update on the activities of the europeana network

Europeana Network Update

Europeana Foundation Board meeting24th April 2013, the Hague

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

Network/Community/Movement

Berlin AGM

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

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)

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

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

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