A guide to European Telework Week 1997

Version 1.0

Purpose of the Guide.

This guide is intended to help those wishing to organise an "event" or just support the organisation of an event for European Telework Week 1997.

The guide covers:

• Where to find information. (See Below)
• How to get connected
• Some things to consider when organising an event
• How to register for a telework award

Where to find information.

The first thing is that this guide will be available, and updated on the WWW.

http://www.eto.org.uk/ETW97/guide

The home page will be the central information point for all activities on European Telework Week.

http://www.eto.org.uk/ETW97

This document will be updated at the end of the information day and revised regularly.

Most countries will have their own homepages relating to ETW activity, and many events will also have their own Web Pages.

Whenever these are made available they should be registered with the ETW97 home site so that we can promote general awareness of events.

Getting Connected

This is not a guide on how to use a modem or the Internet.

Getting connected is the process of interconnecting activities within ETW97, so that they reinforce each other.

Share information

If you are organising an event, make sure that other organisers know about it as soon as possible. Use the ETW website and calendars.

If you have offers of contributors to an event (sponsors, speakers, etc.) that you cannot take advantage of, share that information with others.

If you have an idea for an event but do not have the resources, share it, someone may have the resources.

Share resources

If you have an event that would benefit from being linked to another via video link, or through audio conferencing or on-line conferencing, contact ETW 97 co-ordination centre, it should be possible to find a solution.

Similarly if you have an activity that you think would be of benefit to other activities in Europe, use the ETW website to publicise it.

Helping out

If as an individual or an organisation have an interest in assisting with European Telework Week and the promotion of Telework, then express an interest via the appropriate section on the ETW 97 website or contact us directly.

Some things to consider when organising an event or activity during ETW97

Telework awareness and interest is not evenly distributed throughout Europe. Some countries will have been very active in the development of Telework, but even in those countries there may be areas or regions where there has not been much activity.

Think about the type of event

A good conference or seminar can always be of interest, but if there have been several on the same topic in the preceding months then organising another may require a substantial amount of activity to make it a success.

An event need not just be a conference in a hotel, where everyone talks about the benefits of telework.

An event could also be:

A local radio phone in to a telework panel.

A travelling demonstration in a bus, visiting schools, centres for the elderly, handicapped etc.

An on-line discussion forum hosted by a local Internet Service Supplier.

A reception bringing local activists, politicians, and industry together.

An open day by a company practicing telework or flexible working.

Practical demonstrations by teleworkers of the skills and technologies they use.

A local community deciding to experiment with telework to evaluate its impact on traffic.

A large organisation (company or administration) may declare an internal telework day to evaluate the effects but also publicise the benefits.

A publication developed and circulated to all members of a local community, on telework, who does it etc.

A significant set of articles in national and regional press.

If there have been a number of events around telework in your community, consider focussing the event on specific aspects of telework. E.g. Youth, supporting technology, environmental impacts, new skills development.

Develop a team

Events normally need a set of skills not possessed by one single person. The skills range from organisational capabilities, communications skills, fund-raising skills, political skills etc.

Develop a plan

Although plans normally change and evolve during the development of an event, a clear roadmap is necessary to ensure all team members are pulling together.

Get connected

Get in touch with other event organisers locally, regionally, nationally and internationally. See if there is any synergy.

Publicise the event

Start the publicity as early as possible by informing the ETW 97 team of as many details about the event as possible. The information will be circulated through information bulletins, and from the ETW 97 web site, as well as through press contacts.

At the same time as registering the event, let ETW 97 team know if speakers and sponsors are needed, we may be able to give some appropriate contacts or help find some.

Each type of event will have different issues involved. If you would like to contribute to the development of this section, please e-mail your contribution to ETW97 on:

Martech_2@CompuServe.com
or fax them to

+32 (2) 285 4632

European Telework Awards

Categories

The categories below have been suggested for awards:

Best contribution to European Competitiveness

Most original telework scheme

Best contribution to Sustainability

Best technological contribution to the advancement of Telework.

Best media coverage of Telework

How to register

Anyone can nominate an organisation (public or private) or an individual (according to the category) to be part of the European Telework Award process.

Nominations will accepted from May 15 until the end of August, and will be carried out via the ETW 97 web site, either on-line or by downloading the appropriate form and faxing to the ETW97 co-ordinating office.

Information necessary to register will be:

Category of nomination

Proposerís name and contact points

Nominated organisation

Address

Individual to contact in the organisation

Contact points preferably e-mail.

A brief overview of the reasons for considering this nomination.

How to participate

If you would like to participate as one of the evaluators for a category please contact the ETW97 co-ordination office.

Contact Points

Click here to access to contact details of the ETW97 Coordination Office.

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