02.07.2021 EAEA General Assembly

Report from the General Assembly

Last week was busy week at EAEA. EAEA members gathered for a virtual General Assembly, we welcomed new members and elected a new Executive Board. In addition we organised the FuturelabAE final conference together with the project partners. Take a look at our report from the events!

Our flash report shows key take-aways from both EAEA General Assembly and FuturelabAE final conference. It also includes summaries of inputs and thematic discussions at the General Assembly, graphically recorded by Visuality. You can also find links to slides, videos and other extra resources. Download the flash report (pdf)

At the General Assembly EAEA members elected a new Executive Board, with Uwe Gartenschlaeger from DVV continuing as the President of EAEA. 

EAEA also welcomed three new members:

 

 

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