September 10, 2026
Announcement: ICOM-SUSTAIN 2026 Conference Conference, SUSTAIN Activity Reports
ICOM-SUSTAIN is pleased to announce details about the 2026 online conference, Museums for Our Futures: Sustain, Adapt, Regenerate.
The conference begins at 08:00 UTC on 19 November 2026 and continues to 20:00 UTC. The following chart can help you plan your personal schedule to attend as much of the online gathering as possible.
| Location | Local Time | Time Zone | UTC Offset |
| Corresponding UTC (London, GMT) | Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 08:00:00 | ||
| Paris (France) / Lagos (Nigeria) | Thursday 9:00:00 am | CET / WAT | UTC+1 |
| Kampala (Uganda) | Thursday 11:00:00 noon | EAT | UTC+3 |
| Dubai (United Arab Emirates) | Thursday 12:00:00 noon | GST | UTC+4 |
| Delhi (India) | Thursday 1:30:00 pm | IST | UTC+5:30 |
| Beijing (China) / Hong Kong | Thursday 4:00:00 pm | CST / HKT | UTC+8 |
| Tokyo (Japan) | Thursday 5:00:00 pm | JST | UTC+9 |
| Sydney (Australia) | Thursday 7:00:00 pm | AEDT | UTC+11 |
| Buenos Aires (Argentina) | Thursday 5:00:00 am | ART | UTC-3 |
| New York (USA) | Thursday 3:00:00 am | EST | UTC-5 |
| Winnipeg (Canada) | Thursday 2:00:00 am | CST | UTC-6 |
ICOM SUSTAIN will use EventBrite as the registration system for this FREE offering and will livestream the event via ZOOM.
The Schedule-at-a-Glance follows:
Block 1 (3 hours) 8:00 – 11:00 UTC
| Adapt | UTC |
| Opening | 08:00–08:10 |
| Keynote (40 min)
Melissa Malu, Head of Pasifika Collections and Engagement, Australian Museum, Sydney |
08:10–08:50 |
| Panel (55 min) | 08:50–09:45 |
| Break | 09:45–09:55 |
| Lightning Round 1 (25 min / 3 min each) | 09:55–10:20 |
| Lightning Round 2 (25 min / 3 min each) | 10:30–10:55 |
| Closing | 10:55–11:00 |
GENERAL ASSEMBLY (90 min)
| UTC | Agenda / Speakers | |
| General Assembly | 12:00–13:30 | ICOM International Committee Business
ICOM SUSTAIN Board & Members |
Block 2 (3 hours) — 14:00 – 17:00 UTC
| Regenerate | UTC |
| Opening | 14:00–14:10 |
| Keynote (40 min)
Fábio Scarano, Professor of Ecology at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, and UNESCO Chair on Futures Literacy at the Museum of Tomorrow (Instituto de Desenvolvimento e Gestão) — Brazil |
14:10–14:50 |
| Panel (55 min) | 14:50–15:45 |
| Break | 15:45–15:55 |
| Lightning Round 1 (25 min / 3 min each) | 15:55–16:20 |
| Lightning Round 2 (25 min / 3 min each) | 16:30–16:55 |
| Closing | 16:55–17:00 |
Block 3 (3 hours) – 17:00-20:00 UTC
| Sustain | UTC |
| Opening | 17:00-17:10 |
| Keynote (40 min)
Prossy Nanyondo, Manager, Railway Museum at The Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda, Jinja-Kampala |
17:10–17:50 |
| Panel (55 min) | 17:50–18:45 |
| Break | 18:45–18:55 |
| Lightning Round 1 (25 min / 3 min each) | 18:55–19:20 |
| Lightning Round 2 (25 min / 3 min each) | 19:30–19:55 |
| Closing | 19:55–20:00 |