UACES Re-EUnion
UACES would like to announce an open, competitive call for the ‘UACES Re-EUnion’.
The UACES Re-EUnions are designed to bring together academics and policy-makers to offer insight on the origin of policy initiatives and events in the EU’s history. These events are intended to afford an opportunity for academics and practitioners alike to reflect critically upon their understanding of events and decisions and their consequences for the contemporary EU.
UACES Re-EUnions are envisioned as one or two day workshops/conferences designed to bring together academics and analysts with those policy-makers who devised or implemented policy initiatives, were present at key events and/or who devised activities for the EU. The intention is that the UACES Re-EUnions afford the opportunity for critical reflection and allow for new insight in the study of the European Union. Examples of UACES Re-EUnion events might include those that focus on landmark summits or meetings, new policy directions for the EU, contested legislation, or crises confronting the Union.
A successful proposal will demonstrate both the insight to be drawn from the topic of the Union and the degree of commitment by practitioner participants to participate. Further, there is the expectation that the event would subsequently be made available via podcast, or other medium, to the wider UACES membership.
If appropriate, it is envisaged that the event should take place in the city, or place, of significance to the original event.
Partners
UACES would like to collaborate with partners including think-tanks, other associations or Universities (or a combination of all). Ideally, the partnership would also include a media partner.
Events would be co-branded.
Funding
UACES is able to offer up to 4,000 GBP in match funding (i.e. up to 50% co-financing).
To clarify, the UACES funding is intended for up to 50% of such things as travel expenses for participants, accommodation for participants, catering and possibly room and/or audio visual equipment hire.
The UACES funding is NOT for administrative overheads (i.e. staff costs, photocopying, phones, postage).
Proposals
Proposals (of 3-4 pages) should include:
- a description and outline programme for the proposed event;
- a list of the policy-makers present at the original event that would be invited to take part;
- a media strategy;
- a budget.
The link to the historical event or landmark around which your proposal revolves should be explicit as should the innovative thinking which will distinguish your proposal as being more than an academic event.
Deadline to apply
Deadline = Monday 3 December 2012
Read your proposal - does it sound like a traditional academic event? If the answer is no, send your proposal to admin@uaces.org
Revised 23/4/2012