6th International Communicating the Museum Conference
Building Partnerships : How to enlarge audiences

ORGANISERS COMMITTEE 2006 & 2007

Each year a selected committee meets in Paris for discussing organisation and future topics to be discussed for the conference ahead. It gathers international experts from the world of museums, journalists, consultants, partners or sociologists. On 16 December 2005, the Organisers' Committee was hosted by Musée d'Orsay for a brainstorming session and a working lunch.

Members of the Organisers were:

Francesco BARAGIOLAArt Editions Albert Skira
Anne-Claire BASSINETAgenda, Paris
Yvonne BELL-GAMBARTDirectrice, Societé des Amis du Louvre, Paris
Pascale BOUSQUETAccount Manager, Agenda, Paris
Jean Michel CARREHead of Marketing, Musée d'Orsay, Paris
Arthur COHENChief Executive Officer, La Placa Cohen, NY
Chairman of "Communicating the Museum" 2006
Valérie CONROTHead of Communications, Fondation Musée d'Art
Moderne Grand-duc Jean, Luxembourg
Corinne ESTRADADirector, Agenda, Paris, Co-Founder of "Communicating the Museum"
Philippe FOUCHARDHead of Press and Marketing, Agenda, Paris
Sophie HENLEY-PRICEConsultant, Paris
Rosalind HESKETHInternational Development, Agenda, Paris
Lorenzo MARCHETTIDirector, Box Office Italia, Milan
Joëlle MARTYDirector, Association Museum Industries, Paris
Maria NUSSER WAGNERHead of Public Relations / Marketing
Bundeskunsthalle, Bonn Jane Rosier, Marketing Manager, Victoria and Albert Museum
Angela RIDDERINGDirector of Art and Culture for Rotterdam, Rotterdam
Nigel SEMMENSHead of Communications, National Gallery, London
Varda SOKOLOWICZ PAPIOLPress Officer, Agenda
Anna SOMERS COCKSGroup Editor, The Art Newspaper, London-Turin
Damien WHITMOREDirector of Public Programmes, V&A Museum, London, Co-Founder of "Communicating the Museum"

Next session will be held in Paris during autumn 2006. If you would like to participate or submit ideas or themes for the forthcoming conferences, please contact Philippe Fouchard on pfouchard@agendacom.com or call + 33 1 4995 0806.