Wednesday 30 July 2008

Cooperation ITWG & PRWG on the "new aegee.org"

The Information Technology Working Group asked the PRWG for a cooperation for the new aegee.org-webpage. The PRWG is glad about this cooperation. The main field of input for the PRWG are concerning the menue and the content of some pages, because some pages has to be updated. The contact person from the PRWG for this cooperation is Jorge, PRWG-board IT-expert. PRWG-board is looking for an excellent cooperation with useful results for AEGEE!

successfull imPRoving publications meeting in Brussels

From 24th till 26th, the imPRoving publications team met in the headoffice in Brussels. Stefan, Laure, Fleur, Verena and Nadine worked three days on the publication system of AEGEE. With discussions, notes on a couple of papers and post its, the team came closer to the answer of the question "how many and what kind of publications" does AEGEE need. In the end, they had a nice overview file, from which they draw several conclusions for the publications of AEGEE. The results will be online available soon. Besides the theoretical work, the team cleaned up a part of the archives, where they found old Key to Europe's and old versions of the News Bulletin. You will find them online by the end of august. Thanks to the team and their valuable input!

Wednesday 16 July 2008

PRWG present at Strategic Meeting of AEGEE in August

From 14th till 18th August a meeting will take place in Brusselles in the Headoffice of AEGEE. Aim is to discuss and improve the strategic plan of AEGEE and develope a new version. This new version will then be valid for the upcoming three years, from 2009 till 2011. Besides old and new CD-members also members from various projects and working groups will be present to give their input. Next to members ,for example, from the AEGEE-Academy, the Culture Working Group, the International Politics Working Group and the Network Comission, also the Public Relations Working Group will be present at that meeting.

Tuesday 15 July 2008

PR action in the UK

Agnieszka Wesolowska from AEGEE-Krakow will support actively Tena Prelec (future member of the Comité Directeur), Wouter van den Broek and Robert Queckenberg (both Network Comissioners) for public relation action in the UK. Concretely, a public relation plan and customized pr-activities for the upcoming academic year in the UK will be discussed and implemented. The planning period will start these days while concrete measures will take place in september and october this year. The aim is to promote the idea of AEGEE to students in the UK.
The board of the PRWG is happy to help in this matter and being able to arrange the contacts. Good luck!

Open Call - Editor-in-chief for the "Key to Europe" 2008/2009

Dear Network,

The “Key to Europe” is AEGEE’s most important publication and published
on annual basis. Its purpose is, to show AEGEE’s achievements, projects
and results to people outside of AEGEE, like members of the European
Parliament, other European NGO’s but also to the rector of your
university and can be perfectly used for your fundraising activities!


It is usually produced by a motivated team of AEGEE members, printed
somewhere over Europe and distributed either by general mailing or at
the Agora.


Your Comité Directeur and the Public Relations WG are looking for:

+++ Editor-in-chief “Key to Europe 2008/2009” +++
Do you have some project management or editorial experience, within or
outside of AEGEE? Do you want to develop your skills in making
publications and managing a magazine?


The tasks that the editor-in-chief should do are as follows:

- preparing a VISION and CONCEPT for the next edition of the Key 2 Europe
- selection and successful management of the editorial team
- some knowledge about lay-outing, skills in editing and journalism are
highly appreciated
- experience in the field of publications
- good communication skills
- a good knowledge about AEGEE and its history as well as about the
latest happenings
- some experience in work on European level of AEGEE (distance
working/international team work)
- good level of English
- availability directly after the selection till the Spring Agora Magusa
- be the contact person towards the CD and the PRWG


In case you are interested in being the next chief please submit a
motivation letter in which you give an impression of yourself (task
related experience inside and outside AEGEE) and why you want to work on
the next “Key to Europe”.


We are very much looking forward to receive YOUR application and to work
with you on AEGEE’s most important publication!
Send your motivation letter to headoffice@aegee.org and prwg@aegee.org
till 1^st of August 2008!


