See you in New Orleans?
16th June 2007 by Michael Zimet
It’s just a week before the start of IABC’s 2007 International Conference in New Orleans, and in addition to the many outstanding presentations, workshops, networking opportunities and other activities, we have some special Advocacy-related activities planned for those of you who will be coming to The Big Easy.
“Ask Me”
When you arrive at the conference (and throughout our four days in New Orleans), you’ll see some people wearing green “Advocacy — Ask Me” buttons. We’ll be greeting everyone we can, whether they’re IABC members or non-member colleagues, but especially those who may not be aware of the Advocacy initiative. To help spread the word, we’ll be handing out cards with information about Advocacy and encouraging more people to join us here in the Advocacy Commons.
We’ll also be handing out Advocacy badge ribbons. (Those of you who have attended previous conferences know that people keep adding these colorful ribbons until their badges look more like the cascade of medals on a general’s uniform!)
This is another way to build people’s awareness of our initiative and encourage them to join in our discussions here in the Advocacy Commons. It should be fun. So if you see one of us, Ask Me!
Announcing the Advocacy Dine-Around!
They say you can’t get a bad meal in New Orleans, and the dine-around on Tuesday, June 26, will carry on a conference tradition as groups of attendees choose from a roster of great restaurants for an evening of fabulous dining and fun.
As part of the dine-around, we’re inviting anyone who’s interested to join us for great food and an opportunity to talk about Advocacy. We’ll review our progress and plans for the future, but we want to spend the bulk of the time listening to your feedback and ideas and even do some brainstorming to explore new opportunities.
We’re holding the Advocacy dine-around at Remoulade on Bourbon Street, one of New Orleans’ great casual dining establishments.
If you’d like to participate, please sign up at the Dine-Around booth located adjacent to the conference registration area. Unfortunately, seating is limited, and it’s first-come-first-served — so sign up early!
We look forward to seeing many of you in N’awlins!