July 5, 2007

Third annual PR Summit, and IPRA Golden World Awards for Excellence Dinner

The International Public Relations Association (IPRA) will be hosting the third annual International PR Summit and the IPRA Golden World Award for Excellence Dinner from 5 to 6 November later this year.

The Summit is the must-attend annual event for communications directors and senior public relations professionals. It is a focus for the best ideas of 2007 from the brightest trend-setters in the industry, and a source of practical knowledge to help one stay ahead of the game and seize the opportunities of 2008.

The guest speakers at the event will include key players from the public relations industry including Giles Fraser, co-founder of Brands2Life; Aedhmar Hynes, CEO, Text 100 International; Mark Mellor, Managing Director, Firefly; Keith M. Rockwell, Director Information and Media Relations, World Trade Organisation (Geneva); Philip Sheppard, IPRA President 2007; and Chris Sorek, Director Public and Corporate Affairs, De Beers.

IPRA has also chosen the winners of its 2006 Golden World Awards for Excellence in PR campaigns ranging from promoting London's Olympic bid to securing the release of African prisoners of war. The IPRA judges chose 21 category winners from 138 finalists out of 323 entries from 41 countries.

Sheila O'Sullivan, Jury Chair says, "The quality of the entries was a real challenge for the judges this year, not to mention the all-time record number of entries. The winners all bear testimony to the high levels strategic thinking, imagination and drive that are proving the value of PR around the world in 2006”.

The event will take place at the Waldorf Hilton in London, UK. For further details, log on to www.iprasummit.org.

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