people who drive these innovations.

It’s the most innovative conference around and an excellent platform for networking so don’t miss out on this great opportunity.

We look forward to seeing you there next February.

Patricia

By | October 7th, 2010|Other events|0 Comments
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Next GCN event on public speaking – 15 October 2010

We are pleased to be able to return to the Geneva Press Club for our next GCN lunch meeting on 15 October.

This meeting will focus on presentation techniques. Making presentations or preparing others to do so is a key role for many communicators. John Zimmer, a lawyer by trade and expert public speaker at heart, will look at emotion from the perspective of both the speaker and the audience, examine why it is so important, and discuss ways in which to add genuine emotion to your presentations.One of the most famous catchphrases of motivational guru Tony Robbins is “Live with passion!” In fact, that’s also how we should speak: with passion; with emotion. Emotion is usually one of the touchstones of a great speech. It separates great speakers from mediocre ones. And it is one of the best ways of ensuring that your audience remembers your message.

Topic: Presentation Skills: Once More, With Emotion
Date: Friday, 15 October 2010
Time: 12h30 to 14h00
Location*: The Swiss Press Club, Route de Ferney 106, La Pastorale, 1202 Geneva (view directions)
Fee: CHF 10.- per person for a light lunch – payable at the door.

Please register here for the Geneva Communicators Network lunch event for Friday 15 October 2010 at 12h30.

If the above link doesn’t work, please copy the following link into your Internet browser: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22B9NBX8Z3J

Speaker’s bio: John Zimmer is a Canadian lawyer who now lives in Geneva, Switzerland and works in the United Nations system. John has over 20 years of public speaking experience. He has addressed courts and tribunals, business conferences, U.N. bodies, international delegations and more. He is a guest lecturer on public speaking and presentation skills for the Executive MBA Programmes at the University of Lausanne and the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. John is a member of the International Geneva Toastmasters Club. He is a four-time European champion of public speaking contests. He also writes a blog about public speaking – http://mannerofspeaking.org – that is followed by readers around the world.

We look forward to seeing you there!!

Glenn, Patricia, Melitta & Vincent

*Location sponsored by the International University in Geneva.

By | October 3rd, 2010|Other events|0 Comments
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SRRP event on social media (in French) 21 September 18h at the Warwick Hotel in Geneva

Social networks, blogs, geolocator services: a reach cultural change or just simple tools? How doe we integrate them into our work as communicators?

Presentations by:

Myriam L’Aouffir Responsible for online communication, Groupe France Télévisions et du Club France Télévisions
Charlotte Terrapon Communication Project Coordinator and Community Manager at Montreux Jazz Festival
Mathieu Jaton Secretary General, Montreux Jazz Festival
Ms Michel Jaccard Associate, BCCC Attorneys-at-law
Moderator: Stéphane Koch, instructor and consultant in the field of information technology.

Location: Warwick Hotel, 14 rue de Lausanne, 1201 Geneva
Date & time: 21 September 2010, 18h
Price: Free for SRRP members, non-members CHF 50.-, GCN members: CHF 35

More information from the SRRP>>

By | September 20th, 2010|Other events|0 Comments
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The Community Managers (Suisse romande)

A new group has been created in the lake Geneva region. The Community Managers (Suisse romande) had its first meeting on 9 June 2010.

12 Community Managers met at the Brasserie des Halles de l’Ile to explore the scope of this increasingly important job. The meeting was a great success with strong interest from participants, interesting discussions, and positive feedback. For a full summary of the meeting  (currently only in French) visit their site: http://communitymanagers.ch/2010/07/09/rencontre-du-9-juin-2010/

The next meeting is scheduled on 13 August 2010. To follow the discussions or join a future meeting, check the website: communitymanagers.ch

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