Photocopy of a note from Clive Purkiss, Director, to Fay Devonic, containing a proposed draft agenda for the fifty-third meeting of the Bureau.

Item 1: Photocopy of a note from Clive Purkiss, Director, to Fay Devonic, containing a proposed draft agenda for the fifty-third meeting of the Bureau. Item 2: Draft minutes of the fifty-second meeting of the Bureau, 25 June 1985. Minutes record the preparation of the Administrative Board meeting, 26 June 1985, including the discussion on the two projects still to be included in the 1985 work programme (p.2), the draft 1986 work programme (p.2) and the proposed strategy on information, dissemination and publications (p.2). 3pp. English only. Item 3: Draft programme of work for 1986. Programme covers the three basic activities of the Foundation; Research promotion, Evaluation of research work and dissemination of information. Item 4: Paper on 'Programme initiation and evaluation.' 'At its 27th meeting the Board asked the Director to put forward suggestions for improving the evaluation procedures of the European Foundation. This note sets outs the Director's understanding of the purpose of evaluation, some of the problems arising with the present approach and seeks the Bureau's advice on how these problems might be obviated and a more effective way of achieving the Foundation's aims established.' 3pp. Item 5: Paper on the 'Information and dissemination policy strategy' of the Foundation. Paper 'follows from the Administrative Board discussion of the Foundation's information and dissemination activities in June 1985. In the light of the recommendations of the Board it sets out concrete proposals for priority action. The Bureau is invited to consider and comment on these proposals.' 6pp. Item 6: Draft agenda of the twenty-eighth meeting of the Administrative Board, 21-22 November 1986. Item 7: Administrative matters:
Decision awarding the contract for the relocation of the Foundation's security entrance to Peter Wallace and Co. Limited.

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