Dear list members,
There are just 3 weeks to go until the Archives, Libraries, Museums and Special Collections (ALMS) conference. It will showcase Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer + public histories and heritage from all over the world.
ALMS is an international conference focussed on the work by public, private, academic, and grassroots organisations which are collecting, capture and preserving archives of LGBTQ+ experiences, to ensure our histories continue to be documented and shared. The conference began in Minnesota in 2006 when the Tretter Collection and Quatrefoil Library co-hosted the first LGBT ALMS Conference. The last conference took place in Amsterdam in 2012 and saw archivists, activists, librarians, museums professionals and academics from around the world coming together to share success stories and discuss challenges involved in recording LGBTQ+ lives.
To reflect our emerging global community, the 2016 conference is titled ‘Without Borders’. Our aim is to generate a dialogue within the co-dependent fields of LGBTQ+ historical research and collecting, and share experiences, ideas and best practice through a programme of presentations and short talks that explore margins, borders, barriers and intersections, past and present.
Full three day ticket (includes Tuesday evening reception)
£220 Institution
£100 Self-funded / unaffiliated
£40 students / unwaged / concessions (proof required)
The ALMS conference 2016 is being delivered on a not-for-profit basis by London Metropolitan Archives, Bishopsgate Institute and the University of Westminster in order to encourage dialogue and share knowledge in LGBTQ+ histories and cultures. The conference is not being funded as part of a wider project and the organisers are unable to cover speakers’ costs except in cases where keynote or invited speakers are prevented from attendance for financial reasons. A small number of bursaries have been made available to support attendance.
You can find out more about the full programme, speakers, organisers and how to book tickets on our website http://lgbtqalms.co.uk/
Hope to see you there
Claire Hayward
Co-Organiser, ALMS LGBTQ+ 2016
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