EASA National Contacts Guide Easa network Promotion Easa is an expanding dynamic network of students. Easa relies on everybody contributing, from main organizers through NCs right down to each and every participant. As NC, it is your job to promote EASA- not just the summer assembly but also any other smaller events, competitions and any EASA literature - in your country. Current NC´s promote EASA in a variety of ways, from giving presentations, holding EASA exhibitions, to more media based promotion. For example, publishing articles for national architecture and design magazines, posting on blogs and requesting links to EASA on school of architecture websites among other possibilities. But, ultimately, how you promote EASA is each NC´s choice and making, although you can find guidelines in this guide. The blog is a grate way to keep informed on current EASA issues. Check it out at http://easa. antville.org •
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Make a poster in your language and select pictures that show whole EASA experience. If you want, you could make small flyers Make a presentation on Powerpoint, there is an example on the website Use the general logo on presentations and posters Use the information available on the website
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Try to find contacts in other colleges to help you
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NCs are also responsible for advertising to potential tutors and giving them relevant information. Informing participants and tutors are separate skills.
National Platform EASA, as a platform and network, has the potential to be not only active on a European scale, but also at a national level. Several countries have established EASA national organisation. It is a good way to raise sponsorship either from the college or private sponsorship to subsidise the participants fee and if your lucky travel expenses. You can find examples on the website.
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Look after the well being of your team, and make sure that they are integrating well and having fun.
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National Evening National evening is a great chance to represent your country, express yourself, and a lot of fun also. People bring information on their country and their country´s architecture, some national food, drink, music, film, costume, whatever. You should tell your participants about this and if you need to buy supplies, inform your participants in advance and set a price that all are happy with.
Choosing participants and assembling a team is one of the most important tasks for NCs. It is a good idea to keep the team fresh by bringing new members through each year. Balance new and old participants, male/female, different parts of the country. Encourage participants who have attended an EASA before to tutor a workshop at their next EASA. Different countries have different approaches depending on factors such as size, activity, number of interested students etc. Ideas for selecting participants could be • •
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Having a competition, be it anonymous or not, is a god way to filter out people who are not fully intent on going. Ask interested students to submit a personal essay, letter or a piece of any work that describes them and not just their academic performance, as EASA is more about the spirit than academics. If possible it is a good idea to have them present these personally, interviews etc. You can use skype and the internet to interview potential participants.
These are just guidelines and participation selection is up to the individual NC. Payment Participant and tutor payments are made each year to the organisers through the NC. One payment per country is more manageable and more economical for both the NCs and the organizers. Please be sure to add names of participants with the payment to avoid confusion for the organizers. At EASA NCs play a vital role by passing on information received at NC meetings. NC meetings occur several times during the assembly and good attendance os greatly appreciated by the organizers. NCs should meet with their participants after these and pass on all information. Each country contributes to EASA by doing some duties during the event. Please make sure that your team shows up on time and does them. Encourage your participants to clean up after themselves and help out if needed. Every little helps!