MedCom mission

MedCom is an Inter-Mediterranean symposium on Public Relations which aims at gathering public relations practitioners, university professors, researchers and students interested in sharing ideas, new perspectives, empirical findings or case studies related to the field of communication and public relations applied in the Euro-Med area.

MedCom is also addressed to institutional relations and corporate communication professionals as well as stakeholders who consider communication and public relations as a fundamental strategic lever in building dialogue among people and countries, in enhancing institutional relations and in reinforcing corporate strategies in the Euro-Med area.

Organising committee

CERPMED - Study and Research Center on Public Relations in the Mediterranean Area, is a not for profit organization that aims at analyzing, monitoring and developing Public Relations and Corporate Communication practice in the Mediterranean area. CERPMED also intends to create a network among public relations, institutional relations and corporate communication professionals as well as university professors and those stakeholders who consider communication and public relations as a fundamental strategic lever in building dialogue among people and countries in the Euro-Med area. The mission lies in the desire to study, analyze and support relational dynamics between the different social, political, economic and cultural stakeholders belonging to the  Mediterranean countries. To carry out its goals CERPMED has identified several actions, including the organization of MEDCOM, the annual Inter-Mediterranean Symposium on Public Relations.

Organizing agency

MedCom Symposium is organized by AJS Connection srl.

MedCom history

2009

The first MedCom Symposium was held in Catania the 13th and 14th November 2009 at the University of Catania. The theme of the first edition was “Public Relations as support to the economic development of the Mediterranean countries”. It gathered practitioners, university professors, corporate and public sector professionals, stakeholders  and students belonging to 13 different Euro-Med countries. 

2010

The second MedCom  was held in Catania the 19th and 20th November 2010 at the University of Catania. The theme chosen for MedCom 2010 was “Local systems in the Euro-Med area. Competition or cooperation? The role of Public Relations”.

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