Conferences Archive July - September 2006
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This Culture.Info sub-portal provides links to culture-focused conferences, seminars and related events around the world which are of interest to those in the cultural sector, especially to managers, policy makers and researchers.
Most of these events have an international focus – i.e. they are aimed at an audience both in and beyond the country in which they are happening. The list below covers events up to September 2006.
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2006: July
The Irish Seminar 2006 Eighth Annual Summer Session: Capitals of Culture
01 - 15 July 2006
The Keough Institute for Irish Studies announces the IRISH SEMINAR 2006, an intensive graduate seminar aimed at the best minds in the emerging group of Irish Studies scholars worldwide. For the first time ever the Seminar will be held outside Dublin, from 1 July to 15 July at the Centre Culturel Irlandais, at the heart of Paris. The historic Irish College has for centuries been the intellectual hub of the Irish presence in Paris. The IRISH SEMINAR 2006, under the directorship of Seamus Deane, Luke Gibbons and Kevin Whelan. The aims of the Irish Seminar include the creation of a cosmopolitan community of young scholars: the eighteenth-century Republic of Letters reconfigured for the 21st century. It provides an intellectual infrastructure for scholarly collaboration, balancing the theoretically rich with the empirically rigorous. It also seeks to generate a supportive environment that nurtures the intellectual poise and confidence of young scholars.
The 30th session of the World Heritage Committee
30th Session
08-16 July 2006
The World Heritage Committee consists of representatives from 21 States Parties to the Convention concerning the protection of the world cultural and natural heritage, elected by the General Assembly of States Parties to the Convention. The current composition of the Committee is: Benin, Canada, Chile, Cuba, India, Israel, Japan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lithuania (Chair), Madagascar, Mauritius, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand (Rapporteur), Norway, Peru, Spain, Republic of Korea, Tunisia, United States of America. The essential functions of the Committee are to identify cultural and natural properties of outstanding universal value which are to be protected under the Convention and to list those properties on the World Heritage List and to monitor the state of conservation of properties inscribed on the World Heritage List.
Social Theory, Politics and the Arts (STP&A) 2006
32nd Annual Conference
9-11 July 2006
The main theme of the 2006 conference is Comparative Perspectives on Cultural Policy Change, including policy transfer and policy learning. Another important conference theme will be the Creative Industries that will be dealt with on the overlapping day of the STP&A and ACEI (Association for Cultural Economics International) conference (see above). However, papers on the wide range of topics noted above are encouraged.
mayerhofer@fokus.or.at
Thessaloniki 2006 - Exploring Cultural Perspectives
Thessaloniki, Greece
10--16 July 2006
The International Cultural Research Network (ICRN) requests multi-disciplinary and interdisciplinary papers for presentation at the 5th Biennial Conference in Thessaloniki, Greece, on 10–16 July 2006. The conference focus is Exploring Cultural Perspectives on the following themes: Childhood and Youth; Education; Terror and Terrorism; Diversity; Indigeneous Issues. Julie Fratrik, International Cultural Centre, Ul. Rynek Główny 25, 31-008 Cracow, Poland;
The Sixth International Conference on Knowledge, Culture and Change in Organisations
IMonash University Centre
11-14 July 2006
This conference will address a range of critically important themes in the various fields investigating ‘Knowledge’, ‘Culture’ and ‘Change’ in Organisations. Main speakers will include some of the world’s leading thinkers in the field of management, as well as numerous paper, colloquium and workshop presentations by practitioners, teachers and researchers. This is a conference for any person with an interest in, and concern for, the cultural change in organisations.
iccpr 2006
4th International Conference on Cultural Policy Research 2006
12-16 July 2006
iccpr 2006 aims to provide an outlet for interdisciplinary and international exploration of the concepts, function and impact of cultural policies. It intends to reflect a broad view of cultural policy encompassing culture as a 'way of life' as well as, in the narrower sense, culture of the arts and cultural industries. It will be concerned with both, the policies of decision makers, of administration and institutions as well as the wider discourses related to the general conditions of culture. The conference aims to enable encounters between researchers, artists and persons engaged in the cultural sector and to create a lively forum for exchange of experiences and views from different perspectives.
office@iccpr2006.com
Fragmented City
XII Advanced Course in Visual Arts (CSAV)
03 - 22 July 2006
The Fondazione Antonio Ratti offers an intensive specialization course for young international artists to take place in Como, Italy. Visiting professor of the XII Advanced Course in Visual Arts (CSAV) course is Marjetica Potrc, Slovenian artist and architect, who will involve 20 selected participants in daily workshop activities and in-depth theoretical studies with distinguished experts of the international art scene.The title of the workshop is Fragmented City. Three themes will be investigated: Territories, Architectures, and Natural Resources. The focus will be on the European area, and specifically on the western Balkan regions, seen as an example of territorial and architectonic fragmentation. The workshop will include research and comparative studies, leading to projects concerning Como and the cities of origin of the students.
Language, Culture and Mind Conference
17 - 20 July 2006
The goals of LCM conferences are to contribute to situating the study of language in a contemporary interdisciplinary dialogue, and to promote a better integration of cognitive and cultural perspectives in empirical and theoretical studies of language. uman natural languages are biologically based, cognitively motivated, affectively rich, socially shared, grammatically organized symbolic systems. They provide the principal semiotic means for the complexity and diversity of human cultural life. As has long been recognized, no single discipline or methodology is sufficient to capture all the dimensions of this complex and multifaceted phenomenon, which lies at the heart of what it is to be human.
