The PhD Seminar will be held in an ancient and beautiful congress centre in Milan, from October 19th to October 21st, just after the Euprera 2008 Congress.

You can choose whether to register only to the PhD Seminar or only to the Congress, but it is highly recommended that PhD Students attend both the Congress and the Seminar, using a special package fee.

The aim of the Seminar is to provide an international setting where doctoral students in PR and corporate communication can present their ongoing work, get feedback from experts and peers and establish a valuable network for the future.
The main focus of the Seminar will be on the work in progress of participants. A special focus will be on the several subjects, approaches and methods used in different universities. A variety of working activities will be organised to make the Seminar dynamic and inspiring.

The participants must submit:
- One page abstract of personal ongoing work by July 1st.
- Ten pages paper of personal PhD project by August 31st.
at the euprera2008@iulm address, specifying in the subject “PhD Seminar”.

It is recommended that the paper will raise and discuss specific problems rather than being conclusive. It will describe the subject of interest and the theoretical and methodological approach and it will indicate what kind of feedback is especially wanted. It will also specify the development phase of the PhD project, in order to get an appropriate and stimulating feedback.

During the Seminar participants will make a brief presentation of their work and will give a structured feedback to up to 3 papers, selected on the base of personal interests.

The maximum of participants is 15. The fee will include:
Only PhD Seminar
- all Seminar materials;
- accommodation for 2 nights (October 19th and October 20th);
- breakfasts and lunches for 3 days (from October 19th to October 21st).

Package fee Congress + PhD Seminar
- all Congress and Seminar materials;
- coffee breaks and lunches during the Congress (from October 16th to October 18st)
- farewell dinner (October 17th);
- social programme (October 18th);
- breakfasts and lunches during the PhD Seminar (from October 19th to October 21st);
- accommodation for 2 nights during the PhD Seminar (October 19th and October 20th). Accommodation during the Congress days is not included.


Looking forward to meeting you at the Congress and at the Seminar,


Emanuele Invernizzi, IULM University
Inger Jensen, Roskilde University
Toni Muzi Falconi, FERPI

Informations about EUPRERA and the Congress



Sue Wolstenholme - President Euprera



Frank Ovaitt - President and CEO of the Institute for Public Relations



Anne Gregory - Professor of Public Relations at Leeds Metropolitan University


FPI Info