>Resource Appoints New Millennium Awards Administrator
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>London, 30 June 2000 - Resource: The Council for Museums, Archives and
>Libraries has appointed Catherine Atkinson as the Millennium Awards
>Administrator for the Sharing Museum Skills Awards Scheme. She takes over
>from Annie Hollobone who has moved to the Millennium Commission.
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> Laura Drysdale, Director of Sector & Professional Services at
>Resource, commented: "Sharing Museum Skills offers museum staff and
>volunteers a fantastic opportunity to share and extend their experience.
>The consortium of Resource, the Museums Association, the Association of
>Independent Museums, the Committee of Area Museum Councils and the National
>Museum Directors' Conference is delighted to have Catherine administering
>the scheme. Annie did a wonderful job over the past two years and I am sure
>Catherine will continue to take the scheme from strength to strength."
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> Catherine Atkinson was formerly Assistant Environmental Officer at
>the Museums & Galleries Commission (MGC), working with the Environmental
>Adviser and offering advice on applications for both lottery funding and the
>Government Indemnity Scheme. She joined the MGC from the British Council,
>where she was Assistant to the Director of Arts. Catherine is a qualified
>Conservator.
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>The Sharing Museum Skills Millennium Awards Scheme draws upon the experience
>and skills of national and non-national museums and their staff and
>volunteers throughout the UK. Through an exchange programme the scheme
>benefits both parties and helps develop links between UK museums and
>galleries. The next deadline for applications is 10 August 2000, followed
>by quarterly deadlines until May 2001. Grants awarded will normally be in
>the region of £2,000-£4,000. More information can be found at
>www.smsma.org.uk <http://www.smsma.org.uk> or by contacting Catherine
>Atkinson on 020 7233 4200.
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>Note : To interview Catherine Atkinson, Millennium Awards Administrator,
>please contact Emma Wright on 020 7233 4200.
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>The Sharing Museum Skills Millennium Awards scheme is funded by the
>Millennium Commission, which awarded a grant of £1.1 million to a consortium
>comprising: Resource - The Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries; the
>Museums Association; the Association of Independent Museums; the Committee
>of Area Museum Councils and the National Museum Directors' Conference. The
>Millennium Commission is one of the six good causes supported by the
>National Lottery.
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>Resource is a new strategic agency which will work with museums, libraries
>and archives across the UK. It replaced the Museums & Galleries Commission
>and the Library & Information Commission on 3 April 2000. The Resource
>website can be found at www.resource.gov.uk <http://www.resource.gov.uk> .
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