1. Telecentre-Europe General Assembly 2013 Collective membership agreement

2. Background Warsaw GA 2012 Formalise membership Telecentre- Europe statutes

3. Rationale for change Diversity of members’ profiles (informal networks, formal networks, organizations running formal / informal networks, etc) Difficulties to match profiles with existing membership types and fees Out-dated list of roles and responsibilities Out-dated list of benefits

4. Proposed changes for 2014 1. Membership types 2. Membership fees 3. Benefits 4. Responsibilities

5. Proposed changes 1. Membership types Members Organizations located in the European zone Individual telecentres (not belonging to formally established networks) Formally established networks of telecentres Organizations running informal networks of telecentres Organizations running, supporting or whose work directly impact telecentres Associate members Associate Members can be located within, or outside of the European zone Any person, association, organization, institution or company wishing to support the activities of Telecentre-Europe No voting rights in the GA, only advisory role

6. Proposed changes 2. Membership fees Members 300 EUR Associate members 500 EUR

7. Proposed changes 3. Benefits New on the list: - Access to European funded projects in consortiums built / facilitated by TE - Access to award schemes developed by TE for its members within events and campaigns - Access to small grants schemes (travel grants, campaigns, events) - Access to the TE dissemination platforms for members news, announcements - Access to relevant European researches and studies

8. Proposed changes 4. Responsibilities Members and associate members - Actively participates in the Telecentre-Europe online community - Actively participates in campaigns, surveys, events, or other initiatives of Telecentre-Europe. - Provides TE with basic information and data about its activities, services, number and composition of users on a regular basis. - Displays Telecentre-Europe logo and makes reference to the membership on its website. - Pays the membership fee upon invoice issued by Telecentre-Europe until the deadline indicated on the invoice.

9. Next steps The collective membership agreement will be addopted by the actual members The membership request form available online will be changed to reflect the agreement and new members will be requested to provide official evidence (i.e. statutes) when applying for membership New members will have to read and sign the agreement once the membership is confirmed by the TE Board The agreement will be revised annually, and updates will be discussed and agreed within the TE General Assembly