Changing Room

Do you like to write? Do you like to travel? Have you ever worked or studied in another country? If your answers are yes to any of these questions the CHANGING ROOM Toolkit would like to hear from you.

The CHANGING ROOM Toolkit is a web-based resource for European cultural operators* that will go on-line in January 2010. It will include the Matchmaker, an exchange and hosting tool for individuals and organisations, a direct link to a new European cultural jobs service and a Wikipedia style information resource – called the Knowledge Base.

The aim of the Knowledge Base is to provide practical information on the areas and issues related to working, volunteering, exploring, travelling and studying in Europe. Once launched, people will be able to add and edit content, as is the case with Wikipedia.

Now, we are all inviting members, friends and contacts of TEH to contribute content and copy for the Knowledge Base. This could include a very short piece of short practical information from your own country, a narrative on your experiences of working in another country or your views on an issue related to working in your country or across Europe.

If you are interested in being part of the Toolkit or want to find out more, please send an e mail to Paul Bogen, the Changing Room Project manager at: paul.bogen@btinternet.com

If you know anyone else who might be interested, please pass this information on to him or her.

CHANGING ROOM is initiated by Trans Europe Halles - a European Network of Independent Cultural Centres.

CHANGING ROOM is one of four projects that were awarded support by the new European Commission funding line for networks supporting mobility. The project is co-organised by The Sibelius Academy, Helsinki, Finland, the largest music university in Scandinavia and Melkweg, an internationally renown multidisciplinary arts venue in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.