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Newsletter No.28
BledCom 2010 draft programme available!
We are happy to announce a draft programme for BledCom 2010, available at BledCom.com website at http://www.bledcom.com/home/programme.
As you already know, the leading theme of the 17th BledCom Symposium is Government Communication. Experts in public relations and practitioners whose work is related to communication and public relations activities of government and government agencies will present and discuss their views in different formats. We are thus very proud that BledCom 2010 will begin with an introductory speech given by the honorary sponsor of BledCom 2010, President of the Republic of Slovenia Dr. Danilo Türk.
All key speakers at BledCom 2010 have had rich experiences in practicing government communication: Nada Serajnik Sraka, Matjaž Kek and Branko Vidrih from Government communication office in Slovenia will discuss capacity building in government communication in case of Slovenia. Klavs A. Holm (Under-Secretary for Public Diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark) will present how diplomats will communicate in the Future and Hanna Brogren (Director of Communication, City of Stockholm, Executive Office) will reveal the communication strategy behind Stockholm’s long-term vision for sustainability and growth. Bipolar (communications) disorder on the evolution of U.S. and Russian approaches to public diplomacy after the cold war will be presented by Mark Dillen (Dillen Associates LLC, San Francisco, USA), while Anne M. Chermak (Dillen Associates LLC, San Francisco, USA) will discuss about the wonder years after the 1989 Revolutions.
BledCom 2010 will also see the authors of the winning papers sharing their view on government communication. Competitive papers sessions will be chaired by Jon White, Danny Moss, Ronél Rensburg, Ana Tkalac Verčič, Julia Jahansoozi, Richard Phillipps and Krishnamurthy Sriramesh.
A special panel, chaired by H.J.C. Rebel and with Julia Jahansoozi, Alenka Jelen, Paul Linders, Ansgar Zerfass, Jozef Niznik, Alina Bargaoanu and Dejan Verčič as panelist, will be dedicated to Public Communication by the EU.
Further information about the programme is available at http://www.bledcom.com/home/programme. Please note that the programme could be subject to slight changes, of which you will be notified at BledCom's website.
Catch BledCom early bird fees!
You still have time to register for BledCom at an early bird fee. Available until April 15 2010, you can register with a 10% discount. We also acknowledge additional 10% discount for members of EUPRERA.
Authors of the winning papers for BledCom 2010 are eligible for a special, Speakers fee. Please register at http://www.bledcom.com/home/registration where you will find all further details.
BledCom 2010 taking place at Bled, Slovenia
This year BledCom 2010 will again take place at Vila Bled at Bled. We kindly invite you to take care of you accommodation at Bled soon to make sure that you are as close to the symposium as possible. As BledCom 2010 will take place at Vila Bled, the best choice for accommodation is Vila Bled itself. For a pleasurable stay at Bled, we also recommend hotels Vila Preseren, Hotel Ribno and Hotel Krim.
Hotel reservations are to be made directly with the hotels, but please identify yourself as a BledCom participant at booking. Please visit http://www.bledcom.com/home/bled_accommodation for a list of accommodation facilities at Bled and contact information.
To avoid last-minute worries, we would also like to remind you of visa. Please check if you need a visa for your stay in Slovenia and further information at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs webpage at http://www.mzz.gov.si/en/visa_information/entry_to_slovenia/.
More information about BledCom
For further information regarding BledCom, please visit BledCom’s website at www.bledcom.com or contact us at bledcom@pristop.si.
