Global Alliance Announces Kenya Will Host World Conference on Public Relations in Emerging Economies

MADRID, October 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

A special world conference examining public relations and communication management in emerging economies  is to be hosted by the Public Relations Society of Kenya on November 15-18, 2015 in cooperation with the Global Alliance.

The conference, announced during the closing stages of this year's World Public Relations Forum in Madrid, will bring together practitioners and academics from across the globe to look at the particular challenges facing practitioners working in evolving and continually changing environment.

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The cultural, social and economic impact of public relations will be considered and, as Global Alliance Chair Anne Gregory commented, the Kenyan conference provides a vital opportunity for professionals to exchange ideas and innovations made in the field.

"Kenya is uniquely placed to hold this conference which will have particular and significant relevance for those public relations professionals around the world who are deeply immersed with the very specific issues surrounding emerging economies and the role of public relations and communication management in economic and social progress.

"The Global Alliance is delighted to be cooperating with Kenya and we look forward to meeting next year to discuss these issues in depth."

Kentice Tikolo of the Public Relations Society of Kenya added: "There is real need for an exchange of information and ideas surrounding practice in emerging economies and we are very happy to be able to invite practitioners and other interested professionals to meet in Kenya to discuss the challenges and opportunities presented during periods of development and change.

"We will have specialist speakers on the subject as well as some academic insights and contributions - it promises to be an absorbing and useful conference."

The Public Relations Society of Kenya (PRSK) aims to advance excellence in public relations in Kenya and to ensure that the practice continues to thrive within the ethical framework defined by the profession.

The Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management is the confederation of the world's major PR and communication management associations and institutions, representing 160,000 practitioners and academics around the world. The Global Alliance works to raise professional standards all over the world and share knowledge.

About the Global Alliance  

The Global Alliance for PR and Communication Management (http://www.globalalliancepr.org) is the confederation of the world's major public relations and communication management associations and institutions, representing 160,000 practitioners and academics around the world. The Global Alliance's mission is to unify the public relations profession, raise professional standards all over the world, share knowledge for the benefit of its members and be the global voice for public relations in the public interest.

The GA is the convener of the World Public Relations Forum, to be held next in Toronto, Canada, in 2016.

Contacts:

Elisa Noli, Global Alliance Centre
elisa.noli@usi.ch

Anne Gregory, Global Alliance Chair
a.gregory@hud.ac.uk

Kentice Tikolo, Public Relations Society of Kenya
ktikolo@gmail.com

+41-58-666-4772