Category: Announcements

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,…

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…

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…

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!

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. …

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

The Smithsonian Institution is reaching out to share information regarding our National Conference on Cultural Property Protection (NCCPP), which will be held virtually this fall from October 18-19. We will also be holding an in-person reception on Oct. 18 at the National Postal Museum. The conference offers insight and proven solutions for new and seasoned professionals in…

Dirk Neumann, Julian Carter, John E. Simmons and Oliver CrimmenISBN: 979-8-218-01102-4 This new book from SPNHC based on the practical experience of experts from different fields engaged in the management and maintenance of fluid collections worldwide. It offers a specific perspective on the management of smaller and medium sized collections and their need to operate…

The unprovoked invasion of Ukraine is a blatant violation of international law and of human rights and freedoms. SPNHC stands in solidarity with the people of Ukraine during this incredibly difficult time and expresses our deep sympathy for the needless suffering being inflicted. We want to express our support for all in our community with…

The Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections commits to enhancing inclusion,diversity, equity, and accessibility in our organization and the work we do. The Societyacknowledges our lack of direct focus on this need in the past, and is aware of the substantialwork to be done. All current members, as well as our extended audience,…

Join us for a webinar with program directors from the National Science Foundation (NSF) about structural changes to collections-related funding opportunities at the agency. Register: https://www.aibs.org/news/2021/210826-nsf-scientific-collections.html Date:October 4, 2021 Time:2:00-3:00 PM EST (this program will be recorded) Location:Online via Zoom Event Partners:NSCA, BCON, SPNHC, USCCN Moderator:Jyotsna Pandey, AIBS, NSC Alliance, and BCoN Speakers from NSF:Reed…

Join iDigBio and panelists from the community on Thursday, April 15, 2021 from 2:00pm to 3:00pm Eastern in a moderated conversation about sustaining digitization and data mobilization activities in biodiversity collections beyond initial grant funding. Panelists will discuss strategies for integrating digitization into an institution’s ongoing activities and budget, including what metrics they see as valuable for…