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<p>The BC Museums Association is pleased to announce BC’s only provincial conference for museum, gallery, arts and cultural professionals in Surrey from October 4 - 6, 2020.</p><p>The BCMA 2020 Conference theme <b>Stronger Together: Resilience, Collaboration, and Inclusion in a Changing World</b> acknowledges the challenges of our time and how the culture and heritage sector is facing those by generating ideas for action, planning for equality and accessibility, making positive social impacts in our communities and coming up with strategies for creating spaces of activism and action.</p><p>The BC Museums Association's Annual Conference brings together professionals and volunteers from museums, galleries, heritage sites, Indigenous cultural centres and historic spaces. Presenters have a unique opportunity to gain recognition and exchange ideas with well over a hundred registrants from across BC.</p><a href="http://museumsassn.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Conference2020-Call-for-Proposals.pdf" target="_blank">Read the Call for Proposals here.</a><p>If you want to be a part of the BCMA 2020 Conference, please visit our website to submit your proposal: <span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"><a href="http://museumsassn.bc.ca/" target="_blank">http://museumsassn.bc.ca/</a></span></p><p>We're looking for out-of-the-box, innovative ideas for sessions. We encourage everyone with a great idea to send us proposals for new formats and experiences. The deadline for proposal submissions is <b>May 1, 2020</b>.</p>
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BC Museums Association Secretariat is located on the traditional lands
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