The Voice of Central Europe (VCE 2009) - 3rd Conference of Spokespersons from Central European countries October 14, 2009

To all spokespersons of Central Europe:

Dear Colleauge,

On behalf of Hungarian Association of Spokespersons (MSZE) we wish to extend a cordial invitation to you to participate in the traditional meeting of spokespersons from Central Europe.

The 3rd Conference of Spokespersons from Central European countries is going to be held on 15-16 October, 2009 in Budapest. The conference under the title The Voice of Central Europe (VCE 2009) is hosted by Hungarian Association of Spokespersons.

Besides providing a forum for the meeting of the representatives of the profession from the whole region, the conference intends to answer the main questions relating to the position of spokespersons within organizations and companies and to define their position in their relationship to the media and the public.

For more information explore the conference-related pages of our website.

We look very much forward to seeing as many of you as possible in Budapest in October!

The key topics of the conference are planned to include the following:

• Challenges in the spokesperson’s career
  
  the role of the spokesperson in various organizations (government/state/civil service, business sector, non-profit organisations);
  
  spokespersons and the corporate social responsibility (CSR);
  
  mental health, stress, burnout, renewal (When to change career?);
  
  prestige, social acceptance;
  
  trusthworthiness;
  
  livelihood issues;
  
  relationship between journalists and spokespersons;
  
  mutual interdependence charged with conflicts;

• Crisis communication
  
  global financial crisis: a challenge for the communication;

• Education & training
  
  professional education for spokespersons in Central and Eastern European countries;

• Freedom and financial crisis
  
  20 years after the fall of Iron Curtain.

Conference information provided by konferenciakalauz.hu

Official Website: http://www.szovivok.hu/index.nof?o=&nyelvid=1&k1=16&k2=18&k3=25