Per, Your idea of having a large group of people discussing one subject is ok, but - wouldn't a discussion site to each of these matters be enough? Or, couldn't this be done through this very ICOM-L? Tereza Scheiner ICOFOM --------------- At 10:36 AM 2/3/2000 +0200, you wrote: >On Wednesday Feb 2 Patrick Boylan wrote: >> >>A broadly based Ad Hoc committee on cultural diversity issues was set up >>in Quebec in 1992, chaired by Amareswar Galla of Australia, and its final >>report and recommendations were adopted in 1998 at Melbourne (in both the >>General Assembly Resolutions and ICOM Forward Programme for 1999-2007). >> >Pat, > >I know very well about this committee, but this is not at all the kind of >committee I have in mind. The committee mentioned above seemed to have >restricted membership and it's aim was to make policy recommendations. All >very good. > >I am thinking about committees that are just as open to all ICOM members as >the present international committees are, with the aim of debating an >issue. These debates may be scholarly, practical or political in character >(or a mix, as our debates usually are) and the aim is not necessarily to >present a single final document, but to give food for thought that may have >theoretical, practical and/or political consequences. > >Per B. Rekdal >ICME Chairperson > > >- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >Change ICOM-L subscription options and search the archives at: > http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/icom-l.html > Tereza M. Scheiner President ICOFOM Av. Ayrton Senna, 2150 sala 223 bloco C 22775-000 Rio de Janeiro, Brasil tel: 55.21.325 32 08 fax: 55.21.325 66 35 [log in to unmask] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Change ICOM-L subscription options and search the archives at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/icom-l.html