Category: Meetings

SPNHC-TDWG 2024 Call for Organized Sessions

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…

Save the Date! SPNHC-TDWG joint conference

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/

SPNHC 2023 Call for Abstracts

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…

SPNHC 38th Annual Meeting

Published: November 1, 2022    Meetings, News

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…

Registration Open – AAMG2021

Published: April 21, 2021    Announcements, Meetings, News

Working in museums? Working in academia? Both? Interested in either? Want to network with others in the same boat? Join #AAMG2021–a chance to connect and reflect with one another! Secure your spot and register today for this year’s annual conference focused on #wellnessandequity and held virtually June 7-11! Find more information and register at aamg-us.org/registration2021/___________…

Forward-Thinking Discussion on Biological Collections

Published: January 6, 2021    Announcements, Meetings, News

We invite the Biological Collections community at-large to join the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS), Natural Science Collections Alliance (NSCA), and Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) for a joint discussion with the Biodiversity Collections Network (BCoN) and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) on the future of biological collections. …

2021 AIC and SPNHC Joint Virtual Annual Meeting May 10-June 24 – Registration Now Open & Draft Schedule Available

Published: January 3, 2021    Announcements, Meetings, News

The American Institute for Conservation (AIC) and the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) are excited to announce a joint virtual conference in 2021. Join us from the comfort of your lab, office, or living room for the 2021 AIC & SPNHC Joint Virtual Meeting from May 10 – June 24, with a week…

SPNHC Panel Discussion on Actions to Conserve Biodiversity

Published: September 21, 2020    Announcements, Meetings, News

The Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) is hosting a panel discussion to consider how the biological collections community can most effectively contribute to protecting biodiversity. Please join the SPNHC Biodiversity Crisis Response Committee and a panel of five experts on October 7, 2020 from 11:00 – 1:00 PM EDT. Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spnhc-panel-discussion-on-actions-to-conserve-biodiversity-tickets-121073635503 Panelist…

SPNHC Symposium (rescheduled from June 10)

Published: June 11, 2020    Announcements, Meetings, News

Please join us for a symposium on “Envisioning Collections Management for the Evolving Biodiversity Data Lifecycle,” originally prepared for the SPNHC & ICOMNATHIST 2020 Conference. This event has been rescheduled from June 10 to June 23, 2020.

SPNHC and ICOM NATHIST 2020 Virtual Meeting – Program and Registration

Published: May 18, 2020    Announcements, Meetings, News

The Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) and International Council of Museums Committee for Museums and Collections of Natural History (ICOM NATHIST) are hosting a virtual digital meeting from 8-12 June, 2020. Together, we are offering an online event tailored to foster conversation across our joint worldwide communities. Activities include a plenary…

Out of the Box: Sharing Strategies for Accessing Natural History Collections

Published: March 6, 2017    Meetings, News

Symposium 1-2 June, 2017, jointly hosted by the University of Canberra and CSIRO Ann Harding Conference Centre, University of Canberra, Australia Out of the Box is a two-day symposium to bring together scientists, museum people, artists, citizen scientists and others who share an interest in promoting natural history collections to wider audiences. Invited speakers will introduce…

Annual Meeting 2016

Published: November 17, 2015    Meetings, News

This year’s meeting evaluates green thinking in collections, museums and botanical gardens.