Tim Doling Managing Editor, based at the Cultural Profiles office in Cambridge, United Kingdom

Helena Pivec Consultant Editor, Writer-Researcher based at the British Council office in Ljubljana, Slovenia

The Slovenia Cultural Profile was created through the goodwill and co-operation of many different individuals and organisations. Limited space does not permit a comprehensive list, but whilst expressing our thanks to everyone involved in the development of the profile, the editors would like to single out major contributors for special thanks:

Text contributors:

Marko Brumen - introductory text in the Intermedia Arts chapter overview

Zdravko Duša - introductory text in the Literature chapter overview (editing)

Natalija Glažar - introductory text in the Archives chapter overview

Vilenka Jakac Bizjak - introductory text in the Libraries chapter overview

Dr Orest Jarh - introductory text about Museums in the Heritage chapter overview

Vesna Teržan - introductory texts about Slovene contemporary architecture and design in the Heritage and Visual Arts chapters overviews

The authors indicated in the publications of the Government Communication Office of Slovenia

Other supporters and contributors:

Ministry of Culture of Slovenia: Dr Vasko Simoniti (Minister of Culture, October 2004-), Vesna Jurca Tadel, Tanja Orel Šturm (Sector for Promotion and International Co-operation), Judita Krivec Dragan, Jelka Gazvoda, Nataša Bucik, Vida Koporc, Biserka Močnik, Sonja Kralj, Dr Suzana Čurin Radović, Marjeta Preželj, Brigita Lipovšek, Marjeta Novak Kajzer, Ksenija Kovačec Naglič, Uroš Grilc (involved 2004-2007), Vilma Štritof Čretnik (involved 2004-2007), Simon Kardum (involved at the Directorate of Arts up to 2005) and Andreja Rihter (Minister of Culture, 2000-2004).

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia - Division for International Cultural Relations: Helena Drnovšek Zorko (Department for International Cultural Relations), Lea Deželak, Danči Maraž, Alenka Suhadolnik (involved 2002-2004)

Government Communication Office of Slovenia: Sabina Popovič.

Embassy of Slovenia, London: H E Iztok Mirošič, Anita Stankovič

British Council Slovenia: Robert Monro (Director, 2004-), Steve Green (Director, 2000-2004), Sandra Hlebš and Tina Skočaj

Visiting Arts: Yvette Vaughan Jones (Director, 2004-), John Kundu, Andy Kyriakides, Sri Rajaratnam, Anna Schmitz (Editor of the 2005 publication), Adam Jeanes, Tahnee Wade, Van Biak Thang, Melissa Naylor, Klara Schmitz, Laura Lang, Stephanie Durrell and Rosalind Neeley

Librios: Hal Robinson, David Wilcockson, Neville Mooney

and the following individuals:

Igor Bašin, Gregor Belušič, Tomaž Bezjak, Mohamed Bouamar, Marko Brecelj, Karin Brodnik, Marko Brumen, Thomas Coupe, Miha Dešman, Nina Dešman Vižintin, Aleksandra Dimitrijević, Peter Tomaž Dobrila, Sonja Dular, Zdravko Duša, Irena Duša, Jana Ferjan, Natalija Glažar, Dušan Hedl, Irene Hoffman, Vilenka Jakac Bizjak, Dr Orest Jarh, Aljaž Jeriha, Urša Jurman, Tanja Kerševan, Igor Klikovac, Rina Klinar, Dunja Kukovec, Mateja Lazar, Matjaž Manček, Arijana Markučič, Nina Meško, Dr Jure Mikuž, Aldo Milohnić, Barbara Novakovič Kolenc, Zdravko Papič, Marko Peljhan, Brankica Petković, Alenka Pirman, Kristina Pivec, Stane Pivec, Marjan Potrata, Stanka Povše, Sabina Povšič, Alja Predan, Luka Prinčič, Kolja Saksida, Alenka Suhadolnik, Ivo Svetina, Lilijana Stepančič, Vlado Škafar, Zorko Škvor, Uršula Teržan, Vesna Teržan, Denis Valič, Ičo Vidmar, Tomo Vignjević, Matej Andraž Vogrinčič, Neli Vozelj, Uroš Vrbinc (Mac&PC d o o), Igor Zabel, Miha Zadnikar, Sabina Žakelj, U.T.A. Prevajanje, Miha Žličar sp, and Jasmina Založnik