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Network meets European Commission On 15th December 2008 ANED held its first Annual General Meeting in Brussels, bringing together its Academic members from all EU Member States, with representatives from the Commission and key invited guests. Presentation Johan Ten Guizendam (Director European Commission Disability Unit): Audio (mp3 9:42 min)
Johan Ten Geuzendam (Director of the European Commission's Disability Unit) emphasized the value of ANED to the Commission. He hoped that it would be able to make " a lasting contribution to the development of disability policy at European level." The Commission would use ANED both to tap into existing expertise on disability and also to give further impetus to the development of that expertise by identifying gaps in knowldege and helping to fill those gaps. Inmaculada Placencia-Porrero, (Deputy Director of the European Commission's Disability Unit), spoke about ANED's role in helping develop a new Disability Strategy from 2010, by identifying priority areas for activity and formulating measures of progress: "This is an incredible opportunity to help us develop the next ten years of European disability policy... but it is also a big challenge." More presentations held during the meeting:
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