Become a Member

So, why join IABC/Austin?

When you become an IABC member you’ll enjoy the many benefits of belonging to a network of 15,500 communication professionals in over 60 countries worldwide.

You’ll tap into the collective experience of your peers around the world for new ideas, fresh insights, and problem solving assistance.

You’ll enhance your skills via IABC’s robust library of how-to articles, case studies, research and manuals, and you’ll have your peers to help guide you. And don’t forget IABC’s world-class education conferences.

With online and face-to-face networking, you can uncover the hidden job market here in Austin, as well as globally. And if you’re a freelancer, IABC is a great place to find clients.

The IABC Austin chapter offers members:

  • Regular professional communication & networking events
  • An opportunity to grow your skills, contacts and knowledge
  • A variety of networking opportunities for connecting with Austin-area business communicators
  • Reduced rates for monthly luncheons, our annual awards gala, regional conferences and other events
  • Job postings from area corporations, non-profits and agencies

Other member benefits include:

  • Your own bi-monthly copy of Communication World magazine
  • Reduced rates to IABC’s renowned annual conferences and many resources and publications
  • An international accreditation program
  • Reduced rates to enter the international Gold Quill awards program
  • An online IABC Member Centre, with tools and resources to help you in your job
  • A full range of information resources and research materials

You can read more about the benefits, and what our members say, on the IABC headquarters site.

Join IABC today and you’ll plug into a diverse, international network of professionals who believe knowledge sharing is the best answer. To join, or find more information on dues, visit http://www.iabc.com/join/.

More on the Benefits of Membership in IABC International

Networking

  • MemberSpeak is the meeting place for IABC members around the world. A high-powered posting area where you can trade ideas, solicit advice, debate strategies and share information with your peers.
  • A fully searchable member directory includes members’ address, phone, and fax information, and other search parameters such as geography or industry . You can even email other members through our confidential technology.
  • The IABC Buzz contains member posts about personal and professional achievements, such as educational degrees, promotions, weddings, job moves, births/adoptions and the like.
  • See what IABC’s executive board leaders and senior staff have to say on the IABC Café, as their individual blogs address what they’re thinking.
  • The IABC eXchange allows you to create private websites or blogs, as well as traditional public blogs. You control the content and who gets to see it.

Job Search Assistance

  • IABC’s Job Centre web site lists hundreds of jobs at all levels, which you can search by keyword, location, or job type.
  • The IABC Marketplace is a service to connect consultants and freelancers with prospective clients. While the public can view the directory, only IABC members can create entries describing their services.

Learning Resources

  • My Communication (MyComm for short) is an online strategic planning tool which takes users through a six-step process resulting in a comprehensive, strategic communication plan. The tool also allows users to share and collaborate online.
  • Chock full of detailed case studies and how-to advice from long-time practitioners, Communication World (CW) is delivered six times a year to IABC members.
  • CW’s sister publication, CW Bulletin, is a monthly electronic newsletter addressing major topical concerns facing today’s communicators.
  • Discovery is an online archive of content available exclusively to IABC members.  Members have complimentary access to CW and CW Bulletin along with select Research Foundation reports and US$1,800 of Knowledge Centre content resources.  At the premium level, members get Gold Quill Award-winning case studies; Knowledge Centre manuals, books and templates; and all research reports.  Yearly subscriptions to the premium level—containing more than US$5,000 in content—are just US$99 per year more.

 

. . . and SO Much More

For additional benefits of membership in IABC and to read member testimonials, download the full IABC Member Brochure. If you’re already sold, click here to join online.