CIPR International is very pleased to announce the addition of two new members to our committee. Faryal Mirza, based in Switzerland and Jacob Puthenparambil, based in Singapore have recently joined. The committee now includes highly-skilled practitioners from Italy, Germany, Hungary, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Switzerland, Singapore, the US and UK, working both in the UK and abroad. Find out more about Fayal and Jacob on our committee page. Would you like to become a member? Wri

CIPR International recently hosted a group of U.S. students from George Mason University who visited London studying international public relations. Immediate past chair Eva Maclaine of CIPR International and principal of Maclaine Communications and Digitalis' Beatrice Giribaldi provided an overview of the challenges of managing PR in a global, intercultural environment. The students went on to meet with Edelman, Ketchum, H+K Strategies, Ogilvy and other organisations on t

Jason MacKenzie, president of the CIPR, communications consultant and strategist, guest blogs for CIPR International on the highlights of his recent trip to Oman. Building ties internationally is a business imperative for the CIPR. Last month I had the privilege of addressing almost 100 PR practitioners in Muscat, Oman, along with Dr Kevin Ruck and Ann Pilkington from the PR Academy. We led an interactive two-day session on internal communications, crisis management and the c

CIPR International is excited to invite students on BA and MA Public Relations university courses in the UK to submit their entries for the 2017 Douglas Smith Student Award. The winning individual or team will receive a cheque for a total of £1,000 and a small crystal trophy. The subject for this year's award is “PR for an international merger”. You can find the brief and the information on how to apply here. Background on the Douglas Smith Student Award The Douglas Smith Stu

We are thrilled to announce Robyn de Villiers, CEO and Chairman of Burson-Marsteller, Africa, as this year’s Maggie Nally Memorial Lecture keynote address. Taking place in the Palace of Westminster from 6pm on Thursday the 4th of May, the Maggie Nally Memorial Lecture represents a must-attend event in every PR professional’s diary and will be followed by dinner and drinks in the Cholmondeley Room and Terrace in the House of Lords.De Villiers’ address “Out of Africa: an Inside