Category: Committees

Contents 1 About 2 Committee Members 3 Best Practices 3.1 Consensus Documents 3.2 Review Documents 4 Links 5 Committee Members 6 Committee Documents About The function of the web committee is the following: support the mission, goals, and activities of the society; provide and solicit appropriate content for the web pages; present that content in a timely and user friendly manner; encourage the…

About The Recognitions and Grants Committee administers the nominations, evaluation, and selection of recipients for SPNHC awards and the Faber Research Grant. Committee Members Up-to-date membership for committee. Committee Documents Recognition and Grants Committee Description from the Leadership Manual  

About The Publications Committee is responsible for the wide range of publications, including text and general information books, Collection Forum (the journal of SPNHC), and the SPNHC Newsletter, which benefit and assist the natural history collections community. The committee evaluates the future direction of these publications in order to best serve the community. Committee Members…

Contents 1 About 2 Committee Members 3 Travel Grants 4 Workshops 5 DemoCamp 6 Mentorship 7 White Papers and Relevant Sites About The Professional Development Committee facilitates development needs for audiences of museum professionals, from those starting in the field to established professionals seeking continuing educational opportunities. When appropriate, it supports the planning, organization and delivery of workshops, democamps and mentorship activities.…

About The Membership Committee is responsible for activities that promote membership growth and diversity, and encourage the retention of existing members. Committee Members Up-to-date membership for committee. Committee Documents Membership Committee Description from the Leadership Manual

About The Long Range Planning Committee is responsible for developing, reviewing, and updating the Society’s five-year strategic plan, and for presenting the plan to Council for approval. Committee Members Up-to-date membership for committee. Committee Documents Long Range Planning Committee Description from the Leadership Manual

Contents 1 About 2 Committee Members 3 Links 4 Committee Documents About The Legislation and Regulations Committee acts as SPNHC’s clearinghouse for information and events related to laws, regulations, permits and related issues affecting the collection, possession, ownership and transportation of natural history specimens. Committee Members Up-to-date membership for committee. Links Category:Legislation and Regulations Committee Documents Legislation and Regulations…

Contents 1 About 2 Committee Members 3 Links About IDEA stands for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access. This committee was officially founded in April 2021 as a full committee The function of the IDEA committee is the following: Committee Members Up-to-date membership for committee. Links For links and other aggregated resources related to inclusion, diversity, equity, and access…

About The Finance Committee acts solely in an advisory capacity to the Treasurer and Council. Committee Members Up-to-date membership for committee. Committee Documents Finance Committee Description from the Leadership Manual  

About The mission of the Emerging Professionals Group (EPG) is to generate ideas that will bring about our greater involvement in the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC), and to offer more opportunities for connections, mentorship, and professional development tailored to emerging professionals working with natural history collections. The Emerging Professionals Group…

About The Election Committee is responsible for coordinating and carrying out the procedural steps involved in the nomination and election of officers. Committee Members Up-to-date membership for committee. Committee Documents Election Committee Description from the Leadership Manual  

Contents 1 About 1.1 Function 1.2 Leadership and Composition 1.3 Duties 2 Collections Education Resources 2.1 Natural History Education Portal 2.2 Other Collections Resources 3 Collections Education Events 3.1 Natural History Education DemoCamp 4 Committee Members About Function The Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections Education Committee will work to develop, support, and promote formal (K-12, Undergraduate and Graduate) and informal education, and…

Contents 1 About 2 Committee Members 3 Committee Documents 4 Links About The Conservation Committee is responsible for acquiring, developing, and distributing information to the Society to promote the long-term preservation of natural history objects and associated materials. The Conservation Committee encourages and facilitates collaborative projects among curators, collection managers, and conservators that contribute to best practices for collection…

About The Conference Committee coordinates the logistics and scheduling of the Society’s Annual Meetings, recommends sites for future meetings, and submits those recommendations to the SPNHC President to put to a full Council vote. The Committee maintains written guidelines on meeting organization and makes decisions on issues referred by local organizing committees (LOCs) that do…

About The Bylaws Committee is responsible for the continued development of the Society Bylaws and Leadership Manual as needed, as well as monitoring Society activities to ensure agreement with the Bylaws. Committee Members Up-to-date membership for committee. Committee Documents Bylaws Committee Description from the Leadership Manual

About The purpose of this committee is to investigate the role of SPNHC in mobilizing collections around effective means of mitigating biodiversity loss and widely broadcasting the collection community’s positive contributions in this area. Our collections and research contribute directly to regional, national, and international assessments of rare and endangered species, the compilation of checklists,…