About ICTOP

The International Committee for The Training of Personnel(ICTOP) was formally established in 1968. It is one of the International Council of Museum’s (ICOM) 51 international committees (the oldest) and part of the network.

ICTOP’s primary aim is to promote training and professional development and to establish standard/guidelines and support systems for museum personnel throughout their careers. The Committee studies and provides information on museum professional education offerings has a Facebook site ad provided other communications; it also organises an annual meeting. ICTOP also acts as an advisor for the establishment of syllabi and curriculum for museums studies/museology personnel training and works closely with other ICOM Committees to achieve its goals.

Lynne Teather, D. Phil. (Leicester Museum Studies) Professor Emeritus,

Master of Museum Studies Program,

University of Toronto, Faculty of Information

Dear colleagues,

It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the International Council of Training of Personnel web platform. As the first of the ICOM International Committees (formed in 1968), ICTOP is pleased to speak to its decades long contribution to the professional development of museums and heritage and the educational preparation of professionals working around the world. On our site you will find news of our work, stories about our mission, research, resources and members.We invite you to ‘join in’ and explore some helpful tools and resources to which your contributions and comments are welcome.

We are equally excited to extend an invitation to to you to join us at ICTOP’s Annual Conference, this year at the ICOM Triennial Meeting ICOM Rio August 2013. Look for information about this conference on our conference page.

Sincerely,

Lynne Teather, D. Phil. (Leicester Museum Studies) lynne.teather@gmail.com

Board Members 2010-2013 (elections for 2013-2016 forthcoming)

Executive

Vice Chair Andreja Rihter (Slovenia)

Secretary Phaedra Livingstone (USA)

Treasurer Darko Babic (Croatia) dbabic@ffzg.hr

Editor/Communications Officer: Open

Members at Large

Paula Assuncao dos Santos (Netherlands)

paula.dossantos@ahk.nl

Joy Davis (Canada)