ProCom Asociation

1. ProComAsociation Professional Communication Centre

2. Brief History • Founded in 2005, in a difficult period in terms of communicationwithin the Romanian civil society, the nonprofit NG Association „ProCom – Professional Communication Centre” proposes to provide support for improving communication skills in Romanian society in general and civil society in particular.

3. 2009 • We present you a brief overview of some of the activities undertaken during 2009. • Thus, you can form a view on our intentions.

4. 1.Promoting communication • In order to demonstrate that there are other, less advertised ways of communication, • ProCom initiated severalcommunication activities focused primarily on the cultural communication

5. 1. Promoting communication A. • In summer 2009, young students of the Technical College Timişoara, partner institution of ProCom, were invited to rediscover their city using this old method of communication but still popular: the art of photography. The first edition, of this initiative was developed as „Unprecedented Timişoara - Communicate using photography." • All participants in the competition were awarded prizes and the photo exhibition was included in the official program of the day "3rd of August - TimisoaraDay” • The works have been admired both in the Timisoara City Hall exhibition space during the official celebrations, and at the bookshop Book of Sand, a partner of ProCom.

6. 1. Promoting communication B. • In a Romanian-Italian project, started in 2009 in partnership with the Association „Libera Accademia degli Evasi”, based in the city of Faenza in the Emilia-Romagna Region, in the summer of 2010 will see the light of print, in Romanian - Italian bilingual edition, an anthology of literature which will include "writings" in poetry and prose of Romanian and Italian authors less known by the general public. • The work benefited from the logistical support of the City Halls of the two cities where the associations are based, the Italian government contributed financially to the project. • For the Romanian part, the project was realised exclusivelythrough ProCom own efforts.

7. 1. Promoting communication C. • We also mention the support for the Juvenile Reeducation Center, Buzias(partnerof ProCom). • The support consisted of: • finding partners for EU funded projects, • drawing up the respective funding projects • providing translations for both the preparatory meetings, and for certain documents and correspondence.

8. 1. Promoting communication D. • Set up and maintenance of websites for three NGOs : • Association of Former Deportees in Baragan(http://afdb.eprocom.org), • Oncohelp Association–support group “Dorinţa” (Wish), of women suffering from breast cancer (http://dorinta.eprocom.org), • Animal Protection Association “Dog Home” (http://acc.eprocom.org).

9. 1. Promoting communication E. • Media partner for various events organised by • Romanian and foreign institutions, • consulates, • universities / institutions of higher education, • trade companies • associations or foundations.

10. 2. Promoter of the initiatives in the nonprofit sector • The Association has an electronic publication on communications, public relations, art, cultural heritage and education in the NGO sector, which appears at the beginning of the month(and whenever needed): "ProCom newsletter” • "ProCom newsletter” reached number 24, is based on a network of collaborators from Romania and abroad: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Moldova, Serbia, Spain, USA.

11. 2. Promoter of the initiatives in the nonprofit sector • Our information reaches on a monthly basis approx. 15.000 recipients – including numerous opinion forgers, trainers, teachers or specialists in communication and public relations– from Europe and America. • Write to us atprocom_tm@yahoo.comif you wish to receive statisticsonthe newsletter categories of public

12. 3. Resource centres • As in previous years, we continued to give web-based logistical support as well as legal advice to several local and foreign NGOs • To refer only to this year, our consultants have contributed to the establishment of two new non-governmental organizations : • one in Transylvania, • another in Dobrogea.

13. 2010.Ongoing projects • Currently we have a project in progress by means of which we shall equip two libraries– books and corresponding shelves – two rural communities in Timis county • Delivery of books will take place in June 2010. Although coming from donations, most books are new.

14. 2010.Ongoing projects • The proiectul is realisedin collaboration with: • Students:specialization Communication and Public Relations, • at the University„Politehnica” Timişoara

15. In case the above presentation have aroused your interest, • We invite you to contact us together for • communication… at professional level. • For the entire ProCom team, • Maria GURGUT • president

16. 300246 - TimişoaraZona Ion Ionescu de la Brad, bl. A64, sc. A, ap. 19 tel. 004-0356-427.330 mobil 004-0733.93.15.14 (după ora 19) e-mail   office@eprocom.org, procom_tm@yahoo.com web http://www.eprocom.org D Yahoo Mess.procom_tmID Skype    tm_procom * * * * * * * * * * ProComAssociation isa Romanian juristic person of private law, withnon-profit, civic and non partisan character organized in accordance with the Govt. provision no. 26/2000 updated * * * * * * * * * * Asociaţia ProCom - Centrul de Comunicare Profesională