Colleagues, our latest newsletter at www.eia.org.uk includes details of:

News
- Single Market
- Gender law
- Animal experiments
- Sunbeds

Training
Friday 19 February is the deadline for booking a place on our new courses 'Lisbon changes' and 'Europa changes'. The session on Europa will be attended by one of the webmasters/editors responsible for the Documentation centre part of the Europa website.

Delegates can attend one session or both. Prices for EIA members are £90 half day, £140 full day; non-member prices are £125 and £175 respectively. Book online at www.eia.org.uk

Conference
Our 2010 conference will take place at the British Library on Monday 22 March. The day will include presentations the Europeana initiative and the British Library’s European Elections Archive, plus EU sources of information on social care and how the fight against poverty got onto the EU agenda. We'll also be presenting the annual EIA Awards and holding our AGM. Places are free to EIA Members, with a £30 charge for others. Both conference and Awards are being sponsored by Justis Publishing. More details are on the website.

Committee elections
We're seeking three volunteers to join the EIA Committee. Experience of working with EU information in some capacity is a distinct advantage, but just as important are enthusiasm, a willingness to get involved, and an interest in other relevant areas such as training, communication, marketing and Web 2.0 technologies. More details on the website.

Authors sought
We want to expand our range of publications and are seeking potential authors. All our publications are now available as pdf files, not paper copies. We are willing to pay for texts, at rates to be agreed. Topics are still to be determined, but we expect to start commissioning texts in late Spring / early Summer. At this stage, we're trying to put together a pool of authors and to get an idea of their knowledge and areas of interest.

Websites
Commission creates new Directorates-General: DG Energy and DG Mobility and Transport

Regards,

Eric