AlphaGalileo eNews

The eNews is a monthly newsletter that we send to all our registered users to keep them up-to-date with news about AlphaGalileo such as site developments and upcoming events where you can meet the team.

For the latest update from AlphaGalileo Foundation, please see the latest eNews below:

01 Nov 2007

AlphaGalileo eNews

We have new staff and a new newsletter to match. The text of the latest issue of AlphaGalileo newsletter is now on our website. Please select the links below to read the full text.

29 Mar 2007

AlphaGalileo launches new Spanish service www.alphagalileo.es

AlphaGalileo Foundation and Fundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnología (FECYT), the Spanish science and technology organisation, have launched a Spanish version of the AlphaGalileo news service – www.alphagalileo.es for Spanish–speaking researchers and journalists.

13 Mar 2007

AlphaGalileo Foundation to provide public relations services to Europe's premier research conference

AlphaGalileo Foundation will provide online and other public relations services to Euroscience Open Forum 2008 (ESOF2008) in Barcelona. ESOF2008, which runs from 18–22 July 2008 is the third Euroscience forum. The forums offer everyone interested in research the opportunity to discuss the directions that research is taking and its implications for the citizens of Europe.

19 Dec 2006

AlphaGalileo eNews - December 06

ALPHAGALILEO eNews
December 2006

CONTENTS

* Christmas & New Year Service

* Thank you to all our users

* Technical improvements in 2006/7

* Hit parade

13 Nov 2006

UK Government commissioned research proves the effectiveness of the AlphaGalileo research news service

Research by Social Issues Research Centre (SIRC) commissioned by the UK government's Office of Science and Innovation, published today, has confirmed that the AlphaGalileo news service is meeting the strategic needs of its funders and users across Europe.

11 Aug 2006

AlphaGalileo eNews - August 2006

CONTENTS

* SIRC Survey- Thank you for your help

* UK Media Users Survey

* Communiqué Implementation Plan launched

* Update on the Advisory Council

* AlphaGalileo at the EUPRIO annual conference in Vilnius

* Hit parade

14 Jul 2006

AlphaGalileo eNews - July 2006

CONTENTS

*AlphaGalileo technical improvements

*Meet the AlphaGalileo team at the EuroScience Open Forum 2006 (ESOF06)

*Communiqué at ESOF06

*SIRC Survey

*Site downtime / bogus e-mails

*Hit parade

18 May 2006

AlphaGalileo eNews - May 2006

CONTENTS

*Forthcoming Communiqué Meetings

*Technical improvements this summer

*For contributors: get better coverage of peer-reviewed news

*For journalists: subscribe to RSS feeds

*Hits parade

11 Apr 2006

Alphagalileo eNEWS-April 2006

CONTENTS

*Communiqué Meetings - Paris and Prague

*Report on the Frascati Communiqué Open Meeting

*New members of the AlphaGalileo Team

*For journalists and contributors: Customising email alerts

*AlphaGalileo Easter Service

*Hits parade

09 Feb 2006

AlphaGalileo eNEWS - February 2006

CONTENTS

* AlphaGalileo site downtime – open site improvements (Thursday 9 February, 15.00 - 17.00 GMT)

* Improvements to the Library and Links

* Forthcoming Communiqué Meetings: Copenhagen, Frascati, Madrid, Paris

* Report - Communiqué Meeting, Berlin

* Report - Communiqué Meeting, London

* Hits Parade

17 Jan 2006

AlphaGalileo eNEWS - January 2006

CONTENTS

* Communiqué Open Meetings: London & Berlin
* Contributors: Enhance Your Coverage With Web Links
* AlphaGalileo Vacancy: Online Content Manager
* AlphaGalileo Vacancies: Work Experience
* Hits Parade

22 Dec 2005

Ireland joins the collaboration

The Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering & Technology has joined the AlphaGalileo Steering Group. Under the terms of the agreement with AlphaGalileo Foundation all Irish academic research organisations working in the arts, humanities, science, medicine, technology and social sciences have free access to Europe's research news service.

