Conferences - Archive 2006
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2006: February
Toronto - Super Conference 2006: The Right Brain of Librarianship Creative Connections and Innovation
Ontario Library Association
1-4 February, 2006
http://www.accessola.com/superconference2006/index.html
The Cultural Industries. The British Experience in International Perspective
2-3 March 2006
This workshop is open to researchers from all disciplines and levels of expertise – from advanced students to professors – and aims to stimulate the mutual exchange of interdisciplinary and international insights
http://www2.hu-berlin.de/gbz/index1024.html
Saving Places 2006: Building on the Past
Colorado Preservation Inc
8-10 February 2006
2006 is a landmark year for historic preservation. It marks the 100th anniversary of the Antiquities Act and Mesa Verde as a National Park and the 40th anniversary of the National Historic Preservation Act. Colorado Preservation, Inc.'s ninth annual historic preservation conference – Saving Places 2006: Building on the Past – focuses on the evolution of historic preservation and the role of the federal government and preservation partners in shaping preservation policy.
http://www.coloradopreservation.org/spc/index.html
International Conference on Cultural Tourism and Local Communities
UNESCO
8-10 February 2006
Several Specialized Agencies of the United Nations, including UNCTAD, UNESCO and the World Tourism Organization (WTO) have emphasized the importance of a country's natural and cultural heritage in its economic and social development, especially through tourism.
http://www.budpar.go.id/news.html?id_news=2511050001
27th Meeting of the Southwest/Texas Popular Culture and American Culture Associations
8-11 February 2006
Popular Culture and American Culture Associations
If it is not popular then it is not culture.
http://www.h-net.org/~swpca/index.html
Material Culture, Identities and Inclusion
University of Leicester
9-10 February 2006
This conference aims to reconsider our understanding of material culture, identity and inclusion issues. It, also, aims to explore how what we choose to collect, display and interpret in public, private and commercial museums and galleries validates certain audiences' identities whilst excluding others.
http://www.le.ac.uk/museumstudies/ka43/attic/conference.ht
8th Annual Comparative Literature Conference: Cultures of Evil and the Attractions of Villainy
University of South Carolina (USC)
9-11 February 2006
This conference takes up a central issue of today's post-Cold War world -that of evil- and explores the refiguration of the traditional villain. As globalization has broadened culturalhorizons, academic research has sought to address these new complexities with more interdisciplinary approaches that the conference aims to encompass.
http://www.cas.sc.edu/dllc/CPLT/activities/8thannucon.html
2006 History Conference
Association for African American Historical Research and Preservation (AAAHRP)
11 February 2006 One of the goals of the Association for African American Historical Research and Preservation (AAAHRP) is to present to the public unfamiliar or forgotten history, scholarly work, new research, and other issues of importance concerning black history. With this in mind, AAAHRP has been bringing together scholars, historians, archivists and others with an interest in African American history in a conference setting. http://www.aaahrp.org/html/2006_conference_info.html
Women and the Creative Industries
CCPR Seminar
13 February 2006
The second seminar in the current CCPR series will look at gender constraints within the creative industries.
www.culturalpolicy.arts.gla.ac.uk/events/events.php?id=282&offset=0&archive=0
Prime Time in Ottawa 2006
Canadian Film and Television Production Association
15-17 February 2006
Annual Networking Conference for Film, Television and Interactive Production in Canada
http://www.cftpa.ca/primetime/2006/index.htm
Reconfiguring, Relocating, Rediscovering: International Association for the Study of Popular Music
International Association for the Study of Popular Music
16-19 February 2006
IASPM-US members present new research and ideas at our annual conference. Held in a different U.S. city each year, these meetings also feature small sightseeing tours, concerts, and other other activities from the host city.
http://www.iaspm-us.net/conferences/
Genopolis Y Summit: People and Places for an Emerging Generation
18-19 February 2006
The Genopolis Y summit will bring an intergenerational perspective and insights to the subsequent People in Place: Creative Cities Conference. It will explore the themes of creative cities and cultural tourism through the eyes of young people. It will explore the secret life of their cities and their worlds.
