City Museums:  Collisions | Connections, CAMOC/Museum of Vancouver, Vancouver, Canada, October 24-26, 2012 CAMOC, the International Committee for the Collections and Activities of Museums of Cities of the International Council of Museums (ICOM), in collaboration with the Museum of Vancouver, invites papers for “City Museums:  Collisions | Connections”, a conference on city museums and their engagement in city life. The conference will be held at the Museum of Vancouver from October 24-26, 2012. CAMOC is soliciting panels, presentations (15 minutes in length), virtual exhibitions/apps, films, and other presentations about city museums. The conference will bring people together to talk about how city museums are reconsidering their role in civic life due to the enormous pressure cities face in terms of aging infrastructure, the need for urban regeneration, economic and environmental crises, and social issues such demographic shifts, global diasporas, increasing immigrant and urban Aboriginal populations. The conference will look at city museums under development, urban/suburban city museums, and city museums in large and small cities.

For further information or to submit a proposal (300–500 words accompanied by a 200-word biography by April 15, 2012)

Contact CatherineC.Cole [at] telus.net ; Tel: 1-780-424-2229

Funding of up to €500 may be available from CAMOC to assist one or two young (under 35) participants from developing countries. Please advise whether funding is required. Canadians may apply to the Canadian Museums Association for up to $1,200 (50% matched funding); Albertans may apply to the Alberta Museums Association for up to $5,000 (75% matched funding) to attend.