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August 6-10, 2025

Thursday – Sunday / Pre-Conference – Wednesday

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AEJMC 2024 Conference

PRD Sessions & Activities in Philadelphia, PA

This is a quick glance at our overall schedule of activities from August 8-11 in Philadelphia, PA. We hope to see you there! Registration is open. This page will continue to be updated until August 6. Please note that this is an early draft, and additional details will be updated/provided at a later date.

Please consult your schedule and Guidebook in the event of a change or conflict.

PRD Meetings & Events Scheduled Before the Conference 

Wednesday, July 24
10:30 a.m. ET       PRD Members’/Annual Business Meeting. 

AEJMC has scheduled virtual division and interest group meetings before the official conference. This will allow ALL members (conference attendees and non-conference attendees) to participate. Please save the date. Pre-registration is required.

3:30 p.m. ET       JPRR Editorial Board Meeting (invitation only). 

Thursday, August 1

2-4 p.m. ET.       PF&R Virtual Giveback Event

PRD Meetings, Panels, Presentations, & Events Scheduled at The Conference
(All times listed in ET)

Wednesday, Aug. 7 

1-5 p.m.                     Pre-conference workshop - Public Relations in the Public Forum: Leadership and Best Practices. Sponsored by The Arthur W. Page Center for Integrity in Public Communication. Pre-registration is required. Part I – The Role of Public Relations and Organizational Leadership in Our Global Society – In Scholarship. Part II – Risky Business:  Corporate Activism and CEO Activism in a Polarized Communication Environment. Part III – Public Relations as a Driver of Social Change – CPRE Perspective. Part IV – Key Note – The Role of Ethical Listening in Leadership and Effective Practice. Salon I/5th

Thursday, Aug. 8

8:30-10 a.m.              The Plank Center Mentorship Coffee Hour (invitation only). Sponsored by the Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations. Meeting Room 407/4th

8:30-10 a.m.              Public Relations Poster Session. Topics include Global and Intercultural PR; Trust, CSR, and CSA; Crisis Communication; Image Repair; PR Management and the PR Profession; Media Relations and Agenda Setting; Internal Communication; AI and Technology. Franklin Hall 11/4th

10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.   Commission on Public Relations Education (CPRE) Meeting (invitation only). Meeting Room 308/3rd

10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.   Graduate Student Research Showcase (Presenters and faculty audience members must sign up). Franklin Hall 8/4th

12-2 p.m.                   PRD Past Heads Offsite Gathering (invitation only)

12-4 p.m.                   PRD PF&R Offsite Tour: Offsite Bus “Tour” of Philadelphia along with a panel discussion with the Philadelphia Visitor Center Corp. and Signature 57, the Visitor Center’s agency of record. 

12:30 - 2 p.m.            The Effects of Technology on Communication: Public Relations and Advertising in Year 2050 (CTEC/PRD PF&R Panel). Salon C/5th

4:30-6 p.m.                Mentoring Across Differences: Best Practices in Mentoring a Diverse Pool of Future Professionals and Academics (PRD/CSMN PF&R Panel). Salon C/5th

Friday, Aug. 9

8:30-10 a.m.               Refereed Research Session: Public Relations for Social Good: Government, Higher Ed, DEI, and CSR Contexts. Salon L/5th

noon - 2 p.m.             Edelman Luncheon at The Capital Grille. This year’s speaker Steve Rubel, EVP of Earned Media Insights & Strategy, will talk about AI in public relations and media. Maximum of 50 people.

12:30 - 2 p.m.             Graduate Student Committee Luncheon at the Hard Rock Cafe Philadelphia. Special thanks to the Grady College of Journalism & Mass Communication for sponsoring this annual event for graduate students. If you plan on attending, please fill out this form. We have a maximum of 21 people who can attend the luncheon, so do not submit a form unless you are committed to attending the event.

2:30-4 p.m.                 Meeting student demand for cause-driven careers: Introducing your PR, journalism, health communications and other students to public interest communications (PRD/SHER Teaching Panel). Salon L/5th

4:30-6 p.m.                  Cultivating Empathy in the Communications Classroom (PRD/ETHC Teaching Panel). Franklin Hall 10/4th

Saturday, Aug. 10

9-10 a.m                       JPRR Editorial Board Social/Breakfast (Invitation only)

10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.       Top Student Papers. Salon J/5th

noon -  1:30 p.m.          PRD Teaching Committee and the Journal of Public Relations Education casual brunch at the Iron Hill Brewery. (BYOB - buy your own brunch). RSVP required.

2:30-4 p.m.                   Top Teaching Papers and GIFTs High-Density Session. Salon I/5th

4:30-6 p.m.                   Teaching Authenticity and Transparency in the Era of Generative AI (PRD/ICIG Teaching Panel). Salon D/5th

6:30-8:30 p.m.              Top Open Papers and Awards. Salon L/5th

8:30-10 p.m.                 PRD Social. Registration is required via AEJMC registration or at the door. Thank you to our title sponsor, The Grossman Group. Meeting Room 407/4th

Sunday, Aug. 11

11 a.m.-1 p.m.              "I’m not able to assist with that.”: AI Assistance in Risk and Crisis Communication (PRD/CTEC Research Panel). Salon I/5th