October '15
ENCATC, the European network on cultural policy and management, unveils today the results of its 2015 board elections held on 23 October 2015 in Lecce, Italy.
Organised within the larger framework of the 23rd ENCATC Annual Conference, “The Ecology of Culture: Community Engagement, Co-creation, Cross Fertilization” (21-23 October), the General Assembly in 2015 gathered representatives of ENCATC member institutions from Europe and beyond to elect a new board for a two-year term (2015–2017). The newly elected board members started their term on October 23, 2015.
ENCATC members renewed their trust in four members by re-electing: Maria Bäck from Arcada University of Applied Sciences, Finland; Manuèle Debrinay-Rizos from Aix-Marseille University, France; Marcin Poprawski from Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poland; and Annick Schramme from the University of Antwerp/Antwerp Management School, Belgium.
To replace ENCATC Board members whose mandate had expired, ENCATC members elected three new representatives from its full membership: Ana Gaio from City University London, United Kingdom; Francesca Imperiale from the University of Salento, Italy; and Marilena Vecco from Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands. In addition, this year to stress the importance of the link between academia, research and practice, a representative from the associate membership was elected for the second time in the ENCATC history: Bernd Fesel from the european centre for creative economy (e.c.c.e.), Germany.
At the occasion of the General Assembly in Lecce, the Board also decided to co-opt Antonia Silvaggi from Melting Pro in Italy for the completion of particular projects.
“The ENCATC Board is a working board and these newly elected members will play a vital role by bringing new perspectives that are critical in ensuring ENCATC remains the leader of excellence in cultural policy and management. I am convinced that they are all highly driven to serve the diverse needs of ENCATC’s membership base reaching over 40 countries. Moreover, the new board is eager to continue and build upon the excellent work and achievements ENCATC has accomplished over the past 23 years,“said ENCATC Secretary General, GiannaLia Cogliandro Beyens.
While a page turns with a newly elected board, ENCATC is very grateful to its departing board members who have given their time and made contributions to the network. “We are truly appreciative of the service of Blanka Chládková from Janacek Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Brno, Fabio Donato from the University of Ferrara, and Carla Figueira from Goldsmiths, University of London during these past years. Thanks to their commitment to our network new initiatives and activities such as the ENCATC Journal, the 2014 Annual Conference or the Academy of Culture on External Relations were made possible,” remarked Annick Schramme.