12 Dec 2005

AlphaGalileo eNEWS - December 2005

CONTENTS

* AlphaGalileo At ‘Communicating European Research’ Conference (CER 2005)
* Communiqué: Call For Participation
* AlphaGalileo RSS-Feed: News Directly To Your Desktop
* For Contributors: Enhancements Of Alert Statistics
* Christmas & New Year Service

08 Nov 2005

AlphaGalileo eNEWS - November 2005

CONTENTS

* AlphaGalileo Launches Communiqué initiative
* Meet Us In Brussels
* For Contributors: Get Your Experts Registered
* Hits Parade
* Contact Details For AlphaGalileo

29 Sep 2005

AlphaGalileo eNEWS - September 2005

CONTENTS

* Updates To The Alerts System
* Contact Details For AlphaGalileo

16 Aug 2005

AlphaGalileo eNEWS - August 2005

CONTENTS

* Meet Us At The Science Festival
* Results Of The AlphaGalileo Surveys - Thank You For Your Feedback
* For Contributors: Enrich Your News With Attachments
* Hits Parade
* Contact Details For AlphaGalileo

15 Jun 2005

AlphaGalileo eNEWS - June 2005

CONTENTS

* Your Votes Count - AlphaGalileo Survey (Part II)
* AthenaWeb: 30 Hours Of Audiovisual Scientific Material Online
* For Contributors: Writing For An International Audience
* Hits Parade
* Contact Details For AlphaGalileo

12 May 2005

AlphaGalileo eNEWS - May 2005

CONTENTS

* Enhanced Alert System Launched
* AlphaGalileo Survey (Part II)
* Hits Parade
* New Contact Details For AlphaGalileo

14 Apr 2005

AlphaGalileo eNEWS - April 2005

CONTENTS

* AlphaGaileo At The Science And Society Forum 9-11 March
* Service Improvements & Call For Participation In User Group Consultations
* AthenaWeb: Progress Report
* For Contributors: Announce Your Books On AlphaGalileo
* Hits Parade
* Contact Details For The Site Team

24 Feb 2005

AlphaGalileo eNEWS - February 2004

CONTENTS

* Spread The Word About AlphaGalileo
* Make Your Pictures Work 24 Hours A Day
* Alphagalileo Foundation Vacancy
* Euroscience Open Forum 2004
* Contact Details For AlphaGalileo

17 Jan 2005

AlphaGalileo eNEWS - January 2005

CONTENTS

* Results of the AlphaGalileo User Survey
* Changes To The AlphaGalileo Team
* Update On Improvement To The Alerts Service
* Hits Parade
* Contact Details For The Site Team

20 Dec 2004

AlphaGalileo eNEWS - December 2004

CONTENTS

* Christmas & New Year Service
* Improved E-mail Alerts Service
* AlphaGalileo User Survey
* Contributors: How To Post Events And Media Invitations
* Hits Parade
* Contact Details For The Site Team

15 Nov 2004

AlphaGalileo eNEWS - November 2004

CONTENTS

* AlphaGalileo Survey: Last Call For Participation
* Contributor Subscriptions
* Hits Parade
* Contact Details For AlphaGalileo

26 Oct 2004

AlphaGalileo eNEWS - October 2004

CONTENTS

* AlphaGalileo Subscriptions
* Italy joins AlphaGalileo Collaboration
* AlphaGalileo Survey: Tell Us Your Views
* AlphaGalileo Vacancy: Content Manager
* Hits Parade
* Contact Details For AlphaGalileo

14 Sep 2004

AlphaGalileo eNEWS - September 2004

CONTENTS

* AlphaGalileo Subscription Rates
* All Users: Check Your Browser Settings
* New Users: Customise Your Email Alerts
* Contributors: How To Generate Media Interest In Your News
* Hits Parade
* Contact Details For AlphaGalileo

