The winners of the 2011 EACA Care Awards will be announced and receive their awards from Jury Chairmen Austrian MEPs Mr. Paul Rübig (EPP) and Mr. Heinz K. Becker (EPP) at the European Parliament on 28th June.  

The main aim of the EACA Care Awards is to highlight the advertising industry’s specific contribution to society by selecting and celebrating the most powerful and relevant social marketing campaigns. The EACA Care Awards cover subjects such as public health, environment, sustainable consumption, public safety, disability, human rights, domestic violence, child abuse, homelessness, education and other similar topical public issues.

A panel of Members of the European Parliament, chaired by Austrian MEPs Paul Rübig (EPP) and Heinz K. Becker (EPP), selected the winners of the 2011 EACA Care Awards from 26 finalists from 9 countries. Finalists are listed on http://www.careawards.eu/finalists_2011.asp The jury included Marije Cornelissen (GREEN/EFA), Piotr Borys (EPP), Eija-Riitta Korhola (EPP), Katarína Nevedalová (S&D), Sirpa Pietikäinen (EPP), Nadja Hirsch (ALDE), Dan Luca, European Network Director at EurActiv, Oliver Fahlbusch, Vice President Corporate Communications at RTL Group, Laurent Thieule, Director at Directorate for Communication, Press and Protocol, Committee of the Regions.    

The entries were judged in 6 categories: Non-profit Organisations and Non-governmental Bodies; Government Bodies and Related Organisations; Local and Regional Authorities; Public and Private sector Businesses; Corporate Governance (CSR) and Volunteering and People-to-People Activities.

Registrations for the Awards Ceremony at the European Parliament can be made at http://www.careawards.eu/registration_ceremony.asp  no later than 20th June.
                                                                                                                    

For further information, please contact:

EACA
Yulia Fokina
152 Boulevard Brand Whitlock
1200 Brussels, Belgium
Tel: + 32 2 740 0712
E-mail: yulia.fokina@eaca.be
www.eaca.be

To visit the EACA ACT Responsible online gallery, follow this link: http://www.eaca.be/content.asp?content=act_responsible

The European Association of Communications Agencies (EACA) is a Brussels-based organisation whose mission is to represent full-service commercial communications and media agencies and agency associations in Europe. EACA aims to promote honest, effective advertising, high professional standards, and awareness of the contribution of advertising in a free market economy and to encourage close co-operation between agencies, advertisers and media in European advertising bodies.

The non profit association ACT Responsible federate, promote, and inspire responsible communication on sustainability, equitable development and social responsibility. Through a unique collection ACT Responsible shows how advertising professionals from all continents can use their core talent -- creativity -- to play a positive role in addressing today's crucial world issues.   ACT Responsible promotes its mission worldwide, through The Expo, a unique travelling exhibition, conferences, media partnership and on a unique, free database of advertising campaigns accessible at www.act-responsible.org.