Item 1: Draft agenda of the 27th meeting of the Administrative Board. Item 2: Draft minutes (AB/27/2(1)) and draft revised minutes (AB/27/2(2)) of the 26th meeting of the Administrative Board, 29 March 1985. Minutes, signed by John McColgan, Acting Director, and Jean Degimbe, Chairperson, detail the progress report of the Acting Director (p.2), the approval of the 1984 Annual report (p.2), the draft budget for 1986 (p.4) and the election of Chairperson and Vice-Chairpersons (p.16) whereby Jean Degimbe, owing to a heavy workload, 'personally did not wish to see his mandate renewed' but after hearing comments from all groups agreed to remain as Chairperson until July. The Board also renewed the mandate of the Vice-Chairpersons. Included also is a discussion about the 'Commission decision of 14 November 1984 concerning the Foundation and Cedefop' (p.17). A list of persons present and decisions made at the 26th meeting are annexed. 21pp. Item 3: Twenty-fourth progress report by the Director on the activities of the European Foundation covering the period April 1985-June 1985. Report was presented jointly by John McColgan, Acting Director and Clive Purkiss, Director of the Foundation. Report details the activities of the Foundation including Evaluation activities (p.1), Publications/Dissemination (p.2) and Personnel Matters including 'Clive Purkiss took up his duties as Director of the Foundation on 15 May 1985.' (p.3). 8pp. Item 4: Copy of the Information Dissemination/Publications-Proposes Strategy (AB/24/8) and the Communication from the Committee of Experts. (AB/26/8). Item 5: Report detailing the points that have to be finalised in relation to the 1985 Work Programme. Two points have to be finalised 'Changes in the Functions of Management' (p.1) and 'The impact of Social Cohesion and Time Available on Assistance to the Elderly' (p.4). 5pp. Item 6: Draft 1986 Work Programme. Draft programme outlines the component parts of the 1986 programme 'a more precise definition of the aims and the approach to be adopted in each programme will be produced for the Autumn meeting of the Administrative Board.' (p.1). Draft includes 'Research Promotion' (p.2), 'Evaluation' (p.13) and 'Documentation, Dissemination and Publication of Information (p.14). 20pp. Item 7: AB/27/7a-Signed ratification of the decision by the Bureau to appoint Clive Purkiss as Authorising Officer from 29 May 1985 and to withdraw the powers of Authorising Officer from John Mc Colgan. AB/27/7b-Signed decision making adjustments to the 1985 Draft Budget to bring it into line with the subsidy granted by the Budgetary Authority. A copy of AB/25/7a is annexed. Item 8: Item 9: Item 10: Other: English and French copy of the invitation issued to the Board members.

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