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IPRA releases landmark Gold Paper on ethical AI use in Public Relations
in Press Release 2 days, 12 hours ago
The International Public Relations Association (IPRA), in collaboration with leading global academics and industry experts, has released its Gold Paper No.19: Ethical Standards and Guidelines for the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Public Relations (PR).
Bosnia’s Woman.Comm conference 2025 endorsed by IPRA
in Press Release 1 week, 4 days ago
The 4th Woman.Comm conference, Snaga Komunikacije, which takes place 14 – 15 October has been endorsed by IPRA. Woman.Comm is a leading event in Bosnia and Herzegovina dedicated to professional development, knowledge exchange, and the empowerment of women in PR and other communication-related sectors.
Message from the IPRA President: 70 Years of leading trust and ethics in global communication February 2025
in Press Release 2 weeks, 3 days ago
Dear friends and colleagues,
Ethical communication has been the cornerstone of the International Public Relations Association since its founding in 1955. As we mark our 70th anniversary in 2025, we celebrate not only our legacy but also our continued commitment to fostering trust and integrity in global communication.
Invitation to an IPRA webinar: what it takes to make a great GWA entry
in Press Release 1 month ago
I am pleased to invite you to the next in the series of IPRA Thought Leadership webinars. The webinar PR fighting climate change: what it takes to make a great GWA entry will be presented by GWA finalists on Thursday 13 February 2025 at 12.00 GMT/UCT (unadjusted).
Message from the IPRA President: Essential skills for building relationships January 2025
in Press Release 1 month, 1 week ago
Dear friends and colleagues,
IPRA and TUHID Turkey sign co-operation agreement
in Press Release 2 months ago
IPRA, the International Public Relations Association, has signed a formal partnership agreement with the Turkish Public Relations Association (Türkiye Halkla İlişkiler Derneği) (TUHID). This re-affirms the historic connection between the organisations. Under the agreement, inter alia, the organisations will exchange information, share publications and help promote the ethical development of the PR profession with our codes and guidelines.<
Invitation to an IPRA webinar on Leadership and communication in the era of GenAI: 16 January 2025
in Press Release 2 months ago
I am pleased to invite you to the next in the series of IPRA Thought Leadership webinars. The webinar Leadership and communication in the era of GenAI will be presented by Imad Lahad, managing director APCO Dubai and Prof. Dr. Dejan Verčič, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia on Thursday 16 January 2025 at 12.00 GMT/UCT (unadjusted).
Message from the IPRA President: The time is now December 2024
in Press Release 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Dear friends and colleagues,
Vital Voices receives IPRA President’s Award 2024
in Press Release 2 months, 3 weeks ago
The 2024 IPRA President’s Award has been given to Vital Voices. Vital Voices Global Partnership invests in women leaders.
IPRA announces its new Board for 2025
in Press Release 3 months ago
Following recent elections IPRA is pleased to announce its new Board all set for 2025.
Message from the IPRA President: A moment to express gratitude November 2024
in Press Release 3 months, 1 week ago
Dear friends and colleagues,
COP29: the UN climate conference in Baku is both important and in a difficult place
in Press Release 3 months, 1 week ago
The 29th UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan this week will focus on the financing by wealthy countries of climate action required in poorer ones. This support is key. The latest UN emissions gap report suggests we’re under way to a global warming of at least 2.6° by the end of this century. This news comes as it has become clear the planet has failed the 1.5° target of the 2015 Paris agreement.
Eeva-Liisa Vallin made an IPRA Member Emeritus
in Press Release 3 months, 3 weeks ago
The IPRA Board has voted to bestow the honour of Member Emeritus upon Eeva-Liisa Vallin. Eeva-Liisa has been a member of IPRA since 1991 and has unfailingly been a judge for the Golden World Awards almost every year since.
Barbara Burns In Memoriam
in Press Release 3 months, 3 weeks ago
IPRA pays its respects to Barbara Burns who has died at the age of 90. Barbara joined IPRA in 1976. Born in New Jersey she moved to New York and worked in advertising and public relations for a number of firms in the US, in Brazil and in France. She was Senior VP at RuderFinn before establishing her own firm Barbara Burns International. She was an IPRA Council member for many years and chaired a number of committees.
Pots That Develop from Peru takes the Grand Prix at the 2024 IPRA Golden World Awards, while there is a spark about the Global Contribution Award in Croatia
in Press Release 3 months, 3 weeks ago
The Grand Prix 2024 of the IPRA Golden World Awards for Excellence (GWA), the world’s most prestigious PR awards scheme, went to Pots That Develop countering rural food poverty. The campaign from Peru’s Alicorp was given a PR boost by agency LLYC featuring it within the local SUMMUM national gastronomy awards.