Institute of Internal Communication

The 2010 CiB Conference in Chester is under way. CiB chairman Dominic Walters opened the event by saying that this was a landmark event – the last CiB conference and the first for the new Institute of Internal Communication (IoIC).

CiB officially becomes the institute at midnight on the first day of the conference.

Dominic said that he had hoped that this would be the news story of the week, but the election got in the way!

“With the title 'The Power of Active Communication', this event will concentrate on how we can help industry and commerce out of recession,” he said.

“We have been saying we can help you become better at communication and we have been winning the argument. But with this comes responsibility – we now have to delivery what we have promised.”

Dominic said that the Institute will have three main activities:

• Professional development – development of a comprehensive, flexible and robust framework of accredited qualifications that meet the practical needs of communicators at all career stages and of their employers.

• Thought leadership – spreading knowledge gained from providing a non-commercial environment in which senior communicators from a wide variety of organisations can develop ideas and approaches, distilling the information generated from a diverse events programme and undertaking formal research projects.

• Advocacy - the Institute will speak for the importance of good internal communication through the media and other professional platforms, and use its comprehensive awards and events activities to showcase various tactical and strategic aspects of best practice, promoting these so their significance is recognised by audiences who are not professional communicators.

News highlights from the conference will appear on this website, which will switch to www.ioic.org.uk from midnight. Posts will also be made via Twitter and LinkedIn.