Dear Gabor,

Thanks for preparing an overview of the list of candidates for the external advisory board and an invitation letter to them.

I made a few minor changes in the letter. I think it’s quite unlikely that the unpaid members of the EAB will be able to provide comments on every deliverable, so I suggest specifying that their input would be required only on several occasions.

As for the for the composition of the external advisory board, I believe we should consider expertise area of the candidates and their potential contribution to the project. For example, Jasmina is an expert on risk evaluation for small companies and GDPR; Luc has reflected on several occasions on the GDPR’s impact for SMEs. Both Luc and Sebastianio are willing provide a ‘dissemination channel’ by making the handbook available via their websites.

While, I consider work experience of the three proposed candidates from Hungary to be of great relevance for our project, it would be useful to know what kind of contribution would they be willing to make to our project. At the same time, having more people on the EAB may be a good idea.

Best regards,

Lina