Critical Practice, Creative Process, Cultural Perspective 2006
University of York
19-23 July 2006
Critical Practice, Creative Process, Cultural Perspective 2006 is a four-day residential conference exploring theoretical and practical approaches to the ways in which digital media impacts upon and enhances both teaching methodologies and learning experiences at both Primary and Secondary levels. CP3 2006 develops and sustains these themes and approaches which informed Film Education’s successful 2005 conference. The conference seeks to act as a catalyst for the exploration and development of new approaches to teaching, learning and creative thinking, such as in the use of Interactive Whiteboards, multimodal text creation and the need for creative space. The conference will bring together keynote speakers, practitioners and workshop leaders from the worlds of Primary and Secondary education, multimedia, film and art. CP3 2006 will create an environment where people can share ideas and be inspired by new approaches to learning whilst developing their critical, creative and imaginative powers and practical skills.
Five Portions a Day: A Balanced Diet for a Vibrant Cultural Community
AMA Conference 2006
19-21 July 2006
At its 2006 conference to be held in Cardiff, UK on 19 – 21 July 2006 under the title Five Portions a Day: A Balanced Diet for a Vibrant Cultural Community, the Arts Marketing Association (AMA), the professional development body for the arts marketing industry with over 1,900 members in the UK and internationally, will gather a variety of arts professionals from across the cultural sector to explore how we can make the most of our limited time and resources to sustain a vibrant and relevant cultural community.
2006 Association for Cultural Studies Crossroads Conference
Association for Cultural Studies, Ýstanbul Bilgi University
20-23 July 2006
Specific cultural studies conferences or seminars were occasional and often advertized only within a particular region. Yet the very character of cultural studies as a meeting place, as a crossroads between different people and disciplines desperately pleads for international conference.
Arte-Polis: Creative Culture and the Making of Place
International Seminar and Workshop on Urban Culture
21 – 23 July 2006
Organized by the Department of Architecture, School of Architecture, Planning and Policy Development, Institute of Technology Bandung (ITB), the international seminar and workshop on urban culture entitled Arte-Polis: Creative Culture and the Making of Place aims to bring together scholars, community groups, decision-makers and professionals from all disciplines concerned with the quality of life in cities (architecture, arts, cultural/development studies, design, economics, geography, planning etc) to share international knowledge and experiences regarding current issues, best practices and policy implications of the relationship between creative culture and place-making.
College For New Europe Summer Sessions
International Cultural Centre
10-28 July 2006
The educational programmes aim at bringing together young students and scholars to discuss political, cultural and social issues of today at an international forum. The faculty consists of eminent professors and experts representing well-recognized European and American academic institutions. Lectures take place in Cracow, at the seat of the ICC. Some of the sessions offer field trips to explore cultural heritage of Southern Poland. Contact: Julie Fratrik, International Cultural Centre, Ul. Rynek Główny 25, 31-008 Cracow, Poland; e-mail: fratrikj@newschool.edu; www.mck.krakow.pl or e-mail: depowska@mck.krakow.pl, sekret@mck.krakow.pl
Grenzenlos / Without Borders
ISCM World New Music Festival 2006
14-29 July 2006
Organized by Musik der Jahrhunderte in collaboration with the German Society for New Music, the World New Music Festival of the International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM) will take place on 14-29 July 2006 in Stuttgart, Germany. The Festival will explore the questions and opportunities which confront young artists in our globalised world. The phenomenon of 'boundlessness' will be discussed, focusing on the unlimited possibilities of communication in today's globalized world, including cross-cultural dialogue and world-wide communication through new media. In addition to the presentation of the latest artistic projects and technologies, the intercultural meeting of musicians from different nations will stand at the forefront of the festival. In parallel with the artistic programme of the festival, the international convention of the ISCM will take place with members from over 30 countries.
The European Mind: Narrative and Identity
10th International Conference of the ISSEI
24 – 29 July 2006
The European Mind: Narrative and Identity is the title of the 10th International Conference of the International Society for the Study of European Ideas (ISSEI), to be held in cooperation with the University of Malta on 24 – 29 July 2006. We live in an age of mass production of narratives. The prophecy of the European thinkers of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, prescribing a paradigm for the creation of narrative, has become a reality. The result of the mass production of narratives is the leveling of all narratives, posing a challenge to authority. One 'grand narrative' after another is discarded, leaving the European mind longing for a unifying narrative that crystallizes the European identity.
EVA Conference
Insitute of Archaeology
26 - 28 July 2006
The foremost European electronic imaging events in the visual arts since 1990.
Rethinking the Past: Experimental Histories in the Arts
University of Technology, Sydney
28 - 29 July 2006
Drawing together scholars from a broad range of fields, the aim of the conference is to rethink the task of historiography via an exploration of experimental representations of – and or engagements with – the past in fields as diverse as film, literature, art, architecture, photography, theatre, music, fictocritical writing, dance, video and new media.
International WB Yeats Summer School
31 July – 01 August 2006
This years Yeats summer school features a range of lectures and seminars.
Ethics, Creativity and Copyright Conference
03 - 05 August 2006
university of Calgary
This conference will gather together speakers from a range of disciplines other than law to discuss the role of copyright in the creative process.
