INTERCOM MEETINGS & CONFERENCE TIMETABLE
July 2 - 4, 2001
Barcelona, Spain

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ICOM 2001 BARCELONA
Managing Change: The Museum Facing Economic and Social Challenges
19th General Conference and 20th General Assembly of the International Council of Museums

The following is the program which has been planned for the three days of INTERCOM meetings during ICOM 2001 in Barcelona, from July 2 - July 4, inclusive. In order to give the INTERCOM program some context, we have included key dates and times for the entire ICOM 2001 program, but members are encouraged to verify everything with the printed (and on-line) programs.

Key INTERCOM contacts:

Nancy Hushion, President hushion@istar.ca, Fax 1-416-351-0217
John McAvity, Newsletter jmcavity@ museums.ca, Fax 1-613-238-2354
Llewelyn Gill, Secretary gilll@candw.lc

Unless otherwise stated all meetings will be at the Palau de Congressos, Barcelona, where all main sessions will have simultaneous translation covering English, French, Spanish and Catalan. Simultaneous translation is also projected for the International Committee meetings.

Call for Papers

For its meeting in Barcelona, INTERCOM is issuing a Call for Papers. Proposals for papers addressing the conference theme and/or INTERCOM's sub-theme of The Ethics of Management are invited. The maximum duration for each paper is 15 minutes. Please submit a one page abstract to INTERCOM's President, Nancy Hushion, ideally via e-mail at hushion@istar.ca, or faxed to 1-416-351-0217. The deadline for receipt of these proposals is June 1, 2001. In the event that the number of submissions received exceeds the time available for presentation, the INTERCOM Board will select those which are most relevant to the conference theme.

Meeting of ICOM Advisory Committee
Nancy Hushion will attend as the INTERCOM representative; it is suggested that any candidates for the 2001 - 2004 INTERCOM Board might also attend as observers.

Registration for all ICOM/INTERCOM participants; distribution of documents.
Afternoon (time to be established): INTERCOM Board meeting

Opening of ICOM 2001, following by keynote addresses, inauguration of Trade Fair, lunch, further keynote addresses and Round Table discussion on the Conference Theme of "Managing Change: the museum facing economic and social challenges".

20:00 Reception at the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (for all ICOM delegates)

09:00 - 09:30
Welcome remarks: the goal and focus of INTERCOM
Nancy Hushion, Chair, INTERCOM

9:30 - 10:00
The Ethics of Management
Geoffrey Lewis, Chair, ICOM Ethics Committee

10:00 - 11:00
Challenges in Museum Leadership
David Fleming, Director, Tyne and Wear Museums, UK

11:00 - 11:30 Health Break

11:30 - 12:45
Panel on the Challenges of Museum Leadership
Douglas Evelyn, Assistant Director, National Museum of the American Indian, Washington D.C. *
Samuel Sidibé, Directeur-général, Musée national du Mali *
Michel Coté, Directeur du Musée d’histoire naturel, Lyon, France *

12:45 - 13:45 Call for Papers
The Death of the Curator
Sue Millar, Director, Centre for Cultural & Heritage Management, University of Greenwich, UK
Managing Change in a Divided Society
Mike Houlihan, CEO, National Museums and Galleries of Northern Ireland

14:00 - 16:30: Lunch Break

16:30 - 18:45
The National Audit of Scottish Museums
Jane Ryder, Director Scottish Museums Association

Call for Papers:
Positioning Strategies for Museums in an Information-based Society
Gail Lord, Canada
Strategic Model in Trust Management (TBC)
Antonio Burgueño Jerez, Spain

9:00 - 10:00 Updates
UNIDROIT: Lyndel Prott, UNESCO
AAM's Guidelines on the Unlawful Appropriation of Objects During the Nazi Era
Ed Able, President, American Association of Museums
ICOM Red List: Valerie Julien, ICOM

10:00 - 11:00
Management and Marketing
Christopher Terry, Director, Canada Science and Technology Museum, Ottawa

11:00 - 11:30: Health Break

11:30 - 12:45
The Museum Director of Today:
Juan Ignacio Vidarte, Director General, Guggenheim Bilbao, Spain

12:45 - 13:45
Panel on the Museum Director of Today: Entrepreneur or Guardian
Aidan Walsh, Museum Consultant, Dublin, Ireland and outgoing Chairman ICOM-UK
Robert Spickler, Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal

14:00 - 16:30: Lunch Break

16:30 - 18:45 Strategic Planning Roundtables: Nancy Hushion

21:00 - . . . . . Dinner in the Port Vell, Barcelona

9:00 - 11:00 Joint Session with ICOFOM (Museology) and ICTOP (Training) (PART 1)

There will be 3 separate sessions; each will have a keynote speaker from one of the Commitees and two respondents drawn from the other two Committees.

11:00 - 11:30: Health Break

11:30 - 12:45 Joint Session with ICOFOM and ICTOP (PART 2)

12:45 - 13:45 Launching of the Top Level Domain <.museum>

14:00 - 16:30 Lunch Break

16:30 - 18:45 INTERCOM Business Meeting and Elections

21:30 - . . . . Gala Dinner at the Poble Espanyol (free for all registered delegates and accompanying persons)

All day excursions (pre-bookings and additional payment required): see ICOM 2001 General Programme

8:30 - 13:00 Triennial General Assembly of ICOM, including proposed changes to the Statutes of ICOM and the Code of Ethics, plus the elections for the Officers and Executive Council of ICOM for 2001 - 2004. (Open to all ICOM members, but INTERCOM will designate its five voting members for the General Assembly in advance.)

13:00 Closing of the General Conference

14:00 Lunch

15:30 - 18:00 Meeting of the new ICOM Advisory Committee: newly elected Chair and Secretary to attend; also open to all other ICOM members as observers

21:30 Farewell Party on the beach (free to all registered delegates and accompanying persons)