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ZAWiW, SEVEN final meeting in Brussels | – Seite 2 Creating support for the application of the Internet in the SEVEN-Network

ZAWiW, SEVEN final meeting in Brussels | – Seite 3 On the basis of technical instructions from the Lunaria-team, ongoing actualisation and extention of the project website

ZAWiW, SEVEN final meeting in Brussels | – Seite 4 We have added the section "Internet Tools" and published there some instructions created by us for this purpose about how to use these tools.

ZAWiW, SEVEN final meeting in Brussels | – Seite 5 We made a call for update for the "SVP Partner finder" and updated of institution cards.

ZAWiW, SEVEN final meeting in Brussels | – Seite 6 We have added the section "SVP Funded projects" and published there eight descriptions of SVP projects so far.

ZAWiW, SEVEN final meeting in Brussels | – Seite 7 Course materials about ICT-use for the SEVEN Training Courses

ZAWiW, SEVEN final meeting in Brussels | – Seite 8 Course ACTIVE 1 – “Active Citizenship Training Initiative for Volunteers in Europe”, held in Venice 9th - 13th December Focus on introduction to the subject of use of the new media and the Internet and presentation of examples of good practice.

ZAWiW, SEVEN final meeting in Brussels | – Seite 9 Course ACTIVE 2 – “Active Citizenship Training Initiative for Volunteers in Europe”, Rome 24th - 29th January Focus on practical aids such as language and communication tools to foster interaction between SEVEN-members – a major challenge.

ZAWiW, SEVEN final meeting in Brussels | – Seite 10 We created a blog on the SEVEN website for exchange of information between the volunteers. You are invited to make use of it to share your experience!

ZAWiW, SEVEN final meeting in Brussels | – Seite 11 Current follow-up projects - SVP

ZAWiW, SEVEN final meeting in Brussels | – Seite 12 “Active Ageing” with CESVOT, Italy 6 volunteers were hosted 3 volunteers sent till now – 3 will follow next year Duration of exchange: 3 weeks Start and end of project: August 2009 – July 2011

ZAWiW, SEVEN final meeting in Brussels | – Seite 13 “COCU - Computers and Culture – tutors and facilitators” with Jyväskylän kesäyliopisto, Finland 6 volunteers will be hosted 6 volunteers will be sent Duration of exchange: 3 weeks Start and end of project: August 2010 – July 2012

ZAWiW, SEVEN final meeting in Brussels | – Seite 14 The volunteers document their experiences from the SVP exchanges in a blog

ZAWiW, SEVEN final meeting in Brussels | – Seite 15 Preparatory seminars for outgoing and incoming SVP volunteers

ZAWiW, SEVEN final meeting in Brussels | – Seite 16 The outgoing German volunteers were trained in a residential seminar in Bad Urach in February 2010 how to make research, use of translation machines, skype and blog how to document their stay per Internet, text and photos, videos how to prepare a PowerPoint for a presentation during their stay

ZAWiW, SEVEN final meeting in Brussels | – Seite 17 The incoming volunteers were prepared for the exchange Before arrival: through exchange and sending interesting links, some communication per skype During the stay: use of the translation machines, use of skype and blog

ZAWiW, SEVEN final meeting in Brussels | – Seite 18 In the spring of 2010, we offered a Grundtvig in-service training course "Manager for virtual learning in the field of seniors' voluntary work in Europe" (MVL) designed for multipliers of SEVEN, but it did not take place due to insufficient number of participants.

ZAWiW, SEVEN final meeting in Brussels | – Seite 19 Dissemination

ZAWiW, SEVEN final meeting in Brussels | – Seite 20 We disseminated information about SEVEN in the ZAWiW website and website of cooperation partner ViLE e.V., mailing lists of professional networks, in an article in BAGSO News 2/2009, online newspaper for seniors LiLL-Magazine 01/2009 with the subject „Voluntary work“, dissemmination of SEVEN flyers at relevant events

ZAWiW, SEVEN final meeting in Brussels | – Seite 21 Conclusion

ZAWiW, SEVEN final meeting in Brussels | – Seite 22 The first important steps had been done fo implement the new information and communication tools and the Internet in the SEVEN and the SVP work, however, these tools are until now not so well known and nor widely used. It makes sense to recognise their benefits and to give them more importance by the institutions, the mediators – and give the SVP good examples for the future.