EuroBlog Social Media Awards 2011

There are just 5 days to go until the deadline for entries to Euprera's EuroBlog Social Media Awards 2011.  These awards reward excellence in the use of social media and are open to students and faculty from across Europe.

There are three categories and the winner of each will receive 250 euros and a fully paid trip to Lisbon to present their campaigns to the Euprera Spring Symposium.

Here's the official blurb:

"We are going to make three awards in Lisbon, all to people who are engaged with the online community and see the opportunities offered by social media.

 

•  Most effective social media presence established by a communications/public relations student studying on undergraduate or post-graduate programme at a European university.

The judges will be looking for focus and vision, originality, creativity, style and insight.

 

• Most innovative use of social media techniques in a communications research project or investigation

The judges will be looking for originality of insights, thought, theoretical understanding, delivered with creativity, style, insight etc

 

•   Most valuable contribution to the academic understanding of the impact of social media on PR practice.

This may be a university lecturer but could also be a thought leader, post graduate researcher, author, or consultant. We welcome entries from individuals but also NOMINATIONS from others. If you are learning from someone, let us know.

 

How to Enter
Send an email with your name and the URL of your web presence to Philip Young (philip.young@sunderland.ac.uk) and you will be added to the Participants blogroll."

This is a great opportunity for social media pioneers to get rewarded for their efforts, so get your entry in now!