Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62NEWS FROM T H E G LO B E • 2 0 1 7 Globe Captures 2nd Journalism Award he Globe won its second award in the USA Section’s Journalism Competition, this time for Outstanding Cover in the 2015 Edition. he subject of this emotional cover is a young girl who inds sanctuary in the ICD clinic ater spending 20 hours a day begging on the streets. Read more. he 41-year-old worldwide competition is open to all English- language dental journals, and is considered the premier dental journalism award program. Globe Survey and Digital Transition he recent Globe survey reported a 91% reader rate of the journal. Impact (humanitarian stories) is the most widely read segment followed by Section Reports. he vast majority (over 70%) prefer to receive he Globe in digital format. he survey results, along with major changes in the publishing industry and disproportionate rising costs of printing a worldwide edition, led to the unanimous decision of the International College to adopt a new communications strategy that includes moving to the digital Globe. his will allow the College to increase dramatically the number of recipients of our publications, while enhancing the quality and visual impact of College communications and developing targeted publications relecting the diversity and preferences of our global membership. The College Today (TCT) Each successive edition of the TCT our biannual e-newsletter, incorporates more advanced interactive modules. he TCT is very popular with our members as it provides brief summaries of current news and information at speciic times during the year that supplement the annual release of he Globe. Website and Facebook Regular maintenance of the site is performed while developing new ways of presenting College information. he website makes it easy to reach out to all Sections of the College, learn about the Global Visionary Fund (GVF), our charitable fund program with activities covering the entire world, view the ICD governance structure, read and download all our publications and even recommend prospective Fellows online. he Media Center serves as the College’s resource for news and updates. Our Facebook, under the management of Past President Gary Lunn, includes a popular live feed running 24/7 on the website home page. Send your Facebook material to Dr. Lunn via the College Oice. New Fellowship Pin 75% of our members would like to wear ICD lapel pins, and they consider the “honor” the most important beneit of membership.he new design relects both priorities by having the Fellowship Pin clearly identify those who have been honored with fellowship in the world’s oldest and largest honor society for dentists. he Fellowship Pin may only be worn by Fellows of the College in good standing. his initiative is being inanced by the ICD Global Visionary Fund. To insure the integrity of the pin design, worldwide uniformity and quality production, the license to manufacture the Fellowship Pin is reserved exclusively for the College Oice. Click here to order. From the College Oice Frequent messaging from the College Oice takes the form of both Press Releases and College Updates. hese include special notices from College leaders, as well as important news events and special notices. To date, we have delivered more than 600,000 emailmessagessinceoure-mailingprogrambeganfouryearsago. Dr. Sydney’s video on ICD communications. PDATES ON ICD COMMUNICATIONS S. Dov Sydney, Editor | Director of Global Communications U 1 2 Journal of the International College of Dentists