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ICOM Mission

ICOM Mission. ICOM is the international organisation of museum and museum professionals. ICOM. Created in 1946 and based in Paris A non-governmental organisation A not for profit organisation About 24.000 members in 150 countries Formal relations with UNESCO

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ICOM Mission

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  1. ICOM Mission ICOM is the international organisation of museum and museum professionals

  2. ICOM • Created in 1946 and based in Paris • A non-governmental organisation • A not for profit organisation • About 24.000 members in 150 countries • Formal relations with UNESCO • Consultative status with the United Nation Economic and Social Council • 117 National Committees and 30 International Committees

  3. 30 International Committees e.g. • AVICOM - Audiovisual and New Technologies • ICOFOM – Museology • ICOM-CC – Conservation • CECA - Education & Cultural Action • CIDOC – Documentation • ICR - Regional Museums • ICTOP - Training of Personnel • MPR - Marketing & Public Relations • NATHIST - Natural History • UMAC - University Museums & Collections

  4. International Committee for Museums and Collections of Natural History

  5. What does ICOM NATHIST do? • Organising annual meetings (usually 20% to 25% of the 200 members take part) • Exchanging experience and ideas, mainly during the annual meetings • Networking and training (e.g. Taxidermy) • Keeping members informed (newsletters) • Encourage and promote worldwide communication between NH museums

  6. Our Strategy until 2010 • Annual meetings (2008: Moscow; 2009: Mexico? Barbados?; 2010: Shanghai) • Additional meetings of board members • Several newsletters each year (e.g. about Taxidermy) • Gain as many new members as possible • Intensify communication • Encourage members to share experience

  7. ICOM NATHIST – EDIT Cooperation? • Passing information to ICOM NATHIST members, e.g. in a special newsletter • Talk focusing on the topic during annual meeting 2008 or 2009 • Workshop about biodiversity and public awareness during annual meeting 2009 • Establishing long-term cooperation by founding a special working group

  8. ICOM NATHIST Working Groups • WG: Ethics (Eric Dorfmann, New Zealand) • WG: Taxidermy (Eirik Granqvist, Finland & Adrian Norris, UK) • Affiliated WG: Eurasian Summit of Natural History Museums (contact: Gerhard Winter, Germany)

  9. Concrete Steps in terms of Content • Make use of internationality and experience (e.g. find alternative expressions in different languages and visualize them) • Share ideas about exhibits and programmes like here • Let each member contribute information about one endangered species in his home country,... etc.

  10. The Golden Rule: KISS KEEP IT SHORT AND SIMPLE!

  11. Thank you for your attention! Of course any questions, ideas or suggestions are welcome

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