[BCMA MBEN] BC MUSEUMS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES PARKSVILLE CONFERENCE

[Shelley Gauthier]

BC MUSEUMS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES PARKSVILLE CONFERENCE

"Agents of Change - Engaging Our Communities," October 23-26, 2013

Tigh-Na-Mara Seaside Spa and Resort, Parksville, BC

20 August 2013 -- Museums, galleries and archives - MGAs - are 
reassessing their roles and find themselves ideally placed to foster 
critical dialogue needed for greater awareness of, and workable 
solutions to, both local and global problems.

At a time when many communities are facing challenging issues, MGAs can 
serve a critical role as public places for encouraging civic engagement, 
sharing information, and encouraging innovative thinking.  This year's 
conference will explore a range of ways that MGAs can facilitate 
increased civic engagement and awareness among the communities they serve.

The BC Museums Association encourages both members and non-members, 
especially policy makers, educators, and creative professionals - anyone 
interested in the power of civic engagement - to attend this critically 
important conference.

"Museums and galleries are already highly valued educational and 
cultural resources in the communities they serve," says BC Museums 
Association President Peter Ord, "but they can, and need to be, even 
more relevant and beneficial to citizens. This conference is an 
important milestone in the evolution of the sector, as they seek to 
become an even greater contributor to an informed and involved public."

The conference will include speakers and panelists from across Canada. 
Keynote speakers include Douglas Worts and Robert R. Janes.  Worts is a 
culture & sustainability specialist with WorldViews Consulting, and a 
past Senior Research Fellow of the Canadian Museums Association. Janes 
is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Museum Management and Curatorship, 
Visiting Research Fellow at the School of Museum Studies at the 
University of Leicester (UK), Adjunct Professor of Archaeology at the 
University of Calgary, Canada, and past President and CEO of the Glenbow 
Museum.

The conference will be held on October 23-26 at the award-winning 
Tigh-Na-Mara< https://www.facebook.com/Tigh.Na.Mara> Seaside Spa Resort 
and Conference Centre in Parksville, BC, and is organized in 
conjunctions with the Parksville Museum and Archives< 
https://www.facebook.com/parksvillemuseum>.

For more information on the Keynote Speakers, Schedule-at-a-Glance and a 
descriptive program visit the BCMA website at 
http://www.museumsassn.bc.ca <http://www.museumsassn.bc.ca/>  and 
http://www.museumsassn.bc.ca/content/Conference/ScheduleAtAGlance.asp

The British Columbia Museums Association is a provincially incorporated 
Society and a registered charitable organization. Founded in 1957 and 
incorporated in 1966 BCMA serves: 1) to provide a unified voice for the 
institutions, trustees, professional staff and volunteers of BC museums 
and art galleries; 2) to deliver programs to members and others in the 
heritage and arts sector, including grants, workshops, conferences, 
publications, and online resources, all designed to increase capacity, 
visibility, and relevance for arts and culture professionals and 
organizations across the province.

For more information, please contact John Grimes at 
jgrimes at missionplus.net <mailto:jgrimes at missionplus.net>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://lists.vvv.com/pipermail/bcma-broadcast/attachments/20130820/7f87f5f7/attachment.htm