Public Affairs – How to write powerful position papers-for EaPConnect

Target audience: MarComms / Public Affairs people of EaP countries. 2 participants per NREN.

The lecturer: Mrs Mechthild Bülow, which most of you will know from the Public Affairs Workshop we organised 2019 in Berlin.  She has a long history of working in Public Affairs with the EC , International Organisations and the German Government.

Workshop description:

Do politicians see your field of scientifc research seen as controversial? Do your administrations adopt different perspectives? Are decision-makers perhaps reluctant to fund your projects? Do you need to advocate for your position more actively?

If your answer is Yes to most of these questions, you need a Position Paper.

This 90 min-webinar with question and answer sessions shows you how to do it, in 4 steps:

1. Find the best way into politics: What decision-makers want and need from scientists.
2. Communicate complex issues: The Position Paper from start to finish.
3. Write compelling arguments, for written and verbal reports.
4. Deal effectively with objection or rejection from the other side.

There will be continuation of the workshop in May/June on a writing part, peer-to-peer discussion of the own use case and lots of guidance by the trainer.

Before the event: to be better prepared for the event, you are welcome to send questions and Short CV to Leonie Schäfer  <schaefer@dfn.de>

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