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The European Cluster Managers’ Club
Main objectives:
• Represent the interest of professional cluster managers
• Enable them to share their concerns with their peers
• Raise the recognition of cluster management as an attractive profession
• Promote continuous training of cluster managers
Excellence of cluster management is a priority
Targeted services:
• Facilitate the access to training schemes and other existing services for cluster managers
• Organise working groups • Promote the exchange of good practices• Promote the Quality Cluster Management Approach• Provide networking opportunities (events, journeys, …)
Membership:
• Any individual working in a cluster organisation in Europe• Fee for 2010 & 2011: 100€
Club bodies
Members, Fellows and GA
Members are individual Cluster ManagersFellowship is acquired by passing a label assessment or by giving evidence of substantial achievement in cluster managementGeneral Assembly is composed of all individual Cluster Managers members and fellows, each with one vote
General Assembly tasks include:• Election and discharge for the members of the Board of Directors • Approval of the Board of Director's work plan• Approval of budgets including the yearly membership fees• Approval of the accounts
Club bodies
Board of Directors
Elected by the General Assembly among fellows only- At least 4 members including 1 Chairman - At least 1 person from each of the following four European Regions: North, South, East, West- First board is composed of Cluster Managers appointed by the Founding Committee.
Tasks of the BoD include:• Establishes the policy for strategic directions and bylaws changes• Accepts memberships and fellowships• Represents the Club with 3rd party organisations
Club bodies
Founding Committee
11 Founding Partners: Baltic Innovation AgencyClusterland Upper AustriaCroatian Employers' AssociationDanish Cluster Academy centerEcoplus Lower AustriaFrance ClustersHungarian Employers' ConfederationIESE Business SchoolMFG Baden-WürttembergVDI/VDE Innovation+Technik
chaired by Europa InterCluster, and co-funded by DG Entreprise & Industry
Founding Committee tasks include:• Appoint the first BoD • Approve new Associate Partner status• Advisory role towards the BoD for strategic choices and bylaws changes
Club bodies
Associate Partners
Founding partners for the moment.
Operators: on which the Club can rely to provide services or to promote the ones provided by the Club.
Club supporter: organisation or company that shares the same objectives as the Club
Club bodies
Secretariat
Secretariat run by Europa InterCluster during “Incubation period” until September 2012.
Secretariat tasks include:• Execute the policy established by the Chairman, BoD and the General Assembly• Coordinate, implement actions in all administrative, marketing and financial matters of the Club• Act as communication and information centre of the Club
Club bodies
Club agenda
pre-registration is openRules of Procedure are finalised
website fully operationalfirst BoD meetingGeneral Assembly
2010 Sept. 29th
Nov. 30th
2011Jan. 1st
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