ACTIVITY REPORT NAME OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE: INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE ON MUSEUM SECURITY I. 2011 ACTIVITIES DATE 2 8 OCTOBER 2011 1) ANNUAL MEETING LOCATION (CITY AND COUNTRY) SPLIT; CROATIA HOST INSTITUTION OR ORGANISATION (if applicable) GALERIJA MESTROVIC NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS ICOM NON ICOM 43 8 APPROACHED THEMES RISK MANAGEMENT: SAFEGUARDING OUR CULTURAL HERITAGE PARTICIPATION OF OTHER ICOM COMMITTEES ICOM CROATIA OTHER MEETINGS (if applicable) BOARD MEETINGS IN DUBLIN (IRELAND) 20 JUNE 2011 AND IN SPLIT (CROATIA) 8 OCTOBER 2011 SECURITY CONFERENCE IN AMMAN (JORDAN) 12 14 JUNE 2011 SECURITY CONFERENCE IN TAYUAN (CHINA) 17 25 SEPTEMBER 2011 1/7
2) PUBLICATIONS TITLE VOCABULARY OF MUSEUM SECURITY TERMS DATE JANUARY 2011 PUBLISHING LANGUAGE ENGLISH, GERMAN, DANISH, CZECH, ITALIAN, FRENCH, POLISH, FINNISH, RUMANIA, HEBREW, SPANISH, CROATIAN, RUSSIAN AND DUTCH ELECTRONIC VERSION YES: X NO: NUMBER OF PRINTED COPIES 10 3) TRAINING DATE 12 1 4 JUNE (AMMAN) AND 19 24 JUNE 2011 (IRELAND) LOCATION (CITY AND COUNTRY) HOST INSTITUTION OR ORGANISATION (if applicable) AMMAN (JORDAN) AND IN DUBLIN AND LIMERICK (IRELAND) FOR AMMAN : Technological Educational Institute of Athens, (TEI). FOR IRELAND: TRINITY COLLEGE, DUBLIN AND THE HUNT MUSEUM, LIMERICK NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS ICOM NON ICOM AMMAN (20) IRELAND (8) AMMAN (100); IRELAND (40) APPROACHED THEMES WORKSHOP IN AMMAN (MUSEUM THEFT RESPONSE PLAN) WORKSHOP IN IRELAND (SAFEGUARDING OUR CULTURAL HERITAGE) AND PARTICIPATION OF OTHER ICOM COMMITTEES PROFILE OF THE TRAINERS MEMBERS OF ICMS SPECIALIST IN THEIR SPECIFIC FIELD OF SECURITY (FIRE, THEFTS, BOMB THREATS, ACTIVE SHOOTER, WATER DAMAGE, RISK ANALYSIS) 2/7
4) RESEARCH ACTIVITIES CHAIRPERSON ICMS HAS BEEN ASSISTING IN WRITING THE SECURITY CONCEPT FOR THE NEW KABUL MUSEUM IN KABUL (AFGHANISTAN) ON REQUEST OF THE USA FOREIGN AFFAIRS OFFICE IN 2011. ON INSTIGATION OF ICOM PARIS MEMBERS / SPECIALISTS OF ICMS OF 7 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES HAVE GIVEN ADVICE TO THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE IN WASHINGTON D.C. FOR THE (ARMED) TRANSPORT OF GOLD COINS FOR EXHIBITION IN EUROPE. 5) ACTIONS ALLOWING AN INCLUSIVE APPROACH THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF ICMS IN 2011 HAS BEEN PLANNED AND EXECUTED WITH SUPPORT OF ICOM CROATIA IN SPLIT FOR THE REASON THAT THE CROATIAN MUSEUMS NEEDED ASSISTANCE FOR THEIR PLANNING OF INTEGRATED SECURITY PLANS. ICMS HAS ARRANGED THAT SUPPLIERS OF SAFETY GLASS AND OF SYSTEMS FOR OBJECT SECURITY AND FOR FIRE PROTECTION (OXY REDUCT) HAVE GIVEN PRESENTATIONS TO NUMEROUS MUSEUM DIRECTORS IN SPLIT. FOR THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN SPLIT THE BOARD OF ICMS HAS OFFERED AND GIVEN GRANTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE CONFERENCE TO YOUNG PARTICIPANTS FROM MOLDAVIA, TURKEY, UKRAINE AND EGYPT. 6) OTHER ACTIVITIES ICMS HAS GIVEN WORKSHOPS IN IRELAND AND AMMAN (JORDAN) IN 2011, DURING WHICH INSPECTIONS AND RISK ANALYSIS WERE MADE IN SEVERAL MUSEUMS AND ADVICE S FOR IMPROVEMENT WERE GIVEN FREELY. 3/7
7) SYNTHESIS OF THE ACTIVITIES AND OBTAINED RESULTS THE YEAR 2011 WAS VERY SUCCESFUL FOR ICMS. THE RESULTS OF THE WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES AS WELL AS THE PARTICIPATION OF INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS IN ICOM WORKING GROUPS LIKE BLUE SHIELD ARE VERY PROMISING FOR THE NEXT YEARS. THE CONTACTS WITH INDIVIDUALS AND INSTITUTIONS IN THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IN AFRICA, THE MIDDLE EAST AND CHINA CONCERNING MUSEUM SECURITY ARE GREAT AND WILL BE EXPLOITED IN THE FOLLOWING YEARS. 4/7
