Event

The Association of Commonwealth Universities' (ACU) will host its 3rd PR, Marketing and Communications Network Conference, from Wednesday 24th to Friday 26th November, 2010, in Melbourne, Australia. Themed 'Changing Times, Changing Markets, Changing Priorities,' the conference will feature key note speaker, Stephen Holmes, Managing Partner of the Knowledge Partnership.

Early bird registration deadline: August 31st, 2010

Participants can also look forward to presentations by:

• Dr. Max Blouw, President of Wilfrid-Laurier University Canada, who will give an overview of the new global challenges for universities all across the Commonwealth
• Ovidia Lim-Rajaram, Director of the Office of Corporate Relations at the National University of Singapore, who will discuss the changing dynamics of communication in higher education　 
• Margot Burke, Director of Marketing and Communications at Victoria University Australia, who will give her insights into how to identify the future student
• Ian Conn, Director of Communications and Marketing at the University of Edinburgh, who will explore how to develop a university brand in the international market

View the conference programme.

The latest edition of Impact, the magazine of the ACU's PR, Marketing and Communications Network, is now available online and features articles by many of the participants, opening with an analysis of the theme by PR Steering Committee Chair, Peter Reader.