BledCom 2010 programme
Friday, July 02
- 8.00 - 9.30
Registration
- 9.30 -10.30
Opening session
(chairs: Krishnamurthy Sriramesh, School of Business, Wellington, New Zealand & Dejan Verčič, University of Ljubljana & Pristop, Slovenia)
Opening remarks by President of the Republic of Slovenia Dr. Danilo Türk, Honorary sponsor of BledCom 2010
- 10.15 - 10.45
Keynote speakers
Nada Serajnik Sraka, Matjaž Kek & Branko Vidrih, Government communication office, Slovenia – “Capacity building in government communication - Case of Slovenia: From Capacity Building to Professionalism”
- 10.30. - 10.45
Coffee break
- 10.45 - 11.45
Competitive paper session 1
(chair: Jon White, Cardiff University, United Kingdom)
What Good Looks Like in UK National Health Service Communication
- Anne Gregory, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK
- Paul Willis, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK
The Evolution of the Management of the Communication Function in the Canadian Federal Government from 1999 to 2009
- Fraser Likely, Likely Communication Strategies Ltd., Canada
E-government in Romania - features and trends
- Maria Bilaşevschi, “Apollonia” University, Iasi, Romania
- Adina Aldea, “Apollonia” University, Iasi, Romania
Government public relations in West Africa : propaganda or developmental tool - the case of Ghana’s ministry of information
- Kojo Yankah, African University College of Communications, Ghana
- 11.45 - 11.50
Break
- 11.50 - 12.50
Competitive paper session 2
(chair: Danny Moss, Manchester Metropolitan University Business School, United Kingdom )
Future-proofing a strategic communication team for a major government department
- Donald Alexander, Charles Sturt University, Australia
- Peter Simmons, Charles Sturt University, Australia
- David Cameron, Charles Sturt University, Australia
Government communication and the mass-mediated climate debate. Decision making, system integration and public communication
- Holger Sievert, Institut für Journalistik und Kommunikationswissenschaft, Germany
- Markus Rhomberg, Institut für Journalistik und Kommunikationswissenschaft, Germany
Government reputation as an intangible value for public institutions. Communicating Spanish regional and local governments
- Francisco Diaz Lozano, CEU San Pablo University, Spain
- Karen Sanders, CEU San Pablo University, Spain
- María José Canel, Universidad Complutense, Spain
Development of governmental press conferences
- Larsåke Larsson, Örebro University, Sweden
- 12.50. - 14.20
Lunch break
- 14.20 - 14.50
Keynote speaker
Klavs A. Holm, Under-Secretary for Public Diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark – “Public Diplomacy - New Diplomacy in a Globalized World: How Diplomats will Communicate in the Future”
- 14.50 - 15.50
Competitive paper session 3
(chair: Ronél Rensburg, University of Pretoria, South Africa)
Science Diplomacy as Strategic Governmental Communication: A Theoretical Approach
- Birte Fähnrich, University of Leipzig, Germany
European union public diplomacy: Emerging Concepts, Strategies and Practices
- Gyorgy Szondi, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK
New Public Diplomacy Practices in Public Relations: Empirical Analysis of the Shift Away from the Government Model to a Not-for-Profit Model
- Karen Dwek, New York University, USA
The reflection of the east-west dichotomy on turkish public diplomacy: the case of “Davos Summit”
- Filiz Otay Demir, Maltepe University, Turkey
- Burcu Kaya Erdem, Maltepe University, Turkey
- 15.50 - 16.05
Cofee break
- 16.05 - 16.35
Keynote speaker
Anne M. Chermak, Dillen Associates LLC, San Francisco, USA – “After the 1989 Revolutions: The Wonder Years”
- 16.35 - 17.35
Competitive paper session 4
(chair: Ana Tkalac Verčič, University of Zagreb, Croatia)
Winning the War of Ideas: The US and Al Qaeda’s Public Relations Strategies
- Owen Kulemeka, University of Illinois, USA
Government Communication in the Aftermath of Terrorist Attacks: A New Perspective on Crisis Communication
- Mairead McCoy, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland
- Owen Hargie, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland
- Pauline Irving, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland
- Meghann Drury, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland
Managing a country’s reputation in nation-building: a framework for government communication
- Ronél Rensburg, University of Pretoria, South Africa
The Expansion of Junk Food Marketing, Cyberspace, and Children’s Waistlines: Government Public Relations Combating Childhood Obesity in Hungary and the United Kingdom
- Katalin Lustyik, Ithaca College, USA
- Arhlene A. Flowers, Ithaca College, USA
- Emese Gulyás, Association of Conscious Consumers, Budapest, Hungary
- 20.00
Dinner
Saturday, July 03
- 9.30 - 10.00
Keynote speaker
Hanna Brogren, Director of Communication, City of Stockholm, Executive Office – “Stockholm, First European Green Capital”
- 10.00 - 11.00
Competitive paper session 5
(chair: Julia Jahansoozi, Stirling University, United Kingdom)
Communication Aspects of Supervision over Spending Public Money
- Nina Furman, Court of Audit of the Republic of Slovenia, Slovenia
The use of intentional positioning techniques in government agencies’ communication campaigns
- Melanie James, University of Newcastle, Australia
RTI Clinic Checkup: does an Orissa Government public communication campaign to increase awareness of India’s Right to Information legislation have the ingredients to succeed?
