It's Membership Month at IABC Cleveland! Join in June and we'll waive the enrollment fee

CLEVELAND, June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Association of Business Communicators is celebrating Membership Month by waiving the $40 enrollment fee for people who join or rejoin in June.

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IABC Cleveland offers learning and networking opportunities each month to help Northeast Ohio communications pros continue to grow and succeed, exchange ideas, find career opportunities, and hone skills. We also support outreach to students pursuing communications-related degrees in colleges and universities within the region.

IABC Cleveland offers benefits to a diverse range of communication professionals.

"IABC is home base for those who work in and with corporate communication departments," says Kate Rein, former IABC Cleveland board member and owner of Wolf Creek Publications. "Corporate communicators aren't just PR practitioners or advertising experts or content marketers or journalists. We have to be a little of all those things. IABC Cleveland provides programming and resources for 'the whole communicator.'"

The high caliber programming offered regularly by IABC Cleveland aims to enhance members' skills and career success.

"IABC Cleveland provides education and services for business communicators whose specialties range from media relations to internal communications and from government relations to video production," says senior communication pro and former IABC Cleveland president, Kavita Sherman. "Our chapter serves up excellent programs focused on a broad range of topics, allowing me to learn about those areas. Although there are many fine professional associations locally and regionally, I've found IABC Cleveland to be a one-stop shop for my needs. I came for the learning and have stayed for the networking and professional friendships I've made."

In addition to relevant educational programs, IABC Cleveland offers an excellent environment for networking with communications professionals serving in a variety of organizations.

"IABC Cleveland is a group of friendly professionals who freely share information and are always willing to help others," says President Stephen R. Clark. "We have members who are recent college graduates and just beginning their communications career. They feel very welcomed into the group and comfortable approaching our senior communicators for advice and encouragement. And the help goes beyond people's jobs and into the community where our members volunteer, lending their expertise to non-profits and community groups."

"I've been involved in IABC another professional groups both here in Cleveland and in Indianapolis. The greatest value dollar-for-dollar I've received from any professional association is from my involvement with IABC," said Clark.

Just a few of the benefits of membership include:

• Learning at monthly programs
• Networking with other members (13,000+ members worldwide)
• Serving on a committee or as an officer
• Volunteering to serve as a competition judge (a great way to see what members from other chapters are producing)
• Speaking at a luncheon or serving as a panelist
• Participating in district and international activities
• Earning accreditation (an ABC after your name)
• Taking advantage of career aids and publications available from International, such as Communication World magazine

Learn more about Membership Month at http://www.iabccleveland.com/news/2012/6/2/join-in-june-and-save-40.html  

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Founded in 1970, the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) provides a professional network of more than 15,200 business communication professionals in more than 80 countries. The local Cleveland chapter, charted in 1934, includes over 100 members who support the highest professional standards of communication and drive innovation in the communication field. Visit iabccleveland.com.

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