A “How-to” Talk: Secure Award Recognition in the Field of Business Communication
// November 8, 2011
Award recognition – are you getting yours?
If you are interested in securing award recognition for your efforts in the field of business communication, this session is for you. From inception to writing an award-winning submission, join Rick Perkins, NSLC, as he takes us through the how to’s. The Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation (NSLC) has received national and international award recognition for its work in the areas of communication, corporate social responsibility, health & safety, supply chain, and more. Innovative work, defining success up-front, and finding ways to measure and evaluate are the first steps in the process. Rick Perkins, VP Communications and Business Development at the NSLC will tell you how to make it happen, and how to write an award winning submission.
Date: Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Venue: Art Gallery of Nova Scotia Lecture Theatre, 1723 Hollis Street, Halifax, N.S.
Registration and networking: 11:45 a.m., Presentation: 12 p.m.
Networking: 1 to 1:30 p.m.
Price: $30 (non-members), $20 (members), $10 (students)
Register online here.
Feel free to bring a brown-bag lunch. Coffee and tea will be available free of charge to all attendees.
About our speaker:
Rick Perkins has served in his current role since 2008. He is responsible for the NSLC’s business strategy and development, customer research, corporate social responsibility strategy and initiatives, as well as the NSLC’s communications efforts. Rick joined the NSLC in 2003 as Vice President, Marketing & Communications where he created a new brand for the NSLC and its first marketing campaigns. Prior to joining the NSLC, Rick co-founded a very successful Toronto-based capital markets counsel firm. He also served as global Vice-President of Corporate Communications with Newcourt Credit Group Inc., as well Senior Manager of Corporate Communications and Public Affairs with the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. He also worked at the beginning of his career for the Government of Canada in the departments of Finance, Privatization, and Foreign Affairs. Rick serves as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of the Nova Scotia Hearing and Speech Foundation; is a member of the Board of Directors of the Business Development Bank of Canada; and sits on several Retail Council of Canada committees. Rick holds an MBA from Saint Mary’s University.
