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   On behalf of the many partners in France and across Europe, we have the privilege to invite you to join us on 15th - 18th October 2008 to the 16th ENCATC Annual Conference 'Intercultural dialogue and project management: new training programs in a context of major challenges', which takes place in Lyon, France.

These three days event 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.



 Moreover, 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 fulfil 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.





The ENCATC Conference also incorporates:



- 2nd Young Research Forum

- Cultural Policy Research Award (CPRA)

- The 2008 ENCATC General Assembly

- The Final conference of the EAMP European project which involves seven ENCATC members

- The 2nd meeting for 2008 of the ENCATC working groups

- an extraordinary number of study visits and social events



If you are involved in cultural management or in setting or delivering cultural policy, then you must attend this unique conference in the great city of Lyon!!





We sincerely hope to see you there, at what promises to be the starting point for interesting debates, new thinking, friendships, initiatives and great fun.



For invitation letter, and further information, please read the attachment to this email.



For online registration, programme, agenda and hotels information, please visit our website:



www.encatc.org/