For communication professionals in the Geneva region, Switzerland, the following event may be of interest to you:

“The Executive MScom Program (University of Lugano) in collaboration with the Société Romande de Relations Publiques (SRRP) and the International Public Relations Association (IPRA) is launching the MScom Geneva Communications Forum. The conference series, to take place twice yearly, will provide expert perspectives on the fast-changing field of communication management. The theme of the 1st Geneva communications forum will be:

“The changing communications landscape in the age of global business”

Keynote speakers:
Harold Burson, Founder and Chairman of Burson-Marsteller
Keith Rockwell, Spokesperson of the World Trade Organization

Date and location:
Wednesday, October 11, 2006, 18:00 hrs
Swissôtel Métropole Geneva

Cost:
CHF 75 – members of the public
CHF 50 – members of SRRP, IPRA & MScom Alumni Association”

More information can be found in the invitation (pdf) and online registration is possible on the mscom website.

Disclaimer: we are both graduates of the Executive MScom Program.

Hope to see some of you there.

Patricia & Glenn

For all those keen and able to get to Zurich (2.5 hrs on the train from Geneva these days), an interesting conference is planned for 2 October 2006, information as follows:

“Strategic Approach to Crisis Communications and Management”
Swiss International Air Lines Ltd
Operations Center
8058/Zürich Flughafen
Zürich
Time: 18.00 to 21.00 
Cost: CHF 150 with cocktail dinner
Registration: www.mscom.unisi.ch
Speaker: Paul A. Argenti, Professor of Corporate Communication at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, USA.

More information in the invitation (pdf).

Patricia