1.0American Society of Overseas Research (ASOR)Moni Islam/news/author/mislam/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="s0iH9qP4OD"><a href="/chi/updates/2024/11/icom-africa-meeting">CHI Update: Participation in 1st ICOM-Africa Annual Conference</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="/chi/updates/2024/11/icom-africa-meeting/embed/#?secret=s0iH9qP4OD" width="600" height="338" title="“CHI Update: Participation in 1st ICOM-Africa Annual Conference” — American Society of Overseas Research (ASOR)" data-secret="s0iH9qP4OD" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> /wp-content/uploads/2024/11/CHI-ICOM-Africa-3.jpeg1200900In October, ASOR staff and their partners in the Sahel attended the 1st Annual ICOM-Africa Meeting in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The event’s focus on inclusion, learning, and sustainability reflects the evolving role of African museums as they adapt to the needs of local communities and strive to engage a global audience. ASOR congratulates Mr. Jean-Paul Koudougou, president of ICOM-Africa, and all of the other organizers for such a successful event.