2013 Congress – Portugal

During the 2011 ICMM Congress in Washington DC, the ICMM Executive Council considered an analysis from the ICMM Site Selection Committee on two excellent bids for the 2013 Congress.

After hearing presentations from both locations, the Executive Council selected the bid from Portugal.

The proposed dates for the Congress are 8-14 September, 2013. It will be held in Cascais, on the Estoril Coast, some 20 kilometres from Lisbon.

The organisers are drawing together several Portugese maritime museums for involvement in the Congress, led by the Portugese Maritime Museum (Museu de Marinha).

The ICMM Executive Council has invited Marika Hedin, Director of the Vasa Museum, Stockholm, Sweden, to head the 2013 Congress academic programme committee.

Visit this site regularly for updates on the 2013 Congress as preparations proceed.