After seven and three years, respectively, ICOM NATHIST will retire the websites of the Ethics Working Group and the Wildlife Trafficking Working Group. We will continue to provide news and information on natural history museum ethics and wildlife trafficking via this, our main site, and you will be able to see prior information provided through our Archive Pages. Documents are …
Conference Countdown – don’t forget to register!
We’re getting ever closer to the conference, and we can tell by the extensive speaker’s list that there are still a few folks who need to register. Now’s the time when it will be really helpful for us if those who intend to come to fill out the registration form and get on our list. We have goodies to put …
Isabelle Hayeur exhibition to see while at the 2017 conference
While you’re at the conference, we invite you to see an exhibition at the University of Pittsburgh, “A Part From Nature,” photographic works by Canadian artist, Isabelle Hayeur. It is displayed in the same gallery as “Shifting Ground: Landscapes from the UAG and Local Collections”. Both of these exhibitions resonate strongly with our topic of the Anthropocene A Part From …
2017 Conference Schedule Now Available Online
The schedule for the 2017 meeting is now available on the conference website. It’s shaping up to be even better than anticipated, with 60 spoken presentations and posters, discussion panels and a wide variety of workshops. Getting here early? Join us for an informal pre-conference reception at the museum on the evening of Tuesday June 24th. Stay tuned for more …
New Co-opted Board Member
Dr. Emlyn Koster of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences has been unanimously co-opted to the Board of ICOM NATHIST for the partial term to the the Annual General Meeting in 2019 (Kyoto). With a BSc from the University of Sheffield in England and a PhD from the University of Ottawa in Canada, both in Geology, Emlyn Koster’s career …
New Anthropocene Working Group Meeting Wednesday, October 25, 4:00 – 5:30 p.m.
At the 2017 conference, we will advance the idea of setting up an Anthropocene Working Group within ICOM NATHIST. The proposed group will be chaired by Dr. Emlyn Koster, Director of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (USA). Prospective members include Dr. Osamu Kamei (Japan) and Dr. Nicolas Kramar (Switzerland). The meeting time will be Wednesday, October 25, 4:00 …
2017 Call for Papers Extended
Want to present a paper at ICOM NATHIST 2017, but haven’t submitted an abstract? You’re in luck – the deadline to submit an abstract as been extended to May 31, 2017. Join museum professionals to explore manifestations of the Anthropocene in nature, art, and the humanities through keynote presentations, concurrent breakouts, and workshop sessions at the 2017 ICOM NATHIST Conference. …
Conference Website and Call for Papers
Carnegie Museum of Natural History has created a dedicated website for the 2017 conference. On the site, you will find: A call for papers with submission form Conference registration and prices Speaker information Details of special sessions, workshops and events Information about Pittsburgh’s sights and attractions Trips and tours Membership and sponsorship resources Please use this, along with the contact …
2017 Conference Update
Preparations for the 2017 conference are coming along well. Our intention is to present with you with a few technical firsts for ICOM NATHIST, including a conference micro-site (which will link from our conference page), online registration and updates, booking forms for special events, a live calendar, and, of course, abstract submissions. We’re still working our a few little bugs …
AAM: Getty International Program
AAM: Getty International Program The AAM-Getty International Program is a professional growth opportunity that provides financial support to non-U.S. museum professionals to attend the AAM Annual Meeting and MuseumExpo. The Review Committee reads applications and selects the most qualified applicants from a talented and diverse pool of museum colleagues. Selected participants receive: Complimentary conference registration Travel stipend for airfare and …