FEIEA, the Federation of European Business Communicators, is now accepting entries into its 2010 Grand Prix – a pan-European internal communication awards competition.
Until 10 June 2010, you can enter your communication projects in one of 15 classes covering internal events, printed publications, electronic communications and internal communication strategies.
Find out more about the competition via the FEIEA website >
Melitta
Many thanks to the 40+ participants who attended Monday evening’s CSR Geneva and Geneva Communicators Network event on: Human Rights Reporting: Is it your Business? held on the first floor of the Restaurant La Broche . The event focused on how companies can improve their understanding and why they should publicly disclose policies and practices relating to human rights. What are the implications for what and how companies communicate with their stakeholders?
Many thanks also to the moderator: Dr. Guido Palazzo, Professor of Business Ethics at the University of Lausanne and the speakers: Dr. Liz Umlas, independent researcher specializing in human rights, Ron Popper, Head of Corporate Responsibility at ABB, and a special thanks for the last minute participation of Claude Voillat from the ICRC.
View the photos of the event on the left hand column of this page or on our Flickr page.
Looking forward to seeing you at our next event, the Lac Leman Communications Forum on 6 May.
Patricia, Melitta, Glenn, and Vincent
Pulford Media offers two practical workshops on freelance journalism in Geneva:
Thursday 6th and Saturday 8th May 2010
Focus on:
-Finding markets
-Generating ideas
-Approaching editors
-Constructing news and features articles
-Understanding commission and copyright
-Opportunities to ask questions/air concerns
Venue: Residence Colladon, Chemin Colladon 5-7, Petit Saconnex, Geneva
Cost: CHF 220 (to include lunch, refreshments and copy of Byliners)
Cedric Pulford is a freelance with 20 years’ experience with the Guardian in London, and is one of Britain’s most experienced journalism trainers. Participants will receive a copy of his latest book, Byliners, 101 ways to be a freelance journalist. Cedric says: “Recent years have seen a huge expansion of editorial space, much of it being filled by freelance writers. People who have lived and worked around the world have another plus: their interesting and unusual experiences may translate into sellable material.”
To register for the workshop: liz@pulfordmedia.co.uk or call: 079 547 5131
Numbers will be capped to ensure a comfortable, interactive atmosphere.
« La Coporate Communication à l’heure du Web 2.0″
Friday 26 mars 2010 – 13h30 to 18h30
Hôtel Crown Plaza Geneva
Cost: publicité romande members Frs 150- / non members Frs 200.-
An opportunity to meet heads of corporate communiations with 2.0 experience. The programme includes:
« Integrated Online Communicaiton » André Manning, Vice President and Global Head of External Communication Philips
« Internal Communication in Times of the Generation Y « par Jürgen Zimmermann, Vice President and Head of Corporate Media, SAP
« NATO : a Political-Military Organization boosting Online Communications » Dr Gerlinde Niehus, Head Corporate Communicaitons Section Public Diplomacy Division, NATO
« Profiting from the Oline Community » Jon Worth, Partner techPolitics LLP
« It’s a long Way to Enterprise 2.0″ Jean-Paul Chapon, Interanet and online Media Manager Alcatel-Lucent
« Entreprises romandes : comment réussir sa conversion au 2.0″ Alan Vonlanthen, consultant web /chef de projet, Cross Agency
« Online Communication at IBM : Decoding the Digital Revolution » Ian McNairn, Program Director Web Technology & Innovation, SWG Integration Business Transformation and IT, IBM
Moderator: Marchand, Editor in chief, Cominmag
CSR Geneva and Geneva Communicators Network invites you to join us for:
TALKS & DRINKS on:
Human Rights Reporting: Is it your Business?
When: On Monday, 19 April, 2010, from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Where: First floor of the Restaurant La Broche – Salle la Combourgeoise, 36 rue du Stand, 1204 Genève, Tel. 022 321 22 60 –www.restaurantlabroche.ch (how to get there: Tram: 1 and 15 – “Stand”and several buses see www.tpg.ch . If car need to be, free private parking next to the restaurant).
Entrance fee: CHF 15.—including networking cocktail.
About the event:
How do companies report on business and human rights? What are the trends? How can companies improve their understanding and why should they publicly disclose policies and practices relating to human rights? What are the implications for what and how companies communicate with their stakeholders?
You will have the chance to hear the findings of a recent report analyzing 57 sustainability reports from companies representing a range of industry sectors. A representative from ABB and Nestlé will comment and highlight selected examples of corporate human rights reporting.