16 Aug 2004

AlphaGalileo eNEWS - August 2004

CONTENTS

* Advanced Warning: AlphaGalileo Downtime & Relaunch - Thursday 19 August
* Meet Us In Stockholm
* AthenaWEB - A New Collaboration
* Full Details Of AlphaGalileo's Last User Survey Available
* New Content Manager Joins AlphaGalileo
* Your Success Stories
* Hits Parade - Monster Waves & Married Women Rule
* Contact Details For AlphaGalileo

08 Jul 2004

AlphaGalileo eNEWS - July 2004

CONTENTS

+ AlphaGalileo's partner, the Swedish research council wins award
+ Results Of AlphaGalileo’s Last User Survey
+ Video news releases, programmes and live feeds
+ For Contributors: Posting Effectively on AlphaGalileo
+ Hits parade – Football dominates research
+ Contact Details – AlphaGalileo’s New Address

18 May 2004

AlphaGalileo's Swedish partner ExpertAnswer wins award

AlphaGalileo' Swedish partner, ExpertSvar (ExpertAnswer), was recently awarded a newly established communications prize. The award of SEK 10,000, the "Christer Hjort Prize", goes to the project director of ExpertSvar, Tina Zethraeus at the Swedish Research Council.

23 Apr 2004

Lord Sainsbury's (UK Science Minister) Speech at the AlphaGalileo Reception - Thursday 22 April 2004

I believe that AlphaGalileo is doing an excellent job in disseminating information on European research to all forms of media. It has issued over 16,000 press releases to date and there are 750 organisations using the service to distribute their research news, including CERN, the European Space Agency, the Royal Astronomical Society, the Lancet and the French Technology Press Bureau.

23 Apr 2004

Clive Cookson's (Science Editor, Financial Times) speech at the AlphaGalileo reception 22 April

I am delighted to lend my enthusiastic support - and I think I can safely say the support of all science journalists - to AlphaGalileo.

19 Dec 2003

AlphaGalileo eNews - December 2003

CONTENTS

* AlphaGalileo's calendar: give us your opinion
* Five years on
* Christmas on the site
* Local news keywords
* Suspending your alerts
* Site statistics
* The Hits Parade
* Contact details for AlphaGalileo

18 Nov 2003

AlphaGalileo eNEWS - November 2003

CONTENTS

* New featured books
* AlphaGalileo welcomes EUSJA as an Associate Partner
* Calendar review
* European Research Press Centre - an update
* Advertise on Europe's premier research news site
* Euroscience Open Forum 04 - Stockholm
* Site statistics
* The Hits Parade
* Contact details for AlphaGalileo

16 Oct 2003

AlphaGalileo eNews - October 2003

CONTENTS

* And Norway makes ten
* AlphaGalileo advertising and sponsorship
* New site features
* News from Barcelona
* Farewell from the Editor
* Site statistics
* The Hits Parade
* Contact details for AlphaGalileo

10 Sep 2003

AlphaGalileo eNEWS - September 2003

CONTENTS

* AlphaGalileo reaffirms its mission
* Site relaunch
* Your statistics
* Spam and stolen email addresses
* Subscription news
* Best practice and when things go wrong
* Site statistics
* The Hits Parade
* Contact details for AlphaGalileo

04 Aug 2003

AlphaGalileo eNEWS - August 2003

CONTENTS

* AlphaGalileo charges for contributors
* Book announcement charging
* New MSc in Science Communication Launched
* When is an event an event and not a press release?
* When to use the 'Local' keyword
* Site statistics
* The Hits Parade
* Contact details for AlphaGalileo

24 Jul 2003

Alphagalileo charges for contributors

Proforma invoices are now being sent out with a final payment date early in 2004 to organisations that qualify for member status of AlphaGalileo. Member status is defined as individual research or commercial organisations based mainly in one European country. Invoices to the large research funders and multinational research bodies went earlier this summer and payments from them are now being processed.

