| 2005-2006 Calendar of
Events Madison, Wisconsin chapter |
| DATE/TIME/PLACE | EVENT/COST | TOPIC/SPEAKER |
| September 2005 last Thursday of the month 12:30 p.m.- 1:30 p.m. Location announced monthly. |
Independent Communicators' Roundtable | Independent communicators and freelancers among the AWC/Madison membership meet monthly to discuss professional and business issues. Members only. |
| September 22, 2005 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Tutto Pasta, 107 King Street Madison, WI |
Chapter Meeting $15/members, $20/nonmembers, $10/student chapter members |
Mary Burke helped build Trek Bicycle Corporation into the largest independent bicycle manufacturer in America with bikes used by Lance Armstrong in the Tour de France. As Director of European Operations for Trek, she built the business from the ground up in seven European countries. With her work at Trek, as President of the Boys and Girls Club, and now as the Wisconsin Department of Commerce Secretary, her business experience stretches from Wisconsin to Europe and Asia. She discussed her past experiences with Trek and her new role in building Wisconsin’s economy. |
| October 2005 last Thursday of the month |
Independent Communicators' Roundtable | Members only. |
| October 12, 2005 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM The University Club, 803 State Street Madison, WI |
Chapter Meeting $15/members, $20/nonmembers, $10/student chapter members
|
Debra Blum, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, UW journalism professor, speaks. Deborah Blum’s series of articles on ethical issues and dilemmas of primate research led to her book, “The Monkey Wars,” which won the 1992 Pulitzer Prize. Her most recent book, Love at Goon Park: Harry Harlow and the Science of Affection, was named a 2002 best book of the year by Publisher's Weekly, Library Journal, Discover magazine and NPR's Science Friday. She has also written, Sex on the Brain, a 1997 New York Times Notable Book. Blum has been a professor of journalism at UW-Madison since 1997. She has written for the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, Discover, Psychology Today, Life, Health, the Utne Reader, Mother Jones and discovery.com. Hear her talk about her experiences as an award winning science writer, author, freelancer, and professor. |
| November 2005 | Independent Communicators' Roundtable | Members only. |
| November 17, 2005 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM White Horse Inn, 202 N. Henry St. Madison, WI |
Chapter Meeting $15/members, $20/nonmembers, $10/student chapter members
|
AWC hosted Mary Carbine of Good for Business, who presented Enhancing Communication and Branding for Nonprofits. |
| December 2005 | Independent Communicators' Roundtable | Members only. |
| December 15, 2005 5:30 p.m. Kimia Lounge on Mifflin Street Madison, WI |
Meeting/gathering |
Holiday social gathering - food, door prizes, music, and cash bar. Donations for the Rising Star scholarship fund encouraged. |
| January 2006 last Thursday of the month |
Independent Communicators' Roundtable | Members only. |
| January 18, 2006 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Memorial Union on the UW-Madison campus Madison, WI |
Chapter Meeting $15/members, $20/nonmembers, $10/student chapter members |
Wisconsin Public Radio "To The Best of Our Knowledge" Steve Paulson, Jim Fleming, and Anne Strainchamps Peabody Award winners speak. |
| February 2006 last Thursday of the month |
Independent Communicators' Roundtable | Members only. |
| February 01, 2006 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Madison Club Madison, WI |
Chapter Meeting $15/members, $20/nonmembers, $10/student chapter members |
Wisconsin State Supreme Court Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson speaks. |
| February 20, 2006 Friederick Center, 1950 Willow Drive, on the UW-Madison campus Madison, WI |
Career Quest
Driving there? Allow
extra time for the construction. See |
The AWC Career Quest is the most visible way our professional association gives back to the community. Through our support of the AWC Career Quest, communications students have access to area professionals in many different disciplines. The round table format allows engaging one-on-one interaction between students and professionals. The Catch a Rising Star Scholarship will be presented. |
