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IBP online AGM and Journalism Awards shortlisting invitation

We will shortly be announcing the IBP National Journalism Awards 2022 shortlist alongside our Annual General Meeting (AGM). IBP members and non-members are invited to attend this online event on Thursday 13 October at 11am.

This will be your opportunity to discover the entire shortlist for these prestigious awards. In addition, we hope as many members as possible will be able to attend the AGM as we will be discussing changes of major significance.

As you will be aware, over the last year we have been undergoing some changes at IBP. We have been primarily looking at our purpose, our mission and the future structure of IBP, including how best to support journalists and communicators working in the built environment, as well as encouraging and supporting those hoping to work in our industry.  At this meeting, we will be launching our new mission and vision, and outlining our new structure as we move forward.

Members wishing to nominate any eligible member as an officer or member of the Board of Management, or put forward a resolution, should write to that effect to: Honorary Secretary, Cristie Hammond by email: internationalbuildingpress@gmail.com by Tuesday 11 October.

The online meeting will take place on Thursday 13 October at 11am, and last one hour. Click here to register.

Please do join us if you can as we are would like to count on your support as we start the important work to reimagine IBP.

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IBP President’s AGM Report 2015

I hope all IBP members will join me in feeling proud that over the past 12 months we have retained and enhanced the most valued elements of the IBP’s offer to its members while innovating and evolving as all good organisations must.

The atmosphere at the annual journalism awards at the Four Seasons Hotel in October was competitive and yet warm – a testament to how highly valued these awards are and at the same time how membership of the IBP bestows a real sense of being part of the built environment journalism community. National Housing Federation chief executive David Orr’s keynote speech illustrated just how much housing and the built environment would be hotly debated topics in the run up to the general election and beyond.

Housing was a central topic too at the annual Strategic Land Debate in November. The theme, ‘Whose Land Is It Anyway’ brought forth spirited discussion from the distinguished panellists on the green belt, garden cities, the private rented sector and High Speed 2.

Claer Barrett of the Financial Times chaired her final Futures Group event in May – a thought-provoking panel discussion of the ways digital media have changed and will continue to change the way we all work and the content we produce. On behalf of the board, I’d like to thank Claer for so successfully chairing the IBP Futures Group since its inception. She is succeeded by Nick Duxbury, executive editor, Inside Housing, who brings fresh ideas for a programme of events beginning in September.
I am delighted that we launched the new IBP website this year – it has more video, is more interactive and makes it even easier to get involved.

The PR and Communication Awards in July moved up in the world – this year taking place at the Sky Bar overlooking the rooftops of St Paul’s, a stunning backdrop to the winners’ celebrations.

This year the IBP Journalism Awards will join the PR Awards in offering an online entry process which we hope will attract even more submissions. The entries will be carefully sorted by a number of new judges from across journalism and the built environment who join the prestigious judging panel.

The IBP’s social media presence continues to grow, with a LinkedIn group and an ever growing band of Twitter followers. Twitter is one great way to get in touch to suggest other things we should be doing for our members and to attract new recruits. And, on that note, if you have a colleague who isn’t yet a member, do encourage them to join us. There’s plenty more to come this year!

Rebecca Evans
Editor, Construction News
President, IBP
@CNRebeccaEvans
@mediaIBP

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Journo’s do know their Verdicchio from their Valpolicella

The Building Centre Group again hosted the annual IBP AGM, in the conference suite at Store Street, adding more than a touch of style by organising a wine tasting immediately following the AGM.

Andrew Scoones, director of The Building Centre Trust took time out from organising the transformation of the window area at Store Street, where he has created the New London Architecture experience – if you don’t do anything else this year go have a look – to host the tasting.

As usual Andrew brought his considerable knowledge of Italian wines to bear on the proceedings, providing a range of white and red wines for IBP members to savour, debate and categorize. The journalists yet again romp home with the right answers, with freelance Andy Taylor and Ruth Slavid, editor, AJ Focus taking home the prizes – their choice of the excellent wines tasted is edited by the Internal communications office and produced by an external agency. Tarmac World readership surveys showed that 88 per cent of the recipients read all or most of the magazine. “The judges liked its energy, its variety and its active regional correspondents and they felt it was an easy read,” concluded Murray.