Result of the ICOM NATHIST Board Election (2025-2028)

Dear ICOM NATHIST members, Our election was conducted from 9th November 14h00 UTC+4 to 14th November 14h00 UTC+4. The result was first announced in the AGM 2025 on 15th November, both onsite and online. Please find the result as follows: Chair Phaedra, FANG Hui-Shih, Taiwan Vice-Chair Andréa PARES, France Treasurer YABE Atsushi, Japan Secretary Nyundu KULUZA, Zambia Ordinary Members (in …

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 …

Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2022 and Call for Papers

According to ICOM’s guidelines, the AGM and the Board Election should be organized VIRTUALLY after the General Conference in Prague. ICOM NATHIST’s AGM will be held on 4th November, Friday, 13:45-15:00, GMT+2. In view of the very limited presentation opportunities during the ICOM General Conference in Prague, we would like to have two additional presentation sessions as well. The proposed …

2022 ICOM NATHIST Board Election- Call for Nominations (until 30 September)

In mid-November 2022, ICOM NATHIST will hold online elections for the next three years, 2022-2025, in its virtual AGM. A number of positions are available: Chair Deputy Chair Secretary Treasurer Ordinary Board Members ICOM NATHIST is one of the oldest International Committees within ICOM and is bringing positive influence among the international natural history museums. This will be an exciting opportunity for you to …

Bylaws posted

The NATHIST bylaws were ratified in November of 2018 at the Annual General Meeting in Ramat Gan, Israel. They are posted on the “About” page of this website at the following link https://icomnathist.com/about/ You can also download them directly here ICOM NATHIST Bylaws adopted Nov. 7 2018 For questions or comments, please use the ICOM contact form at this link …

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Call for Nominations

In September 2019, at the triennial general assembly in Kyoto, NATHIST will hold elections for the next three years, 2019-2021. A number of positions are available: Chair Deputy Chair Secretary Ordinary members This is your opportunity to make a difference to NATHIST and to support natural history museums everywhere. Being a board member of NATHIST is a wonderful way to …

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New Pamphlet Out for NATHIST

We are very happy to announce a new brochure for NATHIST for 2018. The document is an introduction to the committee and covers our current key projects, as well as contact information and instructions for joining both ICOM and NATHIST. We encourage NATHIST members to download copies, bring them to conferences and museum departments and distribute them wherever people might …

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Holiday Greetings

The board of NATHIST would like to thank you, the members, for everything you’ve helped us accomplish in 2017. In this time of change, with the environment, sociopolitically and within our own sector, it’s important to have the strength in numbers and in ethical ideals that give us a cohesive voice. Together, we are ensuring that the changes that face …

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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 …

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Season’s Greetings

As another year draws to a close, it’s typical for us to reflect on where we’ve come and were we’re going. What we can predict for 2017, perhaps more than many past years, is relatively uncertain. Even a few highlights from a list of current environmental issues is enough to give most of us pause. The Arctic was 36° warmer …