International network
for contemporary
performing arts

Réseau international
pour les arts du spectacle
contemporains

Rete internazionale
per le arti performative
contemporanee

コンテンポラリー
パフォーミングアーツ
国際ネットワーク

Internationales Netzwerk
für zeitgenössische
darstellende Künste

Международная сеть современного 
исполнительского 
искусства

Red internacional
para las artes escénicas
contemporáneas

Internationaal netwerk
voor hedendaagse
podiumkunsten

თანამედროვე საშემსრულებლო
ხელოვნების
საერთაშორისო ქსელი

Rede internacional
para as artes performativas
contemporâneas

الشبكة الدولية
لفنون الأداء
المعاصرة

Alþjóðlegt
tengslanet
í sviðslistum

Xarxa internacional
d'arts escèniques
contemporànies

Rhwydwaith rhyngwladol
ar gyfer celfyddydau
perfformio cyfoes

Rrjeti ndërkombëtar
për artet skenike
kontemporane

Διεθνές δίκτυο
για σύγχρονες
παραστατικές τέχνες

Međunarodna mreža 
za savremene 
scenske umjetnosti

Mezinárodní síť 
pro současné 
divadelní umění

International netværk
for kontemporær
scenekunst

Internasionale netwerk
vir kontemporêre
uitvoerende kunste

თანამედროვე საშემსრულებლო
ხელოვნების
საერთაშორისო ქსელი

Nemzetközi hálózat
a kortárs
előadóművészetért

國際當代表演藝術網絡

líonra idirnáisiúnta
na taibhealaíona
comhaimseartha

Starptautiskais tīkls
laikmetīgai
skatuves mākslai

Netwerk internazzjonali
għall-arti performattivi
kontemporanji

Międzynarodowa sieć
na rzecz współczesnych sztuk
performatywnych

Internationellt nätverk
för samtida
scenkonst

Međunarodna mreža
savremenih izvođačkih
umetnosti

Международна мрежа
за съвременни
сценични изкуства

Rrjet ndërkombëtar
për arte skenike
bashkëkohore

Міжнародная сетка
сучасных
перфарматыўных мастацтваў

Međunarodna mreža
za suvremene
izvedbene umjetnosti

国际当代表演艺术网络

Rahvusvaheline
kaasaegsete etenduskunstide
võrgustik

현대 공연 예술을 위한 국제 네트워크

Tarptautinis tinklas
šiuolaikinis
scenos menai

Интернационална мрежа
за современа
изведувачка уметност

شبکۀ بین المللی
برای هنرهای نمایشی معاصر

Rețeaua internațională
pentru artele spectacolului
contemporan

Medzinárodná sieť
pre súčasné
scénické umenie

Çağdaş
gösteri sanatları için
uluslararası iletişim ağı

Our Buddy System is back! Starting with IETM Belgrade Plenary Meeting 2022, our members will once again have the opportunity to sign up for the programme and enhance their experience during the meeting.

What is the IETM Buddy System? 

The IETM Buddy System is a membership and networking activity put in place during IETM meetings, created to help new members become acquainted with the network and facilitate their involvement.

We are happy to reintroduce the Buddy System for our upcoming IETM Belgrade Plenary Meeting, with the aim of strengthening the relationships and connections between our members.

This new edition will allow all IETM members who recently joined the network, who consider themselves still new to IETM activities or have not been to a physical IETM meeting for a long time to be paired with a buddy. At the same time, our more experienced IETM members will have the chance to become a buddy and share their connections and insights with one or more newcomers*. 

Buddies have the responsibility and joy of including newcomers in the meeting, share knowledge about our network, introduce them to fellow members and empower newcomers in gaining meaningful connections and experiences. Equally, buddies have the opportunity to make a new connection and learn about the background, focus and experience of a new IETM member and fellow professional.

*Read more below about what it means to be a newcomer. 

[The Buddy System] is a fabulous way to meet new members and to make them feel welcome in such a large network. The buddy system is a fast track way to feel part of the network. I highly recommend meeting your buddy online in advance, so you both get to know each other before the meeting.”

- Cathie Boyd, Former IETM President

“Being a Buddy at IETM is a perfect way to share all of your favorite people and experiences with new members. It's all about sharing and caring and helping turn a room full of strangers into friends.”

- Barbara Poček, IETM Staff & Former Board Member

Who can request a buddy?

Would you like to make new connections with other IETM members, and discover more about our network? Sign up to request a buddy if you are a:

  • ‘New’ IETM member: you recently joined IETM, consider yourself still new to the network and its activities, or you have not attended a physical IETM meeting for a long time 
     
  • Delegate selected by an IETM Associate Member
     
  • Participant based in Serbia
Who can become a buddy?

Is Belgrade not your first IETM-rodeo? Do you think you can be a great guide for a fellow professional in navigating IETM’s activities? Sign up to be a buddy if you are keen to:

  • Share the contacts you have created within the network 
     
  • Contribute to increasing the engagement of IETM members
     
  • Get to know new professionals and expand your network 
How to participate in the IETM Belgrade Buddy System?

You must be registered for IETM Belgrade to participate in the Buddy System, which you can do via this link.

After registering, you can sign up for the system through the online form below, where you will be asked if you are participating to receive a buddy or if you would like to become one.

The deadline to sign up was set for 8 September 2022 at 17:00 CET.

All participants who sign up for the IETM Belgrade Buddy System will be contacted one week before the meeting with information about their final buddy pairing.

If you have any question about the Buddy System, you can contact the IETM membership team at membership@ietm.org.