People in Place: Creative Cities, Creative Tourism
Government of Victoria and the Melbourne City Council
19-22 February 2006
This major, international, not for profit conference is designed to advance our understanding of what makes certain cities vibrant hubs of creativity and innovation, and what makes them places to which people flock to live in, work in or visit. http://www.pip06.co
Roadmap for the Creative Industries in the New Europe
20 February 2006
Professionals from the cultural industries of Wales and Europe will come together to discover the best way forward for those industries. There will be an opportunity to question representatives from the European Commission and governments to ensure the development of the creative industries of Europe. Thematic workshops will discuss creating and funding European cultural projects.
http://culturalexplosion.net/english/conference.htm
Heritage: The Competitive Edge - Ninth Annual Heritage Day Workshop and Celebration
The Heritage Working Group of the Grand Strategy, University of Waterloo, City of Cambridge, Heritage Cambridge, Waterloo Regional Heritage Foundation, Grand River Conservation Authority
20 February 2006
Learn more about how heritage can strengthen local economy and sense of place at the upcoming Heritage Day Workshop.
http://www.caphc.ca/events.asp
People in Place 20-21 February 2006
A series of public forums and dialogues. These events are free of charge and linked to the "Melbourne Conversations" series and accessible to the widest possible audience. www.pip06.com
Fourth annual CESC–SSHRC Symposium
Council of Ministers of Education, Canada - Research and Statistics Unit at CMEC
21-22 February 2006
CSERI will present their research on Learning Outcomes and Transitions. Participants will be asked to share ideas for effective dissemination of research outcomes among the policy and practitioner communities.
http://www.cmec.ca/stats/varia.en.stm
International Forum on the Social Science - Policy Nexus (IFSP)
20-24 February 2006
Buenos Aires, Argentina and Montevideo, Uruguay
Aiming to bridge the gap between academic social science and policy communities, UNESCO, in conjunction with the Government of Argentina and with the support of a wide range of academic, policy, and NGO partners, proposes an innovative institutional format for the International Forum on the Social Science - Policy Nexus (IFSP), which is to take place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and, in parallel, in Montevideo, Uruguay, on 20-24 February 2006. Good social science, effectively used, is the key to meeting the challenges of social transformations.
ifsp@unesco.org ; http://www.unesco.org/shs/ifsp
2006: March
International InSEA Congress 2006
1-5 March 2006
Interdisciplinary Dialogues in Arts Education is an international congress for teachers, museum educators, curators and others involved in arts education. The congress aims to be interdisciplinary in its reflection of arts education learning contexts. It will provide a platform of dialogue between arts education and society for those who wish to question and evaluate the ways in which the arts are produced, disseminated and interpreted across a diverse range of educational contexts.
teresatorreseca@sapo.pt
http://insea2006.apecv.pt/
Mapping Canada's Cultural Policy: Where do we go from here?
Canadian Conference of the Arts
2-4 March 2006
On the afternoon of March 2 2006, the CCA will convene the Chalmers Conference for arts service organizations to be followed on March 3 and 4 2006 by a national policy conference open to individual artists, arts professionals and arts organizations, students, and decision-makers; a further Chalmers Conference meeting will conclude the conference on the afternoon of March 4. Entitled “Mapping Canada's Cultural Policy: Where Do We Go From Here?” these discussions will take place at the newly-renovated Sheraton Ottawa Hotel. The conferences will be immediately followed by a meeting of the Board of Governors of the CCA, which will then develop an action plan based on the ideas exchanged over the course of our three days together in Ottawa.
http://www.ccarts.ca/en/events/NPCChalmers2006.htm
Aiming for 2012 - Breaking Down the Barriers
Binational Tourism Alliance
6-7 March 2006
If cross-border tourism is critical to your business. This will focus on the tourism, cultural, economic and social development potential this opportunity presents and the current challenges that impact this potential.
http://www.btapartners.com/conference/
Building Creative Capacities for the 21st Century
World Conference on Arts Education
6-9 March 2006
Under the title Building Creative Capacities for the 21st Century, UNESCO and the Government of Portugal, in collaboration with NGOs such as INSEA, ISME, IDEA and IE, will hold this World Conference on Arts Education in Lisbon, Portugal, on 6-9 March 2006. Aiming to bring together representatives of Ministries of Education and/or Culture from the UNESCO Member States, as well as experts, practitioners and researchers by invitation, the Conference will concentrate on arts education, referring to the teaching of arts practices (visual arts, performing arts, dance, music, theatre, creative writing and poetry). c.human@unesco.org, eduarts@unesco.org
Cultural Resource Management Program
Canadian Association of Professional Heritage Consultants (CAPHC)
12-18 March 2006
Join us at Monte Alban, the spectacular World Heritage Site in Oaxaca, Mexico, to explore multifaceted and contemporary approaches to sustainable heritage stewardship in historic and archaeological sites. Monte Alban is recognized by UNESCO as one of fourteen sites worldwide that serve as models for site management planning. It offers an exceptional laboratory for assessing strategies that emphasize effective planning, services, and fidelity to authenticity within the site while responding to demands and uncertainties from an array of external interests.http://www.caphc.ca/events.a
New Heritage Conference: Cultural Heritage and New Media
New Heritage Forum
13-14 March 2006
A working conference that will discuss current practices and future directions in which to expand and re-define the scope and nature of digital media in the service of representation, communication, and interpretation of cultural heritage. The University of Hong Kong and the Center for New Media at UC Berkeley are co-hosting the conference at the University of Hong Kong on the 13th & 14th March 2006. It is intended that selected papers from the proceedings will be published in a book.
