Well, I know there are lots of internship listings
through various museum organization newsletters and
especially through websites like museumjobs, MERC,
(and apparently not anymore for globalmuseum.org),
etc. I would like to try and compile as much
information as I can on museum conferences, though. 

If I knew where to rally support for graduates
attending conferences, I myself would have a lot more
under my belt! :) As everyone knows, Graduate schools
do offer travel funds for those presenting at
conferences, but they are incredibly competitive. Even
if an ICOM young professionals organization were able
to accrue maybe $5000-10,000 per year (I'm a novice in
the field of fundraising; I don't know what sum would
be achievable and what would be naive to strive for),
graduate students could apply for a travel stipend
through our group. What sorts of foundations for
scholarship, academic advancement, education, arts and
culture, etc. are there for this sort of thing? I am a
member of Phi Beta Kappa (an organization devoted to
the advancement of scholarship) and have contacted
them about possible funding opportunities, but have
not yielded much as of yet.

I'd like to take on the responsibility of creating a
list of internship websites and resources (that will
save us the time of listing internships themselves)
and of accruing as much information as I can on
conferences occurring on various topics. ICOM itself
as an extensive calendar with conferences and
workshops listed on its site. 

An ICOM young professionals organization should also
have an open forum for discussion on professional
development and experiences at this early stage in our
careers. There are so many of us in such diverse
fields of museum work (within my graduate program
alone!) that I'm convinced we can benefit greatly from
each other. Creating a strong foundation of networking
and support at this stage in our careers can only lead
to better communication and diplomacy later in life
between our respective institutions.

How can this newsletter be arranged? Who would like to
be a part of it? Is it too ambitious to create one
ICOM young professionals group or should there be
various ones?

Best wishes from Flagstaff, AZ,

Alex

--- Adrienne DeAngelis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>    There is absolutely no reason why you, Alexandra,
> or anyone else on
> this list (or off it) could not put together such a
> newsletter.  You
> don't have to wait to be part of some sort of
> official organization. 
> That is just what I did to to set up my "Resources
> in Art History for
> Graduate Students".  I don't list museum conferences
> because they are
> too many, although I do list internships.  Please
> check this out at:
> (http://members.efn.org/~acd/resources.html)  If you
> do produce such a
> newsletter, I would be happy to link to it.
> 
>    Adrienne DeAngelis, Editor
>    Resources in Art History for Graduate Students
>    [log in to unmask]
> 
> >(...)One main motive of an ICOM youth group should
> be to
> > inform grad students of museum conferences going
> on
> > nationally and internationally and to help find
> ways
> > to gain funding so more students can attend and be
> > active in these conferences that are SO integral
> at
> > this early stage in our careers. I'm not sure I'd
> use
> > the term "youth" in the name, however. I would
> prefer
> > "young professionals" or "students".
> >
> > Whoever wants to take on this project, please keep
> me
> > informed and let me know how I can be involved.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Alexandra Trumbull
> >
> >
> >
> > --- Mario Bucolo <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> >> A proposal to create ICOM youth groups (also sent
> to
> >> ICOM list).
> >>
> >> I1d like to put forward the idea of creating
> youth
> >> groups of ICOM
> >> associates.
> >> This idea stems from the fact that many under-40
> >> colleagues that I met all
> >> over the world don1t feel part of ICOM and maybe
> are
> >> not enough involved in
> >> it, although they are very fond of museums.
> >> The world of museums itself needs renewing. We
> >> especially need to encourage
> >> young professionals and give them operational
> >> jobs/positions.
> >> How many young people are ICOM1s members? How
> many
> >> of them do actually take
> >> part in the activities of the various National
> >> Committees?
> >> Following the path of many associations in the
> >> world, such as, primarily,
> >> the various club services (Rotary, Lions etc),
> why
> >> don1t create youth groups
> >> within ICOM, with the task, among the others, of
> >> involving other young
> >> colleagues?
> >> In order to be effective, national groups (inside
> >> National Committees)
> >> should be implemented at least at an earlier
> stage,
> >> in order to promote
> >> co-operation on a territorial base. At a later
> >> stage, an international youth
> >> group or committee might be also implemented.
> >> I strongly believe that young people may become a
> >> vehicle for ICOM and the
> >> world of museums, provided that we trust them and
> >> get them truly involved.
> >>
> >> Mario Bucolo
> >> --
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> editor
> >> in chief
> >> Skype user: mariobucolo
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