Ήρθε επιτέλους η στιγμή που θα μπορέσουμε να ταξιδέψουμε ξανά, να δημιουργήσουμε καινούργιες εμπειρίες και να γνωρίσουμε νέους πολιτισμούς. Το Eurodesk σας δίνει την ευκαιρία να αποθανατίσετε κάθε στιγμή μέσα από δύο διαγωνισμούς στα Μέσα Κοινωνικής Δικτύωσης. Στις προσεχείς μέρες, μέσα από τις σελίδες του Eurodesk στο Facebook και στο Instagram θα ανακοινωθούν δύο ξεχωριστοί διαγωνισμοί στους οποίους μπορείτε να συμμετάσχετε και να διεκδικήσετε μια από τις δύο instant cameras που κληρώνονται! Ο διαγωνισμός στο Facebook τρέχει από τη Δευτέρα στις 21/6 και ολοκληρώνεται στις 5/7.  Θα ακολουθήσει διαγωνισμός στο Instagram του Eurodesk στις 6/7 ο οποίος και θα ολοκληρωθεί στις 20/7.  Για περισσότερες πληροφορίες και όρους συμμετοχής στους διαγωνισμούς του Eurodesk επισκεφθείτε τις σελίδες μας στο Facebook  και Instagram.

ΟΡΟΙ ΚΑΙ ΠΡΟΥΠΟΘΕΣΕΙΣ ΣΥΜΜΕΤΟΧΗΣ ΣΤΟΝ ΔΙΑΓΩΝΙΣΜΟ:

• Δικαίωμα συμμετοχής έχουν μόνο οι μόνιμοι κάτοικοι Κύπρου 18 ετών και άνω.
• Ο διαγωνισμός στο Facebook θα διεξαχθεί από τις 21/06/21 00:01πμ μέχρι τις 05/07/2021 ώρα 18:00μμ. Οποιαδήποτε συμμετοχή εκτός αυτών των ορίων θεωρείται άκυρη και δε λαμβάνεται υπόψη στην ανάδειξη νικητών.
• Ο διαγωνισμός στο Instagram θα διεξαχθεί από τις 06/07/21 00:01πμ μέχρι τις 20/07/2021 ώρα 18:00μμ. Οποιαδήποτε συμμετοχή εκτός αυτών των ορίων θεωρείται άκυρη και δε λαμβάνεται υπόψη στην ανάδειξη νικητών.
• Ο/Η νικητής/τρια θα ανακηρυχθεί μετά από διαδικασία τυχαίας κλήρωσης μεταξύ των έγκυρων συμμετοχών και θα επικοινωνήσουμε μαζί τους μέσω μηνύματος στον προσωπικό τους λογαριασμό στο Facebook ή στο Instagram, όπου θα τους ανακοινωθεί και η ημερομηνία παραλαβής του δώρου.
• Για να θεωρούνται έγκυρες οι συμμετοχές του διαγωνισμού στο Facebook απαραίτητη προϋπόθεση  είναι να γίνει like και follow η σελίδα του Eurodesk Cyprus στο Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/eurodesk.cy), να γίνει σχόλιο με τον προορισμό που προτιμάτε και tag ένα άλλο άτομο. Τα δώρα είναι συγκεκριμένα και δεν μπορεί να γίνει εξαργύρωση τους σε χρήματα, ούτε ανταλλαγή με άλλα δώρα.
• Για να θεωρούνται έγκυρες οι συμμετοχές του διαγωνισμού στο Instagram απαραίτητη προϋπόθεση είναι να γίνει follow η σελίδα του Eurodesk Cyprus στο Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/eurodesk_cyprus/), like στο post του διαγωνισμού και να γίνει σχόλιο με tag ένα άλλο άτομο. Τα δώρα είναι συγκεκριμένα και δεν μπορεί να γίνει εξαργύρωση τους σε χρήματα, ούτε ανταλλαγή με άλλα δώρα.
• Για οποιαδήποτε πληροφορία σχετικά με τον διαγωνισμό οποιοσδήποτε συμμετέχων ή τρίτος μπορεί να αποστείλει ηλεκτρονικό μήνυμα στο [email protected].
• Τα αποτελέσματα του διαγωνισμού θα αναρτηθούν στα κοινωνικά δίκτυα των διοργανωτών και στις ιστοσελίδες τους.
• Από την ενέργεια αποκλείονται όσοι εμπίπτουν στις ακόλουθες περιπτώσεις: (α) οι εργαζόμενοι του Οργανισμού Νεολαίας Κύπρου (β) τα πρόσωπα συγγένειας α’ βαθμού των εργαζομένων αυτών. Ο αποκλεισμός μπορεί να γίνει σε οποιαδήποτε φάση του διαγωνισμού ακόμα και κατά το στάδιο παράδοσης των δώρων.

The COVID-19 circumstances that require us to practice self-distancing and teleworking have challenged many youth support structures in Europe to rethink their outreach approach. Our multipliers are taking their usual face-to-face activities online and organising events, meetings and guidance services virtually. To support them we prepared this article that we are now sharing with you. We hope that these tips will help you when organising your events and meetings online.

