INTERCOM 2010
Changing roles of museums - social responsibility and creative management
Shanghai, 9-10 November 2010
ICOM 2010 Museums for Social Harmony
 INTERCOM Programme

Monday 8th November
INTERCOM Annual General Meeting and Board Elections
 During this half-day INTERCOM will be holding its annual general meeting and the Board Elections for 2010-2012.

Tuesday 9th November
Conference session: Neutral spaces or active campaigners?

INTERCOM Declaration of Museum Responsibility to Promote Human Rights
INTERCOM believes that it is a fundamental responsibility of museums, wherever possible, to be active in promoting diversity and human rights, respect and equality for people of all origins, beliefs and background. The above Declaration was made at the 2009 annual meeting of INTERCOM, which was held in Torreon, Mexico. The Torreon Declaration indicates that museums around the world are now active in displaying and analysing the many and complex aspects of human rights and the representation of minorities and other disadvantaged groups .INTERCOM believes that the Declaration is important because it calls for action by museums to help defend human rights. Museums traditionally avoid politics and attempt to be "neutral" - the Torreon Declaration suggests that many people in museums reject having to play a neutral role, and want museums to be more active in this area. These fundamental changes have had a profound impact on skills and attitudes needed in modern museums. The INTERCOM programme in Shanghai will look at this increasingly important area of museum work, and the INTERCOM Committee invites proposals for papers to be presented at the INTERCOM sessions.  We are looking for papers that deal with these challenging subjects and are working towards combating prejudice equality in the museum.

Wednesday 10th November
Conference session: Museums for Social Harmony: new management challenges for museums

In line with the overall ICOM conference theme Museums for Social Harmony, INTERCOM is interested in looking at specific management challenges that museums are facing as they are redefining their relevance in society and increasingly embracing their social responsibility. Museum managers worldwide have to be imaginative and determined if they are to succeed in creating successful museums, at the same time as ensuring that professional standards are maintained. Managing the changes necessary to modernise means new thinking and new ways of doing things. It means putting the needs of visitors at the centre of museum effort, structuring the museum to achieve new objectives, and challenging traditional ways of doing things. In this session, we are looking for papers that deal with new ways of managing museums, how management challenges have been overcome and what issues museums are still facing today.
CALL FOR PAPERS
 Proposals should be no more than 300 words and in addition you are asked to submit a short CV or biography of about 200 words.   All papers must be in English.
The deadline is 7 May 2010

For more information, go to the INTERCOM website at www.intercom.museum

Please submit your proposal to Francoise McClafferty, INTERCOM Secretary at [log in to unmask] by 7 May 2010
We look forward to hearing from you.
Best wishes,
Francoise


Francoise McClafferty
Head of Museum Partnerships
National Museums Liverpool
Tel: 0151 478 4559
Fax: 0151 478 4321

www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk





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