The results are in and organisers of the CiB North awards are delighted to reveal who has made this year’s shortlist.

Generally, the judges described the standard as high and the classes as hard-fought. The alphabetical list below contains the details that will be on the certificates. If you would like to amend the details, please email louise.birkett@btopenworld.com by 5pm on Friday 12 March.

The presentations will be made at a gala dinner at the Midland Hotel, Manchester, on Friday 26 March. For further details and to book a place, please email Brenda@cib.uk.com

The FEIEA Grand Prix 2010 is now open for entries, offering you a prime opportunity to gauge your organisation’s communications against a European benchmark.

Entries are welcomed from right across Europe, and the competition is open to anyone involved in business communications with employees or organisation members as their main target audience.

Entry classes cover printed publications, electronic communications and communication strategies. This year, we have added two new classes for face-to-face internal

The closing date is 10 June 2010, and awards will be presented at the FEIEA Grand Prix awards dinner in Vienna on 15 October 2010.

You can find out more by downloading the attached PDF.

CiB has launched a regional network for members who work or live in Southern England – Hampshire, West Sussex, Surrey, Berkshire, Wiltshire and Dorset.

There's no charge for CiB members, just lots of benefits, including breakfast meetings hosted by Mandarin Kite (near Winchester). There is also a LinkedIn group for people to ask advice and stay in touch between breakfast meetings.