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New accelerated ABC seminar offers leadership challenge: IABC joins with Royal Roads University to create a weeklong accreditation program for senior professionals.

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In this fast-paced world, where "re-tweets" are becoming more commonplace than retreats, it is essential to make a personal commitment to lifelong learning, meeting career goals, and taking time to balance our professional and personal lives. IABC'S new Executive Accreditation Seminar is just such an opportunity. Scheduled for 21-26 March 2010, the seminar will allow you to focus on the Accredited Business Communicator (ABC) process and exam in a single week, and to develop your communication leadership abilities in one of the world's most attractive tourist destinations.

The seminar was developed by IABC and the accreditation council with Royal Roads University, a public university whose curriculum is designed for working professionals. The accreditation council immediately saw the benefits of condensing the existing accreditation program into the weeklong seminar, giving senior professionals an additional opportunity to deepen their professional knowledge, build contacts across disciplinary and industry lines, and pursue their goal of measuring their work against a global standard.

The particular value of the Executive Accreditation Seminar is that it combines the oral and written exams and portfolio development and evaluation in one week, with sessions led by experienced ABC instructors and Royal Roads faculty. What's more, it gives communicators a chance to step back from the hurry-up world and recharge their batteries at Royal Roads, located on one of...