With 44 papers across two intensive days in July, the International History of Public Relations Conference will have its highest-ever number of presentations.

The conference on 8-9 July at Bournemouth University is being held for the sixth time and includes papers from authors in 20 countries.

“The strength-in-depth of the papers shows how far the scholarship of the history of public relations has developed since the first conference in 2010,” said conference chair Professor Tom Watson.

IHPRC 2015 has many more first-time presenters than in previous years, which is also extending the base of historical research. Selected papers from the conference will be published in a Public Relations History special issue of Public Relations Review in 2016.

The schedule can be accessed through this link: IHPRC 2015 SPEAKER SCHEDULE