The International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) is a network of communication professionals based in San Francisco with about 14,000 members. Its members are involved in many areas of communication, including corporate communication, public relations or strategic communication, public affairs, employee communication, marketing, governmental communication, corporate training, advertising, editing, human resources, graphic design, teaching, writing, investor relations, media relations, and community relations. IABC members may work for businesses, nonprofit organizations, or governmental entities, or they may be self-employed consultants.

IABC has professional chapters in several major U.S. cities, university chapters for students, and chapters across the globe. In addition to members interacting through local chapters, IABC offers contact with other members and professional networking through the organization’s website, the online publication Communication World, the member e-newsletter ...