- Philippa Brear, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
Stakeholders’ inclusion: more than a cup of tea? An evaluation model for participatory decision making
- Paolo Fedele, Udine University, Italy
- Mario Ianniello, Udine University, Italy
- 11.00 - 11.15
Coffee break
- 11.00 - 11.15
Competitive paper session 6
(chair: Richard Phillipps, Bond University, Australia)
Public relations in the EU Communication Policy
- Szymon Chojnowski, Warsaw School of Economics, Poland
Communicating the EU to the media: the delicate role of press officers at the EU council of ministers
- Bo Laursen, University of Aarhus, Denmark
- Chiara Valentini, University of Aarhus, Denmark
Managing Political Crisis: An Interactional Approach to “Image Repair” in Political Press Conferences
- Göran Eriksson, Örebro University, Sweden
- Mats Eriksson, Örebro University, Sweden
Public Relations strategy and crisis management of public sector undertakings vis-à-vis private sector: A case study of Assam
- Trisha Dowerah Baruah, K. K.Handique State Open University, India
- 12.15 - 13.45
Lunch break
- 13.45 - 14.15
Keynote speaker
Mark Dillen, Dillen Associates LLC, USA – “Bipolar
(communications) disorder: The Evolution of U.S. and Russian Approaches to Public Diplomacy After the Cold War”
- 14.15 . 15.15
Competitive paper session 7
(chair: Krishnamurthy Sriramesh, School of Business, Wellington, New Zealand)
An esoteric notion: Truth and lies in Australian government communication
- Leanne Glenny, University of South Australia, Australia
Critical approach: Communication failures as a risk to government public relations
- Kaja Tampere, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
PR-consulting in the field of political communication – Theoretical foundation and empirical findings from Germany
- Ulrike Röttger, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany
- Joachim Preusse, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany
Governing stakeholder relations in the context of corporate governance: A theoretical perspective
- Estelle de Beer, University of Pretoria, South Africa
- Ronél Rensburg, University of Pretoria, South Africa
- 15.15 – 16.10
Panel 1: Deliberative Engagement
(chair: Anne Gregory, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK); panellists:
Technology and Deliberative Engagement: the case of Western Australia
- Mark Balnaves, Curtin University, Australia
Environmental communication in business and NGOs: a semiotic point of view
- Andrea Catellani, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
- Anne Gregory, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK
- David Kahane, University of Alberta, Canada
- Paul Willis, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK
The health of the nation- Deliberative Engagement in the UK national health service
Deliberative Engagement: the political science perspective
Trust, reciprocity and reputation in Deliberative Engagement: a perspective from economics
- 16.10 – 16.20
Break
- 16.20 - 17.15
Panel 2: Public Communication by the EU
(chair: H.J.C. Rebel, University of Applied Sciences Utrecht, Nederland); panelists:
- Julia Jahansoozi, Stirling University, United Kingdom
- Alenka Jelen, University of Central Lancashire, United Kingdom
- Paul Linders, University of Applied Sciences Utrecht, Nederland
- Ansgar Zerfass, University of Leipzig, Germany
- Jozef Niznik, University of Warsaw, Poland
- Alina Bargaoanu, National School of Political Studies and Public Administration, Romania
- Dejan Verčič, University of Ljubljana & Pristop, Slovenia
- 20.00
Dinner

