What constitutes a Telework Week Activity or Event?

Almost anything that contributes to the overall goals of the week. Here are some of the activities that have been effective in the past.

A travelling roadshow visiting different locations (schools, village halls, etc.) to inform young and old of the possibilities of telework and working in the information society.

Targeted seminars for certain types of company to inform about the business techniques involved in telework.

Radio phone in programmes, getting the opinions of teleworkers from near and far about the benefits and problems of new ways of working.

Press conferences with politicians or business personalities supporting the spread of new activities.

Conferences with expert speakers on specialised topics.

A concerted local press campaign about telework using the advertising potential of local suppliers.

A demonstration teleworked activity across the internet with public access to the demonstration.

Statements of support from key personalities to the press and media.

A fund raising event for charities and non profit making organisations that support the benefits of teleworking.

These and many more have been used to transmit the message of changing work patterns to a wider body of people.

O.K. so I have an idea, what next?

You will have to do it yourself. Here are some steps that would be sensible to follow:

Contact the European Co-ordination Office, or look at the web site of European Telework Week, http://www.etw.org, to get the co-ordinates of national support centres.

Plan the event in detail, attract the necessary support and prepare your promotion material, for which you may use the ETW logo and/or banner

Confirm details of the event to the national support centre and the international co-ordination centre in order to allow us to promote your event

 You are welcome to use the Partnership Brochure and other ETW documentation in order to inform people and attract sponsors to support your activities.

Remember!

The earlier you can start planning the events the activity the better.

The sooner you let us know of your plans, the sooner we can assist you in achieving your objectives.

What we offer.

As an organiser of an event you can use the European Telework Logo in your documentation, adverts etc.

If you have a web site you can link to the national and international web pages and they will reciprocate.

Documentation and newsletters that are widely distributed around Europe will help give your activity visibility.