Dear all, 
 
We would like to invite you to a debate on 21 June in the European Parliament (Brussels) on "What educators need from copyright reform" organised by Communia, LIBER and EUROCLIO. The meeting will be hosted by MEP Marietje Schaake (ALDE). 
 
The voice of educators is often overlooked in copyright reform debates. We want to change that. We are inviting practitioners and experts from the field of education to speak about ways in which copyright can support 21st century education.
 
During the meeting, we will highlight how the educational sector can benefit from a strong exception, to be introduced in the Copyright Directive. We will also present results of the "Right Copyright for Education" campaign (rightcopyright.eu) - a petition to the European Parliament signed by almost 5000 educators and citizens from across Europe.
 
Date: Wednesday, 21 June 2017
Time: 12:30 - 14:15
 
Preliminary meeting agenda:
12:30 - 12:35 Welcome by Marietje Schaake (ALDE/MEP)
12:35 - 12:45 Introduction by Lisette Kalshoven (COMMUNIA / Kennisland, the Netherlands)
12:45 - 12:55 How copyright prevents sharing on our online educational platform, by Hans deFour (KlasCement, Belgium) TBC
12:55 - 13:05 How copyright affects the work of history educators, by Steven Segers (EUROCLIO)
13:05 - 13:15 The role of libraries in education, by Maria Rehbinder (LIBER)
13:15 - 13:25 Copyright and Education in Europe by Teresa Nobre (COMMUNIA)
13:25 - 14:00 Q&A
14:00 - 14:15 The results of the RIGHTCOPYRIGHT.EU campaign by Alek Tarkowski (COMMUNIA / Centrum Cyfrowe, Poland)
 
We would be grateful if you could RSVP by no later than Wednesday 15th of June to rsvp@communia-association.org. If you do not yet have an European Parliament pass, we kindly ask you to include the following information in your RSVP (without a visitor pass and your passport you will not be able to enter the building):
We will provide a simple sandwich lunch. We look forward to your participation during this event.

Kind regards,