IETM in Asia : What's next?
IETM has now been engaging with people from Asia for 4 years, since we invited Chinese colleagues to IETM Birmingham 2003, and Singaporeans to IETM Budapest in 2004. We subsequently co-organized a Satellite Meeting in Singapore in IETM Montréal 2007 21/32 2005 and in China in 2006. Following the China meeting, 80% of participants asked us to continue making bridges with China, and also with Korea, Japan and India. Korea will be next: already Myriam DeClopper, Maria Magdalena Schwaegermann, and Mary Ann DeVlieg participated in the Korean Performing Arts Forum in February 2007 in Gwangju, and the Korean Arts Managements Service will co- organize a Satellite Meeting with IETM in October this year. Also, the Tokyo Performing Arts Market has confirmed that, together with the Japan Foundation, they will collaborate with IETM to co- organize a Satellite Meeting in spring, 2008. It s time to hear from IETM members: what themes shall we pursue with our Asian colleagues? What issues? What developments? Which information needs to be exchanged, and what skills need to be developed?