europcom2013 bannder34The fourth edition of EuroPCom will bring together communication managers and senior experts from local, regional, national and European authorities. Over 700 colleagues from all EU member states are expected at this networking event. Lectures, debates and interactive workshops will focus on major challenges in EU communication and public communication.

Conference programme and registration 

The focus of this year’s conference will be on the upcoming European elections in 2014, and more in general on the role and position of public communicators in a period of elections.

75 expert speakers will share their insights and experiences in various workshops and debates. Among the confirmed key note speakers are Matthew McGregor (director of rapid response on Obama's 2012 re-election campaign), Johan Peter Paludan (of the Copenhagen Institute of Futures Studies), Anthony Zacharzewski (of the Democratic Society) and Simon Anholt (independent government adviser).

The conference programme is now online. All updates and additional details will be published on this website.

It is no longer possible to register for the conference, but you can follow the main conference sessions (opening session, workshops B1, B3, F1, F2, keynote lecture and closing session) on the live web streaming, available on via this website on 16 and 17 October.

About EuroPCom

EuroPCom is one of the major communication conferences for EU and public administration experts. The ambition of the annual conference is to improve public sector communication by sharing best practices; fostering the active involvement of decentralised communicators in the communication strategy of the European institutions; enhancing the  transfer of professional communication know-how to all political levels; and facilitating networking among those working in public communication across the EU.

The conference is organised by the Committee of the Regions, in partnership with the European Parliament, the European Commission, the Lithuanian EU Presidency 2013, the Council of the EU and the European Economic and Social Committee.

Follow the preparations on the social media pages of EuroPCom (on Twitter : @EuroPCom2013 or #europcom and on Linkedin ).

Author: CoR