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ICR Newsletter 2 – 2005 NEWS << 1 >> < 2 > 2005 NEWSNEWS Newsletter of the International Committee for Regional Museums Circulaire du Comité International des Musées Régionaux Circular del Comité Internacional de los Museos Regionales >> 67th Session of the ICOM Advisory Comitee. A short report >> Chairperson’s Letter Candidates, Public Visibility and Young Visitors >> Candidats, visibilité public et jeunes visiteurs >> 67ème session du Comité consultatif de l’ICOM >> Candidatos, publicidad y visitores jovenes >> Sesión 67 del Comité Consejeros de ICOM Dear ICR colleagues great concern about measures that are going The Advisory meeting in PAris lasted for to be taken or proposed. We were assured three days with a heavy agenda dealing with that the new Standing Committee was key issues of ICOM. One of the current created as a tool and help to the Executive issues of discussion was the Convention on Council and not as a supervision body. Cultural Diversity and its scope was At the Advisory meeting we were discussing presented by the experts. ICOM expressed the theme for the 2006 Museum day and the support to the text hoping that it will be finally two themes were suggested for voting: adopted at the next General Conference of 1. Museums and Cultural Diversity UNESCO in autumn this year. 2. Museums and Young Visitors There were two candidates for the general The majority of the representatives voted for conference of ICOM in 2010 – China and the theme >>Museums and Young Visitors<<. Russia – and the potential third candidate, The representatives also proposed that a Italy, failed to deliver the necessary docu- symposium should be organized for the 60th mentation in due time. Both candidates pre- anniversary and that it might be convenient to sented their countries as possible hosts. held it immediately after the Advisory meeting On Tuesday I took part at the meeting of in 2006 in order to reduce traveling costs of international committees and affiliated the participants. organizations. The chairman was Daniel Goranka Horjan, Chairperson Papuga from ICME and I was chosen as a reporter who presented the summary during Chers collègues the Advisory Session on Wednesday, 8th June photographic archives: National museums Liverpool La session qui s’est tenue sur 3 jours avec un >>Museum and Young Visitors<<, 2005. agenda très chargé a traité des questions boy in JL costume in C&D Gallery Liverpool Some of the conclusions made at the clés en rapport avec l’ICOM. L’un des points meeting are crucial for the work of internatio- de discussion principaux fut la Convention nal committees. The representatives went Marketing was another topic that was sur la Diversité culturelle et sa portée through the Strategic Plan and suggested emphasized and considered to be a key présentée par les experts. L’ICOM a exprimé that action plans should be made according element in creating ICOM’s public visibility. son soutien au texte en espérant qu’il sera to the strategy of ICOM. We suggested that the 60th anniversary of adopté lors de la prochaine conférence Considering a long-lasting problem of ICOM should be used for promotion. générale de l’UNESCO en automne de cette inefficient communication, the representa- International Committees and Affiliated année. tives came up with the following proposal Associations made following nominations to Deux candidats se sont présentés pour concerning databases: the Executive Standing Committees: organiser la conférence générale de l’ICOM The Executive Council should allocate 1. Nicole Gesché and Jean-Yves Marin for en 2010 – la Chine et la Russie ; un éventuel necessary resources from the reserve fund to the Legal Affairs Committee troisième candidat, l’Italie n’a pas soumis la create a new informatics platform for the 2. Bernard Blache for the Finance and documentation nécessaire en temps voulu. ICOM Secretariat in order to: Resource Committee Les deux candidats ont présenté leur pays 1. implement the management of the ICOM 3. Regina Schulz for the Ethic Committee comme étant en mesure recevoir la membership data base 4. Timothy Mason for the Standing conférence générale. 2. create content management system for Committee on International Committees. Le mardi, j’ai participé à la réunion des further development (eg: database of The new Standing Committee on Internatio- Comités Internationaux et Organisations publications, expert lists, etc.). nal Committees and its role raised a lot of affiliées. Daniel Papuga d’ICME a présidé la The Strategic Plan and Action Plan should questions during the meeting; especially réunion et j’ai été choisie comme rapporteur recognize the importance of international those concerning their scope of work. Since pour présenter le résumé durant la session lobbying on museum issues and some the legal status of international committees is consultative qui s’est tenue le mercredi, 8 juin suggestions were proposed accordingly. being questioned, all members expressed 2005. << 2 >> NEWS Certaines des conclusions formulées lors