1st European Conference on Public Communication

A joint project of the Committee of the Regions, the Flemish and Walloon governments, and several other Belgian government players, the conference seeks to bring communication professionals and experts together for exchanges of best practices and an open debate on current and future challenges in public communication.

The conference will take place at the CoR's headquarters in Brussels during the Belgian Presidency of the European Union, from 12 to 14 October 2010.

This aim is to attract up to 400 professionals, such as communication directors and spokespersons of local, regional and national authorities, as well as "communicators" from the European institutions, Member States and various associations.

The participants will focus on two main themes for discussion at the conference: “Communicating in Europe – Communicating on Europe”.

Participants will have the opportunity to present examples of their best communication campaigns linked to the themes of the conference. A web-based community for professionals in the field of public communication will also be launched during the event.

The conference’s main objective is to take stock of the ways in which communication professionals who work for public authorities at EU, national, regional and local level, can communicate better with the public. Five possible themes have been identified for the 12 workshops and discussion rounds:

A multilevel, Europe-wide communication that is close to the citizens;

A professional approach to public communication;

A communcation based on citizens' participation;

A sustainable approach to communication, which respects the environment and resources;

Public communication involving the media.

In order to guarantee your active participation in this exclusive event, please pre-register now by following this link.