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  Intercultural dialogue and project management: New training programmes in a context of major challenges. This international ENCATC event, implemented in partnership with the Faculty of Anthropology and Sociology of Lyon2, the city of Lyon and the Rhone Alphes Region, will focus on the International UNESCO Convention for the Protection and Promotion of Cultural Diversity.

which will take place in October (16/10/2008-18/10/2008) in Lyon, France.



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 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.



Alongside its Annual Conference, ENCATC is also organizing the 2nd Young Research Forum (15th October); the Cultural Policy Research Award Ceremony (evening of the 16th October) as well as the annual meeting of the ENCATC working groups (whole day of the 16th October) and its Annual General Assembly (18 October)



To register to this event (deadline 30/09/2008) as well as to get the

updating version of the program please visit the ENCATC



website: www.encatc.org