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>From: Amareswar Galla <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: International Conference on the
>Inclusive Museum, Brisbane, Australia, 8-11 July
>2009 - Call for Papers
>
>Dear Colleague,
>
>On behalf of the Conference Organising
>Committee, we would like to inform you of the:
>
>SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE INCLUSIVE MUSEUM
>University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
>8-11 July 2009
>http://www.Museum-Conference.com
>
>At this time of fundamental social change, what
>is the role of the museum, both as a creature of
>that change, and perhaps also as an agent of
>change? The International Conference on the
>Inclusive Museum is a place where museum
>practioners, researchers, thinkers and teachers
>can engage in discussion on the historic
>character and future shape of the museum. The
>key question of the Conference is 'How can the
>institution of the museum become more inclusive?'
>
>Plenary speakers include:
>*Stephane Martin, President, Ensemble
>Intercontemporain; CEO, MusÈe du quai
>Branly
>*Alissandra Cummins, President of ICOM;
>Director, Barbados Museums and Historical
>Society, Barbados
>*Kevin Gover, Director, Smithsonian
>Institutionís National Museum of the American
>Indian, Washington, D.C., USA
>*Adi Meretui Ratunabuabua, Principal Cultural
>Development Officer, Ministry of Fijian Affairs,
>Culture and Heritage and Regional Development,
>Fiji
>*Dawn Casey, Director of the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Australia
>*David Throsby, Professor of Economics,
>Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
>*Marcus Wood, Professor, University of Sussex, UK
>*Craddock Morton, Director, National Museum of
>Australia; President, ICOM Australia
>*Catherine Branson, President, Australian Human Rights Commission
>
>In addition, the Conference will also include
>numerous paper, workshop and colloquium
>presentations by practitioners, teachers and
>researchers. We would particularly like to
>invite you to respond to the Conference
>Call-for-Papers. Presenters may choose to submit
>written papers for publication in the fully
>refereed International Journal of the Inclusive
>Museum. If you are unable to attend the
>Conference in person, virtual registrations are
>also available which allow you to submit a paper
>for refereeing and possible publication in this
>fully refereed academic Journal, as well as
>access to the electronic version of the
>Conference proceedings.
>
>Whether you are a virtual or in-person presenter
>at this Conference, we also encourage you to
>present on the Conference YouTube Channel.
>Please select the Online Sessions link on the
>conference website for further details.
>
>The deadline for the next round in the call for
>papers (a title and short abstract) is 11
>January 2009. Future deadlines will be announced
>on the Conference website after this date.
>Proposals are reviewed within two weeks of
>submission. Full details of the Conference,
>including an online proposal submission form,
>are to be found at the Conference website -
>http://www.Museum-Conference.com/.
>
>We look forward to receiving your proposal and
>hope you will be able to join us in Brisbane in
>July 2009.
>
>Yours Sincerely,
>
>Amareswar Galla, PhD
>Professor of Museum Studies
>School of English, Media Studies and Art
>History, University of Queensland Brisbane,
>Australia
>For the Advisory Board, International Conference
>on the Inclusive Museum and the International
>Journal of the Inclusive Museum
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