<div dir="ltr">Hello,<div><br></div><div>With all the busyness of Conference preparation last week, the following items did not make it into our bi-monthly Hoot newsletter (members only) or into our listserv communications. My apologies, but there is still plenty of time to sign up! See below for information about the Lower Mainland Museum Educators' conference call for proposals (deadline October 15) and the UBC Reconciliation Through Indigenous Education MOOC (starts October 17)!</div><div><br></div><div>Ben</div><div><br></div><div><b>1. LMME Conference</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div>The Lower Mainland Museum Educators (LMME), with support from the HR MacMillan Space Centre, Museum of Vancouver, and the Vancouver Maritime Museum, are pleased to present our second annual conference on Monday January 29th 2018. This one day conference, focused on Big Ideas, aims to bring together staff and volunteers from museums, art galleries, science centres, and related organizations to examine lessons learned, best practices, explore problems, and network. The conference will include a keynote speaker, numerous breakout sessions, catered lunch, and an evening social. </div><div><br></div><div>Our call for proposals is now live and will close on October 15th. For more information please check out our website at: <a href="http://www.lmmuseumeducators.com">www.lmmuseumeducators.com</a></div><div><br></div><div><b>2. UBC Reconciliation Through Indigenous Education MOOC</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><span style="font-size:12.800000190734863px"><div><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Open Sans',sans-serif;font-size:13px">The Reconciliation Through Indigenous Education course from UBC is being offered once again beginning <span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0"><span class="gmail-aQJ">October 17th, 2017</span></span>. There is still plenty of time to <a href="https://www.edx.org/course/reconciliation-through-indigenous-ubcx-indedu200x-2" target="_blank">register for the course</a>, which has been updated and revised in light of reconciliation events, commitments, and movements taking place in Canada, Australia, and the US.</p><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Open Sans',sans-serif;font-size:13px">This new course version includes recently developed materials, such as reports, curriculum innovations, and exemplars, as well as a range of personal and collective expressions. In addition, it has been updated to bring attention to how all of us can strengthen our commitments to reconciliation through education and action in places where we live, learn, and work.</p></div>This is a great way for museums to advance their knowledge and understanding of practices that can help work towards reconciliation. It's free and online so very accessible! The course runs from <b>October 17-November 28</b> and is delivered through the edX MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) platform.</span><div><br></div><div><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size:12.8px" color="#000000"><b>Ben Fast</b></font><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">Programs and Communications Coordinator</font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:12.8px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:12.8px"><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49);font-family:arial,sans-serif">BC Museums Association || 675 Belleville Street || Victoria, BC || V8W 9W2</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt;font-family:calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.66px">Office: <a href="tel:(250)%20356-5700" value="+12503565700" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">250-356-5700</a></span><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.66px"> || <a href="http://www.museumsassn.bc.ca/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">www.museumsassn.bc.ca</a><br></span><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.66px">Direct Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/benfaster" target="_blank">@benfaster</a> Twitter: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/BCMuseumsAssn" target="_blank">@BCMuseumsAssn</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BCMuseumsAssn" target="_blank">BCMuseumsAssn</a></span><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.66px"><br></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt;font-family:calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><br></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt;font-family:calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Join us for <i><a href="http://museumsassn.bc.ca/conferences/current-conference/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">A Climate for Change</a></i>, the annual BCMA conference, i</font><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12.8px;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">n Victoria, <span><span>October 3-6, 2017</span></span>.</span><br></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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