BledCom 2023 Preliminary Program is now online

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After two successfully organized digital conferences (BledCom 2020 and BledCom 2021) and BledCom 2022 in hybrid format offering both in-person and online access, the 30th jubilee edition of International Public Relations Research Symposium will be held in-person in Rikli Balance Hotel (ex. Hotel Golf Bled), Lake Bled - Slovenia.

 

BledCom 2023 will be a bit different from previous symposiums: there will be two keynotes, more formats for presentation and more time to debate. This year’s keynote speakers are David Haig, Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University and Steve Shepperson-Smith, President-Elect of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR). BledCom 2023 program will also feature 6 Parallel Paper Sessions, Panel and Roundtable, 1 Parallel Panel Session, 2 Research Focuses and 2 Debates.

 

Check out the program here: https://www.bledcom.com/program-agenda

Celebrating 5 Years of Global Solidarity in Communication with INTERDECOM

By Maja Jančič • May 11, 2026
For over three decades, BledCom has been more than just a symposium. It has been a unique sanctuary for dialogue where the world’s leading communication researchers and practitioners meet to navigate the complexities of our field. Today, we are honored to celebrate a major milestone in this journey: the 5th Anniversary of the International Declaration of Communications Professionals and Researchers presented by INTERDECOM .

27th EUPRERA Congress submission deadline is March 15

February 6, 2026
The 27th Annual Congress will be hosted by the Department of Audiovisual Communication and Advertising at the Faculty of Communications Sciences of University of Malaga in the city of Malaga, on the Costa del Sol of Andalusia, Spain, between 16 and 19 September 2026. The theme of the Congress is “Regenerating public relations and strategic communication in the face of the new global order: are we ready for this challenge?”