Programs and Events

 

Communications awards and social media program

We kick off the season with a chance to recognize the top Portland-area communication campaigns of 2010, and a chance to hear from one of our social media thought leaders.

Date: Wednesday Sept. 15
Time: 6 to 8 p.m.
Speaker: John Anthony Hartman: ”Understanding Transmedia – How Story Worlds are Changing the Art of Communication”
Place: Paragon Restaurant and Bar, 1309  NW Hoyt St. , Portland 97209
Register to attend 
Cost: IABC members: $15 ($20 after Sept. 12); non-members$20 ($25 after Sept. 12). Student rates available. 

About the speaker: Transmedia storytelling represents a shift in the way we think about our relationship to media. The modern media savvy consumer expects more. In this whirlwind presentation John Hartman will attempt to shine a light on this changing mediascape and discuss the evolution of the art of communication.  

John Hartman is president of Feedia, a social media consulting firm helping companies develop strategies in new media. He has worked with many government agencies and major corporations on a litany of projects in the IT space. In 2004 he became the technology evangelist for the Digital Universe Foundation. There, he developed semantic Web strategies and helped to evolve the digital universe from a customized Mozilla browser to a browser-independent platform using Dojo Ajax framework and a customized Media Wiki implementation called the Encyclopedia of Earth, a project headed by a co-founder of Wikipedia. He is a member of the faculty of the Digital Marketing Program at Portland State University. 

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Networking for Communicators

On the first Wednesday of each month, we host a networking event for IABC members, communications professionals, and others in or interested in the field of corporate and business communications: writers, editors, marketing communicators, graphic artists, etc. Come and mingle with friendly people who are in your field. Date: Wednesday Oct. 6
Time: 5 to 7 p.m.
Place: On Deck Sport Bar & Grill, 910 NW 14th St., Portland
Cost: No charge to attend  

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More professional development events

IABC International professional development events 

Visit other local marketing and communications groups’ sites for their calendar of events: 

• Public Relations Society of America (Portland Chapter)
• American Marketing Association (Portland chapter)
• Portland Advertising Federation
• Self-Employed Creative Professionals
• Society for Technical Communication (Willamette valley Chapter)
• Social Media Club of Portland
• PDXMindshare: Portland, Oregon networking organization that specializes in connecting qualified professionals with interested companies through email job postings and a monthly networking event.
• PDXNex: Links to groups, conferences, calendars, and education for New Media Professionals (Design, Development & Marketing) in Portland, Oregon