PRCI-i hosts Media & PR meet in Dubai

Cake cutting to mark launch of PRCI-i

DUBAI: PRCI-i (International) held a get together with Media and PR professionals in Dubai on Friday evening to discuss the salient features of the organization and its future plans.

PRCI Chairman Emeritus and Chief Mentor M B Jayaram and national president B N Kumar explained the importance of media and PR professionals working together to exchange information all over the world for knowledge sharing.

A collage of media coverage in Kerala alone!

“It is a small step for PRCI and a giant leap for the communication world,” said Mr Jayaram.

“PRCI is also promoting knowledge forums on various business and media platforms,” said Kumar. In its endeavor to promote skill development, PRCI has initiated training programmes for upcoming with the help of veteran communication professionals and senior journalists across India. In a first such move, PRCI has formed a Guest Faculty Pool with media and PR professionals to conduct practical training for mass communication students in Bengaluru, Mumbai, Kochi, Pune and Delhi, he said.

“This is only a beginning and we will soon have PRCI-i Chapters in Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, UK and USA,” said global wing Director T Vinay Kumar.

Headquartered in Bengaluru, PRCI is the premier communication professionals’ organization with 25 Chapters pan-India.

PRCI will hold its 10^th Global Communication Concave at Kolkata on January 22 and 23, 2016 with the theme “Digital Now – What Next”. Over 500 PR, media, advertising and HR professionals from various countries, apart from Academicians and mass communication students are expected to attend the Conclave, said R N Mahapatra, PRCI Kolkata Chairman.

PRCI promotes young talent through its YCC (Young Communicators Club) and has started chapters across the country. IT has tied up with Bengaluru and Mumbai Universities to hold training programmes, said Ms Geetha Shankar, YCC Chairperson.

PRCI recognizes communication professionals with its prestigious “Chanakya Awards” and inducts achievers into its PR Hall of Fame – the ultimate honour for PR professionals – every year.

The Dubai get together was also attended by PRCI –I UAE director Biju Kassim, Kerala chapter chairman U S Kutty, Treasurer P K Natesh and committee member M Chitra Prakash, Regional Council (South) member Sunil Kunnath and NTPC DGM-PR K Ravindran and Senior Manager Elbert. From UAE, Jaleel Trading LLC Dubai Vice President Prem Nair, Nest Tourism LLC Dubai MD Vinod Nair, M A Kothari Global LLC Dubai director Arun Shv Shankar Pillai, One TV Director Anil James and Unni Krishnan, Director OEG-FZE, participated in the get-together.