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The Middle East Public Relations Association (MEPRA) is a non profit organisation that is proud to represent the interests of PR practitioners working in the region. MEPRA endeavours to highlight the strategic role of public relations and help set high standards for quality and ethical conduct by all practitioners.

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	MEPRA Awards 2010 The entry process for the second MEPRA Awards 2010 is open - link to the awards site by clicking the button at the left of this column - deadline is October 14th. 10 best practice categories, two new team awards and two individual awards. Submit your entry now!...

	Barcelona Declaration Much like the Stockholm Accords are a seminal event in PR, so are the Barcelona Principles for PR measurement (both events happened the same week). Seven prinicples put a stake in the sand around measuring PR. NB - AVE's are not the Value of public relations....

	Global Alliance MEPRA has become an affiliate member of the Global Alliance, an umbrella association of PR associations. MEPRA joins a body of 28 national PR associations members and 6 other affiliated members....

Featured Events

	MEPRA Awards briefing session Wednesday,1st September 2010 In the run up to this year's Awards, MEPRA is holding two briefing sessions in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Apart from going over the categories and entry criteria, 2009 judges will be on hand to provide insight into what makes for a winning entry....

	Professional Development - Part three Wednesday,22nd September 2010 The third part of the professional development series will look at KPIs - key performance indicators - and how they are developed, agreed and implemented. This is the last in the series which looked at competencies and job descriptions as well as recruitment....

	MEPRA Awards 2010 - gala dinner Wednesday,1st December 2010 Book and pay before October 1st and get the early bird rate for the PR event of the year. Last year set the tone for a great annual event that not only celebrates excellence but is also a premium networking opportunity and great fun....