we are delighted to announce that thanks
to a grant from the Getty Institute ICOM
- INTERCOM can offer bursaries to a number of museum professionals
from low GDP countries in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and
Central and Eastern Europe to participate at INTERCOM's annual conference from
24-28 November in Rotorua, New Zealand.
The conference focus is on Museums,
tourism and the visitor experience including themes of museums as tourist
destinations, audience development and the visitor experience and welcome and
quality of the museum visit. The
conference will explore these themes
further through a combination of international speakers, case studies, presentations and workshops and an excursion to key
destinations in New Zealand.
- Applicants must be individual members of ICOM or work
for an institution that is an institutional member of ICOM.
- Applicants must be qualified museum professionals and
must be currently employed in a
museum or related institution.
- Applicants are invited to submit a proposal for a paper or
workshop session under one of the themes of the conference.
For more information about the conference and to
view application criteria, go to www.intercom.museum. You can download the application form as a Word
Document.
The closing date for applications is Monday
30 June. Submissions received after this date will not be
considered.
Francoise McClafferty
Secretary-Treasurer INTERCOM