INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF MUSEUMS (ICOM ):
INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE TRAINING OF PERSONNEL - ICTOP

1999 ANNUAL MEETING: LONDON, ENGLAND, 1 - 7 JULY 1999:
"NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN MUSEUM AND HERITAGE EDUCATION AND TRAINING"

ICTOP has accepted the invitation from the Department of Arts Policy and 
Management, City University, to hold its 1999 annual meeting at the 
Barbican, City of London, (nearest stations: Barbican, Moorgate, Liverpool 
Street and St. Paul's) from Thursday 1 July to Wednesday 7 July 1999.

The main theme of the meeting with be:  

"New developments in museum and heritage education and training".

In addition to the papers on the main theme selected for presentation 
and discussion, the programme will also include: 

Sessions for a "Market of Ideas" and regional/institutional progress 
reports on museum professional, technical or management education and 
training.

"Poster" (including publications) displays on recent developments (as above)
 
Study visits, including a full day visit to historic Portsmouth and its 
remarkable range of national, local authority and voluntary sector museums

Discussion of the future development of ICOM overall, and of ICTOP within 
ICOM and the wider museum world, for submission to the major review of 
the future organisation of ICOM proposed unanimously by the 1998 General 
Assembly of ICOM in Melbourne, and the decision of the ICTOP Melbourne 
General Assembly.

If there is sufficient demand the University will try to organise a one 
day "hands on" training day on Web authoring and management on Thursday 
8 July (at a modest additional cost).  We are also hoping to arrange a 
block booking for an evening dinner and traditional entertainment cruise 
on the River Thames (at additional cost), but the details of summer 1999 
schedules and prices are not yet available.

There are direct flights to one or more of London's five airports 
(Heathrow,  Gatwick, Stansted, London City and Luton International) from 
around 400 cities around the world.  Most offer very inexpensive excursion 
fares and from most parts of the world flight plus accommodation inclusive 
tours are also available.  It is likely that many overseas participants 
will therefore have their London accommodation included in their travel 
"package", but we will aim to  reserve some high quality student 
accommodation near the University for those who require it.   

The fee for the meeting is likely to be about UK£60 (approx. US$ 100) 
including the day visit to Portsmouth.   The cost of an optional 
post-meeting Web training day would be about UK£40 (approx. US$ 70) 
because of the University's computer services charges. 

CALL FOR PAPERS (DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS: 15 MARCH 1999): 

We are seeking offers of contributions about recent or proposed developments 
etc. relevant to the main meeting theme outlined above, and in relation to 
any area of museum training.   More obvious possibilities arising out of 
recent discussions might include initiatives and training developments 
for museums in relation to peace and reconciliation, sustainable development, 
safety policy and management, risk management and insurance, emergency and 
disaster preparedness, response and recovery,  plus updates on developments
 since the 1997 Berlin meeting in information technology management and 
Internet-based museum education and training.  

At this stage only an abstract of not more than one page is required. The 
deadline for submission of the full text of papers selected by the 
Programme Committee for the meeting's programme  will then be 1 May 1999, 
so that the meeting's volume of Pre-prints can be prepared and printed in 
time for the start of the meeting.  Offers of contributions for the 
"Market of Ideas" etc. and  for "Poster Sessions" are also welcome at 
this stage.

PLEASE COMPLETE THE ENCLOSED FORM TO OFFER CONTRIBUTIONS 
(OR JUST TO RECORD YOUR INTEREST IN ATTENDING THE MEETING) AND RETURN IT 
BY 15 MARCH 1999 TO:

Patrick Boylan, ICTOP 1999, City University, Frobisher Crescent, 
Barbican, London EC2Y 8HB, UK
Fax: +44 171-447.8887, e-mail: [log in to unmask]

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To: Prof. Patrick Boylan, ICTOP 1999, City University, Frobisher Crescent, 
Barbican, London EC2Y 8HB, UK.   
Fax: +44 171-447.8887, e-mail: [log in to unmask]


INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF MUSEUMS (ICOM ):
INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE TRAINING OF PERSONNEL - ICTOP

1999 ANNUAL MEETING: LONDON, ENGLAND, 1 - 7 JULY 1999

(** Please delete  as appropriate)

I/We** are interested in participating in the 1999 ICTOP meeting in 
London from 1 - 7 July 1999.  Please send further details and a booking 
form when available to:


Name(s): 



Address:  






Phone/Fax/E-mail:  





Possible contribution to:  main theme sessions (30 minutes maximum 
including discussion): 





Possible contribution to:  Market of Ideas"/ progress reports ** 
(15 minutes maximum including discussion): 





Possible Poster Session (and space required):





I/We** would/would not** be interested in a one day training session 
on the World Wide Web (at additional cost)

PLEASE RETURN TO PATRICK BOYLAN - AS ABOVE - BY 15 MARCH 1999 


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