On 9 May 2024, a new MOWCAP Bureau was elected by the 23 Member States attending the 10th MOWCAP General Meeting, held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, hosted by the Mongolian Ministry of Culture and the Mongolian National Commission for UNESCO.
We are pleased to announce that Mr Kwibae Kim (Chair), Dr Vu Thi Minh Huong (Vice-Chair), Prof. Dr Mitsuru Haga (Vice-Chair) and Ms Linh Anh Moreau (Secretary-General) have all been re-appointed to serve another term in their respective positions, and that Mr Imam Gunarto has been elected as Vice-Chair.
Vice-Chair Mitsuru Haga, Secretary-General Linh Anh Moreau, Chair Kwibae Kim, Vice-Chair Vu Thi Minh Huong, and newly elected Vice-Chair Imam Gunarto at the 10th MOWCAP General Meeting in Ulaanbaator, Mongolia on 9 May 2024.
MOWCAP is pleased to welcome as its new Vice-Chair Mr Imam Gunarto. Imam Gunarto is currently Chair of the Indonesian National MOW Committee and the Acting Head/Director General of the National Archives of the Republic of Indonesia. He has been actively involved in the Memory of the World Programme since 2007 through the identification of nominations and successful inscriptions of documentary heritage in international, regional, and national MoW registers. During his future tenure as MOWCAP Vice-Chair, he wishes to support the creation and development of national MoW committees, and develop an integrated MOWCAP portal for the national MoW committees.
The MOWCAP Bureau wishes to extend its heartfelt thanks to Ms Dianne Macaskill after 10 years of dedicated service as MOWCAP’s Vice-Chair. Dianne’s contribution to the MOWCAP programme cannot be understated. Her collaboration in producing and managing MOWCAP communications has contributed to increasing the programme’s visibility and public outreach. In addition, her in depth-knowledge of and instrumental role in the development of MOWCAP documents have made her an invaluable resource to whom all MOWCAP members turn for her expertise and experience. Dianne continuously strived for the inclusion of the Pacific in the MOWCAP programme, and we look forward to continuing to work with her in this regard within the framework of future collaborations with the Pacific Regional Branch of the International Council on Archives (PARBICA).
