PRCI 13th Global Communication Conclave to be held in Pink City on Feb 15-16, 2019

·         Theme: Communication- What’s the Big Idea!

·         MUJ  to host the interactive event

·         Early Bird delegate fee to go to Kerala & Kodagu flood relief

·         Young Communicators national seminar for students

JAIPUR:  National communicators body Public Relations Council of India (PRCI) will hold the 13^th Global Communication Conclave at Jaipur on February 15 and 16, 2019 focusing on the theme: Communication - What’s The Big Idea.

Communication veteran Vijaylakshmi will be the chairperson for the Conclave which will be hosted by Manipal University Jaipur (MUJ).

PRCI has fixed an early bird delegate fee of Rs 2,000 per head valid up to September 15, 2017 and the entire proceedings will be sent for the flood relief and reconstruction work in Kerala and Kodagu, PRCI Chairman Emeritus and Chief Mentor M B Jayaram announced. The delegate fee will later be revised upwards in two phases – 2^nd early bird and final.

Earlier, PRCI’s Kerala chapter was to host the 13^th Conclave but the event has now been shifted to Jaipur owing to the devastating flood fury that struck Kerala. The Kerala PRCI team on its part is busy working the relief and reconstruction measures, actively coordinating round-the-clock with an NGO called FACE.

The Jaipur Conclave, which will be interactive as always, discuss the growing importance of Communication and PR across the socio-business spectrum focusing on both public and private sectors, technology, tackling the menace of fake news, media trends globally, and ideas that work, said PRCI governing council chairman B N Kumar. Over 500 communication professionals from corpcom, agency, marcom and HR.

"We are MUJ are excited as PRCI has decided to hold its next Global Communication Conclave at our campus. The event will add colour to the Pink City as Communication professionals from India and abroad converge here on February next,” said the University's president and vice chancellor Dr G K Prabhu.

“We are sure it will mark opening of a new chapter in enhancing Knowledge levels for MUJ's Communication department and students. We eagerly look forward to receiving speakers and delegates and offering them the world famous Rajasthani hospitality at our campus," Dr Prabhu said.

The conclave assumes great significance as it will focus on government communication as well, said PRCI national executive president S Narendra, former adviser to PMs and ex-spokesperson, Government of India. The other sub-themes which the Jaipur conclave will deal with include transparency in PR, crisis communication and credibility issues.

PRCI through its youth wing Young Communicators Club (YCC) will also hold a national seminar and debate for the mass communication student community. “We will hold contests across various city campuses as preparatory for the event,” said YCC national chairperson Geetha Shankar.