We have over 30 communicators signed up for the visit to CERN in Geneva on Thursday 19 July. Here is some information for those coming along:

13:30 Meet at CERN reception, entrance B33. Directions to the building>> 
13:50 Walk to Globe of Science and Innovation
14:00 Welcome from Communicators Blog organisers
14:05 Introduction to CERN and Cern communication from James Gillies, Head of CERN Communication group
14:30 Walk to ATLAS experiment
15:00 Visit ATLAS with James Gillies, Dominique Bertola and Bernard Pellequer as guides.
16:00 Return to Globe for coffee with members of the CERN Communication group
16:30-17:00 END
There is parking in front of the B33 entrance for those who plan to come by car. Directions to parking >> 

If you are travelling by bus, you can take the number 9. Important Note: Please be sure to take the one that has CERN written on it as not all of them travel all the way to CERN.

For safety reasons, please do not wear open shoes (e.g. sandals) or high heels.

See you!

Patricia & Glenn

Dear fellow Communicators,

Due to unforeseen circumstances, we are postponing the excursion to CERN  planned for this Thursday 7 June . James Gillies of CERN  has informed us that the project is lowering a large piece precisely  on  the afternoon of 7 June, so access will be blocked for any viewing that day.

The visit  will be re-scheduled to Thursday 19 July,  14h00 to 17h00.  

If you are able to attend on 19 July, please register online here 

Looking forward to seeing you, 
Patricia & Glenn

The International Association of Business Communicators is organising a NETWORKING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EVENING

Monday 25 June, 18.30 to 21.00 , Hotel Bristol, 10, rue du Mont-Blanc, 1201 Geneva.  

Thanks to all for your interest in our CERN visit.  We have over 30 participants and must close the registration. For those who cannot make it, we hope to see you at a future event. Patricia

Geneva is home to the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), the world’s largest particle physics centre. At the moment CERN is building  the  Large Hadron Collider (LHC), a particle accelerator which will probe deeper into matter than ever before. 
 
The Geneva Communicators Blog is pleased to invite you to one of the last visits to this spectacular sight before it is activated. James Gillies, Head of Communications, has kindly offered to host a tour and provide us some insight about communication at CERN. 

Date: Thursday 7 June 2007 at 14h.
Place: Cern, Meyrin, Geneva
 
 Register online here >>

Hope to see you some of you there!

Patricia & Glenn 

Here is an interesting event being held next week:

As part of the Future Series, the International University in Geneva , and Geneva Women in International Trade has the pleasure to invite you to a roundtable: “The Future of the Workplace”.

When: Thursday 10 May 2007, 6 p.m.

Where: Ramada Park Hotel, Avenue Louis-Casai 75-77, Geneve-Cointrin 1216

 Register online here>>

“People are spending more of their time working, whether in their office, at home or on the road. How will technology, work practices and policies shape the work environment of tomorrow? How can organisations provide the ever-so-important work/life balance? How can individuals cope with the new demands of the mobile workforce?”Panel members:
– Clark Elliott, Workplace Consultant, CB Richard Ellis
– Bob Jones, Vice President, Global Government Solutions Group, Cisco Systems International
– Heidi Munro, Regional Human Resources Manager, EMEA, Safety & Protection, Du Pont de Nemours InternationalEntry fee: 25 CHF (15 CHF for GWIT members and IUN Alumni)

Agenda: 6.00 p.m.
Welcome 6.30 p.m.
Presentations followed by discussions
7.30 p.m. Cocktail and networking

Register online here >>

Glenn

The IABC are organising a professional development evening in Geneva on Tuesday 15 May, Hotel Bristol on the theme “What are the implications of Web 2.0 for communicators?” with Alexander Osterwalder, PhD of Arvetica, the Geneva-based business consultancy.

Further information is found in the invitation (pdf).

Looks interesting, hope to see you there.

Glenn

Dear readers,

Thank you to those who came to our breakfast on Friday (March 30).  Dr. Watson’s presentation was very interesting and the discussion that followed as well. It was great to hear various participants share their experience in different sectors. 

Here are some documents from the meeting, which may be of  interest to you:
Introduction to communications evaluation (pdf)
Evaluating Networks (pdf)
Evaluating Communication Campaigns (pdf)

If you would like to see a copy of Dr. Watson’s speech or the participants list, please send us an email.

For further information about “Evaluation”, check out Glenn’s other blog: Intelligent Measurement

Plus you can view some photos of the event on the side bar of this page or here>> 

We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Patricia & Glenn

Dear Geneva Communicators blog readers,

Thank you for the positive response to our first breakfast meeting. Unfortunately, we have now reached the maximum capacity as the venue only allows for 40 people.

We must, therefore, now close this meeting. For those of you who are left behind, don’t despair as we will organise another meeting soon!!

Stay tuned for further developments.

Glenn & Patricia

We have had a great response to the First Geneva Communicators Breakfast with over 30 people registered to come along.  If you are interested, please register online soon as we will have to close the registration shortly since we just don’t have a large enough room!

We will adapt for the next meeting ….

Glenn & Patricia