12-15 July 2004 was the date of the first Global PR blog week. The event was a virtual conference attended by over 30 bloggers, who wrote over 50 blog posts on PR and other related themes. It's been five years since the first conference, this page celebrates the event with a place to bring together the alumni of the Global PR Blog Week. The following posts were written during the summer of 2009.

Here's John Cass' update on the alumni from the first and second Global PR Blog Weeks

Conference Alumni Look Back

Here are a list of blog posts from conference Alumni who give their reflections on the Global PR Blog Week 1.0.

Elizabeth Albrycht Thinking Back 5 Years: Global PR Blog Week

Chris Bechtel Chris Bechtel Describes The Fundamental Shifts In PR Because Of Social Media: Interview by John Cass

John Cass Reflections On The PR Global Blog Week

Trevor Cook Global PR Blog Week - 5 years on

Trevor Cook Interview with Trevor Cook by John Cass

Todd Defren Interview with Todd Defren by John Cass

Colin McKay? Interview with Colin McKay by John Cass

Tom Murphy Public Relations… five years on

Tom Murphy Interview with Tom Murphy by John Cass

Steve Rubel Charticle: PR and Social Media, a Five Year View

Other Blogger Reflections On The Conference

Bastien Beauchamp 5 Years After Global PR Blog Week 1.0

Bastien Beauchamp Bastien's Greatest Hits of 2004 Global PR Blog Week 1.0

Chuck Zimmerman 5 Years After Global PR Blog Week