Published: November 18, 2024 Announcements, Deadlines, News
The University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum are pleased to host the 40th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) from May 27-31, 2025. We look forward to welcoming you to Lawrence, Kansas, USA. We are aware that these are not the originally advertised dates and that…
Published: October 16, 2024 Announcements, News
Natural History Collections and Repatriation: When Does NAGPRA Apply?Date: November 7, 2024Time: 3:00-4:00 PM Eastern TimeCo-hosts: Natural Science Collections Alliance, Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections, American Institute of Biological Sciences This webinar will be recorded.https://io.aibs.org/nagpra Please join us for an information session about repatriation and how it relates to natural history collections, including zoological, botanical,…
Published: October 16, 2024 Announcements, News
by Tim White Early Career Award Mariana Di GiacomoNatural History Conservator, Yale Peabody Museum, New Haven, CT 06511 USA The SPNHC Early Career Award is given to a member at an early stage in their career, or at an early stage in their involvement with SPNHC, who has demonstrated great potential for leadership through innovative…
Published: August 30, 2024 Announcements, News
ISBER is presenting a Biobanking 101 Workshop online, Sept 11-12, 2024. Participants can choose one or the other day, depending on their location/time zone. The workshop will be delivered in English. The workshop will address the following 2 topics: You will find the links below: Price: $40 USD Members / $120 USD Non-Members. Format: Online, for a total duration…
Published: August 21, 2024 Announcements, News
Join us in Okinawa and worldwide for the SPNHC-TDWG 2024 iNaturalist BioBlitz,August 28 – September 11, 2024. Will you be in Okinawa? Follow this link and join the project!https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/spnhc-tdwg-2024-bioblitz-okinawa Not in Okinawa? You can still join the fun with our worldwide BioBlitz! Follow this linkhttps://www.inaturalist.org/projects/spnhc-tdwg-2024-bioblitz-worldwide Log into iNaturalist.org and show us what you find!
Earlybird registration ends July 8, 2024. Register now to catch the discount rate! SPNHC MEMBER IN-PERSON FULL REGISTRATIONSpecial Earlybird registration $575Standard member rate, after 8 July $675 NON-MEMBER: Special Earlybird registration $675; Standard rate, after 8 July $775. Join SPNHC here! Students, post-docs, not-working, low/middle-income economy countries – see special discount rates for in-person and virtual.Spread the word: virtual registration is free to those…
Published: June 14, 2024 Announcements, News
The Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections Education Sessional Committee is hosting a virtual Natural History Education DemoCamp. The goal is to share, discover, and discuss educational materials that have a framework in natural history. This is building upon our previous iterations of the ‘education share fair’ that were hosted at the annual meeting. …
The forms for the 2024 SPNHC travel grants are now available. Deadline to apply is May 31, 2024! The Fitzgerald Travel and Christine Allen Travel Grants are awarded each year and provide cash disbursement to support travel to the SPNHC annual meeting. PURPOSE: These grants financially assist the attendance of members, primarily studentsand emerging professionals,…
Published: April 24, 2024 Announcements, Deadlines, News
The Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections Education Sessional Committee is hosting a virtual Natural History Education DemoCamp. The goal is to share, discover, and discuss educational materials that have a framework in natural history. This is building upon our previous iterations of the ‘education share fair’ that were hosted at the annual…
Published: March 5, 2024 Announcements, Deadlines, News
The SPNHC-TDWG 2024 Call for Abstracts is out! Everything is you need to know is now on the conference site. https://www.tdwg.org/conferences/2024/call-for-abstracts/ At this time, we invite you to submit abstracts for 15-minute oral presentations, poster presentations, and lightning talks. Content may be presented in-person or pre-recorded. We are working on providing the technology to support remote…
Published: January 18, 2024 Announcements, Meetings, News
The Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) & Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) joint conference in 2024 will be a hybrid meeting, hosted in Okinawa, Japan from 2 – 6, September 2024. Be there in person or join the conference online! Essential early information has been posted on the SPNHC-TDWG 2024 conference website. Additional…
Published: November 7, 2023 Announcements, Meetings, News
SPNHC & TDWG Joint Conference (Hybrid)“Enhancing Local Capacity, Elevating Global Standards.”Okinawa Convention Center2-6 September 2024 Watch this space for full details as they become available https://spnhc.org/events/event/spnhc-tdwg-2024/
Last Call for nominations for Carolyn L. Rose Award, President’s Award, Vendor Recognition Award, Early Career Award, and Honorary Memberships The SPNHC recognition and Grants Committee is inviting nominations for the following: The Carolyn L. Rose Award is our Society’s highest honor and is given to a practitioner (SPNHC membership is not required) whose work and efforts have promoted the values and objectives of…
Published: October 31, 2023 News
American Museum of Natural History https://www.amnh.org/ The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) seeks a Curator in the area of Conservation Science. This is a tenured position with rank negotiable depending on the candidate’s professional experience and accomplishments. The successful candidate for this position will be appointed as a Curator in one of the Divisions…
Published: September 27, 2023 News
Yale Peabody Museum https://peabody.yale.edu/ Associate Director of Marketing and Communications Peabody Museum – Office of the Director 84254BR University Job Title Associate Director 1, Marketing and Comms Peabody Bargaining Unit None – Not included in the union (Yale Union Group) Time Type Full time Duration Type Regular Compensation Grade Administration & Operations Compensation Grade Profile…
