Date:    5th March 2010

Time:   9.30am – 4.30pm

Venue: BT Centre, 81 Newgate Street, London EC1A 7AJ

 The day will celebrate successful collaborative partnerships across museums, libraries, archives and beyond, showcasing projects that have [...]]]> Bookings are now open for this free event on Friday 5^th March hosted by BT Connected Earth and the Collections Trust.

Date:    5^th March 2010

Time:   9.30am – 4.30pm

Venue: BT Centre, 81 Newgate Street, London EC1A 7AJ

 The day will celebrate successful collaborative partnerships across museums, libraries, archives and beyond, showcasing projects that have found exciting ways of making collections accessible to new audiences.

Through breakout sessions and a panel discussion, the event will also highlight how these partnerships can inspire future projects.

 Speakers include:

•  Roy Clare, MLA – Keynote address
• Nick Poole, Collections Trust – Introduction
• Jason Webber, Museum of London  – Exploring 20^th Century London
• Siân Wynn-Jones, BT Connected Earth – Contemporary Collecting in Partnership: a reality matrix
• Simon Floyd, Renaissance East of England – SHARE
• Liza Giffen, University of Leeds & Kirsty Shields, M&S Archive – Marks in Time
• Tilly Blyth, Science Museum – Locating Communications Heritage
• Anra Kennedy, Culture 24 – Caboodle
• Almut Grüner, Thackray Museum & UKMCG SSN – Medicine at the Movies

 Lunch and refreshments will be provided, and there will be plenty of opportunity to network with colleagues and discuss current issues.

 To reserve your free place, please complete the booking form at: http://tiny.cc/Ib08K