by Barbara Fagan-Smith

Hello colleagues and friends,

This is my first official blog entry on The Bottom Line. It’s an exciting time in the world of communication. We have so many more tools to connect our world. My hope is that these tools will enable us to collaborate on a global basis and turn around the destruction of our world. There are no coincidences, and I believe our communication and collaboration ability has increased to meet the increasingly urgent need to come together as a global community and solve our collective problems – top of which is global warming. We all must play a role in creating solutions. As communication professionals we are poised to influence, educate and enable millions of people to take action.

In a month I leave with my family for a six week trip through SE Asia and then a stint of 3 – 4 months living in Bangalore, India. I’m excited on several levels. First, it will be a fantastic experience personally for me and my family. My daughters are 8 and 12 and they will go to school during that time in Bangalore. My husband will use the time to write that book he’s always wanted to write. And I will be soaking up the experience on several levels, including exploring business opportunities in India and helping to build the community of communication professionals there through the IABC.

I will continue to post on this blog as I travel through China, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Nepal and then India. I plan to meet up with other professionals on the way and get insights into the issues they face with booming economies and rapid growth.

Thank you for your interest. I’d love to hear your thoughts. Until next time!

Barbara