Silicon Valley of India to host 14th Global Communication Conclave

·       Theme: PR Beyond 2020; Venue shifted from Kochi due to Coronavirus scare

·       Chanakya & PR Excellence Awards to be presented

BENGALURU: The Silicon Valley of India Bengaluru is all set to host the 14^th Global Communication Conclave organized by Communicators premier body Public Relations Council of India (PRCI) under the aegis of  World Communicators’ Council (WCC)  on March 6 & 7 with theme being PR Beyond 2020.

Being held in association with Bangalore University, the Conclave venue is Jnana Jyothi Auditorium, 11, Palace Rd, Ambedkar Veedhi, Gandhi Nagar, Bengaluru -560009. PRCI Kerala chapter was to host the event which is now shifted to Bengaluru in view of the coronavirus scare. The Kerala Government has declared it a State disaster.

PRCI - http://www.publicrelationscouncilofindia.com/ - is the pan-India platform of communication, PR, media, advertising, HR, marketing communication professionals, mass communication teachers and students.

“As we all are aware, 20:20 represents perfect vision. We at PRCI strongly feel that it is time to look beyond perfection since there is always room for improvement. It is not a mere coincidence that the theme will be discussed in the year 2020,” said M B Jayaram, Chief Mentor and Chairman Emeritus of PRCI.

A notable aspect of the Conclave is that it is being held in association with the just launched World Communicators’ Council (WCC). Promoted by PRCI, WCC aims to be a one-stop Global Knowledge Powerhouse in mass communication.

The Torch of Knowledge Jnana Jyothi Auditorium

B N Kumar, Chairman of PRCI Governing Council said: “The two-day global event will be packed with knowledge sessions with ample opportunities for networking for the delegates. As in the previous 13 Global Conclaves, PRCI will have top notch professionals from Corporates, Communication, Media, Advertising, HR, Marketing and Mass Communication academicians at the 14^th Conclave. Our previous Conclaves have seen an attendance of over 500 delegates. We expect many more numbers in the Manthan of ideas in the City of Gardens.”

Explaining the theme, S Narendra, president – National executive of PRCI said: “PR has come a long way, from being courier boys, travel assistants or glorified protocol managers. Now, we strongly feel that it’s time to look beyond all these and see where we fit in and command value that we PR or communication professionals deserve,” said Narendra, ex-advisor to many PMs and former Government of India spokesperson.

Dr T Vinay Kumar, Conclave chairman and president-elect, PRCI national executive, said: “We regret that Kochi will miss the event due to the coronavirus issue. But we are confident that PRCI together will put up a grand show at Bengaluru.”

Sunil Kannath, director-international of PRCI explained that WCC will endeavor to integrate communication organisations and professionals globally for sharing knowledge and contribute to the exchange of ideas and experiences to communicate for a better world, as the motto says.

“We hope to see a synthesis of ideas from among the youth as we will have a dedicated session for the segment,” said Geetha Shankar, chairperson of PRCI-YCC.

PRCI will also honour corporates and achievers with its signature Chanakya awards, 12^th in the series and induct professionals into the unique PR Hall of Fame. The Conclave will also recognize talent with the much sought after PRCI Excellence Awards, 10^th in the series.

14th Global Communication Conclave to be held in Kochi on March 6 & 7

·       Theme: PR Beyond 2020.

·       Corporate captains, professionals from across the globe to address

·       Chanakya & PR Excellence Awards to be presented

KOCHI: Communicators premier body Public Relations Council of India will hold its 14th Global Communication Conclave at Kochi, in association with the World Communicators’ Council (WCC),  on March 6 & 7, 2020 with theme being PR Beyond 2020. The venue is: Gokulam Park Hotel & International Convention Centre, Near Kaloor metro station.

PRCI is the pan-India platform of communication, PR, media, advertising, HR, marketing communication professionals, mass communication teachers and students.

“As we all are aware, 20:20 represents perfect vision. We at PRCI strongly feel that it is time to look beyond perfection since there is always room for improvement. It is not a mere coincidence that the theme will be discussed in the year 2020,” said M B Jayaram, Chief Mentor and Chairman Emeritus of PRCI.

B N Kumar, Chairman of PRCI Governing Council said: “As in the previous 13 Global Conclaves, PRCI will have top notch professionals from Corporates, Communication, Media, Advertising, HR, Marketing and Mass Communication academicians at the 14^th Conclave. Our previous Conclaves have seen an attendance of over 500 delegates. We expect many more numbers in the Manthan of ideas in the Spice City.”

Explaining the theme, S Narendra, president – National executive of PRCI said: “PR has come a long way, from being courier boys, travel assistants or glorified protocol managers. Now, we strongly feel that it’s time to look beyond all these and see where we fit in and command value that we PR or communication professionals deserve,” said Narendra, ex-advisor to many PMs and former Government of India spokesperson.

