The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO) generously supports IAMCR's 50th Anniversary Conference and
commissioned the preparation of four reports on: 1) Communication for Development; 2) Information Literacy; 3) Ethical Dimensions of the Information Society; and 4) Communication Strategies for HIV and AIDS.

The university of Paris 2 and l'Institut français de presse are particularly pleased that AIERI/IAMCR/AIECS which IFP with UNESCO founded fifty years ago in Paris, is commemorating the event in its "birthplace"; IFP - its director, staff , and research center, CARISM- welcome you to Paris and are glad that their commitment is about to bear fruit!

The university of Paris 3, Sorbonne nouvelle, the UFR communications department and the research centres CIM and COMPA are happy and honoured that the 5Oth anniversary of the founding of the IAMCR is being held with the support of a university whose ancestry stretches back to the 13th century and Robert de Sorbon himself...

The university of Paris 4 and its communications department, the CELSA, are delighted to welcome you to a venue where communications studies - from literature to business management - encompass a broad range.

The university of Paris 8, and its research center the CEMTI, are honoured that the IAMCR is holding its commemorative Conference in a town where they have developed a range of courses from undergraduate to graduate levels.

The university of Paris 12, and its research centers, CECOPOP and CEDITEC extend a warm welcome to our colleagues in information and communications studies"

The university of Paris 13, one of the suburban universities where communication studies are a hallmark of their development, is delighted that the 5Oth birthday of the IAMCR is being celebrated in Paris.

The Maison des Sciences de l'Homme, Paris -Nord, for whom support of the international dimension of communications research is a major commitment, extends a hearty welcome to all our IAMCR colleagues and is glad it has contributed to organizing the Conference.

The Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie supports the IAMCR anniversary conference and has provided funding for the full participation of French-speaking researchers at such an international event.

The French Ministry for Culture and Communication supports the IAMCR anniversary conference, especially via the Fonds Pascal that finances interpretation services for international conferences.

The French Ministry for Higher Education and Research lends its support for the IAMCR anniversary conference, for the promotion of international research and exchanges.

The Ile de France Region extends a warm welcome to the IAMCR and is glad that the association is celebrating its commemorative event within our beautiful and historic cultural capital.

Ina lends its full support for the anniversary conference of IAMCR by presenting the tools which it offers the international community of researchers, by partly financing the translation services and by participating in the festivities connected with the event.

The municipality of Paris is delighted to welcome the 50th anniversary of the founding of IAMCR whose inception occurred in the City of Lights in 1957 and whose beacon has shone brightly ever since.

The Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie supports the IAMCR anniversary conference, especially via l'Institut Francophone des Nouvelles Technologies de l'Information (INTIF) for the promotion of French-speaking research and researchers at the international level.

Air France and its partners at Sky Team have offered travel discounts for participants at the conference.

Microsoft France, within the framework of its policy in favor of citizenship lead, research, responsible practices and global inclusiveness, supports IAMCR's 50th anniversary conference.

The leading regional daily newspaper in France, with the country's biggest circulation, is delighted to support the 50th anniversary Conference of the IAMCR, an association that it has supported ever since its creation and for each of the Conferences that the IAMCR has held in the French capital.

Within the framework of its sustainable development policy, Vivendi has selected the promotion of cultural diversity and the expansion of shared knowledge as priority stakes. As such, Vivendi lends its support to IAMCR for the organization of the anniversary conference that explores such themes.