Presentation

ICOP is pleased to announce that the 2008 annual conference will take place October 9 to 11 on the theme of “New approaches to museum studies and training. A critical review”. Proposals for conference papers (maximum 20 pages) should be submitted for approval by June 30, 2008, to be reviewed by the ICTOP Organizing Committee. If selected, you will be asked to submit your draft by September 9, so that participants may be able to discuss the issues at the conference within panels.

Date: October, 9 to 11, 2008

Venue: Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias

376 Campo Grande

1749-024 Lisbon

Portugal

Host : Professor Mário C. Moutinho,

Rector of the University, President of MIMOM /ICOM Affiliated

Organisation and the Sociomuseology Research Centre

and

Professor Judite Primo,

Director, PhD and Master Programs in Museology

http://tercud.ulusofona.pt/indexEN.htm  (full text in English)

Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias

http://www.ulusofona.pt

Organizing Committee

Angelika Ruge, Prof. em., President of ICTOP

Judite Primo, Director, PhD and Master Programs in Museology at

University Lusófona

LynneTeather, Secretary ICTOP, Assoc. Prof. Museum Studies at the

Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto

Here is a variety of objectives and themes to stimulate your thoughts:

·  Quality management through training

·  Continuous training as mission statement for museums

·  What is new in the “inclusive museum”?

·  Training in small museum and heritage sites (finance, organisation)

·  Curriculum Guidelines in discussion (working group Ana Labrador)

·  New approaches to training for the intangible heritage

·  Training in Portuguese speaking countries

·  Museology/documentation/conservation/training: a model for a study synthesis

·  SSME: Services/Science/Management/Engineering – its meaning for museums and heritage