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ON-THE-MOVE / ENCATC TRAINING FOR MOBILITY AND INTER-CULTURAL RELATIONS "Mobility, intercultural competence, cultural cooperation in the age of digital spaces. Networking and virtual networking as learning experiences"
Helsinki, Finland | 08 September 2005

The development in the late years of an increased number of artistic projects based on intercultural competences, the need for mobility and the reshaping of a cultural cooperation space (within Europe and beyond Europe) requests a specific way to address these issues by what we can broadly call ‘the cultural operators (mediators, organisers, producers, artists-manager, etc.). Recent studies commissioned by European organisations or the EU are bringing forward mobility as a key issue for the development of a European and international space for the arts, respectful of diversity , but also creator of shared professional standards. On the other hand, the intersection between virtual and real networks, the ‘material’ and the ‘digital’ space of dialogue (de-materialised space) produces new forms of facilitating exchange and connecting realities. Instruments like portals and websites, artistic experiments produced in the cyberspace are becoming a ‘culture’ in themselves. Communication, information, selection of information; art, forms, media, interfaces, are all submitted today to the virtualisation of the traditional dimensions of time and space.

Mobility, inter-culturalism and co-operation are redefined. There is a need to ‘teach’ and to learn about this re-definition and invent, use and disseminate new training contents about these matters.
Many cultural organisations in Europe, among which IETM, initiated in the late years cultural portals, data bases and online information resources dedicated specifically to cultural mobility and cooperation. On-The-Move, OCPA, ACRONI, MARCEL are some of them. Instruments in development , put at the service of IETM members and European and international cultural community( artists and managers) these ‘digital tools’ are appropriated laboratories for the reality check of the shift from traditional to broader ways of understanding mobility;
The session will use these examples, as facilitators and boosters of capacities and knowledge about these three key aspects of international cultural relations. They will show how on-line instruments can be at the cross road between cultural networking, information, data base gathering and mobility.

This initiative forms part of the G2CC (Gateway to Cultural Collaboration) project, supported by the European Union - Directorate General for Education and Culture (Dec2004-Dec2006) and is run in an active partnership with the four G2CC co-organisers: ERICarts Institute www.ericarts.org, European Cultural Foundation/Laboratory of European Cultural Cooperation www.eurocult.org, Fitzcarraldo Foundation www.fitzcarraldo.it/en, and On-the-move Association www.on-the-move.org

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ENCATC ACADEMY "Designing an educational program in cultural entrepreneurship"
Sibelius Academy, Helsinki (Finland) | 9 - 11 September 2005

More and more artistic and cultural productions are carried out by private enterprises. New art forms are very often started by activities of private people, who have personally bearded the risk.
On the other hand state and municipal cultural arts organisations expect very often that their employers should work in an entrepreneurial way. Governments have been lately interested in Cultural industries as an important growing sector in the economy, when many traditional branches of industry and trade diminishing. So there is a need to build up educational programmes in Cultural Entrepreneurship or to include new modules in the existing ones.

Challenges:
• To find some models to design a training module or an Educational Program in Cultural Entrepreneurship.
• To recognise what kind of skills are needed in the cultural business area;
• To find ways how to build the connection from education to cultural companies and business organisations;
• To define the basic elements and subjects in the content of the program;
• To introduce didactic options in the teaching and learning of Cultural Entrepreneurship;
• To introduce some good practices in the training of Cultural Entrepreneurship.

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2nd ENCATC WORKSHOP "Enhacing the European Co-operation in the cultural management higher and vocational education area"
Université Pierre Mendès, Grenoble (France) | 08 - 09 December 2005

The «Bologna process» opens, theoretically, unexpected opportunities for the reinforcement of the European cooperation aspect of cultural management higher education and vocational education. In order to help network members to better understanding the challenge of this process, in 2005, ENCATC organises in Grenoble, a major workshop to look into the future challenges that we all are facing in relation to the implementation of the Bologna process.

