World PR Festival in Cape Town

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Please check the Prisa website for any further changes - click on World PR Festival and note that the programme may undergo further changes due to circumstances beyond our control.

Changes to the programme: revised programme attached

Sunday 13th
New programme available on the website for the Digital Management pre-conference seminar

Monday – 14th
Communication Management Sessions: Litigation Communication has been added to the choices of breakaways. It will be on site at the Arabella Sheraton.

Tuesday – 15th
Going Global with Technology has been changed to a case study based presentation on enhancing government communication – Gerhard Butchi will be accompanied by co-presenter Mindi P Kasiga from the directorate of communications in the President’s Office, Tanzania.

Changes to the case study presentations are:
Business is red hot in Ekurhuleni replaced with a presentation on Global Journalism
Development Communication – coal energy plant – cancelled due to presenter’s illness

Added: Plenary panel on Country Image Building – best practices

Airport transfers:
We have arranged a Meet & Greet service for delegates. The special rate for registered delegates is R150 for one person and R100 each for two people travelling together. Cash receipts will be issued. (The normal transfer rates range between R210 and R300).

What we need from you is your flight number, time and date of arrival if you wish to make use of the service and we will include your name on the list of guests.

Climate:
Cape Town is in a Mediterranean climate belt and May is Autumn. The weather is changeable – from glorious sunny days to miserable, cold and rainy and everything in between. Some days the temperatures vary between 16 and 28 Celsius and others as low as 12 and 22 Celsius. Bring a jacket/wrap for the evenings as they will be cold. (The best is to dress in layers – discarding as the weather warms)

Dress:
The welcome function will be held at Moyo (an African-style restaurant) on the Spier Wine Estate near Stellenbosch (35 mins from the Arabella Sheraton Hotel in Cape Town by coach). Dress is casual – bring a jacket. Coaches leave from the Arabella Sheraton at 16:30.
The celebration dinner will be held at the Civic Centre in Cape Town (5 mins from the Arabella Sheraton Hotel by coach). Dress is smart casual/traditional. There will be a band for entertainment and dancing. Coaches will leave from the Arabella Sheraton at 19:00.
The pre-conference seminars and meetings on Sunday – casual
The two-day professional conference on Monday and Tuesday – smart casual/business

Monday - Breakaways
Off site: Please make sure we have your choice of breakaway to either Kirstenbosch for Environmental Communication or Koeberg Power Station for Crisis Communication or Philippi for the Community Relations visit. We need to ensure you have a place on the coaches going in those directions.

Contact adele@prisa.co.za if you are not sure or have not booked for any of these.
On site: Litigation Communication and Closing the Gap – theory and practice take place at the Arabella Sheraton.

PLEASE CHECK THAT YOUR CONFIRMATION LETTER REFLECTS THE BREAKAWAYS YOU WISH TO ATTEND.