Rev Your Engines for IABC/Detroit 2008 Renaissance Awards Presented by General Motors

Rev Your Engines for IABC/Detroit 2008 Renaissance Awards Presented by General
Motors
Call for Entries Open through March 18

DETROIT, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- As a communications professional, your
work is undoubtedly lean, mean and fine-tuned. There is no better way to get
mileage out of your programs than to earn recognition from your industry
peers. So shift into high gear and cruise into the fast lane to gauge your
success! The International Association of Business Communicators Detroit
Chapter (IABC/Detroit) is now accepting entries for the 2008 Renaissance
Awards competition presented by General Motors.
Early bird entries are due by 5 p.m., Tuesday, March 11, 2008, and the
final deadline is Tuesday, March 18, 2008.
The annual Renaissance Awards program recognizes excellence in
communication within all functional areas, including strategic communication
management, corporate communications, public and media relations, marketing,
writing, design, advertising and multimedia. This year, the award categories
are grouped into three divisions with nearly 51 individual categories ranging
from communications management programs, to writing to design in electronic
and printed form.
The competition is open to all professional communicators, agency
executives, freelance practitioners, graphic designers, and writers in
southeast Michigan, northwest Ohio and southwest Ontario. You need not be an
IABC member to submit entries. For a complete list of categories, and entry
guidelines, visit www.iabcdetroit.com.
Communicator of the Year
Nominations are also being accepted for IABC/Detroit's most prestigious
award -- Communicator of the Year. If you know of an individual who is a
standout in the field of communications, has made outstanding contributions to
the profession, to IABC, on the job or in the community, we urge you to
nominate that person for Communicator of the Year. Information on the
nomination process is available online at iabcdetroit.com
Winners will be announced during the awards banquet at the VisTaTech
Center in Livonia on Thursday, June 19, 2008.
The 2008 IABC/Detroit Renaissance Award competition is presented by
General Motors in association with Watson Wyatt. IABC/Detroit chapter sponsors
include ASG Renaissance, Blue Cross and Blue Shield, DMC Detroit Receiving
Hospital, and PR Newswire. In-kind sponsors are Eclipse Creative, Fred Ferris
& Associates, JCI Design, The Mardon Group, Skidmore, Inc., and Tipping Point.
About IABC/Detroit
The International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) is the only
multidisciplinary professional association dedicated to both internal and
external communications. It is your connection to a global network of more
than 15,000 communications professionals who hold leadership positions in
advertising, community relations, corporate communications, development/donor
relations, employee/internal communication, fundraising, graphic design,
marketing communications, media relations, multi-media production, public
relations, and web design.
IABC/Detroit is one of the largest chapters in IABC with hundreds of
professionals working in diverse industries and disciplines within the
business communications field in southeastern Michigan. Through IABC-both
locally and globally -- you can connect to peers, jobs, vendors, and
customers, as well as find the knowledge and resources you seek to enhance
your career or job performance. For more information about IABC/Detroit, visit
www.iabcdetroit.com, or to become a member of the global network, visit
www.iabc.com.
IABC/Detroit: Where Communicators Connect
SOURCE IABC/Detroit

Laura Heidrich of IABC-Detroit, +1-313-551-2844,
laura.heidrich@arvinmeritor.com