2006 Christian Book Fair International
04-06 August 2006
Though more and more people around the world want to get published, the need today is marketing and selling millions of books that are already in print.About 200,000 new books were published in the US alone in 2005 and each of them is mendicant of buyers who have competing demands on their dollars. But the proactive and persistent authors and publishers stand to get their fair share of the dollars than those who believe "if you publish, they will buy." Christian Book Fair International therefore brings together authors, publishers, booksellers, gift item sellers, book marketing consultants and others for three days of networking, learning/sharing ideas, marketing and sales.
International Symposium on Electronic Art
07 - 13 August 2006
The 2006 edition of the internationally renowned ISEA Symposium will be held August 5-13, 2006, in San Jose, California. The Inter-Society for Electronic Arts (ISEA) is an international non-profit organization fostering interdisciplinary academic discourse and exchange among culturally diverse organizations and individuals working with art, science and emerging technologies. Every two years, currently, cities bid to host ISEA's International Symmposium on Electronic Art. Prior host cities include Helsinki, Paris, Sydney, Montreal, Chicago, Manchester and Nagoya. For 2006, the ISEA Board accepted San Jose's proposal to host the Symposium from August 5-13.
Tourism and the New Asia - Implications for Research, Policy and Practice
Peking University - Center for Recreation and Tourism Research (CRTR)
9-12 August 2006
The first few years of the 21st century have witnessed tremendous changes in Asia as elsewhere. Developments in China and India are increasingly the focus of analysis as the evolving economic and political landscape in Asia begins to have a profound impact on international relations. These developments are also likely to have a major influence on the scale and organization of global tourism in the coming years. Thus, it is fitting that in 2006 those at the forefront of tourism research gather in the historic city of Beijing to discuss the issues wrought be the emergence of New Asia.
Marketing and Public Relations: Diverse Cultures, Diverse Communications
07 - 09 August 2006
The inter-relationship between museums and the communities they serve is intricate, multidimensional and shifting. Constantly subjected to the influences and challenges of changing social, political and economic situations, museums, that have been characterized as resistant to change, are responding by accepting new roles that go beyond collecting artefacts and providing documentary evidence for the collections. They play an active role in the preservation of cultural heritage and are equally active in the promotion and preservation of cultural practice and traditions of the communities they represent.
International Conference on the Arts in Society
15-18 August 2006
The conference will run in conjunction with the various arts festivals held in Edinburgh each August, including the Edinburgh International Festival, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the Edinburgh Art Festival, the Edinburgh International Book Festival and the Edinburgh International Film Festival. Conference presenters will include key artists involved in these festivals, and the conference itself will serve as an intellectual platform for festival themes and other topics related to the general theme of the conference: Arts of Engagement.
World Library and Information Congress
72nd IFLA General Conference and Council
20-24 August 2006
The conference is entitled "Libraries: Dynamic Engines for the Knowledge and Information Society," and includes a special meeting for Partner NGOs on the 24th August. It is sponsored by the International Federation of Library Associations. For further information, contact wilc2006@congrex.nl..
Digital Libraries a la Carte: New Choices for the Future
22-25 August 2006
This new, modular course prepares librarians and publishers for the future. Some modules are also relevant to researchers, lecturers and IT professionals. The four modules are one day each. You can attend one, two, three, or all four modules. The modules focus on technological developments, hands-on, libraries supporting research and libraries and teaching.
6th International Congress of Hungarian Studies
22-26 August 2006
The main theme of the Congress - Culture, Nation and Identity - proved very attractive and we were pleased to receive over 400 proposals for symposia presentations.
EVA Vienna 2006: Digital Cultural Heritage - Essential For Tourism
27-30 August 2006
The Pattern Recognition and Image Processing (PRIP) Group of the Vienna University of Technology and the Austrian Computer Society (OCG) invites authors and guests to the 1st EVA conference in Vienna, Austria, August 27th - August 30th, 2006. The Workshop is endorsed by the TC19 Computer Vision for Cultural Heritage Applications of the International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR). The main aim of this first EVA Event in Vienna is to create a forum for discussions between the cultural heritage research community, technology researchers and cultural institutions. Our mission is to establish new technical tools for experts in the cultural heritage field. The accompanying motto of this conference is "Digital Cultural Heritage – Essential for Tourism". The conference will focus on image analysis, cultural tourism, speech and communication in cultural heritage, archaeography, and museum and archaeological applications. The focus will be on both applied work as well as theoretical advances.
International Association of Libraries and Museums of the Performing Arts
Kunsthistorisches Museum (Museum of Fine Art)
28 August 2006 - 01 September 2006
The 26th Congress of the International Association of Libraries and Museums of Performing Arts (SIBMAS) will focus on the need for institutions with theatre collections to engage actively with their audiences and to promote their activities, in order to make their collections more accessible to the public. The theme will also look at the potential for productive collaborative projects.
