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Invitation to an IPRA webinar on The Weixin story 9 March 2023
in Press Release 1 year, 7 months ago
I am pleased to invite you to the next in the series of IPRA Thought Leadership webinars. The webinar The Weixin story: PR’s contribution to CSR will be presented by Zoe Chou, Dean of the Weixin Strategic Research Institute and the Head of PR at Weixin on Thursday 9 March 2023 at 12.00 GMT/UCT (unadjusted).
William Corbett In Memoriam
in Press Release 1 year, 7 months ago
IPRA pays its respects to William J. Corbett who has died at the age of 85. Bill was American and based in New York. He joined IPRA in 1977, later serving on both Council and Board. He was IPRA president in 1990. His choice of President’s award for an outstanding contribution to better world understanding was CNN cable news network. The award recognised CNN’s pioneering status as a provider of 24-hour news and unique coverage of events such as the Challenger space shuttle disaster. The award was prescient given CNN’s extraordinary coverage of the first Gulf War the following year. Published during his presidency was IPRA Gold Paper number seven, Public Relations education: recommendations and standards.
Message from the IPRA President: A call for action February 2023
in Press Release 1 year, 8 months ago
Hello, PR enthusiasts from all over the world. I am pleased to announce that on 12 January 2023, before my inauguration as IPRA President, we presented the IPRA Climate Change Communication Guidelines. My sincere thanks go to former IPRA president and current board member Svetlana Stavreva, board member and chair of the Climate Change Chapter Daniel Silberhorn, Dr Henk van Liempt from Scientists4Future and IPRA secretary general Philip Sheppard. You can find the guidelines here. As we have done with the Code of Conduct we want to translate the guidelines into all the languages of the IPRA membership. Please let our secretary general [email protected] know if you can help with a translation.
Invitation to an IPRA webinar on sustainable communications: 9 February 2023
in Press Release 1 year, 8 months ago
I am pleased to invite you to the next in the series of IPRA Thought Leadership webinars. The webinar Connecting ideas + action: communications + sustainability will be presented by Jemma Gould in conversation with Jessie Nagel, Alison Pepper, Katie White and Laura Sutphen on Thursday 9 February 2023 at 15.00 GMT/UCT (unadjusted). Note later time than usual.
IPRA’s nomination for the PRO PR GLOBE award: Liz Ostermann of Saint Hill Castle and Manor
in Press Release 1 year, 8 months ago
IPRA board member Jacqueline Purcell has nominated Liz Ostermann, public relations officer at Saint Hill Castle and Manor, West Sussex, UK for the 2022 PRO PR GLOBE award. The PRO PR GLOBE awards are organised by Croatian PR agency, Apriori World. The awards recognise individuals whose work contributes to a better perception of PR by the public.
IPRA launches Climate Change Communications Guidelines
in Press Release 1 year, 8 months ago
To assist the fight against climate change, IPRA has today launched a set of Climate Change Communication Guidelines. The guidelines were launched in Cologne, Germany at a globally- streamed webinar. The event was hosted by Anne-Gret Iturriaga Abarzua, IPRA president 2023 and head of communications for INEOS in Cologne.
Invitation to a webinar to launch the IPRA Climate Change Communications Guidelines: 12 January 2023
in Press Release 1 year, 9 months ago
I am pleased to invite you to the next in the series of IPRA Thought Leadership webinars. The webinar The Launch of the IPRA Climate Change Guidelines will be presented by a panel of IPRA board members moderated by IPRA secretary general Philip Sheppard on Thursday 12 January 2023 at 14.00 GMT/UCT (unadjusted).
The 30% Club Receives IPRA President’s Award 2022
in Press Release 1 year, 9 months ago
The 2022 IPRA President’s Award has been given to the 30% Club, a global campaign with a goal to increase the percentage of women on corporate boards to 30%.
Message from the IPRA President: Hopes for a new year January 2023
in Press Release 1 year, 9 months ago
Hello, dear people interested in PR around the world. I am very pleased to take over from Etsuko Tsugihara as IPRA President. Many thanks, Etsuko, for connecting. Your last newsletter resonated well with me. I would like to quote from it: “We create an atmosphere of co-operation. We strive for a better world. We talk about a brighter future. Let us take pride in what we do as we continue to make connections.”
Message from the IPRA President: A year well spent December 2022
in Press Release 1 year, 9 months ago
Hello from Tokyo. Before everyone goes on Christmas holiday, I am writing my last letter to all of you. Time flies. Almost a year has passed since I took office as the President of IPRA.
Weixin Pay’s campaign to say thank you to China’s sanitation workers takes the Grand Prix at the 2022 IPRA Golden World Awards
in Press Release 1 year, 10 months ago
The Grand Prix 2022 in the IPRA Golden World Awards for Excellence (GWA), the world’s most prestigious PR awards scheme, went to One for All Love Meal Program, a brilliant campaign to honour China’s sanitation workers with one cent love meals.
Invitation to an IPRA webinar on The digital era: is traditional PR dying? 8 December
in Press Release 1 year, 11 months ago
I am pleased to invite you to the next in the series of IPRA Thought Leadership webinars. The webinar The digital era: is traditional PR dying? will be presented by Mohammed El Batta on Thursday 8 December 2022 at 12.00 GMT/UCT (unadjusted).
Anne-Gret Iturriaga Abarzua announced as IPRA President 2023
in Press Release 1 year, 11 months ago
The Board of the International Public Relations Association (IPRA) is delighted to announce that Anne-Gret Iturriaga Abarzua is President elect 2023.
An invitation to shape input for Climate Change Communication
1 year, 11 months ago
Today, 6 November 2022, the leaders of the world come together with representatives from business and civil society in the Egyptian coastal city of Sharm el-Sheikh for the largest gathering this year on climate action at COP27. Can the world keep up momentum in the face of a growing energy crisis and a war in Europe? Extreme weather events and record greenhouse gas concentrations underscore the urgency to deliver on the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to 2°C or below.
Message from the IPRA President: Time to look ahead November 2022
in Press Release 1 year, 11 months ago
Hello from Tokyo. We experienced a heatwave this summer in Tokyo, partly due to global warming. However, now the weather has turned around and it's a beautiful autumn in Japan.