www. newheritageforum.org/
Cultural Diversity: The European Experience
EUCLID
14 March 2006
This conference will explore the strategies and policies of our European colleagues in this area. Delegates will hear about specific projects and initiatives that seek to promote cultural diversity and address the challenges of contemporary European society. The conference also aims to explore new links and opportunities for co-operation and learning.
www.euclid.info
Festivals and Identities: People, Places and Programmes
IFEA Europe
15-17 March 2006
This conference focuses on best practice and innovations from festival practitioners, policy makers and expert commentators involved with events and identities from across Europe. http://www.ifeaeurope.com/belfast
2006 Conference on Black Music Research
Centre for Black Music Research
15-19 March 2006
The CBMR conference program includes sessions whose topics reflect the CBMR's growing interest in international scholarship on black music and black music pedagogy and our ongoing efforts to document and disseminate information on the black musical experience across its broad spectrum of forms, styles, genres, and regions of the world.
http://www.cbmr.org/confer/2006.htm
Economics of the Performing Arts: Fundamental Models and Contemporary Views
16-19 March 2006
This conference will be hosted by INTERSTUDIO – Federal Institute for the Professional Development in Culture in collaboration with the Theatre Union of the Russian Federation and with the support of the Federal Agency on Culture and Cinematography of the Russian Federation. This time the theme of the event is inspired by the upcoming publication of the ‘Performing Arts - The Economic Dilemma: 40 years after', which presentation will take place within the frames of the conference.
conference@interstudio.ru
www.interstudio.ru/eng/ufit.htm
Creative & Cultural Industries in Europe
EUCLID
20 March 2006
The creative industries are now a recognised focus for policy development and investment across the UK - but what of the European experience? This conference brings together experts from 10 continental European countries to present their analysis and practical experiences, for information and debate. The conference will take place in the light of the recent report from DG Research of the European Commission on the future of the creative industries in Europe.
Using Historical Skills and Concepts to Promote an Awareness of European Citizenship
Museums and the Web 2006: International Conference for Culture and Heritage On-line
Archives and Museums Informatics
22-25 March 2006
Museums and the Web addresses the social, cultural, design, technological, economic, and organizational issues of culture and heritage on-line.http://www.archimuse.com/mw2006/index.html
Mapping the Euro-Mediterranean Cultural Economy
7th Mediterranean Social and Political Research Meeting
22-26 March 2006
This conference will explore aspects of the cultural economy in the Euro-Mediterranean area, in particular on its eastern and southern shores. It will seek to ‘map' the state of cultural enterprise across the region, that term being understood as a broad range of market-related cultural activities. It will thus explore cultural industries stricto sensu (many of which are rather more incipient than fully developed in this region) as well as artisanal endeavours in fields such as handicrafts, exploitation of the intangible heritage, artistic production, etc. The main focus will be on the political economy of these cultural enterprises large and small, including their relationship to the reconfigurations of the economy in a financialised and globalised world.
paper.medmeet@iue.it, medmeet@iue.it, medorg@iue.it
www.iue.it/RSCAS/Research/Mediterranean/mspr2006/Index.shtml
Trajectories of Memory: Intergenerational Representations of the Holocaust in History and the Arts
Bowling Green State University, Ohio
23-26 March 2006
We invite scholars across academic disciplines (history, literature, visual arts, political science, religious studies, philosophy, psychology and sociology) to present new research on explorations of the effect of the Holocaust on the present and on the way in which the present understands, defines and/or represents that past. http://www.bgsu.edu/offices/ics/resources/CFP-Trajectories_of_Memory.pdf
Trajectories of Commitment and Complicity: Knowledge, Politics, Cultural Production Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis (ASCA)
29-31 March 2006
This interdisciplinary workshop will be dedicated to exploring the concepts of commitment and complicity as they manifest themselves at the intersections of knowledge, politics and cultural production.
http://www.hum.uva.nl/asca/object.cfm/objectID=6FB20636-D953-4D26-9E5D069CE63E73
2006: May
Les medias : entrepreneurs ou rapporteurs de la mondialisation ?
