Call for articles and photos

The next theme for EMANATE is "Sports: Bringing People Together". When Pheidippides supposedly ran to death in Ancient Greece, he probably had no idea that 2500 years into the future, people all over the world would be running the same length to commemorate his heroic task - that’s the power of sport! The adrenaline, the sweat, the competition, the pushing of limits, the breathlessness, the cardiac arrests, the pain of losing and the highs of victory, the pride, the team spirit, the endless hours of training, the dehydration, the persistence and the resistance - these could be some of the topics you can write about in the next issue of Emanate. 
The next Emanate will be published on the eve of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games! As the Games and sports competitions are also significant cultural events with activities celebrating sports and cultures all over the world, we welcome articles describing such celebrations, volunteering you did for sports events, the encouragement you received from watching these events and the impact these events had on your community. The articles should reflect the idea that the power of sport lies in bringing people together, building unbeatable teams, setting records, learning to respect one's opponents and live with the Olympic Spirit, the spirit of endurance, friendliness and respect! 

We invite you to write articles for the following sections:

• EMA News – all EMA members, Steering Committee and EM Chapters share events, education fairs and conferences that have happened or that you have taken part in together with other EMA members.

• Thematic Section - send us original, innovative and creative articles and photographs on the theme of “Sports: Bringing People Together”.

• Success Stories – inspire the Erasmus Mundus community by letting us know about your success.

• Your Say – just share with us your original texts, ideas, what is on your mind, essays, poetry, stories…

• My Erasmus Mundus – share with us your experiences with other fellows or friends, tell us about the highlights, the funny sides and the serious impact of your Erasmus Mundus time.

• Photo Competition: there is a traditional prize in the form of a voucher for an online bookstore for the most inspiring photo.

Requirements: 
Be very authentic and innovative – we are happy to read unique texts with both personal impact and contemporary relevance! 
Length of an article: 500 to 1000 words.
Resolution of a photograph: 4 mega pixels or higher.
Length of picture description (only for Photo Competition): up to 100 words.
Accepted format: .jpg for photos, .doc for articles. 

The name of article file you submit should be in the following format: Name_Surname_Title.doc.
Together with the article, please submit the author’s portrait picture in .jpeg format, the title of the author’s picture should be the following: Name_Surname_EMCourse Abbreviation_Year of Graduation.jpeg 
If you have pictures to accompany your article, make sure they were taken by you and you have all rights on using them. The picture for the article should be submitted in the following name format: Title of the picture.jpeg.

If you submit a picture for the Photo Competition section of EMANATE, the name of the file should be in the following format: Name_Surname_Title.jpeg. 
Together with competition photo, submit a .doc file that has following credentials: your name, surname, nationality, Erasmus Mundus course, and the year of graduation from EM course. 

Deadline: March 20, 2012
Contributions should be sent to: EMA Communications Team
The selection of articles and photos is done by the EMA Communications Team. The photo competition will be held via voting at the EMA General Assembly 2012 in Prague. 

Thanks and we look forward to your articles and photos!

Your Communications Team