Dear all,

Please see below. Apologies for the cross posting.

Best,

Emma

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From: "Tim Ewin" <[log in to unmask]>
To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Curator of the Future
Date: Thu, Feb 26, 2015 12:44

Hi All,

Please see the below and attached regarding a conference titled “Curators for the Future” and a call for presentations. Several GCG people have been approached to present at this conference, so if you are interested in either attending or presenting then please contact them directly.

If someone could circulate this around the NatSCA list that would be appreciated.

All the best,

Tim

Dr Timothy A. M. Ewin
Senior Curator, Invertebrate Palaeontology (Echinoderms and Public Enquiries)
Department of Earth Sciences, The Natural History Museum London, Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London, SW7 5BD, UK.
T: +44 (0)20 7942 5531: M: 07779824642: F: +44 (0)20 7942 5546: E: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>: I: www.nhm.ac.uk

From: UK Partnerships [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 19 February 2015 16:58
Subject: PLEASE CIRCULATE- Call for Papers- Curator of the Future- British Museum 13 April 2015

Dear All

The British Museum works in collaboration with an extensive range of UK organisations to develop exhibitions, loans and skills sharing programmes to enable collections to be shared with the broadest possible audience and to create sustainable and mutually beneficial partnerships. Through these partnerships, and delivery of the HLF skills for the Future programme: Future Curators, we have been developing and responding to a changing sector landscape. These changes are also felt by other UK Museums, and perhaps nowhere more greatly than in the role of the curator.
 In response to this the National Programmes team, with the generous support of the Vivmar Foundation, are hosting a free one day conference on Monday 13 April 2015 at the British Museum to explore the 'Curator of the Future'.
 Call for Papers:
 We invite submissions for proposals for presentations, workshops and other creative responses which explore and respond to the 'Curator of the Future'.
We encourage submissions that are thought-provoking, innovative, demonstrate best practice, and are topical and forward-looking.
 The conference will focus on three key themes:
 1. The Curatorial Survival Kit- what should be in the ‘curatorial survival kit’ to survive and thrive in the changing professional landscape?
 2.  A Brave New World- what are the impacts and opportunities for curatorial practice?
 3. The Next Generation- how can we help support the current and future curatorial work force?

 Further information is provided in the attached brief, please read before submitting a proposal.

Deadline for proposals is not later than 6pm Friday 6 March 2015.

submissions to be sent to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
 Please pass this email and attachment on to any individuals or organisations you feel would be interested in contributing and submitting a proposal

We look forward to hearing from you,

National Programmes Team
British Museum