Coordinators
DayBrussels, 16 April 2015
Nicola FilizolaCommunication Officer
AAL Association, Central Management Unitwww.aal-europe.eu
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Reaching out: Why?
1. It is part of your obligations;
2. You enter into the largest community of AAL in EU;
3. You get higher visibility;
4. Huge potential network
5. Informing + networking = More opportunities;
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Timeline of actions
Kick off Press Release
Month 2 Fact Sheet for AAL website2 slides PPT overview
Month 4 Website is up and running
September Forum participationAAL Award
Any time Articles, videos, twitter, FB
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Period Action
Kick off: Press release
What When Where Who• Acknowledging the support of AAL, EC and
National Agency;
• Start/end date + Objective (concrete and examples are welcome);
• Quotation of project coordinators;
• To be disseminated to us and National Agency;
• In English;
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Month 2
Clear and straight to the point;
Images are critical;
Logo in high resolution;
“You are the reader”;
It is your vitrine on our website;
English
presenting the project;
including the partner’s overview;
the project objectives;
Visuals:
Contacts.
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Fact Sheet 2 Slides Overview
Month 4: Website
Project description and goals;
Technology in use;
Partners (with links on both sides);
Contact details;
Public deliverables;
Clear links to AAL JP website;
Acknowledgment of support to AAL Programme, the NFA and EC (Logos);
It should be lively and updated;
A summary in the national language is an asset;
Videos are encouraged.
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Logo
You are obliged to have it on your webpage (best right bottom) together with the one of the EU
Sign off: “Co-financed by”
and the logo of the national authority
Link for download: http://www.aal-europe.eu/documents-ressources/dissemination/
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Yes No
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The Forum
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Participants 722 Exhibitors 23Posters 75Sessions 35
Odense, Denmark (2010) Lecce, Italy (2011)
Participants 600 Exhibitors 47Sessions 25Posters 75
Eindhoven, The Netherlands (2012)
Participants 1229Exhibitors 73Sponsors 6Sessions 44
Coordinators’ Day
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Previous editions
Norkopping, Sweden (2013)
Participants 802Exhibitors 46Sponsors 2Sessions 22
Bucharest 2014
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Participants 532
Exhibitors 28
AAL JP projects 198
Tracks 4
Sessions 22
Side Events 18
Stars
Young Researcher Workshop
AAL Award
Aiming at 1000 +
The thematic areas are:1. Rolling out field trial2. Connecting supply and demand3. Matching older adults’ aspirations4. Education and training as fertilizers
for AAL development and uptake5. The future of AAL6. Interoperability resolved7. Treasures on the shelves
Highlights
Award 2015 Apps competition (?) Young Researcher Workshop
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Aspirations in active ageing Engaging people, services and technology
AAL Award
Most innovative, user centred and close to market AAL project;
Inspiring Dragon’s den contest in plenary;
A panel of experts;
Public voting;
What you gain?
1. Great visibility
2. Free participation to events
3. Get used to pitching professionally
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We are very social
Twitter/AAL_Programme
Linked/AAL_Programme
Google+/AAL_Programme
AAL Forum website
Monthly newsletter
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