{"id":576,"date":"2024-02-27T23:25:13","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T23:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/134.209.21.121\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=576"},"modified":"2024-02-28T13:25:13","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T13:25:13","slug":"natsca-conference-agm-2024","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"http:\/\/134.209.21.121\/index.php\/event\/natsca-conference-agm-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"NatSCA Conference &#038; AGM 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Annual Conference &amp; AGM of the Natural Sciences Collections Association will be held on <strong>Thursday 18th and Friday 19th April 2024<\/strong> in the Oxford University Museum of Natural History. The first day will include the AGM, presentations, and lightning talks. The second day will include presentations in the morning, followed by gallery and collection tours in the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Trials and Triumphs<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sharing practice across the museum sector<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This practical conference aims to celebrate triumphs and amplify successes in museums, but also highlight the pitfalls and lessons learned from situations that didn\u2019t go as planned.<br \/>\nThe event will be physical\/digital hybrid, with attendees able to attend either in person in Oxford or online via Zoom. Details for joining via Zoom will be circulated to digital attendees in early April (or if booking after this date, will be included in your order confirmation email).<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.natsca.org\/sites\/default\/files\/downloads\/NatSCA%20Conference%202024%20programme_0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View Draft Programme<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Confirmed Trade Stands Attending:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.natsca.org\/sites\/default\/files\/vernon%20systems.PNG\" alt=\"Vernon Systems\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.natsca.org\/sites\/default\/files\/spnhc_0.jpg#overlay-context=natsca-2024 alt=\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.natsca.org\/sites\/default\/files\/gcg.png#overlay-context=natsca-2024.png alt=\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.natsca.org\/sites\/default\/files\/shnh_0.jpg#overlay-context=natsca-2024 alt=\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Networking and Conference Meal &#8211; Thursday 18th April<\/h3>\n<p><strong>17.00 &#8211; 18.45<\/strong><br \/>\nInformal get-together at a local pub (location TBC) or freshening-up break<br \/>\n<strong>19.00 onwards<\/strong><br \/>\nConference dinner: A traditional Oxford college experience of a three-course meal in the dining-hall-setting of St Cross College. (Additional booking required)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Collections Tours &#8211; Friday 19th April<\/h3>\n<p>A fantastic array of free tours has been arranged by colleagues at Oxford University Museum of Natural History. Booking details to follow.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Booking<\/h3>\n<p>The conference is a hybrid event, with attendees able to attend in person or online via Zoom. Online attendance covers both days &#8211; \u00a365 for members and \u00a390 for non-members. There is no early-bird rate for online attendance. Physical attendance prices are listed below.<br \/>\nMembers &#8211; please contact membership@natsca.org for your promotional code to release discounted tickets. Please note, institutional members may claim up to two discounted places. If you&#8217;d like to become a member please use the same email address.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n.tg  {border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0;}\n.tg td{border-color:black;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;\n  overflow:hidden;padding:10px 5px;word-break:normal;}\n.tg th{border-color:black;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;\n  font-weight:normal;overflow:hidden;padding:10px 5px;word-break:normal;}\n.tg .tg-baqh{text-align:center;vertical-align:top}\n.tg .tg-amwm{font-weight:bold;text-align:center;vertical-align:top}\n<\/style>\n<table class=\"tg\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"tg-amwm\" colspan=\"4\">Standard<\/th>\n<th class=\"tg-amwm\" colspan=\"4\">Earlybird (Before March 8th)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-amwm\" colspan=\"2\">Member<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-amwm\" colspan=\"2\">Non-Member<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-amwm\" colspan=\"2\">Member<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-amwm\" colspan=\"2\">Non-Member<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-baqh\">Both Days<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-baqh\">One Day<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-baqh\">Both Days<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-baqh\">One Day<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-baqh\">Both Days<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-baqh\">One Day<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-baqh\">Both Days<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-baqh\">One Day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-baqh\">\u00a3140<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-baqh\">\u00a380.00<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-baqh\">\u00a3200.00<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-baqh\">\u00a3110.00<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-baqh\">\u00a3120.00<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-baqh\">\u00a365.00<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-baqh\">\u00a3180.00<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-baqh\">\u00a395.