{"id":2038,"date":"2022-07-12T13:25:42","date_gmt":"2022-07-12T13:25:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glass.mini.icom.museum\/?p=2038"},"modified":"2022-07-18T09:08:20","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T09:08:20","slug":"2022-the-internationalyear-of-glass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glass.mini.icom.museum\/es\/2022-the-internationalyear-of-glass\/","title":{"rendered":"2022. The InternationalYear of Glass"},"content":{"rendered":"
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2022: the UN International Year Of Glass<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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On\u00a018th\u00a0May 2021\u00a0the UN General Council\u00a0approved a joint\u00a0application by the International Commission on Glass (ICG), the Community of Glass Associations (CGA) and ICOM-Glass that 2022 be declared a\u00a0United Nations International Year of Glass<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0The Year will celebrate the essential role glass has in Society. The\u00a0 opening ceremony\u00a0in\u00a0the Palace of Nations in Geneva on the 10-11th February featured\u00a030 world-class speakers.\u00a0Although\u00a0COVID restrictions limited the audience to 135, it was streamed worldwide.\u00a0The 10th February\u00a0saw 3100 views from 66 countries\u00a0and\u00a0the 11th,\u00a04211 views from\u00a072 countries. The programme is\u00a0here<\/a><\/u>.\u00a0<\/strong>You can search the UN web site for\u00a0a\u00a0video recording here<\/a><\/strong><\/u>\u00a0using\u00a0iyog2022<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0or\u00a0International Year of Glass<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0as key words. The\u00a0recordings are by session – but downloads are not possible. Talks highlighted the latest thinking on how\u00a0GLASS<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0can aid\u00a0the development of more just and sustainable societies,\u00a0the most recent scientific and technical\u00a0breakthroughs,\u00a0its influence on\u00a0art and\u00a0in history and finally the\u00a0role\u00a0of museums.<\/p>\n

This IYOG event needed\u00a0significant financial support and a\u00a0Global sponsorship campaign<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0was particularly\u00a0successful. Our\u00a0SPONSORSHIP leaflet<\/a><\/strong><\/u>\u00a0explained\u00a0how to become involved, as a key\u00a0PARTNER<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0or simply as a\u00a0FRIEND<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0Unspent funds from the Opening Ceremony and future donations will be used to support adminstration costs and smaller\u00a0events in the year. following a formal application. A list of sponsors is printed in the\u00a0Conference Brochure<\/strong><\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n

What follows is based on the formal application made to the UN and is split into the following sections:<\/p>\n