20-22 May, 2025 - The Political Communication Research Section will host its first Regional Conference for Latin America, sponsored by the Institute of Government Sciences and Strategic Development at the Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Mexico.

29-30 May, 2025 - Galway, Ireland - The Community Communication and Alternative Media Section is organising a face-to-face conference in Galway, Ireland, to explore how critical engagement with media can foster more inclusive, equitable societies.

Collaborative Change: Towards Inclusive Rural Communication Services is a collaboration between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and IAMCR. It showcases the work of IAMCR's Rural Communication Working Group and the FAO/IAMCR Rural Communication Services Research Awards.

On 17 January, the newly created Inclusive Communication and People with Disabilities Working Group held a webinar exploring inclusive communication from the point of view of those with visible and invisible disabilities, broadly conceived. Watch the recording here.

On 9 January 2025 the Political Economy Section, along with guest panelist Peichi Chung (Chinese University of Hong Kong), delivered an interactive workshop to help scholars prepare abstracts for the 2025 Singapore Conference. The session covered topics such as evaluation criteria, reviewer roles, and the abstract selection process.

The recording of the webinar hosted on 13 December 2024 by the Communication Policy & Technology (CPT) Section and the National Institute of Science in Informational Disputes and Sovereignties (INCT DSI, Brazil) is now available. The session explored the complexities of digital sovereignty from a Global South perspective.