Backbone Magazine is a broad-based business magazine that focuses on technology for business executives who need to stay up to date. It provides a tangible tool to enhance productivity and agility in the changing economy of Canada. It is the only magazine in Canada with this focus that reaches a large senior business executive audience.  For more information, please go to: http://www.backbonemag.com/.

Founded in 1970, the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) provides a professional network of more than 14,794 business communication professionals in more than 70 countries, operating within more than 100 chapters around the world.

Members worldwide -- in every industry both within the public and nonprofit sectors -- have leveraged their resources in advancing their careers and meeting organizational objectives by delivering value through improving business performance via effective communications.

IABC/Toronto is the largest chapter of the association with more than 1,700 members. The chapter provides access to products, services, activities and networking opportunities in Toronto and around the world -- helping people and organizations achieve excellence in corporate communications, public relations, employee communication, marketing communication, public affairs and other communication disciplines.

For more information, please go to: http://toronto.iabc.com/.

The Canadian Public Relations Society (CPRS) is a national organization that represents the profession of public relations through the establishment and maintenance of high professional, education and ethical standards. CPRS Toronto is one of 16 local member societies within the national Canadian Public Relations Society. The Toronto society represents more than 350 public relations professional from agencies, corporation, government, non-profit groups and other Toronto-based organizations, and nearly 300 students from colleges and universities.

For more information, visit http://www.cprstoronto.com.