Laboratoire d'études sur les politiques publiques et la mondialisation (LEPPM)
11-13 May 2006
Media play a key role in our democracies. In fact, in a context where boundaries tend to disappear, media are at the center of the communication flows that characterize, to a large extent, globalization. But what is their exact role? Do media set the stage and have policy makers respond to what makes the news (CNN factor) or do policy makers set the agenda media report (indexing hypothesis)? Is their influence exercised on the decision makers or on the polity? Both explanations have their supporters, but, as of now, studies that have comparatively analyzed these hypotheses in different societies or in different issue areas are scarce
MARC 2006 - Suburban Developments of the Recent Past: Visions - Realities - Futures
3rd International Course on the Conservation of Modern Architecture
13 May – 9 June 2006
Rather than focusing on individual architectural masterpieces as previous courses have done, the international MARC 2006 course will concentrate on the conservation problems of everyday suburbs built in the 1960s and 1970s, including technical, landscape, and social aspects. At the conclusion of the course, participants will be able to identify values, recognize and evaluate ideas and contexts, and understand problems and solutions related to the urban, architectural, technical, material, and structural aspects of industrialized suburban housing developments of the recent past. Furthermore, participants will be able to better understand the essential elements of the decision-making process for conservation, and be able to develop arguments for the conservation of the modern built heritage, including the means to communicate them.
academy@alvaraalto.f
Museums Australia National Conference 2006
Museums Australia
14-16 May 2006
The 2006 conference theme 'Exploring Dynamics - Cities, Cultural Spaces, Communities' will examine the dynamics and priorities that exist both within and outside museum and gallery walls and will ask how these concerns are reflected in strategic thinking and programs
Europa Nostra Congress 2006
16-20 May 2006
The conference will be followed by an optional five-day post-Congress tour. Europa Nostra's member organisation Din l'Art Helwa ( www.dinlarthelwa.org ) is the main partner in organising this Congress. The General Assembly will take place on 18 May. “Cultural Tourism and Heritage” is the theme of the Forum on 19 May. The Congress will be followed by a five day Europa Nostra Heritage Tour starting on 21 May.
meo@europanostra.org
ARSC Annual Conference 2006
17-20 May 2006
ARSC (Association for Recorded Sound Collections) is dedicated to the preservation and study of sound recordings—in all genres of music and speech, in all formats, and from all periods—and welcomes proposals on all aspects of recorded sound which would be of interest to our community of collectors, historians, musicians, preservationists, and archivists. Presentations on recording activities in the Seattle area are especially encouraged. In general, we seek demonstrations, papers, and panels that are informative and well organized, display a passion about the subject, and include compelling audio and/or visual content.
pfeaster@indiana.edu
International Conference on Asian Comics, Animation & Gaming (ACAG)
York Centre for Asian Research (YCAR)
18-19 May 2006
The goal of the ACAG 2006 conference is to provide an international forum for presenting recent research on the emerging cultural markets in China and the Asian countries and to investigate the transnational issues of Asian cultural products, focusing on comics, animation and digital games in relation with the global world. The purpose of the conference is to promote scholarship and intellectual engagement between academics and cultural production professionals on the conference themes and topics from various backgrounds.
31st UNESCO-ITI world congress and theatre olympics of the nations
22-29 May 2006
International Theatre Institute
The Politics of Arts & Culture: International Perspectives
Columbia University
23 May – 8 June 2006
This is for professionals, students, and those interested in understanding how global change can affect us.
The City: A Festival of Knowledge
Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences Congress 2006
27 May – 3 June 2006
La rencontre de Patras
30 May - 02 June 2006
Association of European Cities and Regions for Culture:
We will organise the General Meeting of our network in Patras, European Capital of Culture in 2006. The issue we propose to develop concerns life-long artistic learning. It seems relevant to us to think about the implication of elected members and their authorities in the task of training, which is essential to favour the access for everyone to culture in all its diversity.
Heritage Conservation and Sustainable Development
31 May - 02 June 2006
A follow-up to the International Conference on Cultural Heritage Management and Urban Development, which was held in Beijing (China) in July 2000, this 2nd international conference will be aimed at increasing institutional understanding of tools for managing and developing cultural heritage. Through plenary and working group sessions (cultural management, tourism and heritage financing) the conference will provide an opportunity for some 150 leaders and decision-makers, from local, provincial and municipal government levels, to discuss local experiences, international best practice, and practical strategies and tools for the management and sustainable development of heritage sites in China. Mayors and directors of the Finance Bureaux, the Development and Reform Commissions, the Ministry of Construction Commissions and the Tourism, Cultural Heritage Bureaux have also been invited.
