Wednesday, 27 August 2008

Veronica Zagar appointed as new Editor-in-chief for the Key to Europe 08/09

Veronica Zagar from AEGEE-Ljubljana will be the next editor-in-chief of AEGEE's most important publication, the Key to Europe. Veronica was informed by the Comité Directeur about the result of the selection process. The CD decides upon the editor-in-chief, supported by the opinion from the PRWG. The communication process will start soon and the new work for a new Key to Europe can start!
Congratulations Veronica and many thanks to all applicants! PRWG is looking forward to a great cooperation and an excellent Key to Europe 80/09.
The Key to Europe is AEGEE's yearbook and published on an annual basis reflecting AEGEE's results and achievements of the previous year. It is usually published in spring every year and distributed to its members as well as to stakeholders outside of AEGEE.

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)