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Dear ICOM colleagues, Apologies for having taken such a long time to write another newsletter, but your ICOM Canada committee has been BUSY! First, we have been reviewing and revising the mission, bylaws, and Strategic Plan for the organization. This was particularly necessary, as the bylaws had not been reviewed since 2012. After a very productive face-to-face meeting in Toronto at the ROM (courtesy of Ryan Dodge) the committee agreed that the new mission and vision statements should be as follows: MISSION ICOM CANADA highlights, celebrates, and fosters activities of Canadian members working in cultural heritage among the international museum community, and brings awareness of international cultural issues to the Canadian museum community VISION The expertise and the work of ICOM Canada’s members will influence and advance worldwide museology. In addition, we agreed that the strategic priorities for ICOM Canada should be to: 1. Make ICOM Canada more vital in [...]