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 …
Call for Workshop and Session Topics, ICOM NATHIST 2017
ICOM NATHIST conferences frequently include workshops on special topics and sessions of spoken papers. These have been very successful in providing the opportunity for special interest groups to spend time on a particular topic. One such special session resulted in our upcoming book The Future of Natural History Museums and every year the Wildlife Trafficking Working Group holds a special …
ICOM NATHIST releases official conference planning manual
Dec 6- 2016. ICOM NATHIST has just released its first conference planning manual, an aid to those planning an annual ICOM NATHIST conference or who are contemplating doing so. The manual is the amalgamation of lessons from many past conferences, authored jointly by past conference hosts and ICOM NATHIST Board Members. Read more and download the manual at this link.
2016 ICOM NATHIST Board Nominations
At our 2016 Annual General Meeting, we will vote in the members of the Board of ICOM NATHIST. All position are up for re-election, and all current members are standing for another 3-year term. Any ICOM NATHIST member in good standing may run for any position. There are also additional “Member at Large” positions that can be elected this year. …
Conference Abstract Deadline Extended
The deadline for submitting abstracts for the 2016 ICOM NATHIST has been extended, but don’t delay. Please have your submissions into us by 30 April 2016. Please see the call for papers for more details. We will be publishing more details about the conference as soon as it is available.
Report on the 2015 ICOM NATHIST conference
The 2015 conference was a great success, providing the opportunity for roughly 150 participants representing over a dozen countries to meet, reconnect and think deeply and constructively to finding common solutions to the challenges of the sector. A number of the conference goers first attended a workshop of the ICOM NATHIST Wildlife Trafficking Working Group. A report of that meeting …
New Post-conference Tour Opportunity for Taiwan 2015
Our hosts have made available a very exciting opportunity for an optional post-conference tour to Dasyueshan National Forest Recreation Area. The two-day tour starts on Saturday October 24 and is free, thanks to the generosity of our hosts, the National Taiwan Museum. Click on this link this link to find out more of this very special attraction in Taiwan. Dasyueshan …
Live Tweeting the 2015 Conference
We’ve started a twitter account which is https://twitter.com/NTMuseum1908. It’s already live and a great place for up-to-the-minute updates on preparations for the meeting. All the articles we publish from the conference will also come with a hashtag #ICOMnathist15. See you there!
Registration and Abstract deadline extended
The deadline for submitting a conference abstract has been been extended. The new deadline is now the same as the deadline for conference registration: August 14th. Please visit the conference web page for updated information and to download the registration form. As always, please contact us if you have questions.