Welcome to the twenty-first edition of our quarterly GeoNews which features highlights of our three core activities:

	George Jaksic, Joelle Marty (General Manager, Museum Expressions) and Eamon Fenwick.

George Jaksic and Eamon Fenwick attended the 10th annual Museum Expressions Expo at Palais des Congrès from 30 January to 1 February in Paris, France. Over 250 exhibitors were present displaying a wide selection of quality cultural products and services to museum representatives from around the world.

Seminars were also organised, including discussions between various museum members covering interesting aspects of museum operations. The topics were: Economic Perspectives & Challenges; Marketing: To Develop An Institution; The Challenges of Decentralisation: Legal and Managerial Implications; and Patrimonial Objects: Creativity Is A Must. This expo provided Museum Imagineers with the opportunity to network with key players in the European museum industry in addition to finding a selection of new and exciting products for our clients in Australia and abroad.

We were ably assisted by Joelle Marty, General Manager, Museum Expressions, with introductions to other representatives and access to office facilities. We were also introduced to Gilles Barissat, the President of Europeenne de Salons.

An award function was held that weekend at the Expo. Attendees were able to meet and greet in a social atmosphere and conference organisers were honoured for their efforts in making Museum Expressions such a great success.

Learn more about Museum Expressions by visiting www.museum-expressions.tm.fr and Association Museum & Industries (AM&I) at www.museum-industries.com ...

Father Geoff Plant, Cardinal George Pell (Archbishop of Sydney) and artist Michael Galovic.

Michael Galovic is a master icon painter, having completed many commissions in Australia and internationally. Recently he produced an icon of St Luke The Evangelist for St Luke's Catholic School, Revesby, a western suburb of Sydney.

Cardinal George Pell blessed the icon and new buildings in a ceremony held on 22 March 2005.

GeoGraphics Group has been commissioned to utilise the image to produce quality GreetingCards. This serves as a memento and tells an interesting story about the Saint.

For more details regarding Michael Galovic's work, contact michael@geographicsgroup.com or call (+61 2) 9568 2444. Be inspired with a specially commissioned icon painting!

	George Jaksic and Lauren Simons at the entrance to the BAMZ Australasia exhibit.

Bermuda Aquarium Museum & Zoo is situated on North Shore Road at Flatts in Bermuda. It is a two hour flight south east of New York City, in the Atlantic Ocean. As the major museum attraction in this British colony, the mission at BAMZ is to "inspire appreciation and care of island environments." Visit www.bamz.org to learn more.

George Jaksic and Eamon Fenwick met with Lauren Simons, the Store and Concessions Manager, and Brian Lightbourn, the Museum's Director, in February 2005. Museum Imagineers has produced a large range of products for BAMZ since the late 1990s including colourful and educational BookMarks, PostCards and GiftWrap. We are currently researching new product lines in addition to reproducing existing merchandise. Interesting marketing initiatives are being proposed to enhance their museum store and delivery of the BAMZ mission to visitors.

Colourful fish, unique pink beaches, exotic animals such as the Caribbean Flamingoes and Green Turtles come alive on a range of educational paper products exported from Sydney. Did you know that Australia is represented in their zoo? There are wallabies, cockatoos and other Aussie creatures, showcasing Australia as the largest island continent with a unique and dynamic biodiversity.

	George Jaksic outside the Deutsches Museum Shop, January 2005.

The Deutsches Museum is one of the largest technical museums in the world, focussing on science and industrial technology and has over one million visitors a year. Learn more at www.deutsches-museum.de.

It is located in Munich, Germany on an island in the Isar River and was opened in 1906, originally being situated in central Munich.

Today, the museum complex also houses a technical library in addition to a large museum shop featuring wonderful gifts, both scientifically and artistically oriented.

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