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As a mathematician I like to regard mathematics as an extremely important part of our museumable heritage. See e.g. MathsWorldUK.com Maths is primarily a set of IDEAS. Do you include ideas under your definition of 'things'? JOHN BIBBY On 31 August 2013 23:01, Nick Winterbotham <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear colleagues > > The GEM Manifesto..**** > > ..is one year old and is the work of 24 people and 3 conference sessions > (GEM, MA and ICOM-CECA, all in 2012)**** > > It is also a *living* manifesto and unlike its Communist, Anarchist, > Dadaist or October Manifesto forebears, it must always move with the > times and embrace new thinking and new circumstances.**** > > As at the end of August 2013, it states:**** > > > 1. Our heritage is not about things - it is about people and how > they relate to things**** > 2. Heritage encompasses all sciences, technologies, environments and > the arts**** > 3. Heritage is essential as the cradle of everyone’s tomorrow**** > 4. The multiple narratives of heritage deserve respect**** > 5. Everyone, regardless of age, ability, creed, gender, ethnicity or > orientation, has a right to know about and be at ease with heritage**** > 6. All interaction with our heritage involves learning**** > 7. We stand for all realms of learning whether experienced in > cognition, attitudes, behaviours, skills, styles, values or preferences*** > * > 8. Our development of heritage learning skills and techniques is and > must be a perpetual excellence.**** > **** > > > Thanks to everyone over the past year who has contributed, commented, > shaped and reshaped the ideas, imperatives and syntax.. I hope you > recognize and can spot your input**** > > We’ll doubtless raise the stakes and move it along still further this > coming week and I’d be glad of your reactions at this point just before our GEM > conference in Leeds. > > Kindest regards**** > > N**** > > Dr Nick Winterbotham**** > Chair, GEM**** > > + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + GEM list: Contact the list owner > for assistance at [log in to unmask] For information about > joining, leaving and suspending mail (eg during a holiday) see the list > website at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=GEM + + + + + + > + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + GEM list: Contact the list owner for assistance at [log in to unmask] For information about joining, leaving and suspending mail (eg during a holiday) see the list website at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=GEM + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +