Edit by Loretta Y. Hidalgo
6/03/2007
It's time to start preparations for Yuri's Night 2008!!!
We are now putting together our 2008 executive team to expand the impact of Yuri's Night, to recruit and support events around the world, to organize a global webcast, plan a zero-g flight sweepstakes, and to bring Yuri Gagarin's tradition of planting a tree after each mission to our parties here on Earth.
We are building on the incredible success of 2007- it was our biggest year ever with 126 events worldwide including our first ever event in Second Life and our flagship event at the NASA Ames Research Center. YN07 received extensive coverage throughout the blogosphere. Come be a part of the this years major effort to bring the space community together, create new leaders and to share our passion for space with the public.
If you are interested to join our international team, meet powerful young space people like yourself, get experience in running and managing a major project, and create the biggest most impactful Yuri's Night ever- APPLY NOW. It will be the experience of a lifetime. Click on the links below for a description of positions available (all are volunteer) and the official 2008 application form.
All applications are due June 30th, 2007. Send completed application forms to
loretta@yurisnight.net.
To download descriptions of the available positions click below:
YN Executive Team Positions 2008.docTo download an application click below:
Organiser Application Form 2008.doc1. Executive Director – Loretta Hidalgo Whitesides
2. Assistant Directors (2)
3. Director of Event Relations
4. Director of Finance
5. Director of Marketing
6. Director of Media Relations
7. News Editor
8. Director of Space Community Relations- US
9. Director of Space Community Relations- International
10. Director of Space Community Relations- On-line
11. Executive Secretary
12. Director of Operations
13. Web Stratagist (filled- can use team members)
14. Webcast and IT Manager
15. Zero-G Sweepstakes Manager
16. Art Director