The author of the report:
Confirmed Guest Speaker representing the private sector:
The talk will be moderated by Dr. Guido Palazzo, Professor of Business Ethics at the University of Lausanne.
Please registration online here >>
The Geneva Facilitator Network is pleased to offer a one-day workshop on Graphic Facilitation – how to draw graphics that make ideas memorable
Friday 19 March 2010
09.00-17.00
with
Graham Shaw
-Represent key points & capture the essence of an idea with an image
-Create a visual record of ideas, concepts and models
-Enhance the brain’s potential to make meaning & create connections
– Discover drawing skills you never knew you had!
In this lively session you will learn that you can in fact draw great graphics, including cartoons and powerful symbols. Graham will guide you through his easy-to-learn system for creating fabulous cartoon images for your workshops.
This is a fast-paced and highly practical workshop with plenty of opportunity to actually use the skills as you learn. All you need to be successful is an open mind, be prepared to have a go – and to have a fun day!
Registration: events@gfn-net.ch / 079 547 5131
Fees: CHF 300 including lunch & refreshments
Venue: Residence Colladon, chemin Colladon
4-6 Petit Saconnex, 1209 Geneva (Bus No.3 Arret Colladon)
Please note this workshop will only take place with a participation rate of 10 firm registrations – we encourage you to register early!
For more information: Contact events@gfn-net.ch
As co-organisers, we are pleased to present to you the Lac Leman Communications Forum 2010:
Theme: Navigating the Social Media Jungle: Strategies for Corporate Communications
Date and time: Thursday, May 6, 2010 10:00 – 18:00 hrs
Location: The Olympic Museum, Lausanne, Switzerland
Cost: CHF 450/EUR 300 (The conference fee covers all breaks, lunch, the closing apero as well as a certificate of attendance from the Universita della Svizzera italiana)
The Lac Leman Communications Forum will provide an up-to-the-minute review of the Web 2.0 landscape and analyzes the increasingly central role that corporate communications plays in virtually every organizational function. Forum participants will gain insights into how to deploy proven strategies for using new and emerging digital platforms.
Speakers:
Paul Argenti, Professor of Corporate Communication, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, USA.
Andreina Mandelli, PHD, SDA Bocconi School of Management, Italy, and Universita della Svizzera italiana, Switzerland. Andreina Mandelli is Professor of Communication and Marketing at SDA Bocconi School of Management in Italy.
Adrian Monck, Managing Director, Head of Communications and Media, World Economic Forum.
Bertil Cottier, Professor and Dean, Faculty of Communication Sciences, Universita della Svizzera italiana, Switzerland.
For those who are interested in social media, there is an interesting conference in Paris on 22-23 March 2010. Marketing 2.0 (M2C) will bring together experts and specialists to discuss the future of marketing, (social) media, and advertising, as well as new technology.
The main goal of the M2C is to exchange ideas and learn how to handle the dramatic changes in media, marketing, and consumer behavior in your day-to-day business using the latest knowledge, best practice, and trends. We try to gain insights from the bigger picture instead of focusing on only one discipline, such as technology, marketing, or media. Furthermore, we recognize that all areas are becoming ever more connected and also recognize the need for better understanding across all departments today.
If you click on the icon on the Comminsight blog and add the code: PGM2C2 you can benefit from a slight discount.
See you in Paris!
A workshop on New Media for civil society will take place in Geneva, on March 8, 2010, at 5 pm.
The workshop takes place in the framework of the Geneva Summit for Human Rights, Tolerance and Democracy. The full details of the event are:
http://www.genevasummit.org/static/showNew/page/program_2010_en
17:00 Human Rights Advocacy: Skills-Building Workshops: New Media for Human Rights: Activism in the Internet Age, Yves Bennaim, New Media Expert Trainer
The workshop is free, register at: http://www.genevasummit.org.
An interesting event from Web Analytics Wednesday for those working in the online communications field – this event focuses on the analysis of web-based communications:
Join us on the 27th of January 2010 for the first Web Analytics Wednesday of the year sponsored by HIPPARCOS and FinScore.
On the agenda (to be confirmed):
* Opening words
* Business case by Swisscom: Web Personalization
* FinWEB: Online and offline become 1
* Discussion and networking
We will be happy to welcome you at this event.
Location: Forum Crédit Suisse – Rue de Lausanne 17 – 1201 Geneva
Only 1 minute far from the train station
Time: 17h00