Minutes of the 2020 AGM

International Council of Museums Committee for Museums and Collections of Natural History Annual General Meeting Minutes 10 June, Wednesday, 12 p.m, GMT+0 SPNHC-ICOM NATHIST 2020 Virtual Meeting Link (Zoom) https://spnhc.org/virtual-meeting-2020-wednesday/ Video recording https://youtu.be/jzJXwXdBEag

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Newsletter Spring 2020

Dear colleagues, members of ICOM NATHIST, The Corona crisis is affecting us all; On a personal, family, corporate and national level. The museums, as well as the vast majority of cultural bodies around the world, had to close their doors to the general public, and most of the workers had to go on unplanned leave. So especially at this time, …

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Conference postponed to 2022

Dear friends and partners of the SPNHC & ICOM NATHIST Joint Conference, It is with great disappointment that we have to inform you that due to the continuing escalation of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Conference due to take place from 7th – 13th June this year will be postponed until 5 th – 11 th June 2022, taking place in …

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Corona virus policy

We look forward to welcoming you to Edinburgh for the Joint Conference of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) and the International Council of Museums Committee for Museums and Collections of Natural History (ICOM NATHIST) from the 7th – 13th June 2020.  We have an exciting and varied programme planned over the week and although you …

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NATHIST Conference Report 2019

During the week of 1–7 September 2019, the city of Kyoto welcomed over 4,500 participants to the ICOM General Conference. A record-breaker in terms of attendance, this triennial gathering inspired a range of discussions and exchanges on museum-related issues. Through sessions, excursions, workshops, and more, participants were able to engage with other museum professionals and enthusiasts to broaden their experience …

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Update on Kyoto

We’re getting close to final preparations for the NATHIST portion of the Kyoto conference. Here are some things you should see. In case you missed it, here is the invitation communication (English version) of the invitation from the President, Suay Aksoy. Invitation to the 34th Ordinary General Assembly Dear ICOM members, I am pleased to invite you to the 34th …

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NATHIST Excursion: Lake Biwa

The countdown to Kyoto is beginning. We are including updated information on the NATHIST conference on our Conference Research Page. CONFERENCE EXCURSION – LAKE BIWA On the excursion, NATHIST is going on an exciting field trip around beautiful Lake Biwa to experience its nature and culture. Lake Biwa is one of the few ancient lakes in the world and also …

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Invitation to a workshop on costs of biological invasions

A message from Franck Courchamp, Biodiversity Dynamics, Lab of Ecologie, Systematique & Evolution, Université Paris-Sud Dear colleagues, With my group, we are organizing a 3 days workshop to exploit our newly completed global database on the economic costs of biological invasions: InvaCost. The workshop will be held mid-November, in a very nice setting near Paris, France. The objective of this …

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Dr Nicolas Kramar New Chair of the Anthropocene Working Group

Effective May 27th, 2019 Dr. Nicolas Kramar, Director of the Valais Museum of Nature, has taken over the role of Chair of the Anthropocene Working Group. He replaces Dr. Emlyn Koster who has held the role since 2017. We are very grateful for Emlyn’s taking the lead on this important project and look forward to his continuing involvement. Nicolas will …

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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 …