Dear Alissandra, dear colleagues, with a deep sadness about the incredible things that happened on the coasts of Indian Sea I shall propose to the new elected board of ICOM Austria and to our ministry of culture to collect the entrance fees to all museums of one day - inclusively donations of the staff and visitors - for the first steps of help, which must be directed to safe human life in this region. In a later second step we can do the same to save the destroyed culturural goods or such ones who are endagered. I ask you all if you think to do these steps in a similar way?! With best wishes for a hopefully happy, and successful New Year I greet you all Yours Günther Dembski chairperson of ICOM Advisory Committee - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Change ICOM-L subscription options, unsubscribe, and search the archives at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/icom-l.html