Ahava Cohen and Szabolcs Dancs Appointed for a Second Term by EURIG

On Monday, the RDA Steering Committee joined RSC Chair Renate Behrens in congratulating Ahava Cohen on being appointed by the European RDA Interest Group (EURIG) as Europe Representative to the RSC for a second term, 2025-2027. Szabolcs Dancs will continue as her back-up. 

On its news page, EURIG offered its thanks to Ahava and Szabolcs, saying "EURIG is well-served by such knowledgeable and experienced representatives, and is grateful for their continued service." 

The RSC echoes this sentiment, feeling equally well-served by Ahava's and Szabolcs's expertise, and grateful to EURIG for their re-appointment. 

Szabolcs, of course, also serves on the RSC as Translations Team Liaison Officer and Chair of the Translations Working Group. He is continuing in this crucial role for a second term, until 31 December 2027. Both RSC Chair Renate Behrens and the Director of ALA Digital Reference James Hennelly praised the work Szabolcs has done in his first term - not only in representing the community of translators to the RSC but in the way he has undertaken outreach and awareness-raising in Central and Eastern Europe. Internationalization is core to the development of RDA, and Szabolcs's efforts have certainly progressed it in his region.

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Image: Ahava Cohen and Szabolcs Dances pictured outside the American Library Association Washington Office, which hosted the first day of the November 2024 RSC Meeting. Photo by Anne Welsh.