Dear UMAC Members,
For the first time in three years, the UMAC community will finally meet in presence, next week, in the beautiful city of Prague, Czechia. We are very excited. We will have a joint meeting with three ICOM committees – NATHIST, ICME and ICR – and also a separate meeting at Charles University in Prague. More packed than ever, the whole program can be found here.
While UMAC is looking forward to Prague, organizational and logistics limitations led ICOM to recommend committees to host their 2022 general meetings online yet for another year. I am therefore inviting you to participate in our 22ndAnnual General Meeting, which is scheduled for MONDAY, 19 SEPTEMBER, at 12.00 PM London/Lisbon/Dublin time. Like in 2020 and 2021, all UMAC members in good standing can attend via Zoom. Note that the 22nd AGM will also be broadcasted live on You Tube, but only registered members on Zoom will be able to actively participate and vote.
Every three years, usually aligned with the ICOM General Conference, UMAC holds elections for the Board. This will again happen this year, and we have an excellent group of candidates – if you have not seen them, please click here. I profit the opportunity to express our gratitude to the Elections Committee, Kirsten Vincenz (TU Dresden) and Sofia Talas (University of Padua).
You can find the AGM agenda and associated documents in our governance section. I also attach them. Instructions to vote for the new UMAC Board will be released closer to the date. If you have questions about your membership, or anything else, please contact Wenjia Qiu, UMAC Secretary, at secretary@umac.icom.museum.
On behalf of the UMAC Board, I look forward to seeing you in Prague and, especially, at our 22nd online AGM, 19 September.
Marta C. Lourenço
Chair of UMAC-ICOM
University of Lisbon, Portugal
