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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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