| March 2006 last Thursday of the month |
Independent Communicators' Roundtable | Members only. |
| March 23, 2006 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Hilton Capital Chophouse, 9 E. Wilson St. Madison, WI |
Chapter Meeting $15/members, $20/nonmembers, $10/student chapter members RSVP here by March 15
|
For 10 years, Susan Lampert Smith traveled the state to write the "On Wisconsin" column, which won several regional awards for its depictions of the offbeat people, places and events in Wisconsin. In 2004, she began writing the Metro column for the Wisconsin State Journal. She has won the National Agricultural Journalism Award, as well as many first place awards from the Wisconsin Newspaper Association and the Milwaukee Press Club. She is a lecturer at the University of Wisconsin. |
| April 2006 last Thursday of the month |
Independent Communicators' Roundtable | Members only. |
| April 20, 2006 Brocaugh Irish Pub, 7 W. Main Madison, WI Evening cocktail meeting 5:30-7:00 PM, in “cottage” area upstairs, to the left of the stairs. |
Chapter Meeting
|
So You Want To Be An Independent Communicator - A Panel Discussion With Experts: featuring Mary Maher, Carol Bracewell, and Sharyn Alden. |
| May 2006 last Thursday of the month |
Independent Communicators' Roundtable | Members only. |
| May 18, 2006 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Bon Appetit
805 Williamson St.
Madison, WI
|
Chapter Meeting $15/members, $20/nonmembers, $10/student chapter members
RSVP here by May 11 |
Dora Zuniga, Executive Director of Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Dane County, speaks on mentoring. |
| June 2006 last Thursday of the month |
Independent Communicators' Roundtable | Members only. |
| June 8, 2006 5 PM - 7 PM Great Dane Brew Pub 123 East Doty Madison, WI |
Chapter Meeting Complimentary hors d-oeuvres and cash bar |
Networking and social event with WCCI. Click here for more information. |
| July 2006 last Thursday of the month |
Independent Communicators' Roundtable | Members only. |
| August 2006 last Thursday of the month |
Independent Communicators' Roundtable | Members only. |
| September 21, 2006 5:30 - 7:45 p.m. The Doubletree Hotel 525 West Johnson Street Madison, WI |
Chapter Meeting $17/members, $21/guests RSVP here by September 14 |
Pat Alea, career counselor and executive coach, speaks on the limitations of time and the abundance of opportunity in our lives. |
| September 2006 last Thursday of the month 12:30 p.m.- 1:30 p.m. Location announced monthly. |
Independent Communicators' Roundtable | Independent communicators and freelancers among the AWC/Madison membership meet monthly to discuss professional and business issues. Members only. |
| October 25, 2006 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Edgewater Hotel Madison, WI |
Joint meeting hosted by the International
Association of Business Communicators (IABC Madison) and AWC-Madison
Chapter $15/members, $22/guests, $12/students RSVP here by October 14 |
"How to Why" by Jim Armstrong, Founder/Creative Director, Good for Business,
Inc. This
presentation outlines how to find your "cause" and the steps necessary
to capture and communicate it in a way that moves the hearts
and
minds of your market. |
| October 2006 last Thursday of the month 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Location announced monthly. |
Independent Communicators' Roundtable | Independent communicators and freelancers among the AWC/Madison membership meet monthly to discuss professional and business issues. Members only. |
| November 16, 2006 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Edgewater Hotel Madison, WI |
Chapter Meeting $15/members, $20/guests, $12 students RSVP here by November 9 |
"Uncovering the Caucus Scandal" by Dee J. Hall,
Reporter, Wisconsin State Journal. Learn more about investigative reporting from the
award-winning
Dee Hall. |
| November 2006 last Thursday of the month 12:30 p.m.- 1:30 p.m. Location announced monthly. |
Independent Communicators' Roundtable | Independent communicators and freelancers among the AWC/Madison membership meet monthly to discuss professional and business issues. Members only. |
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