Cyberkaris is the monthly electronic newsletter of the Interarts Foundation for all those interested in news and happenings in the field of international cultural policies and cultural cooperation.

Programme in Support of Cultural and Creative Enterprises – new website

This programme is carried out in Medellín (Colombia) and coordinated by the Interarts Foundation and the University of Antioquia, with support from the Spanish Agency of International Cooperation for Development (AECID). A management model which conceives cultural production as a tool for development, its ultimate aim is to set up a sustainable system connecting the field of arts and culture with the economic, social and academic sectors. This is an integral strategy for the gradual integration of topics, products, goods and services between the University and the productive sectors in the Antioquia region and Colombia, with an extension at global scale. The programme has recently launched its website, which includes thorough explanations on its background, development, current state and forms of involvement. It also provides details about existing business projects, those which are currently being implemented or developing their business plan and, lastly, those which find themselves in the early stages and aim to develop their business project. The site is available at www.empresasculturales.com

Constitutive Workshop of the Capacity-Building Programme ''Cultural Diversity 2030''

The constitutive workshop of the interdisciplinary capacity-building programme ''Cultural Diversity 2030'' was held in Barcelona on 19-20 September. The programme enables young experts under 40 years of age to take part in the debates surrounding the implementation of the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. It is an initiative of the German Commission for UNESCO, which cooperated with the Government of Catalonia for the organisation of the Barcelona workshop. The approximately 20 young experts from 15 European countries who took part will continue their cooperation through face-to-face and online exchanges until 2010. Interarts undertook secretarial and technical assistance duties. For further information, visit
www20.gencat.cat/portal/site/Departament-de-la-Vicepresidencia/menuitem.231745376b0b41e13a81e810b0c0e1a0/?vgnextoid=b5306be87c791110VgnVCM1000000b0c1e0aRCRD&vgnextchannel=b5306be87c791110VgnVCM1000000b0c1e0aRCRD&vgnextfmt=detall&contentid=ae7b0416e9e8c110VgnVCM1000008d0c1e0aRCRD and www.unesco.de/2648.html?&L=1

Participation in the European Intercultural Campus

In the framework of the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue, the City of Warsaw and the Pro Cultura Foundation convened the European Intercultural Campus in Warsaw on 12-13 September. The event addressed contemporary intercultural dynamics in European cities and relevant cultural policies in this context. In addition, a working meeting to discuss the preparation of Warsaw's 2020 Cultural Strategy was organised, involving the international guests attending the Campus. Interarts took part in the event. For further information, visit
www.procultura.pl/index.php?module=articles&action=view&id=2

UNCTAD launches Global Databank on World Trade in Creative Products

On 15 August, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) presented a new database providing trade statistics on creative goods and services. The statistics cover about 235 products related to heritage, arts, media and functional creations. The database's statistics are based on information reported to the United Nations by national sources. Currently the site shows global trade flows for 1996-2006. It is available at stats.unctad.org/creative

Kosice and Marseilles will be the European Capitals of Culture in 2013

The jury responsible for assessing the applications for the title of European Capital of Culture in 2013 recommended in September that the title be given to the cities of Kosice (Slovakia) and Marseilles (France). Both were competing against other cities in their respective countries, as Slovakia and France are due to share the title in 2013. The recommendation should now be formally adopted by the Council of Ministers of the EU. For further information on both projects, please visit www.kosice13.sk/en/ and www.marseille-provence2013.fr

European Commission – public consultation on the future of youth policy

The European Commission has recently launched a public consultation on how the European Union's youth policy should develop in the future. The consultation seeks to answer questions about the main challenges or opportunities which will have the most direct impact on young people. The consultation is addressed both to individuals and organisations which are interested in the future of young people in the EU and in other countries participating in the EU's youth programmes. It is available until 25 November at
ec.europa.eu/youth/youth-policies/doc1220_en.htm

9th International Conference on Diversity in Organisations, Communities and Nations – call for papers

The ninth International Conference on Diversity in Organisations, Communities and Nations will be held in RIga, Latvia, on 15-18 June 2009. A call for papers has been launched for either in-person or virtual presentations at the conference. Relevant themes include 'Dimensions of Diversity', 'Governing Diversity – Community in a Globalising World', 'Representing Diversity – The Influences of Global Tourism and the Global Media', 'Learning Diversity – Education in a World of Difference' and 'Working Diversity – Managing the Culture of Diversity'. The current round of the call closes on 9 October, although new rounds will be announced later. For further information, visit
www.diversity-conference.com

Casa Asia: mobility grants Asia-Spain

Casa Asia has announced the annual call of its Antoni de Montserrat mobility programme. 12 grants will be given to relevant professionals from Asia and the Pacific region to take part in meetings, courses, seminars, trade fairs and arts festivals organised by public or private bodies in Spain. The deadline for submitting proposals is 28 November. For further information, visit
www.casaasia.es

Music in Health Settings – call for scholarship applications

The next European training session “Music in Health Settings”, set up by Musique & Santé in partnership with the Royal Northern College of Music, will take place in Paris from 2 to 6 February 2009. With support from the European Commission's Lifelong Learning Programme, the organisers of the event are inviting musicians who are also trainers or professors involved in adult education to apply for individual scholarships by 31 October. For further information, visit www.musique-sante.org/index2.htm

The International Forum on the Creative Economy – Compendium of Research Papers

The Conference Board of Canada has recently released the Compendium of Research Papers resulting from the International Forum on the Creative Economy, a two-day forum held in Gatineau, Québec in March 2008. The event was a partnership between Canadian Heritage and the Conference Board of Canada. The report includes academic papers from leading researchers from around the world. It can be downloaded from
sso.conferenceboard.ca/e-Library/LayoutAbstract.asp?DID=2701

Resources on cultural mobility in Europe and the Mediterranean

The Association for European and International Cultural Development (ADCEI) has recently uploaded a list of resources contributing to cultural mobility in Europe and the Mediterranean. The repertory should be regularly enlarged and updated, and its authors will welcome any relevant contributions. It is available at
www.adcei.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=349&Itemid=66

Transversal: Borders, nations, translations

The Transversal web journal presents a series of texts from the conference ''Borders, Nations, Translations. The Political Limits of Cultural Trans-Nationalism'', which took place in March 2008 in Vienna in conjunction with translate. The event addressed questions such as 'If … home today is our globalised world, then its mother tongue cannot be but a translation, both linguistically and culturally… Should we form a nation of translation and claim its sovereignty in an independent state?'. Texts can be accessed at
translate.eipcp.net/Actions/discursive/wien2008/

AECID: new books in the 'Culture and Development' series

The Spanish Agency of International Cooperation for Development (AECID) has released two new volumes in its 'Culture and Development' series. On the one hand, La Cooperación Cultura-Comunicación en Iberoamérica collects the proceedings of a seminar held in Madrid in 2007, addressing the relationship between culture and media in Iberoamerica. An initiative of Fundación Alternativas and the Organisation of Iberoamerican States (OEI), the book has been edited by Enrique Bustamante. On the other hand, Héctor Ariel Olmos has authored Gestión cultural e identidad: claves para el desarrollo, which combines theoretical and practical approaches to cultural management as a resource for human development, with particular emphasis on the notion of cultural identity. Both books can be downloaded in Spanish at
www.aecid.es/09cultural/06ac/9.6.206.htm

Iberoamerican Observatory of Authors' Rights launches newsletter

Last August, the Bogotá-based Iberoamerican Observatory of Authors' Rights (ODAI) launched ODAI Reporta, a new monthly electronic newsletter. The bulletin collects information on legal and financial developments, interviews and other related news in the fields of authors' rights and copyright. ODAI was established earlier this year on the initiative of the Regional Centre for the Promotion of Books in Latin America and the Caribbean (CERLALC) and Spain's Fundación Autor. ODAI Reporta is available at www.odai.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=68

Cultural Diversity and Local Development (Damascus, Syria, 5-7 October)

The Chambre des Beaux Arts de Méditerranée and its partners are organising this workshop and conference entitled 'Cultural Diversity and Local Development', which will focus on the contribution of traditional crafts to local development and cultural diversity, as well as the protection of producers and their works. The event is held in the context of the CULT LINK project on crafts, cultural dialogue and local development, and in the framework of Damascus, Arab Capital of Culture 2008. For further information, visit
www.cultlink.org

Public Libraries: Open Spaces for Learning (Badalona, Catalonia, 17-18 October)

The UNESCO Centre of Catalonia (UNESCOcat) and the Catalan Group of UNESCO Associated Libraries are organising their third interprofessional conference. It will take place in Badalona (near Barcelona) on 17-18 October and will focus on the role of public libraries as a space for learning. Speakers include Federico Mayor Zaragoza, Michel Melot, Agnès Camus-Vingué and Ramón Salaberría. For further information, visit www.unescocat.org/ct/jornades3

Intercultural Dialogue and Project Management: ENCATC Annual Conference (Lyon, France, 16-18 October)

The 16th Annual Conference of the European Network of Cultural Administration Training Centres (ENCATC), entitled 'Intercultural dialogue and project management: New training programmes in a context of major challenges', will take place on 16-18 October in Lyon, France. This event, implemented in partnership with the Faculty of Anthropology and Sociology of Lyon2, the city of Lyon and the Rhone-Alpes Region, will focus on the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. Transformations in the professional field and new requirements in the area of training will be examined. For further information, visit www.encatc.org

3rd Euroregional Cultural Conference (Mallorca, 23-25 October)

The 3rd Cultural Conference of the Euroregion Pyrenees-Mediterranean will be held in Palma de Mallorca (Balearic Islands). The event, entitled 'Innovation, research and culture', will particularly focus on the challenges brought about by the evolution from a Society of Information to a Society of Knowledge and its implications for cultural managers. It is organised by the Euroregion Pyrenees-Mediterranean and the Balearic Government, alongside other partners in the Euroregion. For further information, contact jornadeseuroregio2008@gmail.com

Signs of the City – Metropolis Speaking (Berlin, London, Barcelona and Sofia, October-November 2008)

Employing digital photography and new media, the Culture 2007 funded youth art project Signs of the City – Metropolis Speaking has been exploring the sign systems of Barcelona, Berlin, London and Sofia for the past year. Nearly 300 young people, accompanied by 28 professional artists in a series of workshops, have documented their urban environment and created an online visual inventory (www.citpix.net). To mark the end of this European project, free cross-disciplinary conferences offer perspectives on participatory arts in education in the House of World Cultures Berlin (17-18 October), the Goethe Institute London (4 October), and the Goethe Institute Bulgaria (24 October). Furthermore, exhibitions take place in Berlin in the House of World Cultures (26 September – 2 November), in London’s Watermans Gallery (4 October – 2 November), in Barcelona’s Centre Civic Can Basté (9 October – 9 November), and in the House of Cinema in Sofia (15 October – 15 November). For further information, please contact uta.staiger@urbandialogues.de

3rd Conference 'A Soul for Europe' (Berlin, 14-15 November)

The third Berlin Conference marks the end of the first phase of work of 'A Soul for Europe'. From 2009 onwards the initiative, which since 2003 has given the European project a cultural dimension, will be launching new projects with strong European partners and an organisation involving more young people. One of the main topics for discussion will be the cultural dimension and European basis of companies operating on a global scale. Speakers and guests include the presidents of the European Commission, the European Parliament and the German Bundestag, José Manuel Barroso, Hans-Gert Pöttering and Norbert Lammert respectively, as well as representatives of several major business companies. For further information, visit
www.asoulforeurope.eu

''Artists in Dialogue, Transforming Communities''

www.resartis.org/index.php?id=2
Amsterdam, 9-11 October. See Cyberkaris 71, June 2008

The Art of City Making – Les Rencontres de Stavanger

www.lesrencontres.eu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=60&Itemid=89&lang=en.
Stavanger, Norway, 16-19 October. See Cyberkaris 72, July 2008.

Culture Action Europe's 16th General Assembly

www.cultureactioneurope.org
Marseilles, 23-25 October. See Cyberkaris 72, July 2008

Interacció 2008: Policies for Intercultural Dialogue at Local Level

www.diba.cat/cjs/jornada.asp?id=186
Barcelona, 28-31 October. See Cyberkaris 71, June 2008

10th ELIA Biennial Conference

www.eliabiennial.org
Göteborg, Sweden, 29 October – 1 November 2008. See Cyberkaris 70, May 2008.

Misunderstanding – IETM Plenary Meeting

www.ietmzurich.ch
Zurich, 6-9 November. See Cyberkaris 72, July 2008

Conference on Creative Cities

www.kreanta.org/ciudades_creativas.php.
Sitges, Catalonia, 26-27 November. See Cyberkaris 72, July 2008.

Cyberkaris

Cyberkaris is the monthly electronic newsletter of the Interarts Foundation for all those interested in news and happenings in the field of international cultural policies and cultural cooperation. The Interarts Foundation, International Observatory of Urban and Regional Cultural Policies, promotes since 1995 research in culture and territorial development, cooperation between networks and artistic, cultural and heritage projects, the definition and fostering of Cultural Rights and offers advice to projects and entrepreneurs from the cultural sector and the creative industries. Interarts is an agency working in ''partnership'' with organisations in Catalonia and Spain as well as with the main world agents for international cultural cooperation, among which are those belonging to the system of the United Nations, the European Union, the Council of Europe and intergovernmental agencies between Europe and Latin America, Asia and Africa. Interarts is presently managing programmes related to the ecological, axiological and deonthological aspects of cultural development as well as others that foster the new role of civil society in the cultural sector.

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