Wed, 10 June 2009  Robert Swan, OBE, is a polar explorer, environmental leader and special envoy to the director of UNESCO. As the first man to walk across both the North and South Poles, Swan witnessed firsthand the damage to the polar regions. Over a five-year period, he removed and recycled more than 1,500 tons of waste from the Antarctic Peninsula. He is a noted speaker at global environmental summits, a U.N. Goodwill Ambassador for Youth and a visiting professor at the School of Environment at Leeds University. In 1995, Swan was awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE). On June 10, he delivered a powerful message to 1,200+ communicators gathered at the IABC 2009 World Conference in San Francisco. He also asked for help. Listen to this 1-minute interview to hear what amazing challenge Swan announced at the IABC World Conference, and how you can help.
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Mon, 8 June 2009  These Quick & Dirty podcasts are unedited MP3 recordings made with my portable digital recorder at the IABC 2009 World Conference at the SF Marriott in San Francisco. #3 was recorded on Monday, June 8, 2009 following a presentation by Lynn Patterson, director of corporate responsibility at RBC Financial Group, Ontario, Canada. Lynn's presentation, "The Suite Spot: Transforming your corporate responsibility report into a communication suite," included ideas for moving away from a focus on corporate responsibility reports so that communicators instead can provide a "suite" of communications tailored to key audiences across appropriate media. Our discussion covered the reasons to move in the direction of CS communications suites, examples of how it is done at RBC, and the possibly surprising thought that CSR departments may one day disappear--but the work won't. Direct download: Quick_Dirty_SF_3-Lynn_Patterson_CSR_Communications.mp3 Category: podcasts -- posted at: 8:51 PM Comments[1] |
Sun, 7 June 2009  These Quick & Dirty podcasts are unedited MP3 recordings made with my portable digital recorder at the IABC 2009 World Conference at the SF Marriott in San Francisco. #1 was recorded Saturday morning, June 6, 2009 in a cab. The interview is with Stacey Thornberry, IABC 2009 Conference Manager, as we headed to the Ocean Beach cleanup event. Subsequent podcasts will include interviews with IABC World Conference session presenters and attendees. Stay tuned! Direct download: Quick_and_Dirty_San_Francisco-1_Stacey_Thornbury_file0185.mp3 Category: podcasts -- posted at: 10:56 AM Comments[0] |
Sun, 7 June 2009  These Quick & Dirty podcasts are unedited MP3 recordings made with my portable digital recorder at the IABC 2009 World Conference at the SF Marriott in San Francisco. #2, recorded Sunday morning, June 7, 2009 in my room at the Marriott. Summary of the events in which I've participated since arriving here on Friday afternoon: Meetup with Mike Zimet of the IABC SR Committee and two IABC IT staffers, Isaac and Tonia. Community service event (beach cleanup). Walking tour of Union Square / Chinatown. The above photo shows the two SF Chapter hosts, Molly Walker and Janet Bailey (seated, wearing black shirts) and Russell Grossman (standing to the left). Bumping into IABC leaders and colleagues. Subsequent podcasts will include interviews with IABC World Conference session presenters and attendees. Stay tuned! Comments[2] |
