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/.

Social Media Club is a community for people who are personally passionate or professionally inclined towards an interest in blogs, wikis, tagging, podcasts, consumer generated content, online video and the social networks that connect global neighborhoods. The Club hosts conversations that explore key issues facing our society as technologies transform the way we connect, communicate, collaborate and relate to each other. Social Media Club’s primary mission is to promote media literacy, promote standard technologies, encourage ethical behavior and share best practices across the community.

The Club's membership includes communications professionals, large corporations, media companies, small businesses, independent consultants, creative artists, citizen journalists, non-profit organizations, technology companies, writers, developers, entrepreneurs and a diverse array of everyday people. We are active in over 60 cities around the world and expanding globally, bringing together people from diverse background for conversations that matter.

For more information, please go to http://www.socialmediaclub.org.

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/.

The Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC) is the voice of the Canadian information and communications technologies (ICT) industry. ITAC represents a diverse ICT community spanning telecommunications and Internet services, ICT consulting services, hardware, microelectronics, software and electronic content. ITAC's community of companies accounts for more than 70% of the 572,700 jobs, $155.3B in revenue, $6.2B in R&D investment, $30.4B in exports and $11-billion in capital expenditures that the ICT industry contributes annually to the Canadian economy. The ICT sector currently represents 4.9% of Canada's gross domestic product (GDP) and accounted for 9.4% of all real GDP growth since 2002. ITAC is a prominent advocate for the expansion of Canada's innovative capacity and for stronger productivity across all sectors through the strategic use of technology.

For more information, please go to: http://www.itac.ca/.