You will find here information relating to conferences, training, seminars and meetings taking place throughout the North West.
Please click on the event title for further information.
Museum and Galleries Month: FIND OUT MORE ABOUT YOURSELF…AND OTHER PEOPLE Date: 12 May 2007
Location: National Portrait Gallery
Duration: Approx 2 hours
Cost: Ranging from free to £5, please refer to event details FIND OUT MORE ABOUT YOURSELF…AND OTHER PEOPLE
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PART OF MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES MONTH 2007
Engaging Teenagers in Library Developments Date: 22 May 2007
Location: Gatehouse Theatre, Stafford
Duration: 10.00 - 16.30
Cost: £70.00 A one day conference for public, school, college or SLS library staff involved in, or planning consultation or engagement activities with young people.
Exploring Ideas, Discovering Opportunities Date: 04 June 2007
Location: Birmingham Botanical Gardens
Duration: 1 day
Cost: Full delegate rate £188 incl vat, reduced rate for voluntary or community sector orgs £94 incl vat National Family Learning Network Conference
Exploring Ideas, Discovering Opportunities
Initial Teacher Training Workshops Date: 12 June 2007
Location: Whitworth Art Gallery
Duration: 10am - 3.30pm
Cost: Free A workshop for museums interested in working with Initial Teacher Training Providers
Organised by the Whitworth Art Gallery as part of Renaissance North West
Live Interpretation Date: 18 June 2007
Location: Manchester Museum
Duration: 10:00 – 16:30
Cost: Free Live Interpretation in Museums and Galleries: a FREE workshop organised by Renaissance North West
Communication skills for joint use library staff Date: 18 June 2007
Location: Salford University
Duration: 9.00-5.00
Cost: £160 How to communicate effectively with managers and staff from different backgrounds and different sectors and support different types of users.
Joint use libraries, an international conference Date: 19 June 2007
Location: The Lowry, Manchester
Duration: 3 days
Cost: £320 (£175 one day rate) This three day conference organised by evidence base at the UCE Birmingham offers practitioners, researchers and policymakers interested in joint use libraries a unique opportunity to meet, network and share experiences.
Making Reminiscence Work For You Date: 20 June 2007
Location: Wigan Pier
Duration: 1pm – 4pm
Cost: Free Professionals from the museums sector and beyond share their experiences in setting-up and running reminiscence sessions using museum objects.
Initial Teacher Training Workshops Date: 10 July 2007
Location: Whitworth Art Gallery
Duration: 10am - 3.30pm
Cost: Free A workshop for museums interested in working with Initial Teacher Training Providers
Organised by the Whitworth Art Gallery as part of Renaissance North West
Documentation for Accreditation training Courses Date: 11 July 2007
Location: Cheshire Military Museum, Chester
Duration: 1000 to 1600
Cost: Free Two FREE training courses providing an introduction to museum documentation. The courses will be delivered by MDA Trainer, Margaret Harrison