de prises ou proposées. On nous a assuré que 1. Implementar el manejo de la base de la réunion étaient de majeure importance le nouveau Comité permanent a été créé datos de la membresía del ICOM pour le travail des Comités internationaux. pour servir d’outil et apporter une aide au 2. Crear un sistema de manejo de Les représentants ont examiné le Plan straté- Conseil exécutif et non pas agir comme un contenidos para su ulterior desarrollo ( ej: gique et suggéré de réaliser le Plan d’action organe de contrôle. base de datos de publicaciones, de listas de en accord avec la stratégie de l’ICOM. Lors de la session consultative nous avons expertos, etc.) Quant au problème très ancien déjà du discuté des thèmes de la journée internatio- El Plan Estratégico y el Plan de Acción manque d’efficacité au niveau de la nale des musées de 2006 ; deux thèmes ont deberán reconocer la importancia de la communication, les représentants ont formulé finalement été proposés au choix: gestión internacional en asuntos de museos, les propositions suivantes au sujet des bases 1. Les musées et la diversité culturelle y en ese sentido fueron propuestas algunas de données : 2. Les musées et les jeunes visiteurs sugerencias. Le Conseil exécutif mettra à disposition les La majorité des représentants a opté pour le La Mercadotecnia fue otro tópico enfatizado y ressources nécessaires du fond de réserve thème « Les musées et les jeunes visiteurs ». fue considerado como elemento clave para la pour créer une nouvelle plate-forme infor- Les représentants ont également suggéré creación de la imagen pública del ICOM. qu’un colloque soit organisé à l’occasion du Nosotros sugerimos que el 60 Aniversario de 60ème anniversaire ; il serait judicieux de le ICOM debería ser usado para promoción. prévoir juste à la suite de la session Los Comités Internacionales y las consultative en 2006 pour ainsi minimiser les Asociaciones Afiliadas nominaron a las frais de déplacement des participants. siguientes personas para los Comités Goranka Horjan, Présidente Ejecutivos Permanentes: 1. Nicoles Gesché y Jean-Ives Marin para Queridos colegas de ICR: el Comité de Asuntos Legales. El Encuentro duró tres días, con una cargada 2. Bernard Blache para el Comité de agenda relativa a asuntos clave del ICOM. Finanzas y Recursos. Uno de los temas de discusión actuales fue 3. Regina Schulz para el Comité de Ética. Advisory session la Convención sobre Diversidad Cultural, y su 4. Timothy Mason para el Comité Perma- photographic archive: Damodar Frlan objetivo fue presentado por expertos. ICOM nente de Comités Internacionales. matiquepool pour le secrétariat de l’ICOM afin : expresó su apoyo al texto, esperando que El nuevo Comité Permanente de Comités - d’implémenter la gestion de la base de éste sea adoptado en la próxima Conferencia Internacionales y su papel generaron muchas données des membres de l’ICOM General de la UNESCO en otoño de este interrogantes durante el Encuentro; - de créer un nouveau système de « content año. especialmente aquéllas relacionadas a su management » qui sera développé par la Hubo dos candidatos para la Conferencia objetivo de trabajo. Dado que el status legal suite (par ex. base de données des General de ICOM de 2010, China y Rusia, (y de los comités internacionales está siendo publications, liste d’experts, etc.). el potencial tercer candidato, Italia, no cuestionado, todos los miembros expresaron Le Plan stratégique et le Plan d’action entregó oportunamente la documentación gran preocupación acerca de medidas que doivent reconnaître l’importance d’un necesaria). Ambos candidatos presentaron a pudieran tomarse o proponerse. Se nos lobbyisme à l’échelle internationale pour les sus países questions ayant trait au domaine des como posibles musées ; un certain nombre de suggestions anfitriones. ont été présentées à ce sujet. El martes Le marketing fut un autre thème principal participé en la dont l’importance a été soulignée ; d’un avis Reunión de général, on considère qu’il joue un rôle clé Comités pour mieux mettre en évidence l’ICOM dans Internacionales l’opinion publique. Nous avons suggéré de y profiter du 60ème anniversaire de la création Organizaciones de l’ICOM pour promouvoir la notoriété de Afiliadas. El Members of the Advisory visiting the Georges Pompidou Centre in Paris l’organisation. presidente era photographic archive: Damodar Frlan Les Comités internationaux et Organisations Daniel Papuga, del ICME. Yo fui aseguró que el nuevo Comité Permanente affiliées ont nommé les personnes suivantes seleccionada para tomar nota de los temas fue creado como una herramienta y ayuda pour le Comité permanent du Conseil tratados y para presentar un resumen dur- para el Consejo Ejecutivo y no como un exécutif: ante la Sesión de Consejeros el miércoles 8 cuerpo de supervisión. 1. Nicole Gesché et Jean-Yves Marin pour de junio de 2005. En la reunión de Consejeros estuvimos le Comité pour les Affaires juridiques Algunas de las conclusiones de la reunión discutiendo el tema para el Día de los 2.
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