EBLIDA Annual Council Meeting

Cork, Ireland, 13 and 14 May 2005

The meeting will take place at the National University of Ireland

Old Quadrangle

Western Road

Cork

Chair: Jan Ewout van der Putten, President EBLIDA

TIME	ITEM
09h15 - 09h30	*Registration and Coffee*
09h30 - 09h45	Opening and announcements Apologies for absence Approval of Agenda Introduction key note speaker
09h45 - 11hh00	Keynote speech by Tom McCarthy, poet and Assistant Director of Cork 2005 European Capital of Culture
11h00 - 11h20	*Coffee break*

11h20 - 12h45	Discussion groups General Introduction of topics by Spokespersons of each discussion group EBLIDA Institutional and Membership matters, Winnie Vitzansky Copyright and related Rights, Toby Bainton Professional Education, Sue Brown World Trade Organisation (GATS, TRIPS) and EU-related legislation EU Culture, Britt Marie Häggström Assignment of participants to discussion groups
*12h45 - 14h00*	*Lunch break*
14h00 - 15h30	Discussion groups (contd.)
*15h30 - 15h45*	*Coffee break*
15h45 - 16h10	Presentation of conclusions and recommendations by each discussion group Spokespersons of each group
16h10 - 16h45	Plenary Debate. Questions and Answers All Council participants
16h45 - 17h00	Conclusions and Summary of recommendations to Council Jan Ewout van der Putten
*18h00 -*	Reception at Cork City Hall hosted by Lord Mayor (Terence MacSwiney Quay, Cork)
*19h30 -*	Dinner at Restaurant Jacobs on the Mall, 30A South Mall, Cork (at walking distance from City Hall

The meeting will take place at the National University of Ireland

Old Quadrangle

Western Road

Cork

Chair: Jan Ewout van der Putten, President EBLIDA

09h30 – 10h30	EBLIDA Annual Report 2004 – 2005 ; Approval Report on the EBLIDA Working Groups’ activities by each Chair Council decision on the creation of a new EBLIDA Working Group on Culture
10h30 – 10h50	EBLIDA Annual Work Programme 2004 – 2005 & Updates on current lobby & monitoring issues; Approval. For a summary on lobby issues please click here
10h50 – 11h15	EBLIDA Finances: Financial Statement 2004 and Draft Budget 2005 (Income/Expenditure)
*11h15 – 11h30*	Coffee break
11h30 – 12h30	EBLIDA Elections for term 2005 - 2007: President & Executive Committee members Farewell to outgoing Executive Committee members & welcome to new members Brief self–introductory statement by new Executive Committee members to Council
12h30 – 12h45	Provisional Draft Budget 2006 (Income/Expenditure); Approval
12h45 – 13h00	Approval of DRAFT Minutes Council meeting Estoril, 14 and 15 May 2004 Items arising from DRAFT Minutes Executive Committee meetings Estoril, Portugal, 13 May 2004 Prague, Czech Republic, 5-6 November 2004 Helsinki, Finland, 12 March 2005 Any Other Business Next meeting Closure
*13h00 -*	*Lunch (free)*
*15h00 -*	*Guided Tour* to the Queenstown Centre and the Midleton Distillery (approx. 2 hours)

Created: 7 April 2005

Last updated: 7 June 2005