3rd International GCA India Conference for PR & Communication Professionals to Begin on 26 November 2009 in Bangalore

Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Friday, November 20, 2009 -- (Business Wire India)

-- “Global Village – Are we there yet?” is the conference theme

-- About 25 speakers and experts representing national and international organisations are scheduled to speak on various sub-topics and discuss in panels

-- Being jointly organized in association with Public Relations Council of India (PRCI), over 300 public relations and communication delegates from around the world are expected to participate

-- The inaugural ceremony would be graced by His Excellency, Honb’le Governor of Karnataka, Shri Hans Raj Bhardwaj and Principal Secretary for Energy, GoK, Sri. K. Jairaj besides other guests from the industry

-- Paper submissions are closed and conference delegate registrations are closing soon

-- Event supported by Purdue University, Calumet, USA and Manipal University, Symbiosis International University & Bangalore University in India

The Global Communication Association (GCA) and Public Relations Council of India (PRCI) are making their final preparations towards organizing the 3rd International GCA India Conference for public relations & communication professionals on 26th and 27th of November 2009, in Bangalore, India. Industry experts, media professionals, academicians, policy makers, corporate executives, representatives from NGOs and research scholars from around the world have contributed different papers relating to the conference theme “Global Village – Are we there yet?”. The selected papers under various sub-topics will be presented during India Conference 2009, organized by The Global Communication Association in alliance with Public Relations Council of India from November 26-27, 2009 at The Lalit Ashok Hotel in Bangalore. The conference aims to provide a platform for researchers and scholars from the world to discuss topical issues related to globalization, media and technology.

The conference focuses on “Global Village –Are we there yet?” Advancement in digital communication has changed the world into a Global Village. The concept of Global village has generated a new image of Technology in various spheres of life. Through this new age communication it is considered to be one of the intellectual medium to express one’s ideas and thoughts on environment, democracy, human rights, fashion etc. For all details relating the conference, you may please visit www.prci.in or www.globalcomassociation.com.

His Excellency, Honb’le Governor of Karnataka, Shri Hans Raj Bhardwaj has kindly consented to be the chief guest and inaugurate the conference. Shri K. Jairaj, Additional Chief Secretary - Energy, Government of Karnataka has agreed to be the guest of honour and deliver the keynote address. The conference will cover a very wide range of topics like media technology, globalization, corporate social responsibility, trends in inter-cultural, international communication, media and politics, media convergence, the business and impact of global media, to name a few. Many other industry and academic dignitaries including vice-chancellors of different universities are expected to participate in the conference.

About the event, Mr. Yahya R. Kamalipour, Conference Chairman, GCA India Conference 2009 said, “While the world is marching ahead towards the knowledge era, media and communication is slated to take a centre stage. The dynamics of this domain are changing faster than ever before. Thus it is essential here that we understand the milestones and the pathway to the next stage of evolution for digital communication.”

In today’s time, society is well connected as a result of the development of information and communication technologies. Globalization, mass media, internet, global corporations and international treaties play an important role in global communication. The conference protects the growing number of media advocacy campaigns aimed at promoting the idea of an integrated global community.

Detailing the final conference preparations, Mr. Krishna B. Mariyanka, Conference Secretary, GCA India Conference 2009 and Director – Governing Council & Vice President – National Executive or Public Relations Council of India (PRCI) said, “GCA is a global platform focusing on the new age communication democracy. This year’s conference will aim at understanding the challenges we face, the current trends and chart the future growth path. Like in Shanghai and Oman GCA conferences of 2007 and 2008, we had received nearly 60 paper submissions till the last date from professionals from different parts of the world and we have finally been able to select about 25 for presentations at the 2-day conference”.

Mr. M. B. Jayaram, Chief Mentor & Chairman Emeritus, Public Relations Council of India (PRCI) stated that this conference enables individuals from different regions to share their experiences on Globalization and Media and address various challenges and opportunities. He further stated that this year theme has been focused on the speedy development of media technology in the past two decades that acts as a catalyst to transform the whole world to the conceptual Global Village.

About Global Communication Association (GCA)

Global Communication Association was established in 2007 and inaugurated at the Shanghai Global Communication and Development Conference with an aim to foster and promote academic research in global studies, promote academic collaboration among major universities around the world. It facilitates joints projects and research opportunities among scholars, researchers and graduate students. It offers faculty research and exchange programs and explores myriad opportunities and challenges in the areas of teaching, learning, communication development, globalization, mass media and international cooperation. For additional information log on to www.globalcomassociation.com

About Public Relations Council of India (PRCI)

Public Relations Council of India (PRCI) is a non-political organization of professionals in the field of public relations, communications, advertising, education and many other allied services, providing industry professionals an opportunity to serve their community by encouraging high ethical standards in their respective areas of work and will be the first forum to offer accreditation to professionals in the stream. It also has a separate cell for social action to look at developmental and social issues. For more information please visit http://www.prci.in/