Presentation to the Europeana Foundation Board updating on activities in the Europeana Network to April 2013

1. Europeana Network Update
Europeana Foundation Board meeting
24th April 2013, the Hague

2. Aims for 2013-14
• Putting the Network at the heart of Europeana
• Growing the Network (target 800+)
• Activating the Network in support of the Business Plan
• Delivering solutions
• Raising the volume of Europeana’s advocacy

3. Network/Community/Movement

4. Berlin AGM

5. Achievements so far…
• Met & exceeded 2012 target (currently 643 members)
• Task Forces established & producing value
• Berlin Plenary event
• Coordination & knowledge-sharing around ICT-PSP Call 7
• Appointment of Europeana Network Developer – Henning
Scholz

11. Task Forces
• Archives
• Understanding the role of UGC in Europeana
• European Cultural Commons Advisory Board
• Extending the list of Europeana controlled rights values
• Inter-project services and practices for User-Generated Content
• Public-Private Partnerships (PPP)

12. Your network officers
• Nick Poole (Chair), cross-domain aggregators
• Louise Edwards, library domain (newly re-elected!)
• Gunnar Urtegaard, archives
• Johan Oomen, AV
• Bengt Wittgrent, museums
• Anne Bergman-Tahon, private sector

13. Our vision
• The Network as a community of engaged activists
• Providing a forum for informed debate & collaboration
• Connecting Europeana to the community
• Fighting for Europeana’s future

14. What you can do!
• Join the Network!
• http://pro.europeana.eu/network/apply
• Join the LinkedIn!
• http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=4143376&trk=hb_side_g
• Email your ideas/questions to nick@collectionstrust.org.uk