BCMA Conference 2024 |Annual Gathering

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Registration

The Gathering will take place September 24 - 27, 2024.

Museums, galleries, and cultural heritage spaces play a crucial role in shaping public perception, contributing to resilient communities, fostering dialogue and sparking creativity. The BC Museums Association works to ensure the long-term viability and vibrancy of our sector, and we invite our members to join us in co-creating the future they want to see.

In 2024, the BCMA Conference will center sustainability in all its facets and respond to our community’s desire for more innovative, hands-on, immersive learning experiences, for dedicated time spent with colleagues to form relationships across the province, for actionable outcomes and take-aways, and for the focus on a bright future of our sector.

The gathering will follow a conference model with a variety of workshops, skill-sharing sessions, knowledge exchanges, many networking opportunities, a healthy dose of local arts and culture, and keynotes. It will be open to about 200 attendees, plus sponsors, funders, and partners from across BC and beyond.

Learn more on the BCMA website here.

Ticket Allocation

The annual BCMA gathering is held in different parts of the province and we would like to offer as many BCMA members as possible, and especially those from northern regions, an opportunity to attend this event. The first week of registration will be dedicated to organizations and individuals from the following regions: Cariboo, Nechako, North Coast, Northeast.

Capacity

We kindly ask you to limit attendance to a maximum of three people from the same organization to offer as many BCMA members as possible, and especially those from northern regions, an opportunity to attend this event.

Ticket Pricing

We recognize that many of our members pay for conference tickets, travel, and accommodations out of pocket and rely on the annual gathering as an essential way of connecting with their colleagues.

In an effort to make this event more accessible, we are offering the following options:

IBPOC, Underemployed, EMP

These tickets are meant for Indigenous people, BPOC, underemployed delegates, and emerging professionals.

Subsidized Ticket

Subsidized tickets are meant for delegates who will be paying out of pocket to attend the gathering and are not receiving financial support from their organization for the trip. These tickets are booked on an honour system and we ask those who are able to pay the full price to do so.

Standard Ticket

We ask those who are able to pay the full price do so.

Code of Conduct

All delegates will be required to agree to our code of conduct as part of the registration process. Read the Code of Conduct here in advance of your registration.

FAQ

Our Frequently Asked Questions are available to read before you register.

Photography Disclaimer

During this event, the BCMA may take photographs and/or audio/video recordings to be used in future educational/promotional materials. By registering for this event, you authorize the BCMA and its representatives to photograph/record and consent to such photographs and/or visual/audio recordings of your image/voice to be used in future educational/promotional materials of the organization. If you do NOT consent, please contact us at: bcma@museum.bc.ca.

BCMA Conference 2024 |Annual Gathering

September 24 - 27, 2024
355 Vancouver St
Uda Dune Baiyoh - House of Ancestors
Prince George, British Columbia
Canada
V2L 2P1

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