1.Structure
Organising big online meetings might be a new experience for you, but don’t fear, like most conversations, it is all about having a structure, a goal and keeping it simple. Make sure to have an agenda to your meeting and know what your purpose is, whether to inform, consult, discuss or collaborate. When it comes to the conversation, make sure to discuss one thing at a time to keep everyone on track. Sometimes easier said than done. There are some creative options to support you in structuring your conversation, the input you receive and at the same time visually summarize the outcomes. Tools such as collaborative word processing programmes (Google Docs, Microsoft Teams), a Padlet or if you are really up for it, the virtual whiteboard Miro, all work to support you in visualising your conversation. All of these tools can be accessible by participants during the meeting and you can choose whether to allow them to edit, comment or just view. By having everything visual and summarised it is easier for everyone to follow, even the late drop-ins.

2. Your Dream Team
Have a team of people to organise the meeting – divide tasks such as Facilitator of the meeting, Moderator of the comment field, Technical assistance for presentations and management of virtual tools. This will make it easier for everyone involved!

3. Rules of Engagement
Suggest ground rules for all participants – send out the ground rules before the call and place the ground rules in the chatbox for all to see. Here are a few examples:

Decide on a procedure for how to “raise your hand.” Some meeting tools such as Zoom already have these moderation functions integrated.
Always state your name before speaking.
Speak loud and clear but stay muted if you’re not speaking.
Respect each other in this call and comment field.

4. Duration and Timing
Keep meetings less than an hour if possible. Several short meetings are generally better than one long one. If you need to have a long one make sure to include breaks. You can use a visible timer for breaks, but also for discussions or interventions. Google offers a countdown timer through their browser, but if you want to spice up your breaks, how about searching for one with music on YouTube, or creating your own.

5. Engagement
Keeping your audience listening and engaged doesn’t always have to require magic tricks. Support your intervention with slides or videos and allow time for conversations to be held, Q&A’s and discussions are often appreciated. If you want to take your engagement to another level you can always involve gamification. Add quizzes, a game of True or False, Bingo or perhaps some Myth Busters to your presentation. There are many tools to support you such as Kahoot!, Mentimeter and Sli.do.

6. Discussions
There are several ways to ask for input from participants, of course, you have the comment field and you can organise a speakers list, but there are other methods that can facilitate more engagement. Create a poll with questions, use a word cloud function or organise a brainstorming. Make sure to pick the methodology that supports your objective and the size of your group. To support you there are several virtual tools that you can use, here is a suggestion of a few:

Brainstorming: Padlet, Miro Virtual Whiteboard, Google Docs, Here are some Brainstorming techniques that can help you along the way.
Poll: Google Forms, SurveyMonkey, Mentimeter, Sli.do
Word Cloud: Mentimeter, Sli.do

7. Testimonials
It’s always great to hear from us but sometimes involving experts or peers or those who have a personal experience to share can boost the dynamics of the session. Make them a panellist in your video conference, a Guest on Facebook Live or invite them as a friend on Instagram Live and you can split the screen for your viewers to see.

8. Get to know each other and Icebreakers
Everyone needs an energy-boosting activity every now and then or activity to break the ice. Include an icebreaker where you see fit. Here’s a list of icebreakers for online meetings.

9. Evaluate and Follow-up
Don’t forget to evaluate – ask your participants for their feedback so that you can improve for the next meeting. And remember, just because your virtual event is over it doesn’t mean your audience engagement has to be. Send a follow-up email informing your audience where they can engage with you further.

10. Have a back-up
Essentially, stay calm, but be prepared for challenges. Have backup plans for your activities, tools, timing and panellists.

Good luck with your next event!

On 12 March 2020, it was announced on the European Commission’s DiscoverEU website that DiscoverEU was postponed until further notice, due to the situation across Europe with the coronavirus pandemic.

We will post more information as it becomes available.

If you have already been awarded a DiscoverEU pass, and have questions about travelling, you will need to contact the scheme organiser. If you are concerned about COVID-19 (Coronavirus), we recommend referring to CY Foreign Office advice.

Eurodesk welcomes 2020 and the new decade with a year-long celebration of its 30th anniversary.

The story of Eurodesk started in 1990 as a small regional project in Scotland aimed to develop a new information service related to European youth exchanges. With the mission “of raising awareness among young people on mobility opportunities and of encouraging them to become active citizens”, the Eurodesk network now counts 1100 youth experts in 36 countries among its members.

The journey of discovering your strengths is a life-long process. Our potential is to challenge those new difficulties that every decade brings in and help people at their young age to make their decisions easier because we already believe in them, states the Eurodesk President, Ingrida Jotkaitė.

2020 represents a milestone for the network, therefore numerous offline and online activities have been planned across the year, opening with the Eurodesk 30 reception, which took place on the 23rd of January in the Eurodesk Brussels Link office.

Different celebrations will follow. June will be the month of the Eurodesk Awards, while October will feature the new edition the Eurodesk’s flagship campaign, Time to Move, which will offer the chance to celebrate with young people.

With the aim of cherishing the past, while embracing the necessary changes for the future, the Green Eurodesk publication will be out this year, with recommendations on how youth work can be more sustainable in Europe. The revamped European Youth Portal, realised in close collaboration with the European Commission, will also be released in 2020.

A lot has changed in the last thirty years. The history of Eurodesk mirrors the evolution of the youth information field and of the European project. Both curious stakeholders and young people are invited to travel through the 30th anniversary timeline that uncovers turning points and achievements from the history of Eurodesk and the youth field in the European Union in the last three decades.

For further information and updates please visit the Eurodesk website and follow Eurodesk on the main social media channels.eurodesk30_sign_a4