SoMe Team – ERA Social Media Team

I. Aim

1. To share knowledge, promote educational opportunities and offer complete coverage of the ERA’s annual Congress and e-seminar programme
2. To produce innovative educational tools including tweetorials, interviews, polls, visual abstracts, Instagram reels and stories

II. Composition

1. The ECC Chair will oversee the SoMe team which will compromise a Board of up to 6 members which includes up to 2 Team Leaders and up to 30 Members
2. Members must be active on at least one of the following SoMe platforms: X, Facebook, Instagram and Threads. The team will be selected to ensure that the overall composition includes those active on these platforms
3. At least 50% of the Members should be aged <45 years and men and women should be approximately equally represented
4. The SoMe Team Leader(s) is/are nominated by the ECC Chair and approved by the Council. Their term will usually end at the same time as that of the ECC Chair
5. The Board Members are nominated by the Team Leader(s) and the ECC Chair and must be approved by the ERA Council. The ERA M&C Team will support the evaluation of each individual contribution on the basis of the activities undertaken in a year and of those related to the Congress

 

III. Becoming a member

1. The SoMe Team Members are selected by the ECC Chair and the SoMe Team Leader(s) and the Board Members after an open call and must be approved by the Council
2. All SoMe Team Members must be ERA Members
3. Each member must list a preferred SoMe platform (X, Instagram, Threads or Facebook). Their role within the team will mainly but not exclusively be linked to that platform
4. The SoMe Team Members’ term is usually three years. Each SoMe Team Member can only be renewed for another three-year term
5. If a SoMe Team Member is not active or under the minimum required activity, they could be substituted with the approval of the ECC Chair
6. Communication between members will be via a dedicated WhatsApp group and email
7. SoMe Team Members are expected to construct posts which are of high quality and adhere to the ERA Social Media Guidelines 
8. There will be monthly/bi-monthly meetings throughout the year, one of which will be at the annual Congress, and Members are expected to attend

 

IV. Social media activity during the year

The SoMe team will be asked to engage with SoMe activities throughout the year. Each member will be expected to participate in those activities relevant to their assigned SoMe platform. These activities will include but are not limited to the following:

1. Attend e-seminars and provide SoMe coverage*
2. Produce Tweetorials and Educational Reels throughout the year (up to 18 a year) on a range of topics
3. On Instagram specifically promote material which gives members an insight into those involved in ERA including, but not limited to, the YNP, the Council, Working Groups, Committees, staff and Members
4. Brainstorming new concepts and ideas

*Please note that only 1-2 members are required to attend each to provide coverage

 

V. SoMe activity related to the ERA annual Congress

1. During the annual ERA Congress the SoMe Team Leader and members will post using the ERA X/Instagram/Threads/Facebook profiles and any other ad hoc communication tool available, covering the scientific sessions of the Congress
2. All SoMe Team Members must cover between 2-4 sessions during the whole Congress
3. The SoMe team is expected to add additional posts to include social activity and short interviews with Congress attendees
4. Each post should include the SoMe Team Member’s own handle eg brought to you by @x on behalf of @erakidney etc
5. The SoMe Team Leader(s) will prepare a schedule with all the sessions to be covered and will distribute and subdivide them among the SoMe Team Members
6. Collectively the team will decide upon additional posts

 

VI. Specific duty of the SoMe team leader/Deputy

1. Meet with the ECC Chair to discuss SoMe development and activity
2. Coordinate SoMe activity throughout the year and during the Congress
3. Schedule recurring meetings with the Board Members and with the whole Team Members. Mandatory meetings must be scheduled one month before the Congress, during the Congress, and after the Congress

 

VII. Benefits

1. Free ERA annual Congress registration
2. Congress travel grant of € 300
3. A dedicated space at the ERA annual Congress
4. Use of technical equipment only during the Congress days
5. A special SoMe Team Diploma for the coverage of the ERA Annual Congress
6. A special SoMe Team Diploma at the end of their term
7. The Board Members will receive all the above-mentioned benefits plus accommodation for three nights during the ERA Annual Congress. Read here the point n. 5 of the Specifications for organising ERA’s Congresses and meetings

 

Last update: May 2025