AMEC November 2011 Newsletter


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AMEC on the move this month

Global consultation process launched at London conference
China body to support AMEC's 1st Asia Pac Summit
AMEC launches global Knowledge Share commitment
AMEC Awards – deadline EXTENDED!!
New AMEC Board announced

Industry needs a wakeup call, says Big Ask Speaker AMEC launched its consultation exercise with European members, clients and PR professionals in November at a packed “Big Ask” conference in London. Speakers were outspoken in their views that the AMEC and Coalition initiative to develop global social media measurement standards was overdue. More here
Global leadership with Asia Pacific summit AMEC's 1st Asia Pacific Summit has received the official support of the China International Public Relations Association (CIPRA), who will be the Official Summit Supporter. More here
Awards entry extension We have extended the deadlines for the Awards to give company and agency teams more time to write their entries. The new EarlyBird deadline is Monday 5th December, 2011. The Final entry deadline is Monday 12th December. An International panel of international communication experts chaired by Dr. David B. Rockland, Ph.D., Partner/CEO Ketchum Pleon Change and Global Research, will be our Awards Judges. More here
Dublin to host 2012 European Summit The search is on for outstanding speakers and client work to be presented at the European Summit which will be held in Dublin from 13-15 June, 2012. More here
Website key to AMEC's knowledge share commitment You are looking at AMEC’s new website with enhanced design and increased functionality as part of AMEC’s international commitment to Knowledge Share as a strategic imperative. More here
Knowledge Share Video Library We have over 20 video clips featuring international experts speaking on key industry issues on our new website Knowledge Share Video Library. It is a new and exciting knowledge share resource and we intend to keep adding to it from new AMEC events. We will be adding clips from AMEC’s “Big Ask” London conference on social media measurement in the near future. More here
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AMEC sets Three Year Strategy

Expanding AMEC's membership, continuing emphasis on knowledge share and online learning and the updating of the current Professional Code of Practice were amongst the main commitments made by the AMEC Board as part of its Three Year Strategy review. The Board will also be developing a new unified Mission Statement to better describe and differentiate AMEC's role.
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AMEC Board Elected
Six Full Members were elected through the Board Nomination process to the new expanded AMEC International Board.
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Glimpse into Digital World
The largest global study into people's attitudes and behaviours online, has been published by TNS, part of the Kantar group. Called Digital Life, the study was based on conversations with over 72,000 people in 60 countries.
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Digital Content Manager
We are delighted to welcome Kimberley Cox as AMEC's new Digital Content Manager. Kimberley, will liaise with AMEC Executive Director Barry Leggetter and the Knowledge Share Champions group to bring new content to the AMEC knowledge share website.
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PRSA Industry Call
The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) has introduced a new initiative to modernize the definition of public relations. Its new “Public Relations Defined” initiative will utilize a collaborative, industry-wide effort to develop a modern definition for the new era of public relations.
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AMEC College news
An announcement will be made before Christmas of our new AMEC College partner.