1. Presentation at LIFE Kick-off meetings
LIFE communication
Presentation at LIFE Kick-off meetings
NEEMO Communications Team

2. Contents of presentation
NEEMO Communications Team
LIFE communication tools
Your project’s communication
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3. NEEMO Communications Team
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4. Role of the Communication’s team
DG ENV/DG CLIMA/EASME
NEEMO Technical Monitoring Team
Beneficiaries
NEEMO Communications Team
Assisting the EC/EASME with LIFE communications
to facilitate transfer of experience and know-how
to promote the LIFE programme to the general public
based on information provided by NEEMO Technical Monitors and beneficiaries
Providing communication assistance to beneficiaries
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5. The NEEMO Communications Team (CoT) Central Email: life-comm@neemo
The NEEMO Communications Team (CoT) Central Central Telephone: +32 (0)
Sectoral Coordinator Christophe Thévignot
Technical Experts João Silva [NAT], Gabriella Camarsa [ENV], Eveline Durieux [INF], Panos Fetsis [CLIMA]
Editorial Justin Toland, Derek McGlynn, Eamon O’Hara, Kirsten Heppner, Joanne Potter, Jon Eldridge, Morwenna Severon, Stephen Gardner, Stephen Nottingham, Tim Hudson, Wendy Jones
Production Thomas Chullikal [Web], Prody Mwemena [web & social media], Daniel Renders [Design], Anita Cortes [Layout]
Thematic Dissemination Lucie Trokanova [NAT], Carlos de la Paz [ENV], Eveline Durieux [INF], Panos Fetsis [CLIMA]
Information & Media management Eveline Durieux/Sophie Brynart/Fabrice Wagner
14 FTE
Senior Content Officer Monique Braem
Quality
Coordinator
Enrique Nieto
(14 FTE)

6. LIFE communication tools
Website (over 1.5 million page views yearly or an average of hits/month)
LIFEnews ( subscribers)
Thematic brochures
Best projects brochures
Projects database (and e-library)
New projects compilations
General dissemination material (bookmarks, conference folders, posters and thematic factsheets)
Multimedia archive (LIFE projects videos and LIFE Flickr photo gallery)
Overview of LIFE by country
Support to communication (factsheets)
Increased visibility through social media (Facebook, Twitter)
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8. Your project’s communication
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9. Why communicate? Improve participation of relevant stakeholders
Share knowledge and experience
Achieve synergies with other projects
Promote yourself and your product
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10. Communication requirements Common provisions (CP) and contractual obligations
“The coordinating beneficiary and associated beneficiaries shall be under an obligation to ...”
- From Common Provisions and contractual
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11. 1. Visibility (CP §13.1) Publicise the project and its results
Mention the EU the support in all documents and media produced in the framework of the project:
books,
brochures,
press releases,
audio-visual material
Give details in each activity report
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12. 2. Website (CP §13.4) Create a new or use an existing website which
should be online at the latest 6 months after project start and kept for at least 5 years after project end
shall be regularly updated
Disseminate project activities, progress and results
Indicate the web address
in reports
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13. 3. LIFE logo (CP §13.2,13.3, 13.5 & 13.8)
Should appear on all documents, media and durable goods
LIFE Nature projects shall also use the Natura 2000 logo
However
LIFE logo may not be referred to as a certified quality label or eco-label
Please note: products not bearing the logos are considered ineligible costs (CP§26)
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14. 4. Notice boards (CP §13.5)
Erect and maintain notice boards describing the project
display them at the locations where it the project is implemented, at strategic places accessible and visible to the public
LIFE Nature projects notice boards shall
carry LIFE and Nature 2000 logos
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15. 5. Layman’s report Contractual obligation:
In electronic and paper format
Presentation of the project’s objectives, its actions and results to a general public
For decision-makers and non-technical
parties
5-10 pages
In English and in the beneficiary’s language
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16. 6. After-LIFE Communication plan
Contractual obligation for ENV&POL, INF and BIODIV
projects:
as a separate chapter of the final report
in paper and electronic format
sets out plans for continued dissemination and
communication of results after the project’s end
in the project’s language(s) (obligatory) and in
English (strongly recommended)
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17. 6. After-LIFE Conservation plan
LIFE Nature projects have a contractual
obligation to produce an “After-LIFE
Conservation Plan”
In the project’s language(s) (obligatory) and
English (strongly recommended) in paper and
electronic format
And which sets out how conservation activities are planned to continue and to develop after the end of the project, and how the longer-term management of the site(s) will be assured.
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18. 7. Further requirements Events Audio-visual material (CP§13.10.)
Inform the LIFE Units of and invite to all seminars and public conferences (at least 3 weeks in advance)
Audio-visual material (CP§13.10.)
The EC shall not be considered “co-producer”
Credits shall include an explicit and readable mention of the LIFE support (e.g. “With the contribution of the LIFE financial instrument of the European Union”)
Non-exclusive rights are granted to the EC to reproduce, dub, distribute and use any audio-visual documents produced by the project
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19. Use the NEEMO Communications Team!
Send them:
News of your project
Meetings, closing conferences and events
Awards the project has won, etc.
Products (in e-format)
Photos (with captions and credits)
DVDs or mpg/VOB, MP4 files, etc.
Guidelines and recommendations
Technical reports, manuals, etc.
To be uploaded on the LIFE website or LIFE projects database and e-library
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20. Contact the NEEMO Communications Team
Please do not hesitate to contact the NEEMO Communications Team (…. and as always, with a copy to your NEEMO Technical Monitor), directly at:
Tel.: +32 (0)
LIFE ftp server for depositing documents from beneficiaries:
ftp://ftp2.aeidl.eu
login: lifebenefic
password: Gr33n4us!
LIFE is also on Facebook ( Twitter ( and Flickr (
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21. Thank you all very much for your attention and for your contributions!
March 2015