Culture and Communication
19th Congress of the International Association of Empirical Aesthetics
29 August – 1 September 2006
Conference Topics: Aesthetic Appreciation, Aesthetic Experience, Visual Perception and Art, Auditory Perception and Art, Psychology of Music, Appreciation of Literature, Culture and Media, Cinema, Festivals, Museology, Art Education...Abstracts for papers, symposia or workshops must be received not later than not later than october 10. The abstract should not exceed 600 words in length (Times New Roman, 12 points), and should be sent via e-mail. Notice of acceptance: December 2005. Deadline for the camera-ready manuscript for proceedings: April 15, 2006. jean-christophe.vilatte@univ-avignon.fr
Object in Context: Crossing Conservation Boundaries
21st IIC (International Institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works) International Congress 2006
28 August - 1 September 2006
The Conference will examine the way that the contexts in which an object was conceived and created, and in which it has been kept or displayed, affect conservation decisions. The inclusion of crossing boundaries in the title indicates that contributions to the conference are likely to be cross-disciplinary in nature.
iic@iiconservation.org
XIXth Congress of the International Association of Empirical Aesthetics (IAEA)
29 August - 1 September 2006
The International Association of Empirical Aesthetics (IAEA) conference will be held at the University of Avignon, France, on 29 August – 1 September 2006. Topics include aesthetic appreciation, aesthetic experience, visual perception and art, auditory perception and art, psychology of music, appreciation of literature, culture and media, cinema, festivals, museology, and art education. The programme will consist of keynote addresses, parallel sessions, symposia, posters, workshops, and an art exhibition.
Eight International Conference on Urban History: Urban Europe in Comparitive Perspective
30 August - 02 September 2006
The European Association for Urban History was established in 1989 with the support of European Union. Conferences are organised every two years. These biennial conferences provides a multidisciplinary forum for historians, sociologists, geographers, anthropologists, art and architectural historians, economists, ecologists, planners and all others working on different aspects of urban history. The invitation includes all scholars who made urban history a distinctive and innovative subject. For more information, visit www.urbanhistory.su.se
September 2006
Digital Resources for the Humanities and Arts
03-06 September 2006
The conference continues to address the key emerging themes and strategic issues that engagement with ICT (Information Communications Technology) brings to scholarly research and artistic practice.
The International Council for Open and Distance Learning
03-06 September 2006
Held biennially, the Conference is already established as one of the leading educational events worldwide. A successful format combines visionary presentations from keynote speakers with hundreds of leading-edge technical presentations on every aspect of distance, flexible and ICT-based education.
Creative Rural Industries: The Arts and Rural Regeneration
10-13 September 2006
This international conference will map out a new role for the arts and cultural sector in the context of rural regeneration, and will also provide a creative response to the challenges posed by Common Agricultural Policy reform and the social, environmental and economic priorities outlined in the Government's Rural Strategy paper. The conference will presen tarts-led creative industries in rural communities and the agricultural sector and propose new models, and will encourage urban arts, media and design professionals to become involved in supporting national rural regeneration. Practical case studies of innovative design, architecture, craft, and experimental media and arts projects in rural contexts will be featured.
CIDOC Annual Meeting
10-14 September 2006
The conference will focus on our partners on the arena of documentation in Natural History and Science, Art and Landscape among others. It will also focus on the world of collaborative efforts and partnerships in output and collaboration with other paradigms like Library or Archival Systems. Digital systems can be users of digitized museum documentation, scientists in disciplines outside the Heritage sector and even a layman will add their perspectives on museum content. Standardization of museum content is an important tool – for whom?
Africa and Diaspora Conference on Cultural Diversity for Social Cohesion and Sustainable Development
11-15 September 2006
In collaboration with the South African National Commission for UNESCO, the South African National Department of Arts and Culture is organizing the Africa and Diaspora Conference on Cultural Diversity for Social Cohesion and Sustainable Development, to be held in Sun City, South Africa, on 1-5 April 2006, as a follow-up to various initiatives throughout Africa and the Diaspora regarding UNESCO's Convention on the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.
UNESCO 11th International Seminar Forum: Universities and Heritage
11-16 September 2006
The theme of the 11th International Seminar of Forum UNESCO – University and Heritage is both ambitious and crucial to the future of heritage conservation as well as to the development of communities, cities and civil society at large. Currently, documentation is approached in a very linear fashion and in most situations uses only traditional methods of recording; deals solely with traditional heritage themes such as architecture and; is devoid of any human element. In challenging the way we think about documentation, ways may be established of using it to benefit development and sustainability, a priority of the World Heritage Convention. By exploring this field, new technologies may be found that help record complex concepts such as Intangible Heritage, and this in turn may be able to safeguard against the loss of identity communities, cities and civil society. The purpose of this Seminar therefore is two-fold. Primarily, it aims to look at new and innovative ways of using documentation not only as a tool for conservation but also as a way to help and encourage development. Secondly, it wishes to explore new ways in which the process of documentation is carried out such as using new technologies that will allow different themes to be recorded (e.g. 3D virtual reality, image-based modelling, 3D scanning and data capture, remote sensing and satellite imaging, etc., data management and modelling, networked cultural databases, image-based rendering, large scale terrain modelling, geo-temporal 3D databases, 3D GIS for cultural and natural sites, object and image restoration and modelling, search engines, etc., and the latest in presentation and dissemination, virtual and immersive reality for museums, kiosks and sites; projection technologies; multimedia delivery and exemplary web, DVD and other media presentations; etc).
