Going Solo is a one-day conference for freelancers and small business owners of the internet industry. It will take place in Lausanne, Switzerland on May 16th, 2008. The conference is organised by Going Far, Stephanie Booth’s new media company
Stay tuned for more information about this event or go to the Going Solo blog for further information.
Don’t miss the LIFT conference, coming up in February.
LIFT08 is a three day event to explore the social impact of new technologies. Learn about tomorrow’s most important trends, those changing our lives and organizations on a daily basis. The event includes workshops, talks, social activities and discussions to get a look at the most important technological trends and meet the people behind them.
There is an interesting conference scheduled by Rezonance on the evening of Wednesday 16 January on maximising your visibility and reputation online.
More information, please note conference will be in French >>
Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
See you in 2008!
Glenn & Patricia
We have posted some new job opportunities in the communications field – in the Geneva region on our careers page.
Good luck!
Patricia & Glenn
If you are interested in communications and new media, then you should think of attending LIFT08 that will take place between February 6-8 2008 in Geneva.
Registration is now open and early bird registration closes this Friday (you pay 650 CHF in place of 850 CHF).
Glenn
There are four new communication job vacancies posted on our careers page.
Good luck!
Glenn & Patricia
A student at the International University in Geneva is looking for part-time work in the marketing/communications/sales field and we thought we would ask any readers if they have anything available, more details as follows:
Cheryl, an international relations student has work experience in the marketing and promotional areas, mainly in pharmaceutical sector. She is willing to do administrative, promotional, editing or other tasks. As a student, she is allowed to work 20 hours per week (student permit). Cheryl is Sri Lankan and speaks English, Sinhalese and Hindi. Please contact Cheryl if you are interested: carndt@iun.ch
This morning some 25 communicators gathered at the Geneva Press Club to listen to a very interesting presentation from Jonathan Buck of the IEC on their use of web in building online communities. His presentation is available here for those who were not able to make it: presentation on Wattwatt (pdf – 4 MB) .
And some slightly blurred but artistic photos can be found on our photo feed to the right of your screen…
Any suggestions for topics for future breakfast meetings are most welcome!
Patricia & Glenn
A fellow communicator, Rana Cassou is looking for a freelance English editor:
I am looking for an editor, who has English as a mother tongue, to have a glance at roughly 10 A4 pages a month.
My email address is ranacassou@yahoo.com
Please contact Rana directly if you can help.
Glenn