Dr T Vinay Kumar, Conclave chairman and president-elect, PRCI national executive, said: “We in Kochi are all set to receive the delegates from across the world. We are sure the Conclave will be an exciting event with power-packed sessions and several takeaways in terms of thoughts and actions.”

A notable aspect of the Conclave is that it is being held in association with the just launched World Communicators’ Council (WCC). Promoted by PRCI, WCC aims to be a one-stop Global Knowledge Powerhouse in mass communication.

Sunil Kannath, director-international of PRCI explained that WCC will endeavor to integrate communication organisations and professionals globally for sharing knowledge and contribute to the exchange of ideas and experiences to communicate for a better world, as the motto says.

“We hope to see a synthesis of ideas from among the youth as we will have a dedicated session for the segment,” said Geetha Shankar, chairperson of PRCI-YCC.

PRCI will also honour corporates and achievers with its signature Chanakya awards, 12^th in the series and induct professionals into the unique PR Hall of Fame. The Conclave will also recognize talent with the much sought after PRCI Excellence Awards, 10^th in the series.

World Communicators’ Day – October 28: WCC celebrations underway

In the beginning, there was no press release!

And, PR pioneer Ivy Lee said on October 28, 1906: Let there be a Press Release!

The press release was created following a train wreck on October 28, 1906, in Atlantic City, N.J., that left more than 50 people dead. The train was owned by Pennsylvania Railroad, one of Ivy Lee's clients.

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In fact, that also marked the beginning of formal PR and the birth of Crisis Communication.

We at Public Relations Council of India, under the aegis of World Communicators’ Council (WCC), have decided to observe October 28 as the World Communicators’ Day.

Since we have enough time, let us plan in advance for the Day and look at conducting some professional activities.

Let us not focus on mere felicitations and awards. We have several of them. In fact, the awards should be just annual – part of our Global Conclaves. Frequent awards and felicitation for no rhyme or reason devalues PR movement. As it is we enjoy a bad reputation of popularising the pink shirt phenomenon.

Now to the activities for October 28. Since it is a Saturday and if it creates any issues of not being a working day, let us plan the celebration a day in advance – and not a week later.

Let Oct 28 be sacrosanct.

What we can do?

Since the day marks the issuance of the world’s first press release, we can plan a Media Relations workshop for the younger generation.

We can also plan workshops/chat shows under YCC banner.

Why not conduct a tour of young communicators to a media house?

Or a session on writing press releases?

Or skits on what the youngsters perceive of media?

We can have senor journalists coming and guiding us.

From the headquarters, we plan to do a national essay competition on few current topics and bring out a Digest. Please get as much participation as possible.

So, let’s plan in advance and get going.

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PR Council of Sri Lanka takes off

• ​Under the banner of World Communicators' Council
• PRCI actively coordinates​

COLOMBO: Seeking to strengthen professionalism in communication, the World Communicators’ Council (WCC) has launched Public Relations Council of Sri Lanka (PRCSL).

The brains behind the WCC are the office bearers of Public Relations Council of India (PRCI) which has

​successfully ​

launched unique communication campaigns.

Mr Aruna Weerakoon who is in involved in communicating with the farmers in Good Agriculture Practices (GAP) has taken over as the Director of PRCSL. Mr T S Prakash, who is the president of SriLanka India Society and Secretary of Indian CEO forum, takes an additional responsibility as the Chairman of the PRCSL.

Mr. M B Jayaram, chief mentor and chairman emeritus of PRCI, said close cooperation among communications professionals across the world would contribute to an improved understanding among the people at large.

R T Kumar, Chairman of the PRCI’s governing council, said the Council is very keen to work closely with the Sri Lankan unit on networking and knowledge sharing.

PRCI national president B N Kumar explained that the organisation has successfully implemented a novel idea of communication for social causes such as water conservation, educating girl child for empowering India, focusing on suburban train infrastructure in Mumbai and environmental issues. “We have a unique guest faculty pool drawn from across media, PR, adverting and HR for visiting colleges and universities that teach mass communication,” he said.

PRCI international director T Vinay Kumar said the WCC will soon have chapters in Malaysia, Singapore, Australia and UK.

PRCI’s young communicators’ club chairperson Geetha Shankar said the organisation is keen to promote knowledge sharing and skill development among mass media students.

Mr K Ravindran, secretary general of PRCI, said the council also focuses on communication skill development for professionals in corporates.

Mr U S Kutty, chairman of the organising committee of the Sri Lanka launch, pointed out that PR and other communication professionals have appreciated the PRCSL idea and on the need to work closely with their Indian counterparts.

Mr Weerakoon said PRCSL could learn a lot from the PRCI’s experience in India and work towards communicating the positive aspects life to the society at large.

Mr Prakash said networking and exchange of information and knowledge could lead to enhancing the professionalism among communication professionals and even heads of companies.

PRCSL hopes to involve various corporate, CEOs, educational institutions teaching communication and marketing to further its cause and meet the WCC’s mission – communicating for a better world.