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ICOM MILANO 2016
Why attend the 24th ICOM General Conference?
Thanks to a rich conference programme expanding over
a week, composed of keynote speeches, International
Committees’ sessions, visits and off-site meetings in
local museums as well as a museum fair, you will be
able to:
ƒ ƒ Meet over 4,000 participants from various
cultural backgrounds.
ƒ ƒ Learn from the experience and knowledge of museum
professionals from all around the world.
ƒ ƒ Stay up-to-date with global issues and the latest
trends in your field.
ƒ ƒ Discover and share success stories, innovative
practices and challenges.
ƒ ƒ Make new contacts and catch up with old friends.
ƒ ƒ Listen to and brainstorm with the experts.
ƒ ƒ Inspire each other and benefit froma rich environment
of mutual learning.
DISCOVER AND REDISCOVER WHAT MILAN AND ITALY
HAVE TO OFFER:
Milan is a gateway to Italy. Milan is a cosmopolitan,
creative city. Milan is the city of culture, design and
fashion and it lies in the centre of an area with the highest
density of museums in the world. Coming to Milan will
offer the chance to visit some of the loveliest art cities
in the world (Turin, Verona, Padua, Venice, Genova,
Bologna, Florence, Rome ...). They are all well connected
with Milan by high-speed trains in one to three hours.
Coming to Milan will offer to the participants a taste of
the celebrated Italian hospitality, of Italian food and of
the unique Italian way of life.
How to make the most of your ICOM General
Conference experience?
Plan your participation in advance:
ƒ ƒ Early bird registration rates end on 28 January 2016.
ƒ ƒ A limited number of rooms at preferential rates are
reserved for conference participants.
ƒ ƒ Follow ICOM Milano 2016 official social media
channels to stay informed of programme updates.
ƒ ƒ Events tickets are sold on a first-come, first-served
basis.
Explore what Milan and Italy have to offer:
ƒ ƒ Choose an itinerary for the Excursion Day: museums
and other cultural sites, walk tour around the city, etc.
ƒ ƒ Check the many social events that are planned in
Milan on the evening of 5 and 6 July.
ƒ ƒ Extend your stay in Italy by choosing among the pre-
and post-conference tours.
Examine the conference programme to spot sessions
and events of greatest interest for you:
ƒ ƒ Choose among the meetings and activities of ICOM’s
30 International Committees.
ƒ ƒ Be inspired by the keynote speeches every day to
embrace visionary and provocative insights and begin
another day of conference full of ideas.
ƒ ƒ “Jump” from one session to another to be sure of
attending the ones that interest you most.
ƒ ƒ Discover the sponsored sessions and presentations in
the EXPO Forum, the Conference’s little agora inside the
museum fair area, and don´t miss the Panel Discussion
session and the Memorial Lecture on 5 July.
Meet asmanypeopleaspossible, out of themeetingrooms:
ƒ ƒ Seize the social moments by attending lunches,
receptions by National Committees, etc.
ƒ ƒ Make new contacts everywhere: during coffee breaks,
lunch breaks…
ƒ ƒ Don’t visit the city alone, do it with fellow participants.
USEFUL INFORMATION
Online registration is open.
Different rates apply: whatever your ICOM affiliation,
your country of origin or your length of participation,
there is a rate to suit you. You will soon be able to
book your tickets for Excursion Day, social events and
pre- and post-conference tours.
Early bird: July 2015 - 28 January 2016
Hotel online booking is open.
Secure the best rates now.
Call for papers for ICOM Milano 2016
(ICOM International Committees)
The call for papers (CFP) for the General Conference
is managed by ICOM’s 30 International Committees
who issue CFPs related to their fields of expertise.