16th ENCATC Annual Conference and General Assembly “Intercultural dialogue and project management: New training programs in a context of major challenges”.
The 16th ENCATC Annual Conference will be organised in Lyon, France, from the 16th till the 18th of October in close cooperation with the Faculty of Anthropology and Sociology of Lyon2, the city of Lyon and the Rhone Alpes Region. This outstanding event on cultural management education, taking place during the French EU Council Presidency, will focus on the International UNESCO Convention for the Protection and Promotion of Cultural Diversity. This document has highlighted the major international and local challenges ahead in the field of cultural development and prevention of conflicts. The debate on the diversity of cultures versus the choc of civilizations addresses not only public authorities but also artistic and cultural producers: opinions are asserted, professional activities are evolving throughout Europe, and even if they stem from a variety of cultural policies, they are all questioned by these new perspectives.
Taking into account the diversity of cultures and intercultural dialogue can bring about changes in the professional circle. Training centres must identify these so that the services offered can meet the new demands : (a) the anthropological dimension of cultures is beingconsidered, as is the diversity of practices in groups, class or gender ; (b) In order to « be a society », public policies are inventing new plans and actions that fully integrate the multicultural aspect of European societies ; (c) Artists are becoming involved in local community projects seeking to encourage civil participation in local arts activities.
In the framework of the European Year for Intercultural Dialogue, this meeting aims at occupying a central position on the question of training. This international conference will therefore examine the current transformations at work and consider how expertise, skills and know-how should be adapted to fulfill these new requirements; will try to understand the didactic and pedagogical implications these changes will lead to and will exchange on the curricula that should be established and will contribute to the sharing of experiences on training programmes that develop new methodology.
Activities during the Conference:
- Cultural policy research Award Ceremony
- ENCATC Annual Students’ Conference
- 3rd ENCATC Board Meeting (2008)
- Working Group “Creative education and entrepreneurship”, meeting and study visit
- Working Group “Interpretation / Mediation applied to heritage sites, meeting
- Working Group “Analysis of methodologies used by cultural observatories and statistical centres, meeting
- Working Group “Audiences policies in Europe”, meeting and study visit
- Working Group “Europe non Europe”, meeting