Published: September 5, 2023 Announcements, News
The Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections, founded in 1985, is an international organization devoted to the preservation, conservation and management of natural history collections. In light of the recent decision by the Delbridge Natural History Museum in Sioux Falls, South Dakota to close its doors based on detectable levels of chemicals originating…
Published: August 27, 2023 Announcements, News
by Russell D. “Tim” White, Yale Peabody Museum (Retired) At the 2022 annual meeting of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) in Scotland, the Society awarded the Vendor Appreciation Award to University Products, Inc. (UPI) from Holyoke, Massachusetts. For more than 30 years UPI has had a steady and influential place…
Published: August 27, 2023 Announcements, News
by Russell D. “Tim” White, Yale Peabody Museum (Retired) At the 2023 SPNHC annual meeting, the Carolyn L. Rose Award was given posthumously to Jean F. DeMouthe, formerly of the California Academy of Sciences. Accepting the award were Jean’s sister and brother, Peggy and Scott DeMouthe. The 2023 annual meeting was hosted by the Academy…
Published: August 2, 2023 Announcements, News
Call for nominations for Carolyn L. Rose Award, President’s Award, Vendor Recognition Award, Early Career Award, and Honorary Memberships The SPNHC Recognition and Grants Committee is inviting nominations for the following: The Carolyn L. Rose Award is our Society’s highest honor. It is given to a practitioner (SPNHC membership is not required) whose work and efforts…
Published: June 8, 2023 News
The SPNHC Natural History Education DemoCamp is next week (June 14-15)! This free virtual event is designed to showcase engaging educational materials focusing on the natural world. Find the agenda and register here: https://spnhc.org/education-democamp/
Published: March 30, 2023 News
Engage with up & coming scientists & career professionals & learn about the exciting world of biodiversity science! Applications are now open for the Careers in Biodiversity Sciences Workshop for undergraduates taking place at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History on April 21-22, 2023. This opportunity is at no cost to attendees, but registration…
Published: February 10, 2023 News
The Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) is offering travel grants for the 2023 SPNHC Annual Meeting, https://www.calacademy.org/spnhc-2023. The conference will be held 28th May-1st June 2023. Any SPNHC member who works in fields related to the management and preservation/conservation of natural history collections may apply; we especially encourage students and emerging…
Published: December 7, 2022 Announcements, News
We are pleased to announce that our new book, Best Practices in the Preservation and Management of Fluid-Preserved Biological Collections, is now available for purchase in the UK and Europe from Archetype Publications and in North America, from University Products. The book provides guiding principles and management strategies for small, medium, and large collections. Based…
Published: December 7, 2022 Announcements, Meetings, News
Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) 202338th Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California28 May – 2 June 2023Call for Abstracts We are pleased to announce we have an exciting list of Symposia, Workshops, and Field trips to look forward to at SPNHC 2023 “Taking the Long View”, encouraging all of us to…
Published: December 5, 2022 Announcements, Jobs, News, Research Position
The University of Tennessee – Knoxville, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB) and the UT Herbarium (TENN) are accepting applications for the Hesler Visiting Scholar Fellowship, a funding opportunity for visiting scholars doing herbarium-based research! The deadline to apply is 3 February 2023. This fellowship is open to graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, faculty, and independent…
Published: December 5, 2022 Announcements, Deadlines, News
The Recognition and Grants Committee is looking for nominations for this year’s: · The PRESIDENT’S AWARD · THE EARLY CAREER AWARD · THE FABER INNOVATION GRANT · SPECIAL SERVICE AWARD If you know someone who is deserving of one of these awards (or any SPNHC award) please visit these SPNHC websites for more details. · https://spnhc.org/what-spnhc-does/awards-and-grants/ · https://spnhc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/1503325677_SPNHCAwardsandGrants2.pdf Nominations will be…
WhereSan Francisco, California, and onlineWhenMay 28 – June 2, 2023HostCalifornia Academy of SciencesThemeTaking the Long ViewWebsitehttps://www.calacademy.org/SPNHC-2023Contact UsSPNHC2023questions@calacademy.org Join us in San Francisco, California, for the 38th annual meeting of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections. The conference theme “Taking the Long View” encourages all of us to envision the future of our…
Published: October 21, 2022 Announcements, News
The SPNHC Connection newsletter is now available to our members.The newsletter is currently undergoing a full redesign that will be better adapted to current trends in digital content and social media. Our next complete newsletter will be published in February 2023. This shorter edition includes announcements and reports from a some of our representatives. https://spnhc.org/spnhc-connection-october-2022A…
Published: October 19, 2022 Announcements, News
At the ABM in Edinburgh earlier this year, we presented outline proposals to join with TDWG for a joint meeting in Okinawa for 2024. However, at that time, the proposal still required further work to enable the SPNHC membership to endorse it, and we thus agreed to explore further with TDWG. After some months of…
Published: October 4, 2022 News
Closing: October 26, 2022
Contract: Permanent contract, 35 hours per weekSalary: Grade E, £27,997 – £34,257 per annumClosing date: 26 October 2022 (by 5pm)Appointment will normally be to the minimum of the salary scale for this grade.The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post. Collections and Research Division, NaturalSciences Department An exciting new job working with our botany collections…