2006: June
Mexico: Gateway to the Americas
01-02 June 2006
Mexico: Gateway to the Americas is an annual, multi-institutional cultural initiative that brings together resources, ideas and people to create greater opportunities for the performing arts of the Americas, within the hemisphere and internationally. Gateway offers a vital platform for the development of new avenues of cultural exchange and dialogue. Gateway highlights traditional and contemporary music, theater and dance at two annual meetings: each January in New York City during the Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP) conference; and in Mexico City each June. The National Council for Culture and the Arts (CONACULTA), the Ministry of Foreign Relations (SRE), and the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) are the primary program partners in Mexico, with infrastructure support provided by the National Institute of Fine Arts (INBA), the National Center for the Arts (CENART) and the National Autonomous University (UNAM). Cultural Contact (the U.S.-Mexico Fund for Culture) and the Mexican National Fund for Culture and the Arts (FONCA) are responsible for overall coordination. Gateway has engaged many national and international networks, arts markets and cultural institutions to strengthen opportunities for the exchange of ideas, contacts, artists, and ensembles.
International Confederation of Architectural Museums
04-08 June 2006
icam is the international organisation for architectural museums and an organisation of architectural museums, centres and collections.
It is dedicated to fostering links between all those interested in promoting the better understanding of architecture. The theme of the conference is On the crossroads of east and west. This is a theme that refers both to the geographical location of the conference, and to the meeting point of different cultures. Crossroads define not only a place but also, today at the age of globalization, mostly time. This conference is thus another chance to meet, reach out, exchange views and information and talk. During the conference, participants will have the opportunity to visit some of the most important archaeological sites in Athens, as well as last year's Olympic Games venues.
Third International Conference of Museology AVICOM Annual Conference: Audiovisuals as Cultural Heritage and Their Use in Museums
University of the Aegean, Mytilene, Greece
05-09 June 2006
The sound and image technologies, as well as their applications play an essential role within the realms of contemporary cultural institutions, as evidence that require to be collected, curated and protected, as means of managing and interpreting cultural material, as communication and promotional tools for the cultural heritage, as educational tool, etc. The Department of Cultural Technology & Communication of the University of the Aegean , the Hellenic Committee of ICOM and the International Committee for the Audiovisuals in Museums AVICOM organize the Third International Conference of Museology and the AVICOM Annual Conference in Mytilene
European Meeting on Culture and Diversity
07-09 June 2006
The aim of the European Meeting on Culture and Disability is to bring together professionals, individuals and/or organisations working for the artistic creation of disabled people and their integration into European cultural organisations. Thanks to these organisations it is possible to exchange, show and promote some creations and projects within the culture and disability fields at European level.
Promoting Cultural Education in Europe - Qualification, Innovation and Participation
8-10 June 2006
This conference was also the date of birth for a European network called “artsandeducation network” to support cultural education programs not only on national but also on trans-national level. As Austria will hold the EU-Presidency during the first half of 2006, a follow up "Promoting Cultural Education in Europe: Qualification, Innovation and Participation" will be organised. This will be an excellent opportunity to evaluate what have been the successes and what have been the defeats and by that developing new strategies especially in the field of fostering professionalism and quality criteria. Alfred.fischl@bmbwk.gv.at
International Conference on Music and Place
Manchester Institute for Popular Culture at Manchester Metropolitan University
8-10 June 2006
The connections between musicians and the place in which their work begins has always been stressed - by the musicians themselves, by members of the 'local scene', by city marketers, by cultural historians, by 'local music industry' policy makers, and often by the people who live and play in the city. This conference attempts to explore the connections between music and place from these different perspectives.k.l.milestone@mmu.ac.uk or O'Connor j.oconnor@mmu.ac.uk
Cultural heritage and sustainable forest management: the role of traditional knowledge
Italian Academy of Forestry Science
8-10 June 2006
The great emphasis placed on sustainability in recent decades and efforts to integrate broader sustainability criteria into forest planning and management have led to the recognition that modern approaches to Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) cannot be developed without understanding the significance and the role of traditional cultures in shaping today's forests. Traditional knowledge has greatly contributed and still does to the world's natural and cultural heritage, not only by creating and maintaining landscapes with outstanding aesthetic beauty, but also by helping to sustain production of multiple goods and services providing livelihoods security and quality of life. The conference is the first of a series of regional meetings to encourage/facilitate improved dialogue and information exchange among and between scientists, holders/users of traditional knowledge and related cultural landscapes, planners, managers and decision makers.
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