International Working Group

A working group of international partners has been established.   Comprising senior personnel for each partner organisation, the group will help oversee and direct the project. This group met in Brussels on 5 September 2010 and in Melbourne on 7 October 2011. The group will continue to meet on a regular basis by Skype or as face-to-face opportunities arise. IFACCA is the lead partner on the project and provides secretariat services to the working group.  

International

  • Sarah Gardner, Executive Director, IFACCA
  • Annamari Laaksonen, Research Manager, IFACCA
  • Natasha Eves, Research and Project Officer, IFACCA
  • Andreas Wiesand, Secretary General, ERICarts Institute
  • Jörg Torkler, Compendium Webmaster, Medianale Group
  • Ritva Mitchell, President of BoG, ERICarts Institute/Director CUPORE
  • Biserka Cvjeticanin, Senior Research Coordinator, Culturelink

Europe

  • Kathrin Merkle, Head, Cultural Policy, Diversity & Dialogue Division, Council of Europe (CoE)
  • Christine M Merkel, Head, Division of Culture, German Commission for UNESCO and President, Culture Committee, CoE

Asia

  • Anupama Sekhar, Acting Deputy-Director, Cultural Exchange, Asia-Europe Foundation

Arab Countries

  • Ineke van Hamerveld, Editor-in-Chief, Book Productions, Boekmanstichting
  • Philipp Dietachmair, Programme Manager - European Neighbourhood, European Cultural Foundation
  • Tsveta Andreeva, Policy Officer, European Cultural Foundation
  • Basma El Husseiny, Managing Director, Culture Resource (Al Mawred Al Thaqafy)

Pacific

  • Elise Huffer, Adviser, Human Development Programme, Secretariat of the Pacific Community

Africa

  • Mike van Graan, Regional Coordinator, Africa, IFACCA, and Executive Director, African Arts Institute

Latin America and the Caribbean

  • Monica Garcà­a Alonso, Head of Programmes for Cultural Co-operation, OEI - Organizacià³n de Estados Iberoamericanos
  • Santiago Jara, Regional Coordinator, Latin America, IFACCA