1. IABC Los Angeles Annual Awards Banquet June 24, 2009

2. Hosted at Dodger Stadium …we enjoyed a wonderful view of the field from our event suite.

3. We enjoyed networking with other communicators.

5. We got to sit in the Dodger dugout and tour the press box…

6. We had a wonderful meal…

7. Jamie Lipson, IABC-LApresident from 2008 – 2009 spoke about the chapter and thanked the out-going board for their hard work. A few of the board members are seen standing here…

8. Our keynote speaker was Reed Dickens, former assistant white house press secretary. He spoke about crisis communications and his west-wing experiences.

9. Congratulations to Linda Livingstone, PhD, Dean and Professor of Management for Pepperdine University’s Graziadio School of Business and Management for winning IABC-LA’s 2009 SUCCESS Award.

10. Congratulations to board member Danielle Scott for winning the Sunshine Volunteer Award. (Jamie – on the left – needs to work on her hand-off skills…)

11. Christie Ly, IABC-LA president for 2009 – 2010 welcomed the new board of directors.

12. And everyone left with a bag of cracker jacks! What more could you ask for?

13. Pictured from left to right: Michael Ambrozewicz, IABC-LA President 2006-2008 Jamie Lipson, IABC-LA President 2008-2009 Christie Ly, IABC-LA President 2009-2010

14. Pictured from left to right: Dean Livingstone, SUCCESS Award Winner Danielle Scott, Sunshine Volunteer Award Winner

15. Thanks to Debra Meadows, Chair for our June event, for planning a wonderful evening!