MEDEA Awards 2010

12 July 2010

Closing Date for MEDEA Awards 31 July 2010!

The closing date for the MEDEA awards is coming up soon and so we invite all producers of media resources to submit their entries by 31 July. Entry to the MEDEA Awards is free!This year there are two main MEDEA Awards, the MEDEA Overall Award and the European Collaboration Award. The European Collaboration Award recognizes excellent media-based productions and projects that come about as a result of European cross-border collaboration. This year the organisers are making a distinction between professional and non-professional producers, awarding the best entry in each category. You can submit your entry in French, English or German and once your entry is completed, you can then follow its progress online.

Prizes and Awards

Prizes in 2009 included software and hardware as well as the MEDEA bronze statuette for the overall winner. In addition, all finalists will be invited to Brussels to take part in the Media & Learning conference which will include sessions dedicated to different media applications led by winners and finalists of the MEDEA awards 2008, 2009 and 2010.

Call for Judges

The MEDEA Awards Jury is made up of over 70 professionals working in the media and learning sectors. They include educational media producers, practitioners experienced in the use of media for education and training and stakeholders in relevant organisations all over Europe. Many of them are working with organisations that are part of the network of National Contact Points in 26 different European countries who help to promote MEDEA. Online judging takes place this year in August and September and if you would like to volunteer as a judge, please visit our website and register your interest.

MEDEA Awards incorporated in Media & Learning Conference

This year the MEDEA Awards will provide a core element in the new Media & Learning: towards the era of digital fluency Conference which is being organised in collaboration with the Flemish Ministry of Education and the European Commission Directorate-General for Education and Culture on 25-26 November in the Flemish Ministry of Education Headquarters in Brussels to coincide with the Belgian Presidency of the European Union. More information about taking part in this conference is available from the conference website: http://www.media-and-learning.eu

Contact information
For more information about MEDEA, please contact the MEDEA Secretariat:Nikki Cortoos, MEDEA SecretariatAddress: ATiT, Leuvensesteenweg 132, B-3370 Roosbeek, BelgiumTel: +32 16 284 040, Fax: +32 16 223 743E-mail: secretariat@medea-awards.com

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