II. 2012 PLANNED ACTIVITIES 1) ANNUAL MEETING DATE 7 13 OCTOBER 2012 LOCATION (CITY AND COUNTRY) TBILISI (GEORGIA) HOST INSTITUTION OR ORGANISATION (if applicable) NATIONAL GEORGIAN MUSEUM AND MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF GEORGIA NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS ICOM NON ICOM 60 40 APPROACHED THEMES THREATS FOR THE COLLECTIONS AND THE EVACUATION OF COLLECTIONS IN CASE OF DISASTERS OR THREAT. EXPECTED PARTICIPATION OF OTHER ICOM COMMITTEES ICOM GEORGIA OTHER MEETINGS (if applicable) THE CHAIRPERSON AND SEVERAL MEMBERS OF ICMS WILL PARTICIPATE AND GIVE PRESENTATIONS DURING THE SMITHSONIAN CONFERENCE IN LOS ANGELES LAST WEEK OF FEBRUARY 2012. THE ICMS WILL HOLD A WORKSHOP IN BUCHAREST (RUMANIA) FROM 25 29 APRIL 2012 WITH THE THEME SAFEGUARDING OUR CULTURAL HERITAGE WITH A WORKING SESSION ABOUT WATER DAMAGE TO COLLECTIONS GIVEN BY REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE NETHERLANDS AND TURKEY. (ATTENDANCE OF 100 PERSONS FROM MUSEUM IN EASTERN EUROPE IS EXPECTED) IN SEPTEMBER 2012 THE CHAIRPERSON OF ICMS WILL PARTICIPATE IN A SECURITY CONFERENCE IN GANSU (CHINA) WITH A PRESENTATION ABOUT RISK ANALYSIS. FROM 18 25 NOVEMBER 2011 MEMBERS OF ICMS WILL HOLD A WORKSHOP IN HAINAN (CHINA) WITH THE THEME EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR MUSEUMS (ATTENDANCE OF 120 PERSONS IS EXPECTED) 5/7
2) PLANNED/PROPOSED PUBLICATIONS TITLE HANDBOOK ON EMERGENCY PROCEDURES DATE NOVEMBER 2012 PUBLISHING LANGUAGE CHINESE ELECTRONIC VERSION YES: X NO: EXPECTED NUMBER OF PRINTED COPIES 300 3) SCHEDULED TRAINING DATE WORKSHOP IN RUMANIA AND CHINA LOCATION (CITY AND COUNTRY) BUCHAREST (RUMANIA) AND HAINAN (CHINA) HOST INSTITUTION OR ORGANISATION (if applicable) FARMERS MUSEUM BUCHAREST AND HENAN MUSEUM CHINA NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS ICOM NON ICOM 20 80 PLANNED THEMES SAFEGUARDING OUR CULTURAL HERITAGE (BUCHAREST) AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES (HAINAN) EXPECTED PARTICIPATION OF OTHER ICOM COMMITTEES ICOM RUMANIA AND ICOM CHINA PROFILE OF THE TRAINERS ALL TRAINERS ARE (BOARD) MEMBERS OF ICMS AND SPECIALISTS IN THEIR FIELDS OF EXPERTISE 6/7
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4) PLANNED RESEARCH ACTIVITIES IMPROVEMENT AND EXPANSION OF THE WEBSITE OF ICMS. ICMS WILL MAKE MORE EFFORTS TO INVOLVE MUSEUM SECURITY STAFF OF MUSEUMS IN AFRICA, THE MIDDLE EAST, CHINA AND THE REST OF ASIA IN ICMS ACTIVITIES. ICMS BOARD HAS ALREADY ONE CHINESE BOARDMEMBER. 5) PLANNED ACTIONS ALLOWING AN INCLUSIVE APPROACH SPECIALISTS FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WILL WRITE NEW CHAPTERS IN THE HANDBOOK FOR EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. THE BOARD OF ICMS HAS DECIDED TO GIVE 2 MORE GRANTS THEN NORMAL FOR YOUNG PARTICPANTS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN TBILISI IN 2012 FOR THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF 3000 EURO 6) OTHER PLANNED ACTIVITIES THE HANDBOOK FOR EMERGENCY PROCEDURES (PUBLISHED ON THE WEBSITE) CAN NOW BE READ IN THE 3 OFFICIAL ICOM LANGUAGES, BUT WILL BE TRANSLATED IN CHINESE (2012) AND IN ARABIC AND ITALIAN (2013) WORKSHOPS ARE PLANNED FOR THE CAIRO MUSEUM IN 2013. THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2014 WILL BE HELD IN COPENHAGEN (DENMARK) 8/7