[community] Fwd: Inquiry to promote Accessible Europe | Forum & Call for Submissions to Competition

Tue Nov 27 16:57:43 UTC 2018

Begin forwarded message:

From: "Giannone, Carola" <carola.giannone at itu.int<mailto:carola.giannone at itu.int>>
Subject: Inquiry to promote Accessible Europe | Forum & Call for Submissions to Competition
Date: November 27, 2018 at 11:55:14 AM EST
To: "jtreviranus at ocadu.ca<mailto:jtreviranus at ocadu.ca>" <jtreviranus at ocadu.ca<mailto:jtreviranus at ocadu.ca>>
Cc: "Europe Unit, ITU" <eurregion at itu.int<mailto:eurregion at itu.int>>, "Ponder, Jaroslaw" <jaroslaw.ponder at itu.int<mailto:jaroslaw.ponder at itu.int>>, "Awotar-Mauree, Rosheen" <rosheen.awotar at itu.int<mailto:rosheen.awotar at itu.int>>

Dear Ms. Treviranus,

With “Accessible Europe” coming up in the coming weeks, and given that you are a speaker with a strong network of accessibility related projects and stakeholders for which our regional forum might be of interest – I wanted to reach out to see if you would like to submit and/or help us promote the Call for Submissions for our Innovative Digital Solutions Competition to prospective participants in your network and community. And in the same spirit potentially extend our invitation to interested stakeholder to join the Accessible Europe Forum in Vienna for discussions among key players in the European Region, and our exhibition space for accessibility solutions. The forum is free to participate, and requires registration only – via  www.itu.int/go/AccessibleEurope2018<http://www.itu.int/go/AccessibleEurope2018>.

Your support and spreading the word to your community would be much appreciated!
Please let me know if you would like to discuss this further in detail.

You could help us communicate the event by relaying the information to your network, via email, newsletter, and social media.
Below the concise information about the competition and attached the longer competition brief which is also available on our website.
Please find at the end of this email sample tweets, as well as images to use to promote it. In case you would like to draft an email together with us please let me know!

Concise info:
Competition | Call for submissions – Innovative Digital Solutions for an Accessible Europe which is aimed at promoting innovative solutions that leverage the opportunities of ICT to foster equal inclusion of all and reduce the digital divide, targeting Persons with Disabilities (PwD) in particular, to allow everyone to benefit from and actively participate in the Information and Knowledge Society.
Submissions deadline is 29 November 2018, via www.itu.int/go/AccessibleEurope2018<http://www.itu.int/go/AccessibleEurope2018>.

To provide you with two sample tweets
Sample tweet – competition:
Have you created an innovative digital solution that benefits persons with #disabilities? Submit projects until 29 November 2018. Winners can present their solution at the ITU–EC #Accessible Europe Forum, 12-14 December at UN Vienna, Austria! More via www.itu.int/go/accessibleEurope2018<http://www.itu.int/go/accessibleEurope2018>
> Upload attached picture, and tag following accounts in picture:
@itu, @itu_eur, @un @eu_commission, @wsisprocess, @un_vienna, @dsmeu, and your organization

Sample tweet – event:
Join us to discuss among key players how digital innovation can help remove #accessibility barriers for persons with disabilities – at joint @ITU–@EU_Commission Forum ACCESSIBLE EUROPE, 12-14 December at UN Vienna, Austria! Info & registration via www.itu.int/go/accessibleEurope2018<http://www.itu.int/go/accessibleEurope2018>! #a11y
 > Upload attached picture, and tag following accounts in picture:
@itu, @itu_eur, @un @eu_commission, @wsisprocess, @un_vienna, @dsmeu, and your organization

Your support in spreading the word would go a long way in ensuring that really the most innovative digital solutions are among the ones considered for the competition, and that discussions among key players receive interesting input from stakeholders you wish to be part of the discussion!

Please let me know if you wish to discuss further in person – you can reach me at +41 22 5752522<tel:+41%2022%205752522>.
I look forward to your feedback.

Kind regards,

Carola Giannone
ITU Consultant, Accessible Europe, ITU Office for Europe
International Telecommunication Union
t: +41 22<tel:+41%2022%205752522> 5752522<tel:+41%2022%205752522> | twitter: @ITU_EUR

<https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Regional-Presence/Europe/Pages/Events/2018/AE/AccessibleEurope.aspx>
[cid:1b53e23e-2410-4c71-9496-fa5e53d198b5 at CANPRD01.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM]
<https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Regional-Presence/Europe/Pages/Events/2018/AE/AccessibleEurope.aspx>
[cid:bfd5aa91-ca01-40bb-a634-3226502085c0 at CANPRD01.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM]
[cid:7e51621f-1f29-4289-80f4-d09ff93824a9 at CANPRD01.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM]

-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image001.png
Type: image/png
Size: 93469 bytes
Desc: image001.png
URL: <https://lists.idrc.ocadu.ca/pipermail/community/attachments/20181127/6101147e/attachment.png>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: AccEur_graph_v2.png
Type: image/png
Size: 299493 bytes
Desc: AccEur_graph_v2.png
URL: <https://lists.idrc.ocadu.ca/pipermail/community/attachments/20181127/6101147e/attachment-0001.png>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: AccEur_graph_v3.jpeg
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 74647 bytes
Desc: AccEur_graph_v3.jpeg
URL: <https://lists.idrc.ocadu.ca/pipermail/community/attachments/20181127/6101147e/attachment.jpeg>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: AccEur_Innovative Solutions Competition.pdf
Type: application/pdf
Size: 698927 bytes
Desc: AccEur_Innovative Solutions Competition.pdf
URL: <https://lists.idrc.ocadu.ca/pipermail/community/attachments/20181127/6101147e/attachment.pdf>