INTERCOM MEETINGS & CONFERENCE TIMETABLE
July 2 - 4, 2001
Barcelona, Spain
at
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.
CONFERENCE TIMETABLE
FRIDAY, JUNE 29
9 - 18:30
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.
SATURDAY, JUNE 30
9 - 18:30
Registration for all ICOM/INTERCOM participants; distribution of documents.
Afternoon (time to be established): INTERCOM Board meeting
SUNDAY, JULY 1
9.30 - 19:00
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)
MONDAY, JULY 2: INTERCOM
Meeting Theme: The Ethics of Leadership
Hotel Fira Palace, Barcelona
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
TUESDAY, JULY 3: INTERCOM
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
WEDNESDAY, JULY 4: INTERCOM
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)
THURSDAY, JULY 5
All day excursions (pre-bookings and additional payment required): see
ICOM 2001 General Programme
FRIDAY, JULY 6: ICOM
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)
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The General Programme and Registration Form brochure
gives more details about the Conference,
Barcelona and its region, and also offers one week pre-and post-Conference excursions to all parts of Spain
including the Canary Islands.