Welcome to the International Association Of Online Communicators

The International Association of Online Communicators (IAOC) is an association created by online communicators and focused exclusively on serving those who practice and teach online communications.

If you are an online communicator, and would like to learn more, please read our mission statement and objectives, and then give us your feedback. We would like to hear from you today, whether you want to join now with your peers in forming this new association, or simply want to be kept informed about our progress.

Why now? Read a brief story of how we got started over a Philly cheese steak sandwich.

Interested? Join the list! Here are some of the online communicators who have joined our growing list. Be a supporter: send us a statement of support that we can post on our Web site and use in our grant proposal.

 

IAOC Welcomes Michele Hinson as new Board Member

May 13, 2010

The International Association of Online Communicators announces the addition of Michele Hinson to its Board of Directors. Michelle is a graduate of the University of Florida with a B.A. in Sociology and also holds a Master's Degree in Philanthropy & Development from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Michelle is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Public Policy and Administration with a specialization in nonprofit management and leadership at Walden University.

In addition to IAOC, Michelle is a charter member and a past president of the Arredondo Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP). She is also a member of PRSA (on the Review Board of Public Relations Journal and working on various committees).

Michelle is co-author of a number of research papers and reports that have been presented at academic and professional conferences, including “Examining the Increasing Impact of Social Media on Public Relations Practice,” which was presented at the 2009 IAOC annual meeting in Washington, D.C.

Michelle currently works as the Director of Development for the Institute for Public Relations, an independent foundation dedicated to the science beneath the art of public relations. At IPR, Michelle creates, plans, and executes the development program including identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of current and prospective donors for annual, major and planned gifts, and special events. She is also instrumental in developing and managing new revenue streams and IPR’s social media platforms.

In addition, Michelle is secretary of IPR's Commission on Public Relations Measurement and Evaluation and is on the board of advisors for the International Public Relations Research Conference. She is also a member of the newly formed Social Media Understanding Group.

Check out Michelle’s blog: Happy White Girl.

 

Conferences

2010/2011 International Conferences

 New to IAOC!  The fall of 2010 will feature the inaugral IAOC international online conference.  This online conference will feature online downloadable content from presenters, keynote speakers, and live pod-casts. 

The spring of 2011 will feature the in-person conference, located in Philadelphia, PA.  Please contact IAOC if you wish to submit research papers for either conference.

2009 International Conference - Washington, DC

The International Association of Online Communicators (IAOC) fifth annual conference was held in Washington, DC on October 1-2. Communication professionals, educators, and graduate students made paper presentations on Thursday and Friday. Friday's luncheon was co-sponsored by PRSA-National Capital Chapter and included a keynote address on online media by Edelmen Digital's Insights expert Steve Rubel. Rubel is well known to IAOC members, having participated in the 2004 IAOC blogfest and our panel discussion at the PRSA 2004 International conference, the first time ever PRSA had blogging on their conference agenda.

Download Steve Rubel's 2009 IAOC presentation here (PDF - 3,147 KB).

View all of the 2009 IAOC Conference Photos here (PDF).

Download the IAOC Online Journal - 2009 here (PDF).

 

Volunteer Opportunities

This is a volunteer organization, and there are many opportunities for you to be involved. Following are some areas where we need your help. Contact us today.

  • Website and blog content providers and web developers who can help with design/graphics/technology support
  • Migration of the website to Joomla! This is in Progress, thanks to the efforts of IAOC members Brendan Kelly and Dave Marks.
  • Student involvement in the IAOC website and blogging. This a great opportunity for teachers, too.
  • Migration of the blog to the an open source platform
  • A new blog show producer who recruits and moderates the blog.
  • A motivated individual or project team to develop and manage the online newsroom. The online newsroom was donated by PR Newswire and has the potential to be a great teaching tool for students and instructors
  • A sponsorship/grant development team to assist board member Dee Rambeau
  • Journal development
  • A team to plan and help support development of IAOC chapters
  • A finance and management group consisting of the board or a board sub-group with support of outside experts
  • Membership development
  • A conference and events group
  • Journal Content
    • Journal Sponsorship (in conjunction with Sponsorship group) and advertising sales
    • Subscription sales
  • In Europe (with leadership from Philippe Borremans)
  • At Universities

 

This Week on IAOCblog.com!

Please join us at the IAOC blog site for fresh topics hosted by one of our members. New topics of discussion are presented each wweek! You can use this form to propose your own topic. Blog hosts and topics have come from around the world. Here's a short sample: