To keep abreast of the world's development in
the arts and to foster exchanges with international counterparts,
arts managers of the department were sent to international conferences
and festivals year-round. Conferences and festivals attended in 2002
included:
Conferences
 |
Date |
Conference
/ Forum |
Place |
 |
| |
March
2002 |
International
Society for the Performing Arts Foundation (ISPA) International
Forum |
|
Beijing,
China |
 |
| |
May 2002 |
5th Symposium
of the Asia-Pacific Producers' and Presenters' Network (APPN) |
|
Vancouver,
Canada |
|
| |
June 2002 |
ISPA International
Congress 2002 |
|
Lucerne, Switzerland |
|
| |
November
2002 |
17th International
Association for Volunteer Effort World Volunteer Conference |
|
Seoul, South
Korea |
|
| |
December 2002 |
55th ISPA
Annual Conference |
|
New York,
US |
Festivals
|
Date |
Festival |
Place |
|
| |
February 2002 |
International Youth
Theatre Festival Noord-Holland 2002 |
|
Amsterdam, Holland |
|
| |
May 2002 |
Vancouver
International Children's Festival |
|
Vancouver, Canada |
|
| |
August 2002 |
1st Asian Performing
Arts Festival 2002 / Tokyo Performing Arts Market |
|
Tokyo, Japan |
|
| |
October 2002 |
Opening Festival of the Esplanade — Theatres
on the Bay |
|
Singapore |
|
| |
November 2002 |
4th China Shanghai
International Arts Festival and Performing Arts Fair |
|
Shanghai, China |
At the 4th China Shanghai International
Arts Festival and Performing Arts Fair, Ms Cynthia Liu, Chief Manager
(Arts Organisations, Festivals and Entertainment), delivered a
speech entitled Developing Thematic Festivals in the International
Forum on Arts Festivals and Performing Arts Market. She introduced
to some 300 participating overseas and Mainland arts practitioners
the objectives and organisation of the summer and autumn thematic
festivals in Hong Kong, namely the International Arts Carnival,
Legends of China Festival and New Vision Arts Festival.
Around 1,000 delegates of non-governmental organisations
and government agencies from 80 countries and regions attended
the biennial World Volunteer Conference held in Seoul in November
2002. Mr Esmond Chan, Manager (Community Audience Building) and
representatives of the Agency for Volunteer Service presented the
collaboration project Cultural Services Volunteers Scheme in a
workshop during the Conference. The workshop attracted some 40
participants from South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Guangzhou, Beijing,
Taiwan and the Netherlands.
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