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[ecrea] [ECREA news] Call for proposals for organising ECC 2012

Mon Oct 05 18:24:39 GMT 2009


Call for proposals for organising ECC 2012

ECREA is opening a call for proposals for the hosting and organisation of the 2012 edition of the European Communication Conferences. The first European Communication Conference took place in Amsterdam in 2005; the second in Barcelona in 2008; the third will take place in Hamburg in 2010.

These conferences are major opportunities to show the know-how and the activities of the organising institution(s) and to foster the energy and creativity of the organisers around a large international project.

The Executive Board of ECREA has developed a framework document (see http://www.ecrea.eu/uploads/news/ECC2012_CFP.pdf) to define the format and give guidelines for the organization of such a conference. This announcement marks the first phase of the selection process whereby interested members are asked to express their interest in hosting the 2012 European Communication Conference.

This expression of interest must take the form of a document where candidate host institutions will: 1) Describe their general vision of the event (including the location, timing, duration and their organisational capacity) 2) Explicitly engage themselves to meet ECREA's requirements described in this document and provide the basic information regarding the way their proposal will meet ECREA's requirements
3) Propose a draft financial plan
4) Sketch out the strengths and weaknesses associated with the proposal.

The ECREA Executive Board will then select one institution to act as local host, and possibly one runner-up to step in, in case the selected host encounters unforeseen difficulties.

Please note that more than one institution can join forces and make a conjoint proposal, as long as they are in the same geographical area.

Timeline
ECC conferences are normally held in October-November (unless the local host argues otherwise). The selection of the host for the conference will be decided upon at least two years prior to the event.

The timetable will be as follows:
- 5 Oct. 2009: the call for applications is open. Each candidate-host turns in a summary project describing how they see the event, where, how, etc.

- 19 Dec. 2009: the call is closed. The Board considers applications and selects one which complies with all criteria, including the strategic priorities of the Board. Contacts are made with candidates for further information where necessary.

- 15 Feb. 2010: The Board announces the selected host institution to all institutional members that have applied. The selected institution is asked to develop a full organisational plan in close cooperation with ECREA?s Board. The full plan is to be ready by early September 2010. If appropriate, the Board also selects a runner-up institution to host the conference should the selected institution be unable to deliver.

- September 2010: The Board examines the full proposal and decides on its approval. If the plan is approved, the announcement is made public. If not, organisers are given one more month to fine-tune the proposal (with assistance of the Executive Board).

- October ? November 2012: ECC2012 takes place.

For any inquiry, please contact ECREA's President, François Heinderyckx at (fheinder /at/ ulb.ac.be)

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