With best wishes,
Your Comité Directeur & Public Relations WG

Sunday 6 July 2008

A couple of PRWG members are the participants of T4T in Bucuresti

Hello dear AEGEE members,

Training for Trainer of Young European Citizens is organised by AEGEE-Academy in Bucuresti, between the 20th-30th of July. Some participants who are selected have a PR background and may also work as a trainer in the field of PR after the training and in general.

We are glad to announce that, a couple of PRWG members - Agnieszka Wesolowska (AEGEE-Krakow), Gunilla Friedrichs (AEGEE-Mainz-Wiesbaden) and Percin Imrek (AEGEE-Canakkale) have been accepted for T4T.


Keep it up!

Gunel Guliyeva
(PRWG - Treasurer & Human Resources)

Friday 4 July 2008

+open call+ Host local for PRES2 in spring 2009

Dear AEGEE-locals,

It is often claimed that Public Relations in AEGEE are too weak and
that AEGEE-Europe should improve its PR. Therefore, it is time to make
a difference and for taking a challenge towards a new edition of
Public Relations European School 2!


In Spring (March) 2009 the next Public Relations European School 2
will take place. Thus, the PRWG and the AEGEE-Academy are searching
for a motivated hosting local.

During PRES 2, the participants should be equipped with the necessary
skills and knowledge to implement and practise Public Relations on the
European level of AEGEE. Concretely, the participants will be able to
run public relation activities for projects and working groups within
AEGEE as well as for our Comité Directeur.


What does it mean organising a PRES 2 for you as an Antenna in charge?

+ It is a wonderful opportunity for any local to contribute to the
formation of the future PR specialists of AEGEE.
+ It is a great chance to promote your local within the network, since
all the participants and staff will remember the great job you did!
+ You can carry out PR and FR activities for your local of any event
of your local in your city with help of PRES 2 participants
+ It is a huge learning experience in terms of organisation for any local.
+ And last, but not least, it is the perfect means to motivate your
members by living the exhilarating atmosphere of a PRES 2!


What kind of local are we looking for?

+ an energetic and motivated local organisers team - ready and really
motivated to organise an advanced PR-training event;
+ good logistic possibilities to provide adequate accommodation for
the participants and staff members (lodging, best in beds ;-) and
catering);
+ good to reach for possible external speakers, trainers, experts
+ taking care of the necessary logistics for the training programme
(rooms for lectures and technical equipment);
+ supporting the staff to arrange contacts and meetings with local
media & PR companies/agencies, other youth NGO and (local) guest
speakers
+ preparing an appropriate and exciting social programme;
+ providing the necessary documents (invitation letter) for whom needs visa;
+ within the budget (if possible) reimbursing the trainers' travel
costs (partially or totally)
+ ready to build up a good communication flow with the manager, PRWG and Academy
+ experience with the Youth in Action programme (The local should
cooperate with the team in the YiA application)


If YOUR LOCAL wants to make a difference and you feel addressed by
this great challenge, you should send your application to
prwg@aegee.org and board@aegee-academy.org!

Make a difference and offer the perfect location and the perfect
atmosphere to educate PR experts for AEGEE-Europe and to contribute to
further successfully development of PR in AEGEE!

Please respect the deadline of August 1st, 2008.


What your application for PRES 2 hosting local should contain:

+ your motivation for organising PRES 2;
+ information about your local (e.g. number of active members,
experience with organizing events, etc);
+ information on potential logistics (i.e. lodging, catering, rooms
for lectures and simulations, the distances between the lodging place
and rooms, copy facilities etc.);
+ expected fee for approx. 20 participants
+ possibilities of financing the event
+ a provisional budget with expenses and incomes
+ list of potential media and PR companies, youth NGO in your city

We are looking forward to your application!
In case you have any questions do not hesitate and contact us!


Best wishes,

PRES2 Concept Development Team & Maria Morozova and Gülece Şenel (On
behalf of the board of the PRWG and AEGEE-Academy)