Chronology of Major Events

Year Major Events
2017 Upcoming Event:

▪  The International Forum on Technology in Museums is scheduled to take place in Taipei in October

▪  The Japanese edition of Enjoying Taiwan’s Museums to be published later this year

Past Event:

▪  Participated in the 2017 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo in St. Louis, USA
2016 ▪  Participated in the 2016 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo in Washington D.C., USA

▪  Organised the International Forum on Designing for Visitor Engagement in Museums

▪  Published Enjoying Taiwan’s Museums in both Chinese and English
2015 ▪  Promoted the establishment of legal regime concerning museums in conjunction with the Museum Act

▪  Organised the International Forum on Museum Cluster and Cultural Landscape

▪  Organised the 2015 ICOM-ICOFOM-ASPAC Taiwan Conference

▪  Co-organised the 2015 ICOM-NATHIST Taiwan Conference
2014 ▪  Organised the 2014 ICOM-INTERCOM & FIHRM Taipei Conference

▪  Organised the 2014 ICOM-MPR Taiwan Conference

▪  Organised the 2014 ICOM-ICR Taiwan Conference
2013 ▪  Managed the Taiwanese delegates to the ICOM 23rd General Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2012 ▪  Proposal titled “Museum Development and the Establishment of an International Exchange Platform Project: 2012-2015” accepted and funded by the Ministry of Culture (MOC)

▪  Organised the International Forum on Museum and Cultural Tourism
2011 ▪  Co-organised the MCN Taiwan 2011 Annual Meeting

▪  Co-organised the “2011 International Museum Day: Cultural Heritage and Memory” exhibition

▪  Co-organised the 2011 Cultural Policy and Museum Management International Symposium: “The Original Voice: Museum’s Social Responsibility and Cultural Practice”

▪  Co-organised the International Forum on Museum Procedural Standards
2010 ▪  Co-organised the “Museum 2010: The Value and Mission of Museums in the 21th Century” Conference

▪  Co-organised the AMM Media and Technology MUSE Awards Workshop

▪  Participated in the ICOM 25th General Assembly in Shanghai, China

▪  Co-organised the 4th Biennial Conference of Museum Studies on the Landscapes of Museum Exhibition
2009 ▪    Proposal titled “Museum Development and the Establishment of an International Collaboration Platform Project: 2008-2011” accepted and funded by the Council of Cultural Affairs

▪  Participated in the 2009 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo in in Philadelphia, USA

▪  Co-organised the “Global Vision, Local Rumination—Museum Profession’s New Challenge” Conference

▪  Co-organised the 2009 International Symposium on Cultural Policy & Museum Management/Annual Forum for Museum Directors & Strategic Alliance of Asia Pacific Museums

▪  Organised the 2009 ICOMFOM-SIB Annual Conference and International Museum Education Forum
2008 ▪  Co-organised the “Museum Management: Integrating Museum and Social Resources” symposium

▪  Co-organised the 2008 International Symposium for Natural History Museum Directors: “Challenges and Perspectives—New Roles of the Natural History Museum in Response to Global Changes

▪  Co-organised the 3rd Biennial Conference of Museum Studies on the Culture and Science of Museum Collecting
2007 ▪  Participated in the 2007 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo in Chicago, USA

▪  Participated in the ICOM 21st General Conference and 22nd General Assembly in Vienna, Austria
2006 ▪  Organised the INTERCOM 2006 Annual Meeting and Conference, “New Roles and Missions of Museum”, in Taipei, Taiwan

▪  Co-organised the “Taiwan Museum Industry at the Crossroad: Professionalism, Community, Sustainability” Conference
2005 ▪  Co-organised the Industrial Artefact Conservation Workshop

▪  Co-organised the “Heritage Healthcare: Heritage Conservation for Everyone” events in conjunction with the National Museum Day
2004 ▪  Published Directory of Museums in Taiwan in both Chinese and English

▪  Commissioned by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, Tainan City Government, to carry out a general survey on museums types and resources in East Asia
2003 ▪  Commissioned by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, Tainan City Government, to carry out a general survey on museums types and resources in East Asia

▪  Co-organised the “Facing the Challenging 21st century: Dialogues among museums in Taiwan and Japan” Conference with the Council of Cultural Affairs
2002 ▪  Commissioned by the Council of Cultural Affairs to carry out “Status Survey and Evaluation of Local Cultural Museums in Northern Taiwan”

▪  Commissioned by the Sports Affairs Council (the antecedent of the Sport Administration) to devise a “National Sports Museum Institutional Plan”
2001 ▪  Co-organised the 2011 Forum of Museum Directors: “Museum Professionalism”

▪  Co-organised the International Academic Forum on Establishing National Museum Style and Local Cultural Museums
2000 ▪  Commissioned by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Taipei City Government, to carry out a general research on Museums and Art Museums Resource in Taipei

▪  Commissioned by the Preparatory Office of National Museum of Marine Science & Technology to devise a plan on collection display design
1998 ▪  Commissioned by the Preparatory Office of the National Museum of Taiwan History to devise the preliminary architectural and spatial design project for the National Museum of Taiwan History

▪  Commissioned by the Preparatory Office of the National Museum of Taiwan History to devise a total development plan for the National Museum of Taiwan History
1997 ▪  Commissioned by the Taipei Fine Arts Museum to devised and develop a research plan for the expansion of the Taipei Museum of Fine Arts regarding functional objectives and management policy

▪  Commissioned by the Education Bureau, Kaohsiung City Government, to develop a research plan on collection display for the Kaohsiung Museum of History
1996 ▪  Commissioned by the National Taiwan Museum (formerly the Taiwan Provincial Museum, 1949-1999) to devise and develop a research plan on collection display for National Museum of Taiwan History
1995 ▪  Organised the Conservation of Cultural Artefact Conference on behalf of the Council for Cultural Affairs (CCA, the antecedent of the Ministry of Culture, MOC)
1994 ▪  The Chinese Association of Museums (CAM) was established and inaugurated at the National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan