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1. Inform and educate people outside the field. Define and clarify IA for different target audiences.

2. Create awareness of IA practices in the work of other fields and connect them with the IA community & knowledge

3. Improve (informal) local networking events (on- or offline) (to support the expansion of the EU network)

4. Increase cooperation between institutions in the field and communities in the industry

5. Mission Statement: Find and define the European dimension of IA, education, research, market, professional practice, training ...

3.4 Wiki

4.4 Scenariomaps for each of the goals

5.8 European IA Manifesto

3.1 Xing/ Ning community

5.7 Create EU IA Logo

5.2 Create Euro IA poster

IASummit 2009

Until EuroIA 2009

Until EuroIA 2010

Until EuroIA 2011

Planned AchivmentsUntil EuroIA 2008

2.2 Coordination of events

3.6 Coordinate events (avaid overlap)

5.10 Define our (IA/EU) USPs

3.5. Website

3. 13 Calender of events

1.9 Blog / articles for outsiders

3.7 publish a „how to„ manual for local events

5.4 Create OPML file for EU IA info

1.4 increase/build/acquire credibility trough branding

3. 14 Barcamps

5.3 Register ia.eu

4.3 Annual state of Euro IA repport

4.7 Identify the industry networks

5.18 SWOT andidentify EU specifities, value,

5.9 Permanent legal structured EU organisation

5.14 SWOT (per country, European)

5.6. Identify and apply for EU Grants

4.10 Invite others(organisations, IAs) to connect

1.12 Initiate Marketing

3.12 PublishArticles (Press Releases)

5.17 Create regular input from differnt countries

4.1 Set up Jobboard

5.12 Publish articles on Euro IA (conf.blog?)

3.16 Ning network, brandedCalendarJob postingsother resourcespromote formal and informal meetings

5.16 Assign leaders

5.11 Connect to the US IAI, EMEA, Asia IA initiatives

1.11 Establish common Vocabulary

4.5 Increase cooporation between industries in the field and ...

4.9 Get other professonal organisations on board, approach them and get buy in

4.12 Present at other industries events

5.21 Get ongoing sponsoring

2.7 Cross-fertilization of other networks

1. 10 Present at other industry events

2.4 Publish tips & tricks

2.6 get EU IA speakers on other events in other industries

3.10 Exchange speakers at events

4.11 Invite others(outsidecommunity)to present at our events

1.2 Share case studies

3.8 Facilitate, support and have local events and activities

1.1 train & coach speakers

1.5 Define quality standards

2.5 ...seeking out potential IA (involved) businesses

3.17 target specific regions

5.1 Develop methods and techniques for EU issues

5.5. Connect to related EU initiatives

3.3 Learn from other succesful network

1.6 Whitepapers on IA methodologiesAims business benefits borders with other disciplines

4.2 Share stories, failures, successes, ...

1.8 Infocamps

3.11Create knowledge sharing solutionto improve local networking

5.13 Invite EU thinkers on EU IA conference(s) (from outside our field)

2.1 Facilitate IA camps

3.9 Training events IAI branded & localised

4.6 mentoring (possibly across industries)

2.3 EU Awards (incl PR en media coverage)

5.20 Award EU IA of the year(person, job, company)

= Set up an organisation

= Support of events

= Support networking activities

= Publication Plattforms

= Facilitate Connectivity with other fields

= Swot Analysis and reporting

= Facilitate EU IA job situation

= Support Mentoring Programm1.7 create buzz