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Dear Colleagues,

With support from existing partners, new members and sponsors, in January 2008 HCN will become an independent interregional European Network. This builds upon our first three years as an Interreg IIIC funded operation and our growing reputation as a knowledge resource to inform the contribution of health sector investment and assets to regional economic and social development.  In this next stage, the Network will continue as an open network for existing and new members and will be funded from several sources (full member, associate and NGO member fees, spin-off project fees, sponsorship, income from development, research and training). Our BUSINESS PLAN presents a clear process for developing a practical future for the Network. This will move it on from its valued Interreg IIIC funded phase to becoming an effective and independent knowledge resource with real benefits for members, partners and sponsors.

Prof Jonathan Watson, Executive Director of Health ClusterNET

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Download the summary of our BUSINESS PLAN from here

Download the REGISTRATION FORM from here

Download the short MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION from here

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Becoming a member of HCN

If you would like to find out more about joining Health ClusterNET then please download the Business Plan Summary above or contact the Network Office (Jonathan Watson, Executive Director - jonathan@healthclusternet.eu  or Margit Ohr, Network Co-ordinator - ohr@policy.hu). Current partners would also be happy to give advice.

HCN will start as an independent open network in January 2008. New members will be able to apply for membership from September 2007. In general members will be attracted from:
  • Regional Governments and local municipalities
  • Regional and local health services
  • Universities and research centres
  • Enterprise and other economic actors e.g. Regional Development Agencies
THREE TYPES OF MEMBERSHIP ARE AVAILABLE 
  • Full Membership for all regional agencies and those equivalent public agencies and organisations from the above four groups having a formal role in health sector investment and regional development. Voting rights at Annual General Meeting
    • €10,000 p.a. if from a region in the EU15
    • €3,500 p.a. if from a region in the EU12
  • Associate membership for international agencies, academic and research centres with a strong interest in the HCN Agenda. No voting rights at Annual General Meeting
    • €5,000 p.a.
    • €1,500 p.a. from a non-EU region
  • European NGO membership for interested European NGO’s in the health sector, enterprise & innovation, economic development etc who might wish to associate themselves with HCN. No voting rights at Annual General Meeting.
    • €2,000 p.a.

We look forward to working with you in the future.

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Our latest NEWSLETTER provides some information for existing HCN partners and organisations in other regions who might be interested in becoming a member of HCN when it re-launches as an open network in January 2008. For some, coming to our final Interreg IIIC conference in Brussels in November and hearing about progress in our first three years will give you a clear idea about how we can help your regional health system contribute to regional development.

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Before this event, in this newsletter you will find contact details for the Network Office and current partners who can offer their views and insights about the value of joining HCN.

Download our latest NEWSLETTER  in English from here

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Downloading regional newsletters:

BULLETIN INFORMATIV - IULIE 2007 - Hargitha, Romania

HÍRLEVÉL - 2007 JÚLIUS - Dél-Dunántúl, Hungary