Le formulaire d’inscription pour devenir beta tester de Citzalia est dès à présent accessible dans la section « TAKE PART » de notre blog.
La version beta du site devrait être mise en ligne dans la seconde moitié du mois de septembre. Mais pas d’inquiétude, nous reviendrons vers vous quand le moment sera venu.
En devenant beta tester vous pourrez exprimer vos remarques. Nous aurons besoin d’un maximum de feedbacks constructifs de votre part  pour assurer une interface fluide et intuitive. Toute l’équipe impliquée se dédie au succès du projet ! Nous espérons qu’il en ira de même pour vous.

Le site beta est appelé à s’améliorer et étendre ses fonctionnalités dans les prochains mois en préparation du lancement officiel au début de l’année prochaine.
Bien que Citzalia soit prévu dans les 23 langues officielles de l’Union Européenne, les communications lors de la phase Beta se feront uniquement en anglais. Gardez ceci à l’esprit.

En devenant beta tester vous recevrez des points d’expérience supplémentaires qui vous permettront de démarrer l’expérience Citzalia avec une plus grande visibilité.

Il est donc plus que temps de vous inscrire sur http://register.citzalia.eu

Nous sommes impatients de vous retrouver sur Citzalia !
Mais en attendant cet instant, n’hésitez pas à suivre l’évolution et les mises à jour sur notre blog, notre Twitter ou sur Facebook.

L’équipe Citzalia.

You can now register to become a beta tester for Citzalia on our Take Part section of the blog. The beta version of the site should be open by late September, but don’t worry, we will get in touch with you when the time comes. By becoming a beta tester you can have your say about this project – we will need plenty of constructive feedback to make sure we are doing this right. Everyone involved in this project is committed to its success, and we hope you will be too!

We will be improving and expanding the beta site in the coming months, in preparation for our launch at the beginning of next year. Although the full site should be in all 23 official EU languages, we are planning to work entirely in English for the beta test, so please bear that in mind.

Becoming a beta tester will also get you plenty of extra experience points in the ‘bank’, so that you’re ahead of the game when Citzalia goes live officially!

So get involved now and register here: http://register.citzalia.eu

We look forward to seeing you there… But in the meantime, check the blog for progress updates and more information on how the world of Citzalia is changing. Of course, you are welcome to follow us on Twitter or Facebook.

The Citzalia Team

The buzz has started on the internet about Citzalia, sparked off by a posting from blogger Jon Worth. Thanks Jon! However Jon’s speculation on the source and amount of funding for the project was wrong (he has corrected it).
The total funding for Citzalia is about €275,000, much less than the €4 million he suggested. Citzalia is funded through a grant in which ESN is providing 25% of the funding for the project, which demonstrates ESN’s commitment to and belief in the project.

Citzalia came about after ESN put the idea forward in answer to a call by the European Parliament’s Directorate-General for Communication “for the development and launching of an innovative website which uses creative methods to generate interest and raise awareness about the role of the European Parliament”.

ESN’s proposal for a virtual Parliament was considered innovative and yes, experimental. This is the risk one takes with projects that are striving to leverage the internet and create a new social participatory space.
We see Citzalia evolving into a great learning tool that can be useful not only for the general public, but also for teachers in middle schools and even for journalism schools. Citzalia is a work in progress and when we launch the test site we hope you will become a beta tester so we can get your feedback.
If you or anyone else has any questions please do not hesitate to contact Paolo, our project manager for Citzalia, at pma[at]esn.eu.