We have got ICOM-Europe and also the Regional ICOM Organisation for the Southeast Europe, now we want also ICOM- Mediterranean, isn't that a bit comfusing? ----------------------------------------- Ifigenia Dionissiadu Head of Documentation Information Technology Department Benaki Museum 1, Koumbari Street, Athens 10674, Greece Tel +30 210 3671022 Fax. +30-210-3614355 Email. [log in to unmask] ----------------------------------------- P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail -----Original Message----- From: International Council of Museums Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mario Bucolo Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 4:12 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: ICOM Mediterranean Dear Colleagues, attending ICOM general conference in Vienna give me a major idea on how to improve cooperation between south European (and related national committee), middle-east and north African countries.In the 3 areas there are regional alliance as ICOM-Europe, ICOM-Arab and AFRICOM. Talking with colleagues I see that, probably, need a more concrete way to cooperate in the Mediterranean area, between regional alliances and national committees. The Mediterranean basin area will be involved in many improvement in a near future, just to think to 2010 for the opening of the "Free exchange area". But also Mediterranean area attract attention and funds from European Union. There are many programs (like Interreg) that promote cooperation (mainly in cultural area) between European countries and other nations faced on Mediterranean basin. Creating a regional alliance, ICOM-Mediterranean, can help countries and regional alliances to better interface one-each-other, to better deal with European Union (or other bodies) to concentrate investment avoiding duplicate. Icom-Mediterranean can also coordinate all the small/local initiatives that till now are made around the Basin. It is a proposal in the embryo stage, so the discussion will to be open. all the best Mario Bucolo Museumland.net -- ------------------- Mario Bucolo (experience designer) ABIS MultiCom & Museumland CEO Mario Bucolo Experience Design Workshop Via Milano 61 - 95127 Catania - Italy www.abis.it www.museumland.net www.mariobucolo.com Skype: mariobucolo - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Change ICOM-L subscription options, unsubscribe, and search the archives at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/icom-l.html - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Change ICOM-L subscription options, unsubscribe, and search the archives at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/icom-l.html