2009 IABC Capital Award of Merit

Category 1.1
Communication and Marketing Programs and Campaigns: External Communications Programs

• Brian Geislinger/Alberta Blue Cross
  Seniors’ Health Bulletin Newsletter 

Category 1.3
Communication and Marketing Programs and Campaigns: Marketing and Advertising Campaign

• WCB Alberta
  2008 Back Pain Campaign
• DDB Canada/Alberta Health and Wellness
  Alberta Health and Wellness Nurse Recruitment Campaign

Category 2.1
Communications Skills and Tactics: One Time Tactics

• Calder Bateman Communications
  AADAC – Tobacco Reduction Act Bill 45
• Calder Bateman Communications
  Alberta Council of Disability Services – Communications Support
• Calder Bateman Communications
  Town of Drayton Valley – Public Consultation
• Youth Emergency Shelter Society
  Connaught Armoury Proposal

Category 2.2
Communications Skills and Tactics: Ongoing Tactics

• Darryl Markus, Olga Mikheenkova, Nikki Van Dusen/ University of Alberta International
  University of Alberta International 2007 -2008 Annual Report
• WCB Alberta
  WCB Alberta Corporate Website

Category 3.1
Special Events: External/Community Events

• Julie Naylor, Sarah Parker, Sherrell Steele
  Ignite Your Creativity 
• Rhonda Lothammer
  IHE Consensus Conference on Depression in Adults

Category 4
Visual Communication

• DDB Canada, City of Edmonton, Edmonton Economic Development Corporation
  Edmonton’s Succeed Sooner Guerilla Posters
• Calder Bateman Communications
  City of Edmonton – Transforming Edmonton
• Alberta Recycling, SnoGlobe Communications, Artsmith
  Electronics Recycling – Do…Undo…Redo

2009 IABC Capital Award of Excellence

Category 1.1
Communication and Marketing Programs and Campaigns: External Communications Programs

• DDB Canada, Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation-Prairies/NWT Region
  TELUS Tour for the Cure

Category 1.3
Communication and Marketing Programs and Campaigns: Marketing and Advertising Campaign

• Alberta Recycling, SnoGlobe Communications, Artsmith
  Electronics Recycling Ad Campaign
• DDB Canada/City of  Edmonton, Edmonton Economic Development Corporation
  Edmonton’s Succeed Sooner Campaign
• DDB Canada/Alberta Children and Youth Services
  Alberta Children and Youth Services Child Care Recruitment Campaign
• DDB Canada/Alberta Employment and Immigration
  Alberta Employment and Immigration

Category 2.1
Communications Skills and Tactics: One Time Tactics

• DDB Canada/Alberta Health Services
  Healthy Environments Presentation
• DDB Canada/Advertising Club of Edmonton
  ACE Awards Winners Booklet
• DDB Canada/Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation-Prairies/NWT
  Tour for the Cure Exhibit
• Goldwin McEwen, Jannie Edwards, Barry Boroditsky
  The launch of The Rough 

Category 2.2
Communication Skills and Tactics – Ongoing Tactics

• WCB – Alberta
  2007 WCB Alberta Annual Report
• Peggy Garritty, Chris George, Kimberly Frey, McRobbie Design Group
  Oh no! Not Another Reorganization
• Sherri Krastel, Kristen Vernon, Diane Begin-Croft, Donovan Francis, Derek Lue, Andrea Yury
  Techlife magazine
• Communications Department/ Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
  In Touch – February 08 
• Sharmin Hislop
  Alberta Blue Cross 2007 Annual Report

Category 3.1
Special Events: External/Community Events

• Calder Bateman Communications
  Cash and Cars Lottery 2008 Media Launch

Category 4
Visual Communication

• Calder Bateman Communications
  Bowhay Party Invitation
• DDB, The Works
  The Works Poster Series
• DDB Canada, Northlands
  Rexall Edmonton Indy Poster Series
• DDB Canada, Alberta Children and Youth Services
  Child Care Recruitment Campaign Transit Shelter Poster
• Calder Bateman Communications
  Edmonton Arts Council – Winter Light Festival
• Alberta Recycling, SnoGlobe Communications, Artsmith
  Electronics Recycling TV – Packrat Jack
• Alberta Recycling, SnoGlobe Communications, Artsmith
  Electronics Recycling TV – Stone in the Field
• DDB Canada/Pose Salon
  Pose Visual Identity
• DDB Canada/MADD – Edmonton Chapter
  MADD Poster
• DDB Canada/City of Edmonton, Edmonton Economic Development Corporation
  Edmonton’s Succeed Sooner Poster Campaign
• DDB Canada/Kids Strong and Free
  Kids Strong and Free logo 

   

Seedling to Leaf – Ideas to Excellence

The IABC Canada Silver Leaf Awards, presented by CNW Group, provide you with an opportunity to showcase your excellence in communications at a national level while receiving feedback from colleagues who share your commitment to strategic communication. Every award winner starts with an idea and brings it to life through creativity and communication excellence. The Silver Leaf Awards acknowledge this excellence and pay tribute to those of you who are achieving the highest standards of communication. 

You generated the idea, created the communication program and materials and delivered on your objectives. Now take this opportunity to have others recognize your excellence and celebrate your success!

Entry Deadlines:

• Early-bird Deadline July 10, 2009
• Final Deadline July 17, 2009

Entry Fees:

• Early Bird: member - $85, non-member: $145
• Regular: member - $110, non-member:$170

(Note: GST will be added to all entry fees)

For more information on award categories, judging criteria and entry requirements, please visit http://canada.iabc.com

IABC Master Communicator 2009 - IABC Canada’s recognition of lifetime achievement.

Do you know an IABC member worthy of the Master Communicator designation? 

Master Communicator is the highest honour given to members of IABC in Canada. It recognizes career achievement, excellence in professional work, outstanding service to and leadership in IABC, contribution to the communication profession in business and community, and thought leadership. 

The deadline for nominations is August 15, 2009. Visit http://canada.iabc.com for more information including past winners and eligibility. 

Special thanks go to the 2009 Silver Leaf Awards and Master Communicator presenting sponsor, CNW Group. For 47 years, CNW Group has been Canada’s leading newswire and source of full-text, time-critical news for the media, offering clients customized communication services including photo, media monitoring and issues management services. (Visit www.newswire.ca)

Follow @IABCEdmonton on Twitter for the latest news and events and connect with other IABC members across the globe. If you’re not on Twitter yet, check it out now and join the conversation! www.twitter.com.

Spend from November 8-10, 2009 in Banff, Alberta, delving into who your audiences are and how you can better communicate with them at the 2009 communications conference hosted by the IABC Canada Western Region. There’s no better time to be focused on exactly who your organization needs to talk to and why.