'We liked them, we really liked them!'.The Blue Ribbon blue ribbon denotes highest honor. [Western Folklore: Brewer Dictionary, 127] See : Prize Panel: a gathering of 35 of the most highly regarded communicators on the planet to select the year's winners of the Gold Quill quill: see pen. Awards-the Oscars of business communication. For two intense days, the panel members pored over entries from 270 finalists, deliberating and debating every point in an atmosphere of inspiration, awe and understanding. Every year, those who participate in the Gold Quill Blue Ribbon Panel call it the most valuable professional development experience they've ever had. This year was no exception, and any one of the 35 panelists would tell you the privilege was all theirs. "It's a gathering of great minds that is inspiring to begin with," says Clay Adams, ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. . "But then we have the honor of seeing, sharing and selecting the best of the best from the past year." Professionals from 21 countries submitted 1,171 entries to the only global awards pro gram for communicators, show casing how their audiences and organizations became more informed, more engaged and more profitable. [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Selected for their professional accomplishments, accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. status, award-winning work and charming good looks, this year's Blue Ribbon Panel met in late March for an intense two days of reviewing finalists and selecting the 102 winners, who have been invited to walk the red carpet at IABC's 2007 International Conference in New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded , Louisiana. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I'd like to think Gold Quill changes lives. The most inspiring entries among this year's winners represent communication work that has had a profound impact on people in their workplaces, communities and homes. And as a judge at any level reading these entries, you can't help but be moved The Gold Quill Blue Ribbon Panel represents a microcosm mi·cro·cosm n. A small, representative system having analogies to a larger system in constitution, configuration, or development: "He sees the auto industry as a microcosm of the U.S. of the best of IABC's culture: incredible focus and hard work, combined with contagious contagious /con·ta·gious/ (-jus) capable of being transmitted from one individual to another, as a contagious disease; communicable. con·ta·gious adj. 1. Of or relating to contagion. enthusiasm and an appetite for fun.--Jennifer Wah, ABC 2007 Gold Quill Awards Chair [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Photos by Chris Salvo/Salvo Photography |
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