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Special December discount on ESN Gadgets

Are you wondering what to buy for Christmas for your ESN friends? We have prepared especially for December a special discount on ESN gadgets.

1 Button 1,00€ -> 2 Buttons for 1€

You also have the possibility to order 2 Christmas packages that we have made for you and save even more. You can order all the gadgets for only 15€ or a smaller package that contains all the gadgets without the umbrella for 9,99€.

Write to secretariat@esn.org to order your gadgets. All the prices listed above do not include the shipping costs. To see the full list of the gadgets with the photos visit the ESN website.

Get involved / ESN in Brussels

CALL FOR THE AGM CHAIRING TEAM

The Annual General Meeting is the most important meeting in the ESN calendar. Naturally, the proper conduct of this event is crucial for whole ESN. Therefore, we need a chairing team that would lead the AGM Plenary - and you can be one of them!

Read here why and how to become member of the Chairing team

CALL FOR REGIONAL PLATFORMS OCs

During October, November and December you had the opportunity to meet and share your experiences with other ESN members in one of the Regional Platforms and at the end of the December the ESN members from the South Eastern region will meet.

However, the question is - where to meet in 2010? Why not in your town? For more information, contact either your National Representative or vicepresident@esn.org.

Join an ESN International Committee!

ESN International is searching for members to the newly established Committees. You have the possibility to get more involved in ESN International issues and contribute to the development of the network. The work in a Committee can be beneficial also for you from a personal development perspective. You have the opportunity to choose among five different Committees:

Communication: Ania Burtan communication@esn.org

Finances: Troels Christensen finance@esn.org

International Education: Madara Apsalone education@esn.org

IT: Marc Janson and Hendrik Schraa it@esn.org

Network & Events: Magdalena Pawelczyk network@esn.org

Read here for more information. We are looking forward to you as a Committee member!

CALL FOR A NEW MEMBER OF CARE TEAM

The Care team was established after the cancellation of the ESNtrain to communicate with all parties involved on behalf of the ESN and to investigate into the cancellation. Currently, we are looking for one or two additional members.

They will be responsible for final report with investigations on the ESNtrain cancellation, and recommendations for ESN on how to manage big partnerships and projects in the future. For more information, see here or contact Care Team at care_team@esn.org.

YOUth for you

8th Argus European Design Competition

Invent a vehicle that is useful for society! The goal of this competition is to come up with original, innovative and useful concepts for the movement of goods and people. The competition is open to students less than 28 years old, born after 1st January 1981 and attending design colleges (automotive and industrial design, fine arts, architecture…) within the European Union and Switzerland. The theme for this year is: “Less is More: Travelling in the Era of Simplicity”. Every project short-listed for the final will be exhibited during the award ceremony on 20 January 2010.

Deadline for sending projects is 11 December 2009.

For detailed information regarding the competition click here.

Europe besides ESN

EU elects discrete, consensual leaders

The European Union has elected its first president at an extraordinary summit that was held on Thursday 19th of November. EU heads of state and government unanimously backed Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy as the first permanent EU president. Current Trade Commissioner Baroness Catherine Ashton was elected as High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Pierre de Boissieu as Secretary-General of the Council Secretariat.