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IATM Conference, 9-17 June 2007, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Transport and
Communication
Museums in a Changing Environment
Transport museums
face
ever-increasing challenges as they try both to meet visitors’ rising
expectations
and to maintain the integrity and vitality of their collections in an
environment of declining funding from traditional sources. Yet the
continued
popularity and international recognition of some museums in the sector
show
that innovative thinking and high levels of professionalism can produce
success. By bringing together museum directors, trustees, professionals
and
practitioners, academics and others concerned with the theory and
practice of
museums and related heritage sites, the IATM conference provides
unparalleled
opportunities to shape today’s museum agenda, and to share best
practice in the
task of equipping the sector for the challenges ahead.
The role of
volunteers
Operating in a
political
environment
The sustainability
of museums
over the longer term
Generating income
Partnerships
between museums
and with related bodies
Other suggestions
that
address the general theme of the conference will also be considered. In
making
its selection, the Programme Group will aim to maximize discussion and
debate.
Individual papers will therefore be limited to 20 minutes each.
Submissions for
complete panels of up to three presenters/discussants and a chairperson
are
strongly encouraged; no commentator is required. Organizers of such
panels will
be free to arrange the allocated time (usually 90 minutes) as they see
fit, and
are welcome to depart from the conventional arrangements of speakers if
this
will help to promote debate.
Every proposal for
an
individual paper must include a short (200-300 word) abstract, a brief
(no more
than one side of A4) of the author(s), and an email address for
subsequent
correspondence. Proposals for panels must also include a brief (up to
300
words) explanation of the theme and structure of the session.
Electronic
submission is strongly encouraged; attached files should be in rtf or
MS Word.
The deadline for submissions is Friday 30 June 2006; the Programme
Committee
hope to make its decisions by the end of July. All participants will be
required to register by Monday 9 April 2007 in order to secure their
place on
the programme.
The conference will
be based
in the highly attractive historic city of York located in northern
England some
190 miles (300km) north of London. Participants will also have the
opportunity
to visit a number of transport and communication museums elsewhere in
the
region; several of the business sessions will be held in these places.
York is
easily accessible by train from London and other major locations in the
UK,
including the international port of Hull and airports at Newcastle,
Manchester,
Stansted and London (Heathrow and Gatwick). The airports at
Leeds/Bradford,
Doncaster and East Midlands (Nottingham/ Derby) are also served by
public
transport.
Submissions should
be sent by Friday 27 October 2006 to: Martyn
Halman, IATM Conference Facilitator,
National Railway Museum, Leeman Road, York, YO26 4XJ, United Kingdom.
Programme Group
Andrew Scott
(Chair)
(National Railway Museum, UK); Prof. Colin Divall (University of York,
UK);
Birgitta Wistoft (Post and Telecommunications Museum, Denmark).