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| Wednesday,
October 1 | Thursday,
October 2 | Friday,
October 3
| Thursday,
October 2 8:45-10:15 a.m. |
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Keynote Address
: Communication in Concert: Making it all Come Together |
| 10:45 a.m. - Noon | |
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PRanoia: New Threats to Haunt Your Thoughts |
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What the "B" in IABC Means - or Should Mean to You |
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The Listening Brand: Tapping Into the Awesome Power of Customer Insights |
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Managing Change Through Applied Interpersonal Communication |
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Silver Quill Luncheon and Awards Banquet |
| 2-5 p.m. | |
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Helping Your Leadership Capitalize on Communication Competencies |
| 2-3:15 p.m. | |
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Good Ways to Deliver Bad News |
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Maintaining Harmony in Cacophonous Times: Tips for Entrepreneurs |
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Beating the Blues Out of Project Management |
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Maximizing ROI with E-Marketing |
| 3:45-5 p.m. | |
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Virtually Speaking: Communicating with a Remote Workforce |
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Corporate Ethics and Trust: A Communicator's Role? |
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Maximize Your PR Reach: Using a Network of Independent PR Professionals |
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Planning a World Tour: Internationalizing Your Message and Brand |
| 5:45-6:30 p.m. | |
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Networking Reception |
| 6:45 p.m. | |
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Meet for Dine-Around Austin |
Thurs.
Oct. 2, 8:45-10:15 a.m.
Keynote
Address
Making It All Come Together
Vice President of Corporate Communications for Dell, Inc.
Presenter:
Elizabeth Heller Allen is the vice president of Corporate Communications for Dell Computer Corporation and is responsible for the strategic direction and global management of Dell’s Corporate Communications function. Prior to joining Dell in January 2000, Allen was vice president of Corporate Communications at Staples Inc., a leading global retailer of office supplies, furniture and technology to consumers and businesses. Her career of more than 25 years in communications includes responsibility as vice president of corporate communications at Loral Corp., a defense contractor and space communications company, and a vice president of marketing communications at Citicorp. Allen holds a bachelor’s degree in editorial journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, where she was subsequently inducted into the school’s hall of achievement and holds a seat on the Board of Visitors. She also earned a master's degree in business administration from Indiana University.