Governing Board members
The Governing Board shall be responsible for the strategic orientation of this Joint Programming Initiative. It shall have overall responsibility for the operations and shall oversee the implementation of its activities.
The Governing Board shall in particular:
- Modify and approve the draft Vision Document – the Vision Document is the basis for the Strategic Research Agenda (SRA)
- Modify and approve the draft SRA, after consultation with AB (Advisory Board)
- Building up an “à la carte” program in which several countries in variable geometry could participate voluntarily and on the basis of their political and financial commitment
- Report at the political level to participating states and inform at the European level the European Commission, GPC, CREST (ERAC) and other EU political bodies on the implementation of the JPI
- Assess applications of new members and decide or recommend changes in membership
- Approve the initiatives to amend the Governing structure of the JPI
- Adopt its rules of procedure
- Meets normally once per year
Italy
- Ms Antonia P. RECCHIA, Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities, jpi_ch@beniculturali.it, Coordinator
- Mr Mario ALÌ, Ministry of Education, University and Research, mario.ali@miur.it; jpi_ch@miur.it
- Ms Maria UCCELLATORE, Ministry of Education, University and Research, maria.uccellatore@miur.it; jpi_ch@miur.it (deputy)
Belgium
- Mr Marleen MARTENS, Vlaams Instituut voor het Onroerende Erfgoed (VIOE), marleen.martens@rwo.vlaanderen.be
- Mr Pierre PAQUET, Service Public Wallon, pierre.paquet@spw.wallonie.be
Cyprus
- Mr Leonidas ANTONIU, Research Promotion Foundation, lanto@research.org.cy
- Ms Eleana GABRIEL, Research Promotion Foundation, egabriel@research.org.cy
Czech Republic
- Mr Miloš DRDÁCKÝ, Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, drdacky@itam.cas.cz
France
- Mr Christophe DESSAUX, Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication, christophe.dessaux@culture.gouv.fr
- Mr Jacques DUBUCS, Ministère de l’Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche, jacques.dubucs@recherche.gouv.fr
Denmark
- Ms Jette KIRSTEIN, Ministry of Science Technology and Innovation, jetki@fi.dk
- Ms Ellen Marie BRAAE, University of Copenhagen, embra@life.ku.dk
Ireland
- Mr Rónán WHELAN, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, ronan.whelan@ahg.gov.ie
- Mr Martin COLREAVY, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Martin.Colreavy@ahg.gov.ie
Lithuania
- Ms Ina MARČIULIONYTĖ, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ina.Marciulionyte@urm.lt
- Ms Audronė KASPERAVIČIENĖ, Directorate of the State Cultural Reserve of Vilnius Castles, audrone@vilniauspilys.lt
The Netherlands
- Mr Jos BAZELMANS, Cultural Heritage Agency, j.bazelmans@cultureelerfgoed.nl
- Ms Annemarie BOS, The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research, a.bos@nwo.nl
Norway
- Ms Eli RAGNA TÆRUM, The Research Council of Norway, et@forskningsradet.no et@rcn.no
- Mr Nils MARSTEIN, Norwegian Ministry of the Environment, nils.marstein@ra.no
Poland
- Mr Jacek GIERLINSKI, Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Jacek.Gierlinski@mnisw.gov.pl
- Ms Iwona SZMELTER, Academy of Fine Arts, iwona.szmelter@wp.pl; iwona.szmelter@uw.edu.pl
Romania
- Mr Ionut ILIE, Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, ionut.ilie@cultura.ro
- Mrs Oana COSTEA, National Authority for Scientific Resaerch, oana.costea@ancs.ro
Slovenia
- Ms Marija BRUS, Ministry of Culture of Republic of Slovenia, Marija.Brus@gov.si
- Mr Davor KOZMUS, Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport, davor.kozmus@gov.si
Slovakia
- Mr Ivan MURIN, Matej Bel University, Ivan.Murin@umb.sk
- Lubica PITLOVA, Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic, lubica.pitlova@minedu.sk
Spain
- Mr Anibal GONZÁLEZ PÉREZ, Ministry of Science and Innovation, anibal.gonzalez@micinn.es
- Mr Alfonso MUÑOZ COSME, Ministry of Culture, alfonso.munoz@MCU.ES
Sweden
- Ms Christina FREDENGREN, Swedish National Heritage Board, christina.fredengren@raa.se
Turkey
- Ms Selda ULUTAS, Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey, selda.ulutas@tubitak.gov.tr
United Kingdom
- Mr Gary GRUBB, The Arts and Humanities Research Council, G.Grubb@ahrc.ac.uk
- Prof. Mark LLEWELLYN, Arts and Humanities Research Council

