The West Midlands Specialist Infrastructure partnership is an independent body that exists to support collaboration among regional specialist infrastructure networks, partnerships and consortia.

Membership

The partnership is open to representatives from all West Midlands voluntary and community sector specialist infrastructure networks, partnerships or consortia that operate regionally.

The term ‘specialist’ differentiates us from general or generic infrastructure. It includes the following types of specialism:

• People/communities – delivering to specialist groups/ communities of interest
• Policy – advocacy and championing
• Specialist Skills – providing knowledge

Objectives

The group currently operates with the following objectives:

• Campaigning and Influencing
• Sustainability of the members
• Joining up and co-ordinating activity
• Networking and information exchange
• Supporting Regional Consortium development

Lead/Chair

Rotating

Secretariat

Vince Bailey currently provides a secretariat function for the group as detailed in a separate agreement with RAWM.

email : v.g.bailey@blueyonder.co.uk

Term of engagement :

The partnership will meet every month within the period August 2007 – June 2008

Accountability/links:

• Destination: West Midlands Partnership
• Policy working
• Commissioning Appraisal Body

Current members:

Growing Up in the West Midlands (G:up)

West Midlands Faith Forum (WMFF)

Birmingham Race Action Project (b:rap)

Regional Disability Network

Clustering for Sustainability (iSE)

Experiential Learning in the Voluntary Sector (ELVS)

Refugee Strategy Network

West Midlands Regional ITC Champions

Rights and Equality West Midlands (REWM)

Professional & Technical Aid Services (PTAS)

Valuing Age & Experience in the West Midlands

West Midlands Rural Community Action Network (WMRCAN)

West Midlands Voluntary & Community Sector Housing Network (WMVCSHN)

Women Active In Today's Society (WAITS)

West Midlands Social Accounting Cluster (WMSAC)

Below can be found Links to copies of WMSIP meetings minutes

Links to reports and other information commissioned or associated with WMSIP can be found on the WMSIP reports and information page in Consortia Information.