International Collections Management conference, OpenCulture 2011, which takes place this year in Birmingham, England on the 7^th and 8^th June. The full conference programme can now be downloaded at www.openculture2011.org.uk/programme.

OpenCulture is the only sector conference designed to meet the needs of people who work with Collections. With a jam-packed schedule, the Collections Trust bring to you over 20 renowned speakers from the museum sector, the Great Collections Management Trade Fair and a series of *not-to-be-missed* seminars giving you an unparalleled opportunity to learn about some of the key current developments in the sector. OpenCulture will take place on the 7^th and 8^th June in The Custard Factory, Birmingham. Please visit www.openculture2011.org.uk <http://www.openculture2011.org.uk> to book or call 020 7250 8340 for more information.
*SPECTRUM — the Way Ahead, 7^th June, 14.00 — 17.00*

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/Led by Nick Poole (Collections Trust)/

SPECTRUM, the UK & International Collections Management standard is used by more than 7,000 museums worldwide. The Collections Trust will be using this seminar to launch /SPECTRUM 4.0/ so come along and find out about this new, simplified standard and how it can help your manage your collections more efficiently.

We will also be reviewing progress with the translation and localisation of SPECTRUM in other countries, with the aim of setting out a 5-year roadmap for the future development needs of the community.

This seminar is designed for non-technical people working with collections in museums, archives and libraries in the UK and Europe. We also welcome participation from Collections Management software vendors and from people interested in translation/localisation.

·         *Sustainable Collections Management, 8^th June, 14.30 — 14.50*

/Kostas Ntanos, Head of Conservation Research and Development, National Archives/**

Kostas Ntanos will use the new BSI standard for /Environmental Management/ to explore the key challenges and opportunities in developing more environmentally sustainable approaches to Collections Management.

I would be extremely grateful if you could promote the event amongst your colleagues, and in particular highlight the event in relation to your travel bursary programme and encourage people to apply. We believe that OpenCulture would be extremely beneficial to your members and would love to see as many of them there as possible. As an added incentive, we would like to offer ICOM members a 20% discount on the conference fees, which can be accessed by typing the discount code ‘ICOM2011’ when prompted into the eventbrite page when booking at www.openculture2011.org.uk/register-online.

Tel: 020 7250 8341

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