Two new communication jobs in Geneva
Two new communication jobs are now online:
-Junior web/multimedia officer – GSCP, Geneva
-Intern – GCSP, Geneva
Next GCN lunchtime seminar – Tuesday 22 September 2015
Lunchtime seminar – Communicating through images
This presentation will focus on visual communication, specifically the role of images in communication. Francesco Arese Visconti, an experienced professional photographer, will explore the power of images.
Every time we take a photograph, we are actually cropping reality, we are choosing what message we want to deliver. Today, on social media, some half a million images are being uploaded every minute. But what is the value of the image? What are we communicating? Visual communication can be very powerful in a positive way but it can also be ambiguous, misleading or even offensive. Sometimes images are even more culture dependent than words. By considering some basic theories, analyzing images and through an interactive exercise, professionals in the communications field will be helped to reflect on the value of the image as part the communication toolkit and strategy, how images can be manipulated and published, but also how they can be a valuable support in your communication.
Date: Tuesday 22 September 2015
Time: 12h30 to 14h00
Location: The Swiss Press Club, Route de Ferney 106, La Pastorale, 1202 Geneva.
Fee: CHF 25.- per person includes drinks and snacks – please register online>>
(In order to facilitate the registration process we ask you to pay in advance through our online registration system. If you are unable to do so, please contact us).
Places are limited due to the venue size, so please register early for the event.
About the speaker:
Francesco Arese Visconti: an experienced and published freelance photographer, he has worked for important museums and public institutions. Member of the Union Suisse des Photographes Professionnels (USPP), he is the Deputy Head of the Media Communications department and Coordinator of the Photography Program at Webster University Geneva. As Part-time member of the research faculty at Webster, Francesco focuses his work on the migration processes in Switzerland and in Italy. His latest work is about the current flux of Italian migration in the Swiss Confederation. This work has been recently exhibited at the EXPO in Milan. He is the co-founder of Urbino Art Village, a centre for art and Italian workshops in Italy. Further information: www.aresevisconti.com.
We look forward to seeing you again!!
The 18th Fête de la Communication – La Pastorale 28 August 2015
The 18th Fête de la Communication will take place at La Pastorale (Route de Ferney 106 Geneva) on Friday 28 August 2015 starting at 17h. Entry is free of charge.
The programme includes:
17h00-18h30: Conference-debate with Plantu, Chappatte, Alex, Mix & Remix, Hermann, Ben, Debuhme (Vigousse) and Igor Ustinov on presse illustration and the battle against prejudice
From 18h30: Welcome and apéro with music by the «Jouez Cool» orchestra and a buffet prepared by Genecand Traiteur
19h30: Welcome speech and introductions
20h00: Presentation of the Forum Ustinov Prejudice Awareness
21h45: Tombola
Geneva – UN Designers Lunch – Monday 5 October 2015
For those working in the UN and design, the next UN Designers Lunch has been announced for Monday 5 October – see full details below.
Wednesday 2 and Thursday 3 September, Lausanne – Visual language and graphic facilitation workshop
An interesting forthcoming workshop in Lausanne:
Wednesday 2 and Thursday 3 September, Lausanne – Visual language and graphic facilitation workshop – with Sarah Clark
An introduction to the techniques of using hand-drawn visuals in a range of professional contexts, including group facilitation, coaching and training. You will learn the basics of visual language and how to use a mix of simple drawings, colour, words and metaphors to develop and share ideas, record presentations and meetings, and engage and energize groups.
Thinking that you can draw is absolutely not a prerequisite— if the techniques interest you and you’re prepared to experiment, please join us. We will spend a large proportion of the day practising and sharing within the group. Engage both your right and your left brain and have fun!
The deadline for registration is 24 August.
four new communication jobs in Geneva
Four new communication jobs are now online:
Communications Officer, EBU Geneva (short term position – 6 months)
Senior Communications Officer, EBU Geneva
Communications and Change Manager – For HR and the People Management Programme, ICRC Geneva
Head of digital content for the digital communication unit, ICRC Geneva
Swiss cities become more expensive for expats
A short article from World Radio Switzerland on the cost of living in Swiss cities for expats.
The most expensive cities in the world for expats are mainly in Switzerland or Asia – although the Angolan capital Luanda remains at the top for the third year running. The annual survey by the consulting company Mercer is followed by governments and businesses on choosing where to live. If they want to save money, then Switzerland should be avoided. This small country has three cities in the top 10, Zurich is third, Geneva fifth and Bern ninth. The main reason is the climb of the franc against the euro. But Chinese cities are also becoming more expensive. Mercer say that’s due to a strengthening currency and high cost of consumer goods that are popular with expats. The cheapest city is Karachi in Pakistan.
Digital Transformation conference Lausanne – 22 June 215
Digital Transformation – Women in Digital Switzerland is organising a conference on Digital Transformation in Lausanne on Monday 22 June from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM featuring Aurore Gailing, Digital Marketing and E-Commerce Manager at Nespresso Switzerland.
The event will be held at the Worknshare space, rue du liseron 7, in Lausanne and promises to provide participants with an opportunity to learn more about a key topic for all marketers. As Altimeter defines it, the Digital Transformation is the “realignment of, or new investment in, technology and business models to more effectively engage digital customers at every touchpoint in the customer experience lifecycle” Brian Solis adds that companies need to think of Digital Transformation as a “formal effort to renovate business vision, models, and investments for a new digital economy”.
About the speaker:
After several years working as an account manager at McCann Worldgroup, Aurore Gailing joined Nestlé as a marketing manager for the Swiss customer loyalty program MONDO. While working at Nestlé, she developed the e-commerce website and digital content strategy and operations. After another position held at the prestigious Digital Accelaration Team, Aurore continued specialising with digital among other brands of the Nestlé Group, such as Cailler, Nescafé, Buitoni until she was appointed as Nespresso Switzerland’s Digital Marketing and E-Commerce Manager.
Sold out! Pre-summer apéro, Tuesday 16 June 2015, Geneva Botanical Gardens
Our joint IABC/GCN pre-summer apéro is now sold out! We look forward to seeing the 50+ communicators next Tuesday!
UX Lausanne – Creating delightful User Experiences 4-5 June 2015
UX Lausanne – Creating delightful User Experiences (2 days – 8 talks – 8 workshops)
Date: June 4–5, 2015
Location: Palais de Rumine – Place de la Riponne 6, Lausanne
UX Lausanne is the first Western Switzerland event dedicated to user experience design: how to design delightful user experiences. The annual conference gathers major actors and specialists in the field of communication and design. The two day program (conference and workshops) provides a platform with opportunities to develop local and international connections, as well as sharing new ideas.
Speakers and topics include:
Stephen P. Anderson – ” Hooked on a feeling”
Elizabeth Buie – “We are all stakeholders”
Johanna Kollmann – “Sense-making for digital products”
Sarah Horton and David Sloan – “Empathy, education and excellence in inclusive design”
Antonio De Pasquale – “Fading money”
Donna Lichaw – “A narrative approach to building successful products and services”
Zahida Huber – “The risks and benefits of building trust”
Cennydd Bowles – “The ethical designer”
Benoit Pointet – “From Analytics Data to User Insights: how to get beyond Google analytics”
Andrea Resmini – Keynote Speech “When information bleeds everywhere and our digital and physical spaces become one and the same, how do we behave as designers and architects”