Dear ICOM MUSIC Community,

Here is the summer issue of the recurring ICOM MUSIC News that will resume after the summer break.

ICOM has announced that Registration for the 27th ICOM General Conference, taking place this November in Dubai, is currently open, and until 30 August 2025 you can take advantage of the Early Bird rate.
The Scientific Committee of our IC’s joint conference with IC MEMOHRI will keep you informed about any news and important dates as they come in.

Ongoing activities in May & June 2025 include:

05 May 2025: IC MUSIC/MEMOHRI Dubai 2025 Scientific Committee meeting (online)

07 May 2025: México 2024 Proceedings editorial team meeting (online)

08 May 2025: ICOM MUSIC Bulletin (December 2024) published (website)

13 May 2025: Executive Board meeting (online)

13 May 2025: Board meeting (online)

14 May 2025: ICOM IC Forum for Chairs (online, Chair attended)

21 May 2025: México 2024 Proceedings editorial team meeting (online)

22 May 2025: SAREC Special Projects 2025 grant planning meeting (online): “Bi-lingual Documentation and Outreach: Expanding ICOM MUSIC’s LAC Impact”

06 June 2025: Meeting on revision of By-Laws (online, Chair & Vice Chair)

10 June 2025: Executive Board meeting (online)

10 June 2025: Board meeting (online)

11 June 2025: ICOM Chairs information sessions on the ICOM Strategic Plan 2022-2028 (online, Chair attended)

11 June 2025: Announcement and launch of ICOM E-Card Consultation to ICOM MUSIC’s members

19 June 2025: SAREC Special Projects 2025 grant planning meeting (online): “Bi-lingual Documentation and Outreach: Expanding ICOM MUSIC’s LAC Impact”

20 June 2025: IC MUSIC/MEMOHRI Dubai 2025 Scientific Committee meeting (online)

23/24 June 2025: 98th Session of the ICOM Advisory Council (online, Chair attended)

25 June 2025: ICOM E-Card Consultation submission, ICOM MUSIC’s results submitted to ICOM

The ICOM MUSIC Board will meet every month, and if you have matters that you would like the Board to take up, please let us know.

To receive important information and news from ICOM, we kindly urge you to subscribe to ICOM’s Newsletter. Please, visit https://icom.museum/en/ , scroll down to “Sign up to our Newsletter”, and fill in your email address.

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Thank you and best wishes on behalf of the ICOM MUSIC Board,
Sarah Deters
ICOM MUSIC Interim Secretary 2025