The ICOM General Conference
The ICOM General conference is held every three years and gathers museum professionals from around the world. The first meeting was held in Paris in 1948. In recent years, General Conferences have been held in Seoul in 2004 (the first meeting in Asia), in Vienna in 2007, and in Shanghai in 2010. In recent years, General Conferences have been held in Seoul in 2004 (the first meeting in Asia), in Vienna in 2007, and in Shanghai from 7 to 12 November 2010. This 22nd General Conference in Shanghai followed the World Expo where an ICOM’s Pavilion was inaugurated and named “Museums, Heart of the City”. During this event, ICOM General Director Julien Anfruns welcomed former president of France, Jacques Chirac, as well as former president of Mali, Alpha Oumar Konaré.
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