The International Association of Online Communicators (IAOC) had its coming-out party October 26 at the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) international conference in New York City. The new organization presented a professional development workshop entitled "Straight Talk about Blogging and PR" moderated by IAOC co-founder, Steve O'Keefe, with B.L. Ochman, blogmaster and publisher of whatsnextonline.com, and Steve Rubel, blogmaster of micropersuasion.com.

This was IAOC’s first public event since its incorporation on September 9. The idea for IAOC had been floating in cyberspace for well over a year, finally achieving official existence thanks to a grant from Rowan University in Glassboro, NJ.

Up Next: IAOC BlogFest, November 8 – 12

Appropriately, the next IAOC event is online and on blogging. This maiden voyage by IAOC into the world blogosphere has been billed the Thrilla' in Mozilla. Over the course of five days (November 8-12), IAOCblog.com will feature one blogging expert each day, with moderator Steve O’Keefe refereeing the contenders.

The BlogFest Line Up

Monday, Nov. 8: Sally Falkow, Internet Marketing Strategy blog

Tuesday, Nov. 9: Steve Rubel, Micro Persuasion

Wednesday, Nov. 10: James L. Horton, online-pr.com

Thrusday, Nov. 11: Kevin O'Keefe, lexblog

Friday, Nov. 12: B.L. Ochman, whatsnextonline

How to Become a Member

To become a member IAOC and get in on the ground floor of what promises to be a fun, exciting, and pertinent organization; simply go to www.onlinecommunicators.org. Membership is easy and affordable. Membership is open to vendors ($499), practitioners ($199), educators ($99), and full-time students at a special rate ($49).