> ICOM '98: REGISTER BEFORE 1 SEPTEMBER 1998 > > THERE ARE ADVANTAGES IN REGISTERING BEFORE 1 SEPTEMBER 1998. This > will secure your choice of excursion day and any social activities you > may wish to book. > > ICOM '98 is the International Council of Museums Conference held in > Melbourne, Australia from 10 to 16 October 1998. There has already > been a great response from delegates with registrations from over 70 > countries around the world. It is expected that over 1700 museum > professionals will attend the conference. > > The theme for ICOM '98, Museums and Cultural Diversity - Ancient > Cultures, New Worlds will be addressed by six international speakers. > There will also be six Australian speakers who will discuss issues of > representation, community and self representation in the broad context > of cultural diversity. > > Over the three main days of the conference, 25 specialist committees > will meet. These committees cover all aspects of museum activity from > Fine Arts, to Museum Security, Egyptology, Management, Education, and > the Training of Museum Personnel. > > An ICOM '98 Trade Fair will be run in conjunction with the conference > and will include an Australian Museums Showcase, funded jointly by the > Department of Communication and the Arts and the Australia Council. > This project will enable Australian Museums to showcase their > collections, venues and expertise to an international audience. > > Another highlight for ICOM '98 delegates will be The Australian Family > Project, comprising exhibitions which explore the Australian family at > twenty Victorian cultural institutions. There is a large number of > accompanying persons registered and a large number of international > delegates who have booked pre and post conference tours in Australia. > > THIS PROMISES TO BE AN EXCITING MEETING - REGISTER NOW! > > To register for ICOM '98 please contact: > Conference Australia Pty Ltd, Level 3, 128 Exhibition Street, > Melbourne, Victoria, 3000 AUSTRALIA; Phone: 61 3 9650 6655; Facsimile: > 61 3 9650 3535; Email: [log in to unmask] > > For further information on ICOM '98 please contact Narelle Morrison, > Public Relations Officer, ICOM '98, GPO Box 666E, Melbourne, Victoria, > 3001, AUSTRALIA; Phone: 61 3 9651 6726; Facsimile: 61 3 9651 6321; or > Email: [log in to unmask] > > ICOM '98 HOSTS > Department of Communication and the Arts > Tourism Victoria > City of Melbourne > > ICOM '98 MAJOR SPONSOR > NEC > > ICOM '98 SPONSORS > Kodak > Tattersalls > > ICOM '98 SUPPORTERS > Arts Narrow Casters > KPMG > Baulderstone Hornibrook > > ICOM '98 CONTRIBUTORS > Australian Tourist Commission > Deacons Graham & James Lawyers > Arthur Andersen Honorary Auditors > > ICOM '98 CULTURAL INSTITUTION CONTRIBUTORS > Financial assistance has been received from the following cultural > institutions: > Museum Victoria, Western Australian Museum, Sovereign Hill, Queensland > Museum, The Australian Museum, National Museum of Australia, > Australian War Memorial, History Trust of South Australia, Powerhouse > Museum, Royal Melbourne Zoo, The Art Gallery of NSW, National Gallery > of Victoria, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Royal Botanical Gardens > and National Herbarium. > > ICOM '98 OFFICIAL AIRLINE > Qantas > > ICOM '98 MEDIA SPONSOR > The Australian > > ICOM '98 CONFERENCE ORGANISER > Conference Australia Pty Ltd > >