I am a graduate student in anthropology and museum studies in Milwaukee and would simply love to be an active part of such a group. Being an aspiring museum professional in today's world is so exciting, what with the new definition of museums, the new degree of professionalism, and new levels of cultural sensitivity and indigenous incentive in the museum world. As a graduate student devoted to combining her academic interests with a museum environment, and as someone who grew up in another country (Germany) and is always searching for ways to broaden her museum experiences and involvement on an international level, being an active part of such a group would be extremely beneficial to me. 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). > > Iıd 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 donıt 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 ICOMıs 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 > donıt 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 > -- > Mario Bucolo, ABIS MultiCom CEO; Museumland, editor > in chief > Skype user: mariobucolo > > Visit http://www.museumland.net > The WorldWide Portal to museums and cultural > heritage > > CulturMed Conference > http:// www.culturmed.info > > ABIS MultiCom S.r.l. - Multimedia & Communication > Via Milano n.61 - 95127 Catania - Italy > Ph: +39-095-38.70.92 > Ph: +39-02-38596640 > No fax, just email! > Email: [log in to unmask] > Http://www.abis.it > > > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may > obtain detailed information about the listserv > commands by sending a one line e-mail message to > [log in to unmask] . The body of the > message should read "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one > line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] > . The body of the message should read "Signoff > Museum-L" (without the quotes). > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Find what you need with new enhanced search. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).