04 Jul 2003

AlphaGalileo eNEWS - April 2003

CONTENTS

* AlphaGalileo Foundation announced
* Statements by BA and Foundation Chief Executives
* AlphaGalileo terms and conditions of use
* AlphaGalileo Supervisory Council
* Managing your organisation's experts and contributors
* Video attachments
* Site statistics
* The Hits Parade
* Job advertisement
* Contact details for AlphaGalileo and new postal address

04 Jul 2003

AlphaGalileo Foundation announced

From 2 April the AlphaGalileo service, Europe's Internet press centre for research in science and the arts, has moved from the BA (The British Association for the Advancement of Science) to independent operation as a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee, AlphaGalileo Foundation.

11 Aug 2002

MORI research

'The Effectiveness of AlphaGalileo', research undertaken by MORI Social Research Institute published today shows that AlphaGalileo`s UK contributors are satisfied with both the service they receive and with the effectiveness of the service in achieving its purpose. The research was commissioned by AlphaGalileo, the Internet press centre for European research in science and the arts.

26 Apr 2002

AlphaGalileo extends its coverage to the arts and humanities

AlphaGalileo, the established Internet news service now covers research in the arts and humanities as well as science, technology and medicine. The new service was launched at 11.00 hrs GMT, on Monday 29 April 2002.

07 Jun 2001

Second phase of the AlphaGalileo project

The second phase of the AlphaGalileo project is now well underway following the first formal meeting of the partners from six European nations on Wednesday 4 July in Paris. AlphaGalileo is now operating with the support of the Research Directorate General of the European Commission and in partnership with Suomen Akatemia (Finland), Association française pour l'avancement des sciences (France), Forschungszentrum Jülich Gmbh (Germany), the National Hellenic Research Foundation (Greece), Observatório das Ciências e das Tecnologias (Portugal) and The BA - The British Association for the Advancement of Science and CLRC - Central Laboratory of the Research Councils (United Kingdom).

22 May 2001

AlphaGalileo receives major grant from the EC

The EC has awarded 787,000 euros over two years to AlphaGalileo Europe. This will place the service in a truly unique position to promote European science, engineering and technology.

12 Jan 2001

AlphaGalileo: a European science news success story

AlphaGalileo, the UK-based European science news service, is enabling journalists to write more stories on UK and other European science, medicine and technology., according to independent research by MORI. In just over two years AlphaGalileo has become the premier science news service for European science.

11 Jan 2001

Languages, pictures, action: AlphaGalileo's new look

AlphaGalileo, the Internet press centre for European science, medicine and technology, has launched its major upgrade today. The new site includes expanded content including pictures and movies, additional user features and a new design. These updates have been
produced following research among our users in France and the UK over the last 12 months.

15 Sep 1999

France confirms its commitment to the AlphaGalileo project

At the British Association for the Advancement of Science¹s annual Festival in Sheffield yesterday a senior French civil servant confirmed French support for the AlphaGalileo Internet news centre for science and technology.

Anne-Marie Revco from the French Ministry of Education, Research and Technology said, "the AlphaGalileo European press centre for science and technology is one of the tools that European science needs." She added, "during its presidency of the European Union in the second half of the year 2000, France will encourage its European partners to actively promote science and technology information at the European level, including wider use of AlphaGalileo."

29 Sep 1998

AlphaGalileo launched in France

Edouard Brézin, Président of the Conseil d'Administration of CNRS, and Sir Michael Jay, British Ambassador to France, will jointly launch AlphaGalileo in France on 7 October in Paris.

09 Jul 1998

AlphaGalileo launched by UK Minister for Science

European research has become more accessible to journalists world-wide with the launch today of AlphaGalileo by Lord Sainsbury, the UK's Minister for Science.