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MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT / CALL FOR PAPERS
13th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Preservation of Natural
History Collections
“Collections on the Move: Strategies for the New Millennium”
25-30 May 1998
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

The University of Alberta, through the Department of Museums and
Collections Services is pleased to announce that it will be hosting
the 13th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Preservation of Natural
History Collections (SPNHC), 25-30 May 1998.  SPNHC is a
multi-disciplinary organization comprised of individuals who are
interested in the development and preservation of natural history
collections.

As the hosts, the University of Alberta offers a network of natural
history museums and collections, and expertise in a range of subject
areas. The collections reflect the natural and human history of
Western Canada, and a diversity of other subject areas.  These
collections also correspond to areas of established and emerging
research excellence where the University is known as a world leader.
Dr. Owen Beattie, from the University’s Department of Anthropology
will be the keynote speaker.  Dr. Beattie is internationally known as
the leader of the research team investigating Sir John Franklin’s
ill-fated expedition that went missing in 1845 while searching for the
Northwest Passage.

During the conference there will be opportunities to listen to
technical presentations, learn about innovative initiatives at other
institutions during the poster sessions, interact in panel discussions
and join special interest group meetings.  This year’s post-conference
workshop will be an interactive opportunity to learn about planning
and implementing a collections move.  Behind-the-scenes tours have
been arranged to the University of Alberta's many natural history
collections, as well as to the Devonian Botanic Garden, The Provincial
Museum of Alberta and the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology.

Registration packages have been mailed to SPNHC members.  If you are
not a member of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History
Collections, but would like more information on registration or how to
submit a paper or poster abstract, contact Lisa Barty at the
Department of Museums and Collections Services at (403) 492-6271 or by
e-mail at [log in to unmask] or visit our  website at
http://www.ualberta.ca/MUSEUMS/