Joanne Orr (Scottish Museums Council)
John Falk and Lynn Dierking (Oregon State University)
Ruth Levitt (City University, London)
Clive Gray (De Montfort University, Leicester)
Alec Coles (Tyne and Wear Museums)

Topic to be covered

Workshop 1 - Identification of issues

To clarify the roots of instrumental museum and gallery policy
To determine the place of instrumental policy in the political and intellectual landscape
To determine the impact of instrumental policy upon the management of museums and galleries
To identify frameworks of analysis and questions
Explore different experiences of policy construction and implementation

Timetable

11.00-11.10	Welcome and introduction
11.10-11.50	Clive Gray
11.50-12.30	John Falk and Lynn Dierking
12.30-13.00	Joanne Orr
13.00-14.00	Lunch
14.00-14.40	Ruth Levitt
14.40-15.10	Alec Coles
15.10-15.30	Comfort Break
15.30-17.00	Guided discussion

Invited participants

Mark O'Neill	Glasgow Museums
Jane Carmichael	National Museums of Scotland
Alec Coles	Tyne and Wear Museums
Ann Fletcher-Williams	Tyne and Wear Museums
John Hentley	Tyne and Wear Museums
Javier Stanziola	Museums, Libraries and Archive Council
Joanne Orr	Scottish Museums Council
Eleonora Belfiore	University of Warwick
Clive Gray	De Montfort University, Leicester
John Falk and Lynn Dierking	Oregon State University
Lisanne Gibson	University of Leicester
Ruth Levitt	Hon. Research Fellow, City University, London
John Holden	Demos
Sara Selwood	City University, London
Richard Naylor	Burns Owens Partnership
Karen Brookfield	Heritage Lottery Fund
Kate Oakley	Burns Owens Partnership
Sue Wilkinson	Museums, Libraries and Archive Council
Rhiannon Mason	Newcastle University
Fiona Mclean	Glasgow Caledonian University