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  ICEFAT Newsletter #3 — 2006  

 
ICEFAT NEWS TURNS JAPANESE!
  
  The world has changed in many ways over the past 30 years and ICEFAT has done its best to change with it.
  
 

The original newsletter format was ICEFAT Screen, a printed magazine – produced two or three times a year – and mailed to each member company. The first issue was printed in April 1979 and mailed to 60 member companies.

At the Madrid convention in 1985 and in the subsequent issue of SCREEN one member company proudly announced the installation of a telefax (!) machine in their head office. At the time we wondered if it would really be any use – a few years later we were wondering how we ever did business before the fax machine – and now our jaws drop in wonder when someone tells us they don’t have email!

As ICEFAT has grown so has it’s newsletter. In 2003 the Screen was replaced with the electronic version – ICEFAT News – available online and in printable PDF versions.

Turning point
This was a turning point for ICEFAT News – there was an intentional change in focus from being a Members only Newsletter to an industry forum providing information and updates on matters having a real impact on the art logistics industry generally.

Circulation was extended to include clients in Museums and Galleries as well as the general membership of ICEFAT. ICEFAT News now reaches over 1,000 readers directly and – we hope – is forwarded to many more.

Now we come to the landmark value of this issue. Whilst English remains the official language of ICEFAT we are trying to meet the requirements of more clients and agents around the world. This issue will be the first to be published simultaneously in English, Spanish and Japanese. Subsequent issues will be published in a variety of languages.

During my early years in this industry I well recall the excitement of receiving the Screen in the post – catching up with news of past and future Conventions, changes in our industry and discussions about standards and practices. I hope in some way you all enjoy ICEFAT News in its present incarnation!

Kim Powell – Editor
International Art Services
  

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