EURICCA seeks to enlarge its pan-European network of Members and Benefactors who are committed, as professionals or volunteers, to the cause of our organisation: the sustainable development of Europe’s cultural and natural legacy for present and future generations.

By supporting EURICCA as a Member or a Benefactor, individual members or organisations will contribute actively and financially to our activities and to the growth of Europe’s citizen’s movement in favour of cultural Industries development.

MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES

1. Effective members

Non founding persons or associations wishing to become effective members shall file and send an application for effective membership to the Executive Board of the association.

The Executive Board shall decide on all applications after having heard the applicant or its representative person(s). The Executive Board shall inform the applicant of the decision and the reasons stated therein. Admission is decided by the General Assembly following a proposal by the Executive Board.

2. Member Organization

Any non-governmental and not-for-profit organisation (e.g. association, foundation or museum) which works actively in favour of the development of Cultural and Creative Clusters at European, national, regional and/or local level is welcome to join our pan-European organization as a Member Organisation.

3. Associate Organisation

Any public body or any private body which does not qualify to become a Member Organisation, that wish to support the work EURICCA are welcome to become an Associate Organisation (e.g. regions, cities, governmental agencies, tourism organisations, SMEs and Large companies or world-wide Cultural organisations).On proposal of the Executive Board, the general Assembly may decide of recognition and admission of associate members.

Shall be recognized as associate member any national or international association or organization, but also any natural person, pursuing same or similar aims as the Association, working in similar fields and/or supporting and helping to the Association’s aims and purpose achievement.

3. Individual members

Shall be recognized as individual member any natural person, pursuing same or similar aims as the Association, working in similar fields and/or supporting and helping to the Association’s aims and purpose achievement.

1st wave for Membership Applications to be announced.

Public and private organisations from all European countries will be invited to apply for membership of the European Research and Innovation Agency for Cultural Clusters.

The application form will only be obtained through pre-registration from the EURICCA Secretariat Office (please contact info@euricca.eu) by providing the following:

• Host Organisation Name

• Applicant Country

• Contact Person Details

The applying organisations will have to prove their capacity to operate as a an innovation service provider through the Cluster methodology and/or increasingly make use of Clustering methods in their everyday operations.