5wave presentation

Ghent, 14 December 2010 1The ENoLL 5th Wave of Membership

The ENoLL 5th Waveof Membership

Jesse Marsh5wave Coordinator

5th Wave Launch Session

Ghent, 14 December 2010 2The ENoLL 5th Wave of Membership12-04-23 2


• A non-profit association established under Belgian law – AISBL

• General Assembly of Effective Members• Elected Council of max 21 Members• President, Vice-Presidents, Treasurers,

Secretary elected by the Council• Thematic Domain Networks, Working Groups,

etc. open to participation by all members

ENoLL: a Legal Entity



• Adherent members– Living Labs having passed a n-Wave evaluation

• Effective members– Adherent members having paid a membership fee

• Associate members– Non-LLs (eg University, public authority, etc.) paying

the membership fee

• An administration services fee may be introduced as of 2011

Membership in ENoLL



• Send an email to [email protected] stating– Organisation name– Web address– Applicant country– Contact person details

• You will receive a unique registration number and the official Membership Application Form

Pre-registration



• Basic facts• Membership motivation• Description and characteristics• Organisation• Openness• Resources• Users and Reality• Value• Direction and Plans for the Future

Application Form



• Max 8 pages, max 1 Mb pdf, no annexes• Send to [email protected]• Deadline: 15 March 2011, 24:00 hours CET• Submission constitutes:– Expression of interest to join ENoLL AISBL– Permission to ENoLL to hold data for evaluation

purposes– Permission to ENoLL to make information public

unless otherwise notified by 15 March 2011

Submission



• Proposals are first checked for elegibility and rejected if:– Late arrival– Application template not respected– No legal body name and details (eg VAT number)– No contact person and details– Grossly exceeds length and size limits

Eligibility



• Proposals are then evaluated against 20 criteria grouped into 5 categories– Organisation– Openness– Resources– Users & Reality– Value

• No targets, no quotas: proposals evaluated strictly on merit

Evaluation Criteria



• Evaluation teams constituted from ENoLL members and LLs

• 3 members per team from different countries• Proposals divided by team excluding

represented countries• Team Leaders collaborate to ensure common

criteria• X-Team cross-evaluates to ensure coherence

Evaluation process



• Evaluation results submitted to ENoLL Council for validation and final decisions

• Candidates informed of evaluation results at least 30 days prior to official announcement

• Launch event scheduled 16 May in Budapest under the auspices of the Hungarian Presidency

Selection and announcement



• Pre-register via email to obtain the registration number and Application Form

• Submit the completed application by15 March 2011

• Complex yet transparent and accountable evaluation process taking over one month

• Official launch of successful new members at Hungarian Presidency event in Budapest

Summary



• ENoLL Portal at www.openlivinglabs.eu– In-depth description of ENoLL: organisation,

working groups, membership, etc.– Info and FAQ section on 5° Wave call– For ENoLL members, access to dissemination kit to

promote the 5° wave – For everyone, subscription to the ENoLL

newsletter for the latest updates

For further information



• Jesse Marsh, 5° wave coordinator• Álvaro Oliveira and Mikael Börjeson, Task

Force core group• Pieter Balloon and Anna Kivilehto, secretarial

support• The ENoLL evaluation team

[email protected]

Thank you for your attention

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