British Academy of Management Conference 2006: Cultural and Creative Industries Track
12-14 September 2006
The theme of the event will focus on Building International Communities Through Collaboration looking at the way in which 'management' as a field of study adds to our knowledge and understanding of how individuals, groups and organisations can work together in a way that promotes enhanced performance. The conference will include a Cultural and Creative Industries Track which aims to provide a forum in which those researching these industries from various perspectives and disciplines can meet to exchange the findings of their research and become informed of developments in this area of research. The track is designed in order to encourage cross-disciplinary research into the cultural and creative industries.
csaunders@bam.ac.uk
The Pacific Edge; 2006 Regional Arts Australia National Conference
Regional Arts Australia
14-17 September 2006
'The Pacific Edge' will explore the broad and complex interests and concerns of those working with and for the arts in regional, rural and remote Australia. 'The Pacific Edge' will also focus on the artistic and cultural connections between Australia and the Pacific region in Mackay, home of Australia's largest South Sea Islander community.
rebecca.atkinson@qac.org.au
Annual Historic Farm Buildings Group Conference
15-17 September 2006
The annual Historic farm Buildings Group Conference will be held from the 15 - 17 September and based at the Holiday Inn on the outskirts of Ipswich, Suffolk is well known for its wealth of timber-framed buildings set in beautiful countryside. Saturday's outing will include a detailed study of the farms of one village and other sites in the Gipping valley to the north-west of Ipswich and on Sunday we will go to the southeast. We plan to include both typical and estate farms as well as some of the finest manorial sites in the county.We will be introduced to the region is presentations by local experts and will hear from a local planning officer how he sees the future for these buildings as well as from DEFRA about their policies and the help they can offer. The conference will therefore be of interest to all those who take pleasure in farm buildings in general and are concerned for their future as well as those with a specific interest in East Anglian buildings.
TICCIH XIII International Congress: Industrial Heritage and Urban Transformation / Productive Territories and Industrial Landscape
Associazione Italiana per il Patrimonio Archeologico Industriale
18-25 September 2006
The conference will be preceded by a series of conferences dedicated to mineral heritage, agriculture and food, and industrial landscapes. There is an intense programme of study visits during the conference and two tour options, one to Naples and the other to the main Italian industrial and artistic centres, culminating in Rome. English and Italian will be the official languages.
Accent on Talents, Training Seminar
18-22 September 2006
The objectives of this event are to bring together experts, policymakers, principals and teachers in adult education, on the theme of Life Long Learning strategies and their implementation, to share knowledge, to exchange experience and to formulate feedback on the Antwerp experience, the theoretical approach and visited examples of good practice.
4th European Conference of Creators' Organisations
20 September 2006
DIscusses author's rights and the European Agenda 2007 - 2013, and is hosted by the European Commission under the patronage of the Finnish Presidency.
Literatures: from Text to Hypertext
21-23 September 2006
The main objectives: 1.Value the impact of hypertext and hypermedia on Literary Studies. 2. Prospectively evaluate the presence of literatures in the World Wide Web, analizing the institutional structure of Gateways and Webpages. 3. Study transfer relations among the different literatures propiciated by this new cybernetic culture. 4. Analize the influence of technology on the formation of culture and on individual and social identities.
The Best In Heritage
21-23 September 2006
"THE BEST IN HERITAGE" is a major international forum which provides a promotional spotlight on the most professionally creative and educational heritage developments all over the world. It is an annual event created by the European Heritage Association, a non-governmental organization which is dedicated to promoting every aspect of professional excellence in heritage professions "by power of example". At each annual conference a list of noteworthy cases from about twenty countries is presented to attending professionals.
Contact: info@TheBestInHeritage.com
La Rencontre de Vojvodina
21-25 September 2006
Les Rencontres is the Association of European Cities and regions for Culture. Circulation of theatre works and artists mobility in South East Europe and the role of regional and local governments. The meeting will take place during the Belgrade International Theatre Festival.
International Conference of Architecture and Construction: Architecture in Harmony
21-23 September 2006
This is organised by the Chinese Academy of Engineering, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, in partnership with numerous Schools and Universities worldwide. Contact Ms Tao Wen Xauat2006@163.com for further information.
Technical Meeting of the Street Arts
23 September 2006
The organisers invite all those who are interested in artistic creation and social inclusion to send a resume of the speech they would like to present within the framework of this Meeting. Specifically, invitations are extended to: experts in cultural management and cultural policies who propose a theoretical speech on intercultural dialogue or cultural policies; people in charge of civic parades, associations and municipalities; artistic and technical groups, which produce or seek to take part in these parades. For the year 2006 we propose the topic: “cultural parades of the citizens”, a formula which marks from now on the festival calendar of Brussels, Lyon, Belfast, Saragossa and others, which gives a creative response to the social and cultural moment of our continent.
Prince Claus Fund: Cultural Emergency Response Conference
25 - 26 September 2006
To mark the tenth anniversary of the Prince Claus Fund in 2006, the Fund is organising an international conference on ‘cultural emergency relief’ in The Hague on 25 and 26 September 2006. This conference is being held as a part of the Fund’s Cultural Emergency Response (CER) program. CER provides global ‘first aid’ for cultural heritage that is threatened by man-made and natural disasters. Through the conference, CER intends to draw attention to the importance of culture for the psychological survival of people in emergency situations.
