-------------------------------------------------------------- Please forward this message to everyone who may be interested -------------------------------------------------------------- On November 14th representatives of industrial and technical heritage associations of France, Spain, Greece, Portugal, Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands and Germany unanimously adopted the statutes, aims and objectives of the "European Federation of Associations of Industrial and Technical Heritage" (E-FAITH). A number of organisations from other countries were not able to come to the meeting, but they sent messages of support and they certainly will join E-FAITH in the future. The new federation will promote co-operation and networking between non profit associations involved in the study of and research in, the recording, conservation, development and management, and interpretation of Industrial and Technical Heritage. The scope of the Federation's activities will embrace the European's countries. The following board was elected: chairman : Joan Munt (Catalan Association for Industrial Archaeology, Spain) members : Jürgen Berger (Germany), Adriaan Linters (Belgium), Paul Saulter (United Kingdom), Jurrie Van Dalen (Netherlands) and Evangelia A. Varrella (Greece) The meeting also discussed future gatherings (e.g. in Greece and the UK in 2000) and activities. The meeting also agreed upon a proposal to launch a campaign for an European Industrial and Technical Heritage Year. The text of a memorandum was adopted; it is now available in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Catalan, Esperanto and ... Latin (E-FAITH is looking for volunteers who are willing to translate the text in other languages). E-FAITH asks all European associations to support the campaign. They can do so by endorsing the memorandum: copy the text on your letterhead, undersign and send this document to the campaign secretariat, now housed with the Flemish Association for Industrial Archaeology (regional co-ordination centers will soon be set up in different countries) The information on E-FAITH and the text of the memorandum is now available on the website of the Flemish Association for Industrial Archaeology at the following page : http://www.conservare.be/vvia/Euro2002/E-FAITH.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------------- visit our website at: http://www.conservare.be/vvia ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Adriaan Linters chairman 'Vlaamse Vereniging voor Industriële Archeologie' (Flemish Association for Industrial Archaeology) P.O. Box 30 B-9000 Gent-12 Flanders-Belgium tel. (+32)(0)56/253373 fax (+32)(0)56/255173 e-mail: [log in to unmask] http://www.conservare.be/vvia The website now holds information on the campaign for "2002: European Industrial and technical Heritage Year" and on the European Forum of Associations for Industrial and Technical Heritage / E-FAITH ! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ========================================================Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ museum-l.html. 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).