The USC Center on Public Diplomacy will kick off its 2010 Summer Institute in Public Diplomacy at the university July 19 and run through July 30.

On July 6, the USC Center on Public Diplomacy's research team in Shanghai released a video focusing on the Spanish pavilion.

On June 29, the USC Center on Public Diplomacy's research team in Shanghai released a second video post focusing on the U.S. pavilion and its student ambassadors. This video post is the second of two parts; the first was released on June 21.

CPD Advisory Board Member Simon Mainwaring participated in a social media seminar in Cannes June 21. Alongside Alec Ross, senior advisor for innovation of the U.S. Office of the Secretary of State, Mainwaring addressed the gathering on the power of social media.

On June 21, the USC Center on Public Diplomacy's research team in Shanghai released a video conversation focusing on the U.S. pavilion and its student ambassadors.

On June 14, the USC Center on Public Diplomacy's research team in Shanghai released its second video conversation.

The USC Center on Public Diplomacy’s research team in Shanghai launched CPD Video Conversations: Nation Branding at Expo 2010 Shanghai, a video blog which will feature select countries’ nation branding efforts at the World Expo.