'Other' Modernisms: IXth International DOCOMOMO Conference
25 - 29 September 2006
DOCOMOMO International (founded in 1990 at the Eindhoven Conference, has forty-five national and regional chapters and more than 2000 members worldwide, an international body with their main interest in the DOcumentation and COnservation of the MOdern MOvement) and DOCOMOMO_Turkey (founded and accepted in 2002, with c. 100 members) will be hosting the IXth International DOCOMOMO Conference on “Other” Modernisms. Instead of a modernist mainstream, we now talk about a plurality of modernisms both within the global context and within individual societies comprising it. The Conference will focus on these “other” modernisms in their full geographical, chronological, formal, ideological, and political diversity, and the following sub-themes are selected to cut across the issues stated above: “definitions, boundaries, paradigms”, “mobilization and exchange”, “identities and subjectivities”, “technologies, processes, practices”, “urbanism, development, landscape”, and “everyday modernism(s) and popular culture”. These problems and concerns will form the focus of the discussion on “Other” Modernisms.
Annual Conference of ICOM's International Committee of University Museums and Collections (UMAC): New Roads for University Museums
26-29 September 2006
University museums have been facing multiple challenges in the past decades, encompassing a redefinition of their missions, organization and management, their position within universities, and increasingly diverse audiences. At the same time, many university museums across the world struggle daily with a decline in resources, lack of autonomy, recognition, instability, and above all, lack of a clear role within the academy and contemporary society. What ‘New Roads’ are currently being adopted by university museums to increase audiences and recognition, to improve standards and the use of collections for teaching and research? What ‘New Roads’ are being implemented by universities to reorganize, manage and fund their museums and collections?
The Transforming Power of Art and Architecture
26-29 September 2006
The recent launch of Northern Ireland's first cross-governmental policy on architecture and the built environment, the announcement of major changes in the Public Administration of the region and an investment of £28m by the Department for Social Development in Belfast's City Centre have all set the scene for this inspirational one day conference - delivered in partnership by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Belfast City Council and the Royal Society of Ulster Architects. This event offers an important opportunity for artists, architects, planners, developers, community leaders and policy makers to debate the issues at hand, to influence government policy and to share best practice.
Subtropical Cities Conference 2006
27 - 29 September 2006
The Centre for Subtropical Design invites you to submit a paper for this unique international conference being held in Brisbane, Australia on 27, 28 & 29th September 2006. Subtropical Cities 2006 aims to raise the level of public debate about design, how we live in a subtropical climate and achieving urbanization and densification in this environment. The crucial issues are how to give meaning and scale to built form providing user-friendly public and private spaces and fulfilling other environmentally responsible considerations.The unifying theme of the conference is urbanism in a subtropical humid environment.
International Conference: Lakeside Gardens in Europe
30 September - 08 October 2006
In the same way that the lake unites the banks and presents them as apparently tame and safe, do gardens that overlook a lake have a typical and recognisable appearance? And in Europe, how is this special artistic creation manifested through the fusion of the garden and the surface of the lake? How is a relationship between these two environments established? What differences and similarities are there between the European countries characterised by this original form of landscape composition? Moreover, can common guidelines be identified for the protection and enhancement of these fascinating cultural landscapes? The International Conference on “Lake Gardens in Europe” will try to answer these and other questions.
Temporary Archive for 2007
UK: London Visual
Digital/Craft 14 - 17 September 2007
The 14th European Textile Network (ETN) Conference will be held under the title Digital//Craft and will take place from 14-17 September 2007 at the London Metropolitan University (LMU), an old silk weavers quarter and today an up-and-coming textile designers' area of London. The theme of Digital//Craft will be highlighted by prominent speakers on topics of digital weaving, printing and embroidery, rapid prototyping, digital modelling, laser manipulations and responsive textiles.The LMU is hosting the conference in conjunction with workshops / demonstrations and an exhibition at its newly opened Digital Manufacturing Centre, offering a unique opportunity for participants from all over Europe (and other continents) to have a hands-on experience with the newest textile technologies. Additional Conference visits and tours are being organized in co-operation with LMU lecturers and other London-based ETN members, offering a very rich programme for delegates. The full programme can be found under www.etn-net.org/etn/211e.htm. Australia: Perth Visual
The Future of Digital Culture 15 - 18 September 2007
In the early 1990s, the very term digital was new and novel. However, it has taken only fifteen years for e-mail, the Internet, mobile phones, the power of searchable databases, games, film and TV special effects and workplace software tools to become a common and essential part of modern life. Research has not only described the arrival of these new forms, but is increasingly addressing the unexpected social and cultural uses of digital communications and virtual work/play environments. In the same historically brief time, popular attention has turned to the potentials and problems of the newer new technologies, bio and nano. In addition, the global phenomenon of terrorism, super-epidemics and climate change have developed from distant concerns to everyday realities. Thus the context for digitally mediated processes is also very different. PerthDAC 2007 will explore the complex interaction of human behaviour and new technologies that will be The Future of Digital Media Culture. UK: Loughborough Words Telling Stories: Objects and Narratives
17- 19 September 2007
'The Research Group Contemporary Art / Theory (CAT) focusses on the practices of contemporary art, from making and writing to curating and collaborating. Beyond the tired theory / practice divide, the group understands contemporary art as multi-faceted as well as subject specific, interdisciplinary and transmedial. Members of CAT address these complexities in their individual work, while sharing a commitment to collective endeavour through engagement with the Group' Romania: Sueceava Words INTER LITTERAS ET TERRAS, International Conference on Comparative Literature, Contrastive Linguistics, Translation and Cross-cultural Studies
