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To make reservations by phone, call 1-800-228-9290 in the USA and Canada. Reservations must be made on or before Friday, Aug. 29, 2008, in order to guarantee space and special hotel rates negotiated by IABC PPR.

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Inaugural Pacific Plains Region EXCHANGE

Pacific Plains Region EXCHANGE, September 21-23, 2008, Seattle, Washington

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Hear from Starbucks on branding and Waggener Edstrom Worldwide on social media. Find out how to unleash your creativity, communicate strategically, write for the internet and much, much more.

Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008	EXCHANGE 2008 SCHEDULE
9:00a – 1:00p	IABC PPR Board of Directors Meeting - Red Willow Suite
12:00p – 1:00p	Board of Directors Lunch
1:00p – 5:00p	IABC PPR Region Leadership Meeting  - Private Dining Room
Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008
7:30a - 9:00a	IABC PPR Leadership Breakfast. Hosted by IABC PPR, all PPR board members, chapter delegates, Conference Committee and IABC Silver Quill Committee members invited to attend - Harbor Room
9:00a – 12:30p	IABC PPR Region Leadership Meeting - Harbor Room
3:00p - 5:30p	Conference Registration - Foyer D
3:30p – 4:30p	Workshop: “Accreditation’s Role in Your Career Planning” - Seaport Room
4:30p– 5:30p	New IABC Conferee Session: “Getting the Most Out of Your IABC Experience” - Grand Pacific Ballroom A & B
5:30p – 8:00p	IABC Welcome Reception/Silver Quill Awards Recognition - Grand Pacific Ballroom D
Monday, Sept. 22, 2008
7:30a – 8:15a	Registration Begins - Foyer D
7:30a – 8:15a	Networking Breakfast - Grand Pacific Ballroom E & F
8:15a – 8:30a	IABC Welcome Session - Grand Pacific Ballroom D
8:30a – 9:45a	Keynote Presentation: “The Power of Communication and Its Role in the Starbucks Transformation” by Valerie O’Neil, vice president, Global Communications, Starbucks Coffee Company - Grand Pacific Ballroom D
9:45 – 10:00a	Break
10:00 - 11:30a	Breakout Sessions Session 1: “Think Strategically to Make Your Objectives Measurable” by Mary Ann McCauley, ABC, Catalyst Communications, Inc. - Grand Pacific Ballroom A & B Session 2: PR Measurement and Evaluation by David Kistle, ABC, Senior Vice President, Padilla Speer Beardsley and Angela Jeffries, APR, Vice President Editorial Research, VMS - Grand Pacific Ballroom E & F
10:00 – 10:40a	Case Study at e-Bay: “Creating An Engaging Intranet" byCatherine Roberts, Director of Internal Communications & David North, Manager of IT-Business Solutions Intranet Group, eBay Inc. - Grand Pacific Ballroom D
10:45 – 11:30a	“Intranet Writing Simplified" by John Gerstner, ABC, President of Communitelligence, Inc. - Grand Pacific Ballroom D
11:30a – 1:00p	Networking Luncheon - Library
1:00p - 2:30p	Idea Fair (Featuring Best Practices of 2008 IABC PPR Silver Quill Awards as well as an IABC Exchange of suppliers of marketing and communication services. - Grand Pacific Ballroom D
2:30 – 2:45p	Break
2:45p – 4:00p	General Session: “The Creative Discipline" by Jim Link, Founder, Idea-Link Grand Pacific Ballroom A & B & C
4:00 – 6:00p	Free Time
6:00p	IABC PPR Dine-Around
Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008
7:30a – 8:30a	Interactive Dialogue Workshops (Breakfast included) Grand Pacific Ballroom A & B & C Topic 1: “Lessons from Asia: Learning to communicate All Over Again” (Facilitator: Katherine (Kit) Jenkins, ABC, Associate Professor Webster University Topic 2: “Byte Me: managing Your Online Personal Brand Identity (Facilitator: Brad Whitworth, Senior Communication Manager, Cisco) Topic 3: “Reputation Management” (Facilitator: Renee Gastineau, MBA, ABC, Founder, Gastineau Communications Inc.) Topic 4: “Communicating With A Multicultural, Decentralized Workforce” (Facilitator: Julie Baron, Communication Works) Topic 5: “Social Media” (Facilitator: Chris Hall, Chief Technology Officer, IABC World Headquarters) Topic 6: “Leveraging the Brand for Bottom Line Results” (Facilitator: Joseph Ugalde, Vice President-Marketing and Communication, IABC World Headquarters) Topic 7: “Going Green in Communication” Topic 8: “Telling Your Story: Effective Media Relations” (Factilitator: Archana Verma, PR Manager, IABC) Topic 9: “The Importance Of Ethics In The Workplace – And In Life!” Facilitator: Todd Hattori, ABC, Manager, Washington State Department of Information Services) Topic 10: How To Better Hone Your Sale-ability During The Job Search - Judith Cushman, President, Judith Cushman & Associates) Topic 11: Mergers and Acquisition Communication – Cindy Schmieg, ABC, Capira Marketing-Communications LLC
8:30a – 8:45a	IABC Welcome Session
8:45a – 9:30a	General Session: “The Nonverbal Advantage: Secrets and Science of Body Language at Work” by Dr. Carol Kinsey Goman, President, Kinsey Consulting Services - Grand Pacific Ballroom D
9:30a – 9:45a	Break
9:45a – 10:30a	Breakout Sessions: Session 1: Case Study at Cisco Systems: “Driving Change: Diversity and Inclusion As A Global Initiative” by Presenters: Marsha Gewirtzman, Director, Inclusion & Diversity Cisco Systems and Lesli Gee, Vice President of ROI Communication - Grand Pacific Ballroom D Session 2: “The Forgotten Layer:  The Power of Supervisors in Employee Engagement”by Connie Kotke, Principal, Nautilus Communications LLC - Grand Pacific Ballroom A & B
10:30-10:45a	Break
10:45a – 11:30a	Closing Keynote: “How PR Can Navigate Today's New Marketing Milieu” Featuring Frank Shaw, President – Microsoft Accounts, Worldwide, Waggener Edstrom Worldwide - Grand Pacific Ballroom D
11:30a – 11:45a	Conference Wrap-Up - Grand Pacific Ballroom D
1p – 5:30p	Accreditation Exams - Grand Pacific Ballroom C

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