Have you Heard? CMP certification is now ANSI accredited!

By Brett Zielke The Communication Management Professional (CMP) certification program has been officially accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). The process of obtaining accreditation is often long, but  it was a goal of the Global Communication Certification Council (GCCC) since the very beginning. As a result, CMP requirements have not changed with this… Read more

Developing an Annual Report that matters

By Sara Williscroft, ABC, CDMP How do you make an Annual Report truly effective? Just ask Bridgette Slater and Cassandra McAuley at Tourism Calgary. This past year, Tourism Calgary’s 2018 Annual Report was awarded not one, but two awards: a 2019 IABC Silver Leaf Award and a 2020 IABC Gold Quill Award of Merit.  We… Read more

That’s a wrap, and what a year it’s been!

By Natasha Qereshniku, President, IABC/Calgary As a city and a communications community, we’ve been through a lot of ups and downs this year. The multitude of colourful 2020 memes demonstrates this well. With “unprecedented times” the leading phrase in 2020, I’ll be honest in saying I’m both glad, and a tad relieved that I made… Read more

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