17- 19 September 2007
Fellow-academics with a comparative streak are invited to reflect on the great possibilities of tracking down fascinating bonds as yet unrevealed between European,Asian,American,Australasian or/and African languages,literatures and cultures UK: Oxford Inter-disciplinary Hope: Probing the Boundaries
17 - 19 September 2007
This inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary conference aims to explore contemporary definitions, meanings and expressions of hope. In particular, it will seek to examine the individual, social, national and international contexts within which hope emerges as well as its counterpart, hopelessness. The theme and the sense of uncertainty pervades the start of the twenty-first century. Although young, the past bears witness to the brutality of genocides, atrocities, terrorism which acts to counter-balance economic, political, technological and ecological aspirations. Medicine and bio-ethics are split between those who foresee the worst implications for persons and those who foresee the promise of genetic engineering. Cultural conflicts likewise offer scope for grave apprehension or the hopeful anticipation of a culturally enriched shared world. This project is committed to the view that now is the time look at the main spheres in which there seems to be a pendulum between fear and hopeful expectation, with a view to thinking out constructive strategies for exploration. Papers, workshops and reports are invited on any of the following possible areas for discussion: 1. Human awareness of the passage of time; changing attitudes to what H.G. Wells called 'the shape of things to come'. What are the possible bases for thinking about the future? 2. Expressions of these attitudes in contemporary culture – portrayals in art, cinema, literature, radio, science fiction, theatre, tv 3. The psychological basis of fear of the future. Why millennial hopes are matched by millennial fears 4. The concept of a new age. Utopian thinkers; Dystopian visions. The connection with political movements. What do new agers want? Hedonism and the simple life. The fear of longevity. The fear of loneliness 5. Hopelessness, despair, indifference and resignation. The meaning of life 6. The science of the future. Prediction, risk and disaster management 7. The phenomenology of hope. What is this phenomenon that we call hope? How does it live and seemingly thrive in difficult times? How is it sustained? How is it invoked? Is there any difference between those who seem to be more hopeful than others? 8. Does hope and the act of hoping/or the predisposition to hope differ from culture to culture? What are those variances and what accounts for them? How is hope differently instantiated among cultures? What are those instantiations? 9. The notion of open and closed futures 10. The role and place of religion and religious movements. 11. Risk, possibility and hope. 12. Envisaging possible futures. The question of choice. Cultivating hope. To boldly go. UK: Oxford Inter-disciplinary
Monsters and the Monstrous: Myths and Metaphors of Enduring Evil
17 - 20 September 2007
This inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary conference seeks to investigate and explore the enduring influence and imagery of monsters and the monstrous on human culture throughout history. In particular, the project will have a dual focus with the intention of examining specific 'monsters' as well as assessing the role, function and consequences of persons, actions or events identified as 'monstrous'. The history and contemporary cultural influences of monsters and monstrous metaphors will also be examined. Perspectives are sought from those engaged in the fields of literature, media studies, cultural studies, history, anthropology, philosophy, psychology, sociology, health and theology. Ideas are welcomed from those involved in academic study, fictional explorations, and applied reas (e.g. youth work, criminology and medicine).
Learning Styles: Engaging visitors as Individuals - Museums Association
20 September 2007
Museums provide exciting and engaging opportunities for learning that set them apart from other organisations. Visitors are able to access many paths to knowledge, on many different levels, through displays, interpretation and hands-on activities. This conference explores new developments in learning theory and highlights case studies of groundbreaking practice in the field. Fundamental to these developments is the notion of learning styles, which underpins initiatives such as Inspiring Learning For All (ILFA). Through presentations, discussions and practical workshops, expert speakers will look at new ways of providing multi-sensory learning experiences for visitors of all backgrounds. It will also examine the relationship between initiatives such as ILFA and the collections agenda, as outlined in Collections for the Future.
Researching Destination Management, Policy and Planning: Linking culture, heritage and Tourism
22 - 24 September 2007
Culture(s) and heritage, both tangible and intangible are at the heart of the visitor experience of destinations. At the level of policy making and planning, the importance of destinations’ unique and distinctive cultural attributes for the tourism sector is commonly articulated, at least rhetorically. The management of cultural and heritage assets for tourism is also a critical issue for destinations. However, working connections and collaboration between agencies and stakeholders in these domains are often weakly developed in practice. Inter-disciplinary research at the interface of the complex linkages between these sectors and professional interests has much to contribute to terms of critical, reflective debate on key issues affecting the relationships between culture, heritage and tourism at the destination level. Research in destination policy, planning and management also explores the competitive opportunities and pressures associated with the emergence of new and diverse international tourist markets. Such research makes a critical contribution in the development of creative and sustainable strategies for the culture, heritage and tourism sectors in destinations. The aim of this conference is to bring together researchers who share interests in destination policy, planning and management in relation to culture(s), heritage and tourism. These research areas are also clearly relevant to professionals in destination management and the conference will provide a unique opportunity for researchers to share leading edge ideas, innovations and critical thinking with the professional destination manager participants at the European Union of Tourist Officers (EUTO) Study Visit to Latvia which coincides with the conference. There will also be opportunities for delegates to participate in parts of the EUTO programme.
