As 2017 draws to a close, make sure to add 17 and 18 May to your diary for next year - you don't want to miss these must-attend events for communications practitioners. Our flagship event, the CIPR International Maggie Nally Memorial lecture, will take place in the evening on Thursday 17 May. This annual event is held in memory of Margaret Nally, the first female President of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations in 1976. Following last year's success, the Global PRacti

The Annual General Meeting of CIPR International will be held on Tuesday 20th February 2018 from 6pm. The event will take place at Lansons, 24a St John Street, London, EC1M 4AY. Don't miss out - get your tickets here. Non-CIPR members are welcome, but have no voting rights. Any candidate standing for election to the CIPR International committee should register interest with the chair, Shirley Collyer (ShirleyC@lansons.com). Anyone wishing to stand for election needs a propose

By Oshin Sharma What does a recent graduate look for after securing a job in the sector they always wanted to join? The answer is a sense of direction & sound advice. After successfully completing my Master’s degree from the London School of Economics in Media and Communications, I decided to join Lansons, a London-based reputation management consultancy specialising in corporate, media and political communications. It's here, where I was introduced to CIPR International and