Online Spring Summit on Consortial Development
While the AMICAL 2026 Conference had to be postponed, we’ve moved online several of its sessions that had a timely focus on consortial development. We’re calling this new event the Online Spring Summit.
The Summit includes four sessions over three days:
- March 31 — Revisiting AMICAL’s consortial strategy (open to groups indicated below)
- April 1 — Erasmus+ agreements/grants (open to groups indicated below)
- Part 1 (Capacity building)
- Part 2 (Mobility exchanges)
- April 2 — Consortial programs from ideas to action: Program and grant design workshop (open to all members)
Action required for participation in April 2 workshop
Consortial programs from ideas to action: Program and grant design workshop
Open to all AMICAL members
April 2 | 14:00 Paris time (see local time) | 90 minutes
This workshop is focused on shaping concrete program ideas for AMICAL and pairing them with realistic grant and funding strategies in cases where this is needed. Participants should come with ideas for new initiatives, or for substantial developments for existing initiatives. The session will emphasize building momentum, laying the ground for continued work beyond the workshop.
The workshop will be facilitated by Barbara McFadden, originally invited as keynote speaker and workshop facilitator for AMICAL 2026. Barbara led large-scale inter-institutional collaborations for the Big Ten Universities and has consulted widely on collaboration in higher education.
To participate, complete at least the highlighted sections of the Idea Canvas worksheet and send it to contact@amicalnet.org by end of day April 1. We’ll reply with the Zoom link for the session.
Even a rough or preliminary idea is welcome — the more of the worksheet you complete, the more you’ll get out of the session.
Note: Submitting your worksheet is the only way to receive the Zoom link.
Get a copy of the Idea Canvas worksheet
(If you don’t have a Google account, you can download and complete it as a Word Document.)
March 31 - April 1 sessions open to specific groups
(We have already sent calendar invites to the invited groups listed below.)
Revisiting AMICAL’s consortial strategy
March 31 | 11:00 Paris time (see local time) | 75 minutes
Invited groups: Executive Committee, Program Leadership Council, Representatives
A working session for AMICAL leaders and representatives to engage with the proposed revision of AMICAL’s Strategy Articulation Map, and to explore how strategic priorities connect to programs, groups, and governance.
Exploring Erasmus+ grants: Capacity-building and Mobility exchange
April 1 | 11:00 Paris time (see local time) | Two back-to-back 50-minute sessions
Invited profiles: Colleagues with leadership/decision-making roles in libraries and CLTs who already have experience with Erasmus+ capacity-building or Mobility exchange grants, or other directors from eligible institutions who are interested. (Reps and Directors: if there are other colleagues at your institution who fit this description, please share this invitation with them as well.)
Library directors and CLT directors with experience in Erasmus+ mobility staff exchange programs and capacity-building grants will share their experiences with such programs and offer advice for others interested in pursuing either. By the end of each part, next steps will be outlined for work on possible new Mobility exchange agreements and a capacity-building grant.
Questions?
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