GAINESVILLE, FL [April 18, 2007] - The Institute for Public Relations today announced that the Arthur W. Page Society will co-sponsor the 2007 Summit on Corporate Communications, June 13-15 in Boston. The program for high performing, mid-career agency and corporate professionals is focused on strategically managing the public relations functions. PR News and Boston University are also partners in the program.

The instructional faculty is comprised of nationally recognized practitioners and educators whose presentations will bridge public relations theory and practice, including Dr. Stephen A. Greyser, Harvard Business School; Jon Iwata, Senior Vice President, Communications, IBM Corporation; Gary Sheffer, Executive Director, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs, General Electric; and Deb Mitchell, Vice President, Global Corporate Communications, Cardinal Health.

Full program information and online registration are available at through the Institute website. Early registration costs $1,250.00 and is available through May 18, 2007.

The Arthur W. Page Society is a professional association of chief communications officers of corporations with at least $2 billion in annual revenues and CEOs of the world's largest public relations agencies. The Society is dedicated to strengthening the management policy role of chief public relations officers.

Now in its 61st year, PR News is the most trusted, executive level, reader-supported publication that helps enhance the business impact of PR. Written for corporate PR and agency professionals and the challenges they face, PR News is the industry blueprint for the strategies, tactics and insights for effective and successful communications.

Boston University ranks among the world's top universities and its College of Communication programs are widely regarded as among the best nationally and internationally. The nation's first degree in public relations was offered at BU in 1947.

The Institute for Public Relations is an independent foundation dedicated to the science beneath the art of public relations. It exists to build and document research-based knowledge in the field of public relations, and to mainstream this knowledge into practice.