These last couple of years, most of what I did for EuroNet was closer to archaeology than to web design. The network’s story was scattered across 163 blog posts, eight hidden pages, the shared Drive and thousands of emails. I dug through most of it to find out what EuroNet had actually done, and then rebuilt the website around what I found, in the simplest way I could.
So the new site is about history as much as innovation. Meetings now holds every meeting since Porto in October 2012, with its programme, report and photos where they survive; EuroTuesdays all 31 online sessions since January 2022; the Newsletter archive every issue since 2013. Next to the past sits the network as it is today: how residency works in each of the nine member countries and what to check before training abroad, the research under way, the internships and how to join.
Simple was the point. The pages are made from WordPress’s own blocks, with no page builder and no code to maintain, so whoever takes over as Webmaster Lead in December can keep them alive. The site works smoothly on a smartphone, sets no cookies and tracks no one.
Some pieces are still missing: the online Winter Meetings have no group photos, and a few early programmes are lost. A website is only as good as what people send it, so if you have photos, programmes or memories of a meeting, or spot something wrong, write to the Webmaster Lead; articles for the newsletter go to the Newsletter Lead. The next page to fill is today’s Winter Meeting in Bilbao, at the 19th European Public Health Conference. If you are there, take pictures.
EuroNet has given me a lot over these years, and I hope this website gives something back. Thanks a bunch, everyone.
Aldo Gorga, Webmaster Lead until December 2026