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1 Professional Specialization Ceritificate in Heritage Conservation Planning
Victoria, University of Victoria

2 Master of Science in Communication Technology-Enhanced Communication for Cultural Heritage (TEC-CH)
Lugano, Switzerland, Faculty of Communication Sciences University of Lugano, Switzerland, in cooperation with Politecnico of Milano, Italy

3 Determining Significance of Heritage Resources
distance learning - anywhere, Cultural Resource Management Program, University of Victoria, May 09, 2005 - July 29, 2005

4 School for Scanning: Building Good Digital Collections
Boston Park Plaza Hotel, Boston, MA USA, Northeast Document Conservation Center, June 01, 2005 - June 03, 2005

5 Canadian Association of Science Centres (CASC) 2005 Annual Conference
Montréal Science Centre, Montreal, QC, Canadian Association of Science Centres (CASC), June 02, 2005 - June 04, 2005

6 Call for Session Proposals for 2005 CASC Conference
Montreal, Quebec, Canadian Association of Science Centres (CASC), June 02, 2005 - June 04, 2005

7 Association des archivistes du Québec (AAQ) Congrès annuel 2005
Lac Delage (QC), Association des archivistes du Québec (AAQ), June 02, 2005 - June 04, 2005

8 Cultural New Media Days at EXPO 2005
Canadian Pavilion, EXPO 2005, Aichi, Japan, Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN), Canadian Culture Online (CCO), Culture.ca, June 06, 2005 - June 08, 2005

9 Preventive Conservation: Reducing Risk to Collections DEADLINE December 20, 2004
Rome, Italy, Canadian Conservation Insitute (CCI) and International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), June 06, 2005 - June 24, 2005

10 Association of Canadian Archivists (ACA) Conference 2005: "Theory and Practice"
Saskatoon, SK, Association of Canadian Archivists (ACA), June 08, 2005 - June 11, 2005

11 Canadian Museums Association (CMA) Annual Conference 2005
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canadian Museums Association, June 08, 2005 - June 11, 2005

12 Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) Conference 2005: Realising Standards
London, UK, Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC), June 12, 2005 - June 18, 2005

13 Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums (ALHFAM) Conference 2005
Des Moines, Iowa, Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums (ALHFAM), June 12, 2005 - June 16, 2005

14 Heritage Conservation Planning
Victoria, BC, University of Victoria, June 13, 2005 - June 18, 2005

15 Canadian Library Association (CLA) Conference 2005
Calgary, AB, Canadian Library Association (CLA), June 15, 2005 - June 18, 2005

16 Heritage Harbour Revitalization
Victoria, BC, University of Victoria, June 20, 2005 - June 25, 2005

17 American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta (AABGA) Conference 2005
Chicago, Illinois, American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta (AABGA), June 28, 2005 - July 02, 2005

18 HMS2005 Heritage Microbiology and Science
Portsmouth, UK, University of Portsmouth / Mary Rose Trust, June 29, 2005 - July 02, 2005

19 The Future of the Twentieth Century: Collecting, Interpreting and Conserving Modern Materials
Winchester, UK, AHRC Research Centre for Textile Conservation and Textile Studies, July 26, 2005 - July 28, 2005

20 International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Conference 2005:
Oslo, Norway, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), August 14, 2005 - August 18, 2005

21 Society of American Archivists (SAA) Conference 2005
New Orleans, LA, Society of American Archivists (SAA), August 15, 2005 - August 21, 2005

22 Digital Resources for the Humanities (DRH) Conference 2005
Lancaster, UK, Digital Resources for the Humanities (DRH), September 04, 2005 - September 07, 2005

23 Building Community Relationships
Distance Education Opportunity, University of Victoria, September 12, 2005 - December 16, 2005

24 Studies in Building Conservation: Wood
Victoria, BC, University of Victoria, September 12, 2005 - September 17, 2005

25 Our Cultural past - Your Future!
The Hague, Netherlands, ICOM-CC, September 12, 2005 - September 16, 2005

26 Heritage Canada 2005 Conference: Heritage Conservation and Sustainable Development (deadline for proposals: January 4, 2005)
Regina, Saskatchewan, Heritage Canada Foundation, September 15, 2005 - September 17, 2005

