[BCMA] Heritage BC Call for Conference Submissions 2019!

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 Call for Submissions: Heritage BC Conference 2019
Call for Submissions
Heritage BC Conference
Nanaimo, May 9 through 11, 2019

Proposals are now being accepted for speakers and presentations at the 2019
Heritage BC conference: *Interpreting Heritage: Identity, Culture,
Environment.*

Heritage can mean many things to many people. Interpretations of and
interactions with place, space, and practices can be endless, each
experience individualized through personal knowledge, memories and
relationships.

As interpreters and custodians, we draw finer definitions, placing stories,
history and heritage into more detailed contexts and revealing
relationships. As we conserve and curate, we are compelled to reflect on
meaning and intention, building interpretations that connect past with a
contemporary context.

Heritage BC’s 2019 conference focusses on three broad, yet key areas of
interpretation: identity, culture, and environment. Complex and compelling,
these themes require us to explore time, place and space in ways that
identify and characterize history and heritage, describing beliefs and
expressions, cultures and diversities.

Whether stated through an architectural statement, a modest impression on
the land, or through language, our interpretations and preservation of
history and heritage cannot escape the influences of identity, culture, and
environment.

Heritage BC invites proposals from individuals interested in speaking at
the 2019 conference.  Sessions will explore our themes of interpretation,
identity, culture, and environment, and all sessions will be:

   - Future-focused: not reporting on the past, but considering future
   directions and priorities
   - Participatory: delegates are involved in the conversations/presentation
   - Actionable: delegates leave with ideas that are practical, useful and
   usable

Presentations should also be inclusive so that people feel the conference
reflects and respects their different experiences, backgrounds, and
cultures.

The deadline for submissions is November 9, 2018. Successful applicants
will be notified by the end of December.

Presenters have a unique opportunity to share knowledge and experience with
professionals and avid volunteers in the heritage, museum and historic
sites communities. Presenters will receive a special discounted
registration rate when they register for the conference prior to the
early-bird deadline. Presenters are responsible for their own
transportation,  accommodation, and meals. Speaker fees and/or honorariums
are not provided. Further details to follow.

By completing the following form, you indicate your expectation to attend
the conference. If you change your mind about attending the conference or
you wish to amend your submission, please contact Paul at
pgravett at heritagebc.ca by November 16.

Key dates:

   - Submission deadline: November 9
   - Changes to materials: November 16
   - Announcements: by December 31
   - Submission of presentation materials: by April 19
   - Conference: May 9 through 11

For more information and to fill out a submission form, please click here
<https://heritagebc.ca/call-for-submissions-heritage-bc-conference-2019/>.







*Jennifer Dunkerson*
Heritage Planner, Columbia Basin Region
Heritage BC
cell: 250-814-9170 <(250)%20814-9170>
Columbia Basin Trust office: 250-304-1667 <(250)%20304-1667>
Toll-free: 1-800-505-8998



www.heritagebc.ca
Facebook:  Heritage BC
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Twitter: @HeritageBCanada <https://twitter.com/heritagebcanada>
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