2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of ICOM NATHIST

2025 Annual General Meeting of ICOM NATHIST 2025-NOV-15 Saturday, 15h00-17h00, UTC+4, Dubai Time. Physical venue: TERRA, The EXPO City, Dubai, UAE Virtual venue at Microsoft Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_N2Y2M2IwMDEtZDgyYS00ZjNjLWExZDUtZTNhNzRiODcwYmZi%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22d0ea345f-1325-415c-93d0-c42f433b0e62%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22e82000c0-ee0f-4dea-aa48-cb6d381918c9%22%7d **Draft agenda** Opening remarks (Vote) Approval of the chair of the meeting (Vote) Approval of the agenda 2024 report (Vote) Financial Report (Vote) President’s Report (Vote) Secretary’s Report ICOM NATHIST Annual Conferences to the …

ICOM NATHIST Board Election 2025 (voting procedures)

Reminders for ICOM NATHIST Board Election We will conduct the Board Election for the term 2025-2028 via the online platform Xoyondo from Sunday, 9 November, 14:00 (GMT+4) to Friday, 14 November, 14:00 (GMT+4). The platform is available throughout the above duration. Please reserve time for your voting. For details concerning the candidates, please find the candidate list attached. To familiarize …

ICOM NATHIST Board Election (2025-2028)– Call for Candidates until 11th October

(Previously announced in July with Newsletter. Second announcement via social media in August.) In mid-November 2025, ICOM NATHIST will hold online elections for the next three years, 2025-2028, before its hybrid AGM on 15th November. A number of positions are available: Vice Chair (1) Chair (1) Secretary (1) Treasurer (1) Ordinary Board Members (1~8) If you are interested in being …

ICOM NATHIST 2025 Joint Meetings in Dubai (updates 2025-NOV-04)

Dear NATHIST members and friends, For those who are looking to participate, please stay tuned to the official website of the ICOM 2025 Dubai meeting. (updates 2025-11-04) For more detailed itinerary of the academic sessions concerning ICOM NATHIST, please find the document here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pxxLNJXHfIWlQxDpCMFFiUkZOkwy76wY/edit?usp=share_link&ouid=117870304371302038154&rtpof=true&sd=true     ======================================== (updates 2025-06-17) For the sessions concerning NATHIST, as per the previous newsletter, we will …

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Call for Student Bursary 2024 Application

❗️NEW DEADLINE: 15th June 2024, 23:59, GMT+1 ICOM NATHIST Student Bursary for the 2024 Annual Conference in Nantes, France (10-14 September) About the 2024 Annual Conference, please refer to the following post: https://icomnathist.com/2024/04/27/call-for-papers-icom-nathist-2024-annual-conference/ To a cap of €1,200 the bursary will cover: 1. Airfare to France (economy) 2. Accommodation during the conference 3. Food during the conference 4. Registration fees …

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Call for Papers– ICOM NATHIST 2024 Annual Conference

❗️NEW DEADLINE: 15th June 2024, 23:59, GMT+1 Theme of the Annual Conference 2024: QUESTIONING THE COLLECTIONS: NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUMS AND SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL CHALLENGES  In the 2020s, many science museums are undergoing a major transformation in order to respond to socio-ecological issues and enable their visitors to envisage a desirable future by devising ways of getting there. Natural history collections are an …

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ICOM NATHIST 2024 Annual Conference at Nantes, France (10-14 September)

Theme: Questioning the Collections: Natural History Museums and Socio-Ecological Challenges Date: 10th-14th September, 2024 Venue & Local organizer: Natural History Museum of Nantes In the 2020s, many science museums find themselves in a major transformation process in order to respond to socio-ecological issues and enable their visitors to image a desirable future by devising ways of getting there. Natural history collections are an …

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The recording of the webinar on mediation for sustainable development is now available!

The webinar on Mediation for sustainable development on 7th June The video of the session is available on our YouTube channel at the following link: https://youtu.be/3Kfaxtfx0I8Podcasts of the English, Spanish and French translations are available at the following links: – English: https://youtu.be/luKg97xhXbw– Spanish: https://youtu.be/njxgOhERl5E– French: https://youtu.be/UF-KG5W_NSw Coming up: Session 3- Societal issues of sustainable development Wednesday, July 5, 2023 5:30 pm – 7 pm (CEST) https://www.icom-musees.fr/actualites/iii-enjeux-societaux-du-developpement-durable Taking …

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Student Bursary 2023- Open for application!

Rules: ICOM NATHIST Student Bursary 2023 What the Bursary Covers To a cap of €1,000 the bursary will cover: Airfare to Costa Rica (economy) Accommodation during the conference Registration fees In addition, the successful student will: Be presented at formal ICOM NATHIST functions during the conference. Give a presentation (approx. 10-15 minutes) on an area of his/her specialty in one …

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Call for Papers (extended)- ICOM NATHIST 2023 Annual Conference in Costa Rica

CFP extended until September 20th 2023, 23:59 (UTC+0)! ICOM NATHIST 2023 Annual Conference, Costa Rica, November 13 – 15, 2023 Realize Sustainability! Museums as agents for social and environmental development Museums are active contributors to the social cohesion of communities, the well-being of individuals, and an informed and active citizenry. Museums are recognized as trusted sources of knowledge and valuable …