Call for papers! Please see our provisional program (below) for a week of unusual and exciting costume topics. If you would like to contribute a paper, please send an abstract (200 words) by June 1 to Committee Chair Katia Johansen ([log in to unmask]) Costume Committee: Meeting theme: "Presenting Costume: Spectacular and everyday" Saturday 10 August (Museum of Fine Arts): Student Saturday (for students): Costume in paintings: lectures by Committee members, afternoon workshop examining portraits with students and teachers. Sunday 11 August (Conference Center): morning: Advisory Committee late afternoon: Meet and greet, Carmen Miranda Museum Monday 12 August (Conference Center): morning: opening ceremony afternoon: costume lecture session (papers on Brazilian dress history, history of collecting, museums with costume collections, notable research, indigenous dress, vaqueiros, Bahia, new fashion museum, Zuzu Angel collection, dress in photos 1950s-1960s. evening: opening party Tuesday 13 August (Conference Center): morning: dress as art (Flavio de Carvalho), sustainable fashion/community project afternoon: Roundtable: how to organize a Costume group in Brazil; samba costume evening: ICOM evening reception/theatre Wednesday 14 August (Museum of the Republic): Special joint session with Costume, Museum Security (ICMS) and Documentation (CIDOC) committees at the Museu Republic morning: joint lectures: Costume/Security/Documentation, tour of museum, storage, other; costume group discusses specific topics (costume acquisition, storage, plans, exhibition facilities, financing, staff) afternoon: checklist review, compile information and write report late afternoon: reception in the garden (hosted by CIDOC, COSTUME and ICMS) evening: ICOM: ballet performance and cocktails Thursday 15 August (Conference Center): morning: lectures; Open Forum; presentation of "Clothes Tell Stories" website afternoon: Annual business meeting, free time Friday 16 August: excursion day, all ICOM or free time to visit museums Saturday 17 August (conference center): Morning: General Assembly afternoon: fashion walk Ipanema/Leblon evening: farewell party Sunday 18 August - Tuesday 20 August: (suggested) post-conference tour to Sao Paulo - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Change ICOM-L subscription options, unsubscribe, and search the archives at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/icom-l.html