INTBAU "History, Heritage and Regeneration"
23 - 25 September 2007
The conference aims to examine the challenges faced by the emerging economies of the former Eastern bloc in the field of heritage and preservation of traditional places. We invite academics and practitioners worldwide to submit papers on the following topics: Heritage & urban planning behind the "Iron Curtain"; the impact of globalised interventions on traditional environment; protected areas & Pattern Books; traditional academic education; EU Programmes on heritage
Second European Project Fair of the European Network of Cultural Centres (ENCC)
03 - 05 October 2007
Objectives / Content: Exchange of experiences and good practices
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in association networking
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in cross-boarder projects within Europe
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in Europe-wide staff exchange programmes
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in public funding of cultural centres
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towards the legitimisation of cultural centres vis-à-vis public authorities
ENCC’s promotion and support of exchange
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of staff, artists and volunteers
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through the ENCC database
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through workshops on EU funding programmes
Debate on European cultural policy and the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue 2008
Presentation of European projects including partner pool
Working language: English
Registration expected before 18 September 2007.
Journeys of Expression: Diaspora Community Festivals, Community Events, and Tourism
04 - 06 October 2007
This conference will bring together international researchers working on the ways by which diaspora community cultures as expressed, translated and consumed through festivals, cultural events and tourism.
MARGINS: Photography and Labour on the Margins
04 - 07 October 2007
The Margins Conference will be hosted by Dom Fotografie in Liptovsky Mikulas, Slovakia in cooperation with the Slovak Academy of Science - Insitute of Art History in Bratislava, Slovakia. The main area of focus for the conference is photography and its relationship with the representation of WORK – the main theme addressed by the IPRN 'Changing Faces' project. The objective of the event is to share histories of photography presenting modern and contemporary work; the goal is to initiate a stronger dialogue between East and West. MARGINS is the central theme of the third IPRN conference in Slovakia, linking together the issues of people, places and concepts with a specific emphasis on the viewpoints of Eastern European countries. The conference will explore these issues using photographic practice and theory from a range of artists, curators, academics, researchers and writers to stimulate debate
The International Music Council (IMC), an international non-governmental organisation in formal associate relations with UNESCO, is pleased to announce the 2nd World Forum on Music to take place in Beijing, October 11-14, 2007, organised jointly with the Chinese Musicians’ Association. With collaboration from other players in the musical field, the IMC presents its World Forum on Music (WFM) as a global knowledge-building platform on music and society in the 21st century, which explores a variety of topics from a diverse perspectives: cultural, political and economical. IMC considers its World Forum on Music as a most important contribution to setting the stage for the free celebration of music in the world. The 2007 World Forum on Music will focus on four areas which IMC considers being of crucial importance to the world of music:
- Music in Development and Development in Music: the great range of issues confronting IMC and its members in the Music Sector Development Program
- ManyMusics – Fostering Musical Diversity: in two parts – 1) supporting traditional musics and 2) the UNESCO Convention for cultural diversity
- Intellectual Property Rights: a clarification of the new issues in this most complex and evolving area
- Music Delivery in the Future: again in two parts – 1) futures in musical creation, performance and delivery and 2) futures in music education.
By seeking synergies across different sectors, this high-level forum provides unprecedented opportunities for scholars, government officials, private sector executives, professionals from the civil society, artists and students to engage in serious debates on current key issues
Seaside Heritage: Colourful Past, Bright Future
16 - 17 October 2007
The British seaside is unique, but many of the fragile remnants from its heyday are not well understood and appreciated. Many seaside towns have suffered a downturn in their prosperity marked by physical, environmental and community decline. Very often, the historic fabric that made these towns attractive and exciting is under pressure to adapt to changing holiday tastes and at risk from inappropriate development. Should we protect more of this precious heritage? Should we protect them at all? What role do these buildings have in regenerating seaside towns in the 21st century? Is physical renewal enough? What else is needed to unlock their economic potential? What lessons can we learn from other countries? And what should local, regional and national organisations do? English Heritage is hosting a two-day conference on 16 and 17 October 2007 in Hastings to celebrate the colourful history of our seaside towns and examine ways that their heritage can contribute to the economy, quality of life and regeneration. This is an essential conference for anyone who cares about the management, regeneration, promotion and conservation of seaside towns or simply with an interest in their history and future. If you would like to register to receive booking information on Seaside Heritage, please contact the conference organisers: sam (Sussex Arts Marketing Ltd.) 11b Dyke Road Mews, 74 Dyke Road Brighton BN1 3JD helen.charlton@sam-culture.com 01273 882112
ICHIM07 - International Cultural Heritage Informatics Meetings
24 - 26 October 2007
Back in North America for the first time since 1999, ICHIM continues its tradition of meeting every two years to survey the changing synergies of culture, heritage and informatics. This tenth meeting visits digital culture in the age of Web 2.0, contributed content, open source, broadband services, and ubiquitous computing. From one perspective all seems new, while another draws a direct line from the videodisk of 1991, through the CD-ROMs of 1993, and the Web of 1995 to e-commerce, e-government, and social computing.
Do You Know What European Culture Is?
24–27 October 2007
The University of Navarra Centre for European Studies is organizing an international congress entitled Do You Know What European Culture Is? Planned as an open congress with the participation of experts in cultural management, theatre, architecture, communication, science, philosophy, economy, law, music, cinema, political and social science, history, literature, anthropology and international relations, the event to take place in Pamplona, Spain, on 24–27 October 2007 will offer an interesting and varied academic programme: debates, plenary sessions, papers, presentations of books and new projects. Contact: Centro de Estudios Europeos, Universidad de Navarra, E-31080 Pamplona, Spain; tel.: ++ 34 948 42 56 34; fax: ++ 34 948 42 56 22; e-mail: ebanus@unav.es
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