12th International Conference on Oriental Carpets in 2011
by
Dennis Dodds, January 16th 2008
Jozan Magazine has asked Dennis Dodds, Secretary-general
ICOC, for information on the 12th ICOC.
Following the conclusion of the
extraordinary 11th ICOC in Istanbul in April 2007, a meeting of the ICOC International Committee was held to invite suggestions for the host city of the 12th
ICOC. Chairman of the International Committee, Professor Walter B. Denny, chaired the meeting and, after discussing possible
venues, a vote of the members resulted in pre-selecting Paris and Stockholm as the principal
candidates.
A 'Request for Proposal' package was recently sent by Professor Denny to representatives in each city who will submit their respective detailed proposals to the ICOC Executive Committee by April 2008. There are many variables to consider so that ICOC can best serve the interests of our diverse and enthusiastic international community of
academics, collectors, dealers and aficionados. After thoroughly reviewing each
proposal, another vote will be taken and the final host city will be
announced. Jozan readers may visit our website for updates:
www.icoc-orientalrugs.org.
Jozan readers may also be pleased to know that they can now order the official Istanbul ICOC exhibition catalogues from Dennis Marquand at
www.rugbooks.com. It is a magnificent 2-volume boxed set of hundreds of color plates which chronicles the remarkable carpets in the Turk ve Islam Muzesi
exhibition, as well as private collections of previously unpublished kilims, rugs and
yastiks.
ICOC is a non-profit organization and is staffed only by unpaid volunteers. We greatly appreciate the support we get from
Jozan readers around the world who register for our conferences and purchase our beautiful
books.
Dennis Dodds, Secretary-general
International Conference on Oriental Carpets
