Alcobaca & Caldas da Rainha 2024 Congress Organisers

Congress Organisers


The 51st Congress of the International Academy of Ceramics is organised by the National Association of Ceramic Cities and Villages of Portugal (AptCVC) in collaboration with the IAC. The organisation is additionally supported by the municipalities of the towns of Alcobaça and Caldas da Rainha.
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Organising Bodies Associação Portuguesa de Cidades e Vilas de Cerâmica \| Miguel Capão Filipe, President International Academy of Ceramics \| Torbjørn Kvasbø, President Alcobaça Municipality \| Hermínio Rodrigues, Mayor Caldas da Rainha Municipality \| Vítor Marques, Mayor Executive Board Conceição Henriques, Councillor for Culture of Caldas da Rainha Municipality Júlio Moura, Cabinet Member to the Mayor of Alcobaça Municipality César Salazar, Head of Alcobaça Municipality Cultural and Sport Division José Antunes, Head of Caldas da Rainha Municipality Cultural Unit Vera Marques, Executive Board Secretariat – Caldas da Rainha Municipality Tourism Unit Art Coordination José Antunes, Head of Caldas da Rainha Municipality Cultural Unit Alberto Guerreiro, Municipal Museums of Alcobaça Head Curator Marta Pereira, Art Coordination Secretariat – Caldas da Rainha Municipality Cultural Unit Venue Coordination: Caldas da Rainha Cultural Centre Mário Branquinho, General Director José Ramalho, Technical Coordinator Vanessa Gonçalves, Coordination and Secretariat Design and Visual Identity Mara Pereira, Design and Communication of Caldas da Rainha Cultural Centre General Support Sónia Vicente, Tourism Office of Alcobaça Municipality Maria da Conceição Neto, Caldas da Rainha Municipality Special Advisor José Luiz Almeida e Silva, Executive Director of the AptCVC Local Delegates Cláudia Milhazes, Barcelos Olaria Museum Ana Gomes, Head of Aveiro Municipality Tourism, Culture and Patriality Division Technical Secretariat Leading Press Office ICE Comunicação Procurement Consulting DATAMIND Bookkeeping Clara Roque, AptCVC Scientific Committee Oriol Calvo Vergés, IAC Council Representative for Southern Europe Alberto Guerreiro, Head Curator of the Alcobaça Municipal Museums José Antunes, Head of the Municipal Cultural Unit, Caldas da Rainha Vera Fortes, Coordinator Cencal Alcobaça Jorge Pereira Sampaio, Member of the Portuguese History Academy Fernando Carradas, Professor at the Caldas da Rainha School of Art and Design Alexandre Nobre Pais, President of the Agency for Museums and Monuments of Portugal, E.P.E Rui Ferreira e Silva, Professor at the University of Aveiro Américo Rodrigues, Director General for the Arts – Arts Council of Portugal Isabel Fernández del Moral, Chief Curator of Ceramics at the Design Museum of Barcelona Jaume Coll, Director of the National Museum of Ceramics, Valencia IAC – International Academy of Ceramic Torbjørn Kvasbø, IAC President Stéphanie Le Follic-Hadida, IAC Vice President and Representative for UNESCO Jacques Kaufmann, IAC Emeritus President Karolina Johansson, IAC Office Director Benjamin Evans, IAC Coordination Assistant Sophie Voirol, IAC Administrative Assistant IAC Exhibition Commission Ray Chen, IAC Member and Chair of the Commission Cesar Forero, IAC Member Phyllis Kudder Sullivan, IAC Member Patty Wouters, IAC Member Adil Writer, IAC Member IAC Breakout Sessions Committee Janet DeBoos, IAC Member David Jones, IAC Council Representative for the UK and Benelux countries Pim Sudhikam, IAC Vice President and Council Representative for Southeast Asia and India