[Commlist] cfp: BledCom 2020 28th International Public Relations Research Symposium

*BledCom 2021 abstract deadline is February 1, 2021!*

The 28th International Public Relations Research Symposium (BledCom) 
will be fully digital. The conference will be held on July 2-3, 2021. 
This year’s theme is: “Public Relations and Public Risk and Crisis 
Communication.” We are happy to inform you that because of the 
generosity of our sponsors, which will cover the fee we will need to pay 
digital providers, we are able to waive the registration fees for 
BledCom 2021!

We plan to organise virtual classrooms for debates, as well as parallel 
sessions and plenary sessions organised to accommodate different 
time-zones. The program will enable synchronous discussions between 
participants.

As in previous years, this year also you will submit abstracts/panel 
proposals that will be evaluated and authors informed of the selection 
in a timely manner. We invite abstracts that are between 500 and 800 
words (including title and keywords) with up to 5 references. Please 
note that as has been the norm in the past, BledCom welcomes all papers 
that are relevant to public relations and communication management and 
not just papers that discuss the conference theme.

Please note that the chances of your abstract being accepted are 
enhanced if you observe the following format in preparing it: 
Introduction and purpose of the study (and research question if there is 
one) – helps summarize the purpose and rationale of your study. 
Literature review – Helps place your work in context with the existing 
body of knowledge. Methodology – Define the main method used for 
gathering data including sample size, and state the rationale for using 
this method. Results and conclusions – Helps summarize the answers to 
the research questions while also outlining the implications of the 
results. Also summarize the limitations of the study and offer 
suggestions for future research. Practical and social implications – 
Offer the potential implications both for practice and society. Also 
provide us with 3 to 5 keywords that highlight your study. Abstracts 
should come as blind copies without author names and affiliations, who 
are to be identified on a separate cover page. Please use the suggested 
headings to structure the abstract. A list of literature is not 
necessary, but if it is provided it is included into the word count.

The presentations will be through short videos and will be meaningfully 
grouped and discussions arranged immediately afterward. Paper abstracts 
should be submitted via email to (bledcom /at/ fdv.uni-lj.si) 
<mailto:(bledcom /at/ fdv.uni-lj.si)> by February 1, 2021. Decisions will be 
made by March 4, 2021 after peer review. Full papers not exceeding 6.000 
words will be due by September 16, 2021 for inclusion in the conference 
proceedings.

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