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><p>\n<strong>Register your place now via Eventbrite:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/trials-and-triumphs-natsca-2024-conference-and-agm-tickets-827214991307\">https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/trials-and-triumphs-natsca-2024-conference-and-agm-tickets-827214991307<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"eventbrite-widget-container-827214991307\"><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/static\/widgets\/eb_widgets.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n    var exampleCallback = function() {\n        console.log('Order complete!');\n    };<\/p>\n<p>    window.EBWidgets.createWidget({\n        \/\/ Required\n        widgetType: 'checkout',\n        eventId: '827214991307',\n        iframeContainerId: 'eventbrite-widget-container-827214991307',<\/p>\n<p>        \/\/ Optional\n        iframeContainerHeight: 700,  \/\/ Widget height in pixels. Defaults to a minimum of 425px if not provided\n        onOrderComplete: exampleCallback  \/\/ Method called when an order has successfully completed\n    });\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>However, if your organisation is unable to pay in this manner please email treasurer@natsca.org.<\/p>\n<p>Please note, NatSCA is not VAT registered and no VAT is being charged.<\/p>\n<h3>Bursaries<\/h3>\n<p>NatSCA would like to offer a number of bursaries for members. There is a limited amount of money and this year the Committee is offering:<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Bursaries of up to \u00a3250 each towards in-person conference attendance, plus registration fee waived<br \/>\n\u2022 Free places for virtual attendance<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nThis sum may be set against your;<br \/>\n\u2022 travel costs (for in-person attendance only)<br \/>\n\u2022 accommodation costs (for in-person attendance only)<\/p>\n<p>Conditions:<br \/>\n\u2022 Only members of the Natural Sciences Collections Association can apply.<br \/>\n\u2022 Bursaries are limited to one per person per year.<br \/>\n\u2022 All successful applicants must submit an article, for either the NatSCA blog or Notes &amp; Comments (see website), before the bursary can be paid. The subject of the article is to be agreed with the Blog Editor.<br \/>\n\u2022 Travel costs to be agreed with the Bursary Committee at the earliest possible date.<br \/>\n\u2022 International applications will be considered at the discretion of the Committee.<br \/>\n\u2022 In the case of competition, preference will be given to people who have not received a bursary previously.<br \/>\n\u2022 Bursaries are only open to individual members. Institutional members cannot apply.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.natsca.org\/sites\/default\/files\/downloads\/Bursaries%20for%20NatSCA%202024%20Conference%20Oxford.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download Bursary Application<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All applications for conference bursaries must be sent to the Bursary Committee by the 24th March 2023.<\/p>\n<h3>Meetings Policies<\/h3>\n<p>As a NatSCA led event, this event is subject to <a href=\"http:\/\/natsca.org\/meeting-policies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our meetings policies, which can be found here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Annual Conference &#038; AGM of the Natural Sciences Collections Association will be held on <strong>Thursday 18th and Friday 19th April 2024<\/strong> in the Oxford University Museum of Natural History. <\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"http:\/\/134.209.21.121\/index.php\/event\/natsca-conference-agm-2024\/\">Read more<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[30],"class_list":["post-576","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","hentry","tribe_events_cat-natsca-conference","cat_natsca-conference"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/134.209.21.121\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/576","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/134.209.21.121\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/134.209.21.121\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/134.209.21.121\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/134.209.21.121\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=576"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"http:\/\/134.209.21.121\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/576\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":700,"href":"http:\/\/134.209.21.121\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/576\/revisions\/700"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/134.209.21.121\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/134.209.21.121\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=576"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/134.209.21.121\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}