Gellis organised a training course on ‘Communication for Development’ in the RMSU framework of its function of technical assistance to the Euromed Heritage programme. The training, attended by 25 participants from nine countries, took place at the Université Hassan II – Mohammedia.

Gellis designed a two year strategy for the promotion of the EU-India Civil Society Internet Forum. The strategy encompassed: a launch phase where civil society organisations were identified, a database created, together with moderator guidelines and topics matrix.

Gellis was responsible for the conception and execution of the Slovenian government’s communication and image enhancement programme targeted towards Slovenia’s EU and NATO membership.For a multi-language audience, Gellis also translated the material and provided the necessary quality control to ensure that the message remained consistent across different countries, cultures and languages.

EURES, the European Employment Service, is a cooperation network between the European Commission and the Public Employment Services of the EEA Member States and other partner organisations. Gellis developed activities that were needed to raise awareness of the possibilities and benefits of job mobility in general and of the EURES network and its services in particular, among the general public across the European Union. Gellis also faciliated a two-way information flow between the European Commission and the EURES network partners, which was vital for the success of this project.

Gellis was appointed to design and implement the Serbian government’s communication and image enhancement campaign, targeted towards Serbia’s membership of the EU. Consulting, strategic advice, media monitoring, the organisation of press conferences and trips, were some of the activities undertaken in order to shift the attention of the media and the public to focus on the concrete achievements of the Serbian government in terms of EU integration. 

DG Environment required services to turn their existing Green Public Procurement website into something more comprehensive and knowledge-based. Based on existing and new content, Gellis conducted a thorough website audit, developed a new user-friendly structure, and wrote and adapted content. 

The ERA is a European body aimed at helping create an integrated and competitive European railway area by improving safety, for all European citizens. In order to interact effectively with railway sector stakeholders, national authorities and European institutions, in needs to enhance its professional, trustworthy and credible image. In this context, Gellis provided services to the ERA to increase the visual and design coherence of the Agency’s products. 

The ECDC aims to help health authorities throughout EU and EEA countries raise awareness and limit the spread of infectious diseases and, in this context, developed two communication toolkits for Seasonal Influenza and Chikungunya Fever. To assess their usefulness and effectiveness, the ECDC contracted Gellis to conduct a scoping study, aimed at seeking intelligence from key stakeholders to feed into future communication activities. 

Gellis was responsible for the development and delivery of a tailor-made Advocacy Training Programme for 10-15 Caritas Europa Policy Officers to help them acquire or improve their advocacy skills, thus building their capacity to successfully perform their functions and shape public policy on the core issues of Caritas Europa’s strategic plan.

EUFIC publishes a regular 4-page newsletter, FOOD TODAY, to which Gellis had been contributing since 2003. FOOD TODAY aims at enhancing the public's understanding of nutrition and food safety; thus contributing to raising consumers' awareness of the active role they play in safe food handling and choosing a well-balanced, healthy diet.

Gellis, as one of two contractors, was asked to rapporteur two of their SME conferences which brought in leading business, institution, government and NGO actors.

• The UNICE conference for SMEs: Entrepreneurship and Technology
• The UNICE conference for SMEs: Make it simple!

Eureau is the voice of Europe’s water and waste water industry which collectively provide vital water services to over 360 million people. More needs to be done to ensure the long-term sustainability of Europe’s water systems and to fully meet the expectations of all European citizens in respect of their water supply and waste water services. Gellis helped Eureau come up with a Manifesto which was launched at a Brussels press event jointly with DG Environment. Gellis also advised and managed media relations (EU and environmental press) for Eureau-Water UK on the EU Water Framework Directive and the reform of the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP).

Gellis was contracted to perform the Conference Report and Media Outreach for the ISFE Expert Conference 2007: The Challenges of Online Gaming.

IDAY is a network of European and African civil society organisations committed to improving education and access to education in Africa. As a new organisation with a need to promote its agenda to political and civic leaders, NGOs, media, education activists and the wider public, and for the International Day of the African Childhood event to be of wide interest, Gellis agreed to develop a communication strategy for IDAY on a pro-bono basis. 

The e-MFP is a growing network of over 120 organisations and individuals active in the area of microfinance. The ‘European Microfinance Week’ organised by e-MFP gathers together stakeholders to discuss key issues and priorities, and provides a platform from which to promote the network to a wider audiencec. E-MFP contracted Gellis to develop a communication strategy to support participation in ‘EU Microfinance Week’ event, improve e-MFP visibility, and foster and strengthen the perception of e-MFP as the European focal point for microfinance activities.

The ICRT is a broad grouping of 35 leading publishing, media, computer and communications companies. Gellis was tasked with producing and organising, in the European Parliament, a day-long conference on “Demystifying electronic commerce – a guided tour”

Activities included:

• Overall event management
• Drafting of written material
• Construction of stands
• Press relations

Nomura International is the private equity group of Nomura Japan, one of the world’s largest securities houses with 34 offices in 25 countries. Nomura is a bank incorporated in the UK. Gellis Communications was asked to provide strategic advice and help with monitoring and media management of the Belgian media.

Gellis was asked by its Polish Worldcom partner consultancy Glaubicz Garwolinska Consultants to support the securing of substantial funding for the installation of a zero-emission fossil fuel power demonstration plant as proposed by the consortium of ZAK (Zakłady Azotowe Kędzierzyn) and PKE (Południowy Koncern Energetyczny).

The SBRA is an international non-profit organisation seeking to act as a bridge between business and research communities in Slovenia and EU institutions. They aim to keep members informed of European economic developments and trends in the research sphere, as well as support the interests of association members and also participate in promotional and educational activities to help prepare Slovenian business and research communities for EU membership. Gellis assists by providing strategic media advice, the organisation of conferences, and the writing, editing and production of a quarterly newsletter. 

A leading Brussels-based think-tank for EU policy analysis, Friends of Europe’s goal is to stimulate new thinking on the future of Europe and widen the debate through increased participation of the media. Gellis has been contracted on a project-by-project basis to provide editorial and audiovisual services for Friends of Europe events.