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DCDC17: One week left to register!
What: The Cultural Value of Collections and the Creative Economy
When: 27-29 November 2017
Where: The Lowry, Pier 8, Salford Quays, Manchester, M50 3AZ
Cost: from £30 (please note booking fees apply).
Full programme: http://dcdcconference.com/programme/
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dcdc-conference-2017-dcdc17-tickets-35373283443
Deadline: 31 October 2017
Twitter: #DCDC17
There is now just one week left to register for DCDC17: The Cultural Value of Collections and the Creative Economy. We hope very much that you will be able to join us next month, together with the hundreds of colleagues already signed up for two days of innovative ideas, discussion and debate.
Discovering Collections, Discovering Communities (DCDC), is the conference that celebrates and explores how collections can be opened up in different ways and to different audiences through collaboration between archives, libraries, museums and other heritage organisations both with each other and the academic sector.
Now in its fifth year, in 2017 DCDC will address the ways in which, by working collaboratively, we can gather, measure and present evidence of cultural value and impact at a time of increasing economic and political uncertainty.
Highlights of the conference include four keynote speakers, a new funders' marketplace, a choice of three exciting pre-conference workshops, and the conference meal in the spectacular IWM north.
Keynote speakers
· Professor Geoffrey Crossick (Distinguished Professor of Humanities, School of Advanced Studies) 'Thinking about the value of culture, thinking about the value of collections'
· Mike Jackson (Chief Executive, North Somerset Council) 'Weston after Dismaland - Banksy and Beyond'
· Shân MacLennan (Deputy Artistic Director, Southbank Centre) 'The Telepathy of Archives'
· Nancy E. Gwinn (Director, Smithsonian Libraries) 'How to bring millions of researchers to your (virtual) doorstep: the case of the Biodiversity Heritage Library'
The full conference programme is available on the DCDC website<http://dcdcconference.com/programme/>.
Multiple networking opportunities
There are a number of exciting social and networking opportunities at DCDC17 to take advantage of. These include:
· Pre-conference reception in the panoramic Compass Room at The Lowry, with commanding views over Salford Quays and Media City
· Conference dinner in the stunning setting of the IWM North
· Informal networking drinks before the conference dinner
Funders Marketplace
In a new innovation for this year's conference, DCDC17 will host a funders' marketplace, taking place all day on Tuesday 28 November.
The Funders Marketplace brings together the main cultural and heritage funding bodies working in the UK, and is an excellent opportunity for you to speak directly with funders, learn about current funding opportunities, pitch your ideas directly to funders, and get expert advice in 1:1 sessions.
Funding organisations that will be represented at the event are:
· AHRC
· Arts Council England
· Heritage Lottery Fund
· The National Archives
· Wellcome Trust
Pre-conference workshops
For the first time at DCDC17 we are excited to announce an option of three fantastic pre-conference workshops hosted by local heritage organisations:
· Manchester Libraries and Archive Services: 'Successful partnerships: A practical guide'
· John Rylands Library: 'Working hard to establish relevance with special collections'
· Imperial War Museums: 'Difficult Conversations - Creating relevant and responsive public engagement opportunities about past conflict and the contemporary world'
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