International Development in Europe Committee

Charges:

1. Work with the International Development Coordinating Committee to achieve its charges and goals.

2. Facilitate the promotion of IRA membership and council development in Europe.

3. Identify and/or support professional development projects in the region.

4. Publicize IRA awards and grants, encourage applications from the region, and assist with proposal development for IRA grants.

5. Report activities to International Development Coordinating Committee and the IRA Board Liaison.

Ann-Sofie Selin, Chair
Finnish Reading Association
Västerlånggatan 26 C 74
FI-20100 Åbo/Turku
Finland
358 22 6293 91
Fax 358 22 5819 67
E-mail

Karen Wixson, Board Liaison
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI, United States

Shlomo Alon
Israel Reading Association
Jerusalem, Israel

Erna G. Arnadottir
Islenska Lestrarfel-Agid
Reykjavik, Iceland

Charles Berg
University of Luxembourg
Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Jeroen H. M. W. Clemens
APS, National Centre for School Improvement
Al Utrecht, Netherlands

Lydia Dachkova
Bulgarian Reading Association
Sofia, Bulgaria (Rep.)

Pieter Depessemier
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Brussels, Belgium

Maria de Lourdes Dionísio
Braga, Portugal

Henrietta Dombey
United Kingdom Literacy Association
Brighton, United Kingdom

Marie Ernestová
Czech Reading Association
Dolní Lhota 7
378 02 Stráz Nad Nezárkou, Czech Republic

Celine Marie Fitzpatrick
Saint Pius X GNS
Dublin, Ireland

Christine Holliger
Schweizerisches Institut für Kinder-und Jugendmedien
8032 Zurich, Switzerland

Arnhild Johannessen
Norwegian Reading Association
Haugesund, Norway

Sandra Kalnina
Riga, Latvia

Jutta E. Kleedorfer
Austrian Reading Association
Vienna, Austria

Jadwiga Kolodziejska
National Library
Warszawa 22, Polska / Poland

Karen Maass
Dragor, Denmark

Estela D’Angelo Menéndez
Asociación Espanola de Lectura y Escritura
Galapagar, (Madrid), Spain

Bardhyl Musai
Centre for Democratic Education
Tirana, Albania

Silva Novljan
Ljubljana, Slovenia

Ulla-Britt Persson
Linköping University
Linköping, Sweden

Anica Petkoska
Phoenix Alpha Private
Gostivar, Macedonia

Pehr-Olof Rönnholm
Finnish Reading Association
Pargas, Finland

Natalia N. Smetannikova
Russian Reading Regional Council
Moscow, Russian Federation

János Steklács
Kecskemet College
Kecskemet, Hungary (Rep.)

Eufimia Tafa
Greek Reading Association
Glyfada, Greece

Sanjica Faletar Tanackovic
Information Sciences Department
Osijek, Croatia

Serge L. Terwagne
Huy, Belgium

Renate Valtin
Humboldt Universität
Berlin, Germany

Maili Vesiko-Liinev
Estonian Reading Association
Tallinn, Estonia

Janeen Haase, Ex Officio
Program Officer for Europe
International Reading Association
Washington DC, United States

Brenda S. Townsend, Ex Officio
Director, Council & Affiliate Services
International Reading Association
Newark, DE, United States

James M. Wile, Ex Officio
Director, International Development
International Reading Association
Washington DC, United States