27 Museums Principles and Practices
Distance education opportunity, Cultural Resource Management Program, University of Victoria, September 19, 2005 - December 20, 2005

28 Public Progamming
Distance Education Course, University of Victoria, September 19, 2005 - January 15, 2006

29 Association for Preservation Technology International (APTI) Conference 2005: "Managing Technology, Time, and Chaos"
Halifax, NS, Association for Preservation Technology International (APTI), September 21, 2005 - September 26, 2005

30 International Association of Museum Facility Administrators (IAMFA) Conference 2005
Bilbao, Spain, International Association of Museum Facility Administrators (IAMFA), September 25, 2005 - September 28, 2005

31 Société des musées québécois (SMQ) - Congrès annuel 2005
Québec (Québec), Société des musées québécois (SMQ), October 04, 2005 - October 06, 2005

32 Société des musées québécois (SMQ) - Congrès annuel 2005 : Fidéliser et développer nos publics
Québec (Québec), Société des musées québécois (SMQ), October 04, 2005 - October 06, 2005

33 BY DESIGN: An interdisciplinary Conference on issues of Design Education, Business and Material Culture
Toronto, Ontario, Design Exchange, October 12, 2005 - October 16, 2005

34 Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) Conference 2005: Call for papers (deadline: December 17, 2004)
Richmond, Virginia, Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC), October 15, 2005 - October 18, 2005

35 Performance Measures
Victoria, BC, University of Victoria, October 17, 2005 - October 22, 2005

36 Promoting Cultural Identity Through Sport
Calgary, Alberta, IASMHF, CASH, NASLIN, October 19, 2005 - October 21, 2005

37 Conference 2005: Creating a Cultural Restaurant
The Grand Okanagan Lakefront Resort & Conference Centre, co-hosted by Kelowna Art Gallery & Kelowna Museum Association, Kelowna, BC, BC Museums Association, October 19, 2005 - October 22, 2005

38 Museum Association [UK] Conference 2005
London, England, Museum Association [UK], October 24, 2005 - October 26, 2005

39 International Conference on Knowledge Management (ICKM2005)
Westin Charlotte, North Carolina, iKMS & ASIST, October 27, 2005 - October 28, 2005

40 American Society for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) 2005 Annual Meeting
Charlotte, North Carolina, American Society for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T), October 28, 2005 - November 02, 2005

41 Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums (MAAM) Annual Meeting 2005
Baltimore, MD, Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums (MAAM), October 29, 2005 - October 31, 2005

42 Marketing and Development in Cultural Organizations
Victoria, BC, University of Victoria, October 31, 2005 - November 05, 2005

43 Association for Volunteer Administration (AVA) International Conference 2005
Jacksonville, Florida, Association for Volunteer Administration (AVA), November 02, 2005 - November 05, 2005

44 Museum Computer Network (MCN) Conference 2005: Digits Fugit! Preserving Knowledge into the Future
Boston, MA, Museum Computer Network (MCN), November 02, 2005 - November 05, 2005

45 Virtual Reference Desk (VRD) Conference 2005: Call for Papers (deadline: June 6, 2005)
San Francisco, California, Virtual Reference Desk (VRD), November 14, 2005 - November 15, 2005

46 New England Museum Association (NEMA) Conference 2005
Burlington, Massachusetts, New England Museum Association (NEMA), November 16, 2005 - November 18, 2005

47 4th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities
Honolulu, Hawaii, Hawaii International Conferences, January 11, 2006 - January 14, 2006

48 Small Museum Association (SMA) Conference 2006
Ocean City, Maryland, USA, Small Museum Association (SMA), February 26, 2006 - February 28, 2006

49 Canadian Museums Association Conference 2006 - call for papers (deadline May 13, 2005)
Saint John, New Brunswick, Canadian Museums Association (CMA), May 02, 2006 - May 08, 2006

50 Inter-Society for Electronic Arts (ISEA) Symposium 2006
San Jose, California, Inter-Society for Electronic Arts (ISEA), August 05, 2006 - August 13, 2006