The PR Council will once again sponsor the U.S. Young Lions Competition. The competition asks teams of two PR professionals 30 years old or younger (born after June 24, 1986) to create a communications campaign based on a brief provided by NCM, the Cannes partner for the USA. The winning team will attend the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity to participate in the global Young Lions competition on behalf of the USA.

Registration is open now until Monday, February 20.

Please note that registration will close on February 20th, as the U.S. Young Lions competition brief will be sent to all teams on Wednesday, February 22nd. These dates are firm; no exceptions allowed.Please contact Sara Ghazaii with any questions. Last year, Ogilvy Public Relations’ Michael DiSalvo and Ben King became the first team from the U.S. to win gold at the 2016 Cannes Young Lions PR Competition on Monday at the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity. Read more here.