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| Announcement - Training course on 'Collection management, conservation and care': 29 Sept -3 Oct 2008, Prague. This course is aimed primarily at staff from Institutions in Eastern
Europe and New Member states. There will be a limited number of
bursaries available for travel and expenses. Contact synthesys@nhm.ac.uk
for further information or click here for an application form. Announcement - Invite for speakers at the 'Broadening the User base meeting'. A two day workshop for Collection managers and Collection users (including users of collection information) be they scientists, database providers, policy makers, the media etc. The workshop will tackle questions such as "Who uses Natural History collections and why are they used?" and "Are our collections equipped and/or organised to serve scientists and the wider community?" NA C - Collections Standards General Info Aims NA C will establish a European Collections Standards Network (ECSN) that will encourage the active participation of all European countries in the long-term preservation, targeted development and wide use of their collections and inherent information. Partner institutions will identify the best collections and the most appropriate techniques used across Europe, as well as those collections currently using poor standards of collection care and management. Objectives : • Improve conservation, management and ethical standards for the maintenance of natural science materials and their associated archives • Ensure the extended preservation of European collections using preservative and remedial strategies and ensure the long term security of collections • Increase and improve collection management systems • Improve access and marketing of collections • Use collections to support the active participation by all European countries in their varied contributions to geological, life and environmental sciences. Progress & Deliverables From the standards a methodology for assessing collections was devised and has been used as a basis for assessing selected partner institutions. So far, two pilot assessments and 14 complete assessments have taken place. One further assessment is planned. The results and details of the methodology will be published in early 2009. The results of the collections assessments were used to inform
and develop a training course in Collections management. The first
SYNTHESYS Course in Management, Conservation and Care of Natural
History Collections took place at the Naturhistorika Riksmuseet,
Stockholm in April 2007. The second course was at the Museo National
de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid in October 2007. The courses are open
to all collections management staff based in Europe. A Distaster planning meeting will take place on the 20-21 October 2008 at the Museo National de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid. Contact synthesys@nhm.ac.uk for further information. A 'Broadeding the User base' meeting will take place in conjunction with EDIT on the 4-5 Nov 2008 at the Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences. Contact synthesys@nhm.ac.uk for further information. Minutes NA
C Start Up Meeting. MNCN, Madrid. 12 June 2004 Third Annual NA C Meeting. MNHN, Paris. 21&22 November 2005 Forth Annual NA C Meeting. RBGE, Edinburgh. 30 Nov - 1 December 2006 |
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