Join CiB Northern Region for a late summer sizzler at the Great John Street Hotel, Manchester, on 8 September 2008. Northern Region is holding a networking event for members and non-members, with drinks and canapés, in the luxurious surroundings of this central Manchester hotel (www.greatjohnstreet.co.uk). The committee has exclusively booked the Lounge Bar from 6pm.

Thursday 20 November 2008 at the Magna Science Adventure Centre in Sheffield.

Closing date for entries is 5pm on Wednesday 24 September 2008.

The annual CiB Northern Awards were launched in 1991 to encourage and recognise high standards of excellence in corporate communications in the north of England.

Simon Leech is CiB’s new South West regional director and Rosie Mowatt becomes director-elect. Simon, head of internal communications at the Environment Agency in Bristol, succeeds Dominic Walters, who has stepped up to become national chairman-elect. Rosie is head of internal communications for RWE Npower in Swindon.

Update: Photographs now available to download

On a breezy summer’s evening, the leafy garden of the Grange White Hall Hotel was the setting for CiB London’s fourth annual summer party.  More than 80 guests – a mixture of freelancers, agencies and in-house – turned up to meet new members and catch-up with old friends. The event was an excellent opportunity to network with like-minded people in an informal setting, share ideas and, as members were encouraged to bring guests, promote CiB.

Tim Buckley (right), managing director of AB and CIB Commercial Director, entertained the crowd with his band, playing a selection of soft rock cover hits, along with his own compositions, throughout the evening. A competition was held to find the best communications-related song titles.

CiB Anglia Region held its Communic8 awards on Thursday 3 July 2008 at the stylish Bedford Lodge Hotel in Newmarket. The CiB Communic8 awards recognised the skills and talents of communication professionals in the Anglia region whose creativity, tenacity and commitment to clear and truthful communication help to bring an organisation to life for its people and clients.

Message from Alan Peaford, CiB President:

Dear Colleagues,

Our European umbrella organisation, the Federation of European Industrial Editors Associations (FEIEA), regularly assesses your views on how business changes impact on internal communication.

The time has come again for our tracking study: please help us identify present trends and future developments of internal communication by completing the questionnaire on http://www.surveymk.com/feiea.

CiB is pleased to announce that it is now carrying job advertisements from recruitment consultancy and CiB Proud Partner Xchangeteam.

There are already 14 roles for you to apply for and more will follow. Choose from freelance and full-time positions, from London, Hook and Milton Keynes. You can keep up to date using our RSS news feeds or subscribe to the monthly CiB ezine.  Go to the jobs section now to view all our current vacancies.

Update: Nominations have now closed.

This is your last chance to nominate someone to be The Communicator Of The Year 2008.

Outside the national, regional and the strategy awards this is where the association can reward and recognise communication excellence of two individuals who have made a difference in the workplace.