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

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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