Challenge – need to maintain a broad range of activities while retaining focus on key themes
What is our purpose? Why are we here?
Protection of the public
Set standards of training and professional development
Act as a knowledge hub
Sarah Pinch’s Presidential priorities
2014
Members join up to 5 groups (will be completely open)
52 guidelines on a wide range of topics updated
Neardesk
Maternity & return to work package
Model contract updated
Hiscox PI insurance
2015
New membership publication instead
Research into future skills needs
Competency framework
Gender pay gap
Will be informed by findings of new State of the Profession survey
2014
CPD required for Council membership
AP or CP required for Board membership
Denied membership to Hillgrove
Expelled three members for breaches of the code
Defended NHS Communicators against the Taxpayers Alliance
2015
Next steps – discuss at Group Chairs 2 Feb
Letter in FT earlier this month
Speak up for values and judgement – tradition of founders in public service
2014
30% increase in CPD completion
Commitment to CPD when signing up
PRSA Ethics month – round tables
Hillgrove
2015
Compulsory ethics module
CP essays in new book
Creating a community of practice bound by common values and commitments
Induction of new Council members – raising the standing of PR top priority, along with ensuring it is able to operate at Board level
2014
ACCA governance consultation
BIS Project on science communications
Sponsoring the S London round of Debating Matters
Cambridge Union – RTBF
Joined Tomorrow’s Company
International Integrated Reporting Council Business Network
2015
Disability Minister Mark Harper visiting CIPR next month for a round table on disability and access to the professions
Editorial intelligence
CP Essays Book
Building on relationships with CIMA, KPMG and others
We will probably need to build additional capacity in this area in the future
How will my institute create value for members in the next few years?
How do we develop our human capital?
What are the new technological and legal challenges before us? How do we get ahead of them to help equip our members to adapt their practice and meeting changing client expectation?
When members face a tsunami of information every day, how do we curate what is out their form them, and provide some authority?
How do we help people network, share experience and build their careers?
WIREDWearable Tech
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