Event details Date: Thursday 28 November  2019 Venue: The Mac, Belfast Registration and networking is from 09:00; the event starts at 09:30 and finishes at 13:30. Helping marketing professionals to adapt and respond to significant themes of change. This Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) conference will provide marketing professionals from all sectors with valuable tools and insights that will give them the confidence and the advantage they need during these times of change. CIM are giving NI Public Sector Communications Forum (NIPSCF) members the opportunity to book at the CIM discounted [...]

Have you seen our August newsletter?  If not, have a look here! NIPSCF Newsletter August 2018 It's packed full of information and booking details for our upcoming Forum training events and our First Annual NIPSCF Survey. If you're not on our mailing list, please send an email request to arlene.mcphillips@cabinetoffice.gov.uk      

In order to best understand how the Forum can support you, we have designed the first annual NIPSCF Skills Survey. This survey of NIPSCF members is not a test; nor is it designed to assess your performance. Instead, it is designed to support effective decision making about skills gaps and development opportunities across the profession. It is also to help you assess your development needs across the capabilities outlined in the Guide to Modern Public Sector Communications. The Forum steering group will use the findings from this first annual survey to [...]

In July, Michelle Canning and Arlene McPhillips travelled to  Birmingham for #Commscamp at the invite of one of its founders, Dan Slee.  For those not familiar with#Commscamp, it's an ‘unconference’, a fresh take on a conference with an informal and laid back approach, encouraging optimum participation with comms people from across the public sector and from all levels of organisations. The agenda gets drawn-up on the day. Learn more about#Commscamp here. There can be up to 30 sessions, each proposed and facilitated by attendees. Trust us. It works. And there's cake! #Commscamp Birmingham gave us the opportunity to network, get creative, share [...]

The Public Sector Digital Marketing Summit, the first dedicated digital marketing gathering for public sector professionals in Ireland, took place in the Mansion House Dublin on Thursday, 14th June. The summit looked at how the public sector across Ireland is undergoing a digital transformation, with in-house marketing and communication staff embracing social media and digital communications. There was a great range of speakers, from digital organisations like Google and public sector bodies such as Dublin Fire Brigade to journalists and broadcasters. High points included Chris Adamczyk of the Mesa Law [...]

The first ever Belfast Communications Academy, held jointly by the Government Communication Service and the NI Public Sector Comms forum, took place at the Mount Conference Centre in Belfast last Thursday. We had a great turnout - the 50 spaces sold out in 36 hours and we had a waiting list of more than twenty. Public sector comms professionals from across Northern Ireland came to see a packed agenda featuring Alex Aiken from GCS, Michelle Canning from the Housing Executive, Ann Williamson from DfE, Ella Fallows from Facebook, Peter McBride [...]

Over 50 women gathered for the inaugural Women in PR NI event in Belfast city centre on Thursday 26th April. The women, from all communications disciplines, came together for an evening workshop to identify the barriers they face and to work together to begin to identify solutions. Women in PR NI is a new programme launched by Michelle Canning, Head of PR with the Housing Executive and Sara McCracken, Head of Marketing, Research and Communication with the Controlled Schools Support Council. The not for profit programme aims to ensure there are no barriers to women participating in [...]