+open call+ Key to Europe 08 / 09 Editorial Team

Dear Network,dear PRWG,

the preparation for the new Key to Europe have already began and we
are looking for a motivated and dedicated team who is willing to work
hard and create the next issue of AEGEE's most important publication.

The team will start working in a few weeks and finish by Spring Agora
Magusa 2009, when the wonderful new Key to Europe will be published.

We are looking for the following members of the editorial team:

- content manager: responsible for the content, checking the facts,
making sure all the data is correct
- photo manager: responsible for collecting photos and checking them
- proof reading manager: responsible for coordination of proof reading
- FR manager: responsible for FR assistance for Key to Europe
- authors: interested in writing articles for Key to Europe
- proof readers: interested in proof reading the articles for Key to Europe

What do we expect from you:

- some experience in the field for which you are applying for
- availability till the Spring Agora Magusa 2009
- lots of motivation :)

If you are interested in becoming a part of the project, if you have
any kind of experience in the field (remember that we will be needing
people with very different kind of experience) and if you are
motivated to create the best Key to Europe ever, join us!

Send us your application with a brief description of your experience
(within AEGEE and in the field of publications in general), your
motivation (why would you like to work in the Key to Europe team and
how do you think you can contribute) and tell us which position would
you like to have in the next Key to Europe. Your applications should
be sent to veronika.zagar@gmail.com until 28. 10. 2008.

For any further information, questions, comments, simply e-mail me :)


Warm regards,


Veronika Zagar
Editor-in-chief Key to Europe 08/09

Veronica & Nadine @ European Youth Media Days in Brussels

For the second time, the European Youth Media Days took place in Brussels. 200 young journalists from all over Europe had the chance to experience media and media making for three days, live in the European Parliament. In several workshops the participants had the chance to deepen their competencies about media making or entering entire new fields of media making. The choice was among the typical media channels as print media, radio, tv, online and photography. Additionally, the participants enjoyed several panel discussions about the role of the media in Europe, the ceremony of the first journalist award of the European Parliament as well as presentations of several departments within the European Parliament. The event was organised from the European Parliament in cooperation with European Youth Press.
Veronica (editor-in-chief Key to Europe) and Nadine (PRWG) enjoyed the event a lot and made a lot of new contacts with media makers from all over Europe!

PRWG board and members meeting

Since years, the first PRWG board and members meeting took place! From 29th till 30th of september, seven members of the PRWG gathered in Köln. Almost two days and a rich agenda, so what did we do? The first day we used to accomodate ourselves at the University of Köln, getting to know everything, made some shopping for the coffee breaks. Naturally, we then turned towards the content part of the day, getting insights into the PRWG, its role and its place in AEGEE. Many questions were raised, many answers could be provided. We ended the day with a brainstorming about the added value of the PRWG membership.

Tuesday, we continued the brainstorming before we moved to the concrete activities of the PRWG. We used this as an entry to the strategic plan 2008 of the PRWG and to gather ideas and concrete suggestions for activities and events in 2009. In the end we started to define the positions of the board more detailed, thus, giving not only the description of the task but also defining competencies and requirements for these positions. Surprisingly, we re-arranged the distribution of the tasks and shaped the positions newly according to the present needs.

On our last day, wednesday, we continued with the description of the board positions and got an insight into the newly created PR-LTC package "Communicate!", the first of its kind, enabling locals to conduct their own two-day training courses in public relations only.

After a small closure, all together, we took the route towards the Agora Aachen!
Special thanks to all the participants of that meeting, Vio, Gunel, Maria, Georg, Laure, Francesco and Nadine!
Thanks also to Thilo Zimmermann for being our contact person, arranging all facilities as well as lodging places for us all!

Stay tuned for the reports on our activities and the open call for the board elections!