Samantha Seewoosurrun, Managing Director of Acuitas Communications, has been voted on to the Chartered Institute of Public Relations’ (CIPR) International Committee and will shortly set up a local network in Mauritius. The vote took place at a CIPR International meeting in London in August 2018. The CIPR International Committee aims to support CIPR members working in different sectors within the global communications industry, to facilitate understanding of cultural differenc

By Claire Whitelaw Working in University PR is possibly the most interesting and varied job in the industry. We’re managing engagement with partners, journalists and interested parties from around the globe on fascinating campaigns and stories that consistently grab headlines and public attention. Durham University, my employer and a world top 100 university, aims to have a positive impact regionally, nationally and internationally in keeping with our institutional values and

An Extraordinary General Meeting of CIPR International will be held on Thursday 25 October 2018 from 6pm at Lansons (24a St John Street, London, EC1M 4AY). Non-CIPR members are welcome, but have no voting rights. Tickets are available here. Any candidate standing for election to the CIPR International committee should register interest with the chair, Shirley Collyer (email: ShirleyC@lansons.com). Anyone wishing to stand for election needs a proposer and seconder, both of who

This blog post also appeared in Influence. By Andras Sztaniszlav Being the ViceChair of CIPR International, it is always great to get invited to PR events outside of London or even in the UK. At this time, it was in East Africa. I got off with mixed feelings at the one and only international airport of Uganda a couple of weeks after watching 7 days in Entebbe. As a comms professional, I am aware films can be real opinion leaders (btw it is a great strategic communication tool