WPRF President Daniel Tepper presents the Nooksack Loop Trail, a proposed 45-mile loop trail which would connect four major population centers in Whatcom County.
An internship report by visiting student Yumiko Yamamoto from the University of Kyoto. The report investigates management of Rights of Way and the Cotswold Way in the United Kingdom. With assistance from Kate Ashbrook from the Open Spaces Society.
Heritage collections, wellbeing and digital technologiesCILIP
Using case studies, Director of Senate House Library Nick Barratt explores the value of heritage collections in libraries and archives across all sectors, and the growing link with promoting wellbeing and other values to society. The introduction of new digital technology to support innovative interventions will be addressed at CILIP Conference.
The Final Party: A festival aimed at sparking conversations about life & deathCILIP
Engaging Libraries is a pilot scheme which has brought the Carnegie UK Trust, the Wellcome Trust and Society of Chief Librarians together to work in partnership to allow libraries to experiment with public engagement around health and wellbeing. The 14 projects funded cover a wide range of topics, working with new partners and engaging with the public in innovative ways. Representatives from Engaging Libraries projects will speak about their work, how they are engaging the public and demonstrate methods they are using.
Hala Pakistan was established in 2012 to create a web portal for Pakistanis in Kuwait and promote cultural unity. It aims to develop Pakistan's image, encourage community activities, and facilitate communication between Pakistanis and other groups in Kuwait. Some of its achievements include managing prestigious car shows, organizing large cultural festivals attended by thousands, supporting blood drives, and assisting with national celebrations and charity events.
This document summarizes the functions and services of the State Library of New South Wales and its Public Library Services division. It discusses that the State Library comprises the Mitchell, Dixson, and State Reference Libraries, and provides services to over 790,000 on-site and 4.3 million online visitors annually. The Public Library Services division supports 377 public libraries across NSW, serving over 3.2 million members and facilitating over 35 million visits and 1.2 million attendees at public programs annually. The division provides subsidies, grants, professional development, and other support to local public libraries in accordance with the Library Act of 1939.
Investigating the deaths of intellectually disabled people: reflections from ...George Julian
The document discusses the #JusticeforLB campaign which aimed to raise awareness of the deaths of intellectually disabled people and improve investigations. It focused on positivity, awareness, and change using both real world and online activism. The campaign utilized social media, craftivism, crowdsourcing, and inclusivity. It also acknowledges the broader UK context of investigations into deaths of the intellectually disabled through organizations like CIPOLD and reports like the Mazars report.
WPRF President Daniel Tepper presents the Nooksack Loop Trail, a proposed 45-mile loop trail which would connect four major population centers in Whatcom County.
An internship report by visiting student Yumiko Yamamoto from the University of Kyoto. The report investigates management of Rights of Way and the Cotswold Way in the United Kingdom. With assistance from Kate Ashbrook from the Open Spaces Society.
Heritage collections, wellbeing and digital technologiesCILIP
Using case studies, Director of Senate House Library Nick Barratt explores the value of heritage collections in libraries and archives across all sectors, and the growing link with promoting wellbeing and other values to society. The introduction of new digital technology to support innovative interventions will be addressed at CILIP Conference.
The Final Party: A festival aimed at sparking conversations about life & deathCILIP
Engaging Libraries is a pilot scheme which has brought the Carnegie UK Trust, the Wellcome Trust and Society of Chief Librarians together to work in partnership to allow libraries to experiment with public engagement around health and wellbeing. The 14 projects funded cover a wide range of topics, working with new partners and engaging with the public in innovative ways. Representatives from Engaging Libraries projects will speak about their work, how they are engaging the public and demonstrate methods they are using.
Hala Pakistan was established in 2012 to create a web portal for Pakistanis in Kuwait and promote cultural unity. It aims to develop Pakistan's image, encourage community activities, and facilitate communication between Pakistanis and other groups in Kuwait. Some of its achievements include managing prestigious car shows, organizing large cultural festivals attended by thousands, supporting blood drives, and assisting with national celebrations and charity events.
This document summarizes the functions and services of the State Library of New South Wales and its Public Library Services division. It discusses that the State Library comprises the Mitchell, Dixson, and State Reference Libraries, and provides services to over 790,000 on-site and 4.3 million online visitors annually. The Public Library Services division supports 377 public libraries across NSW, serving over 3.2 million members and facilitating over 35 million visits and 1.2 million attendees at public programs annually. The division provides subsidies, grants, professional development, and other support to local public libraries in accordance with the Library Act of 1939.
Investigating the deaths of intellectually disabled people: reflections from ...George Julian
The document discusses the #JusticeforLB campaign which aimed to raise awareness of the deaths of intellectually disabled people and improve investigations. It focused on positivity, awareness, and change using both real world and online activism. The campaign utilized social media, craftivism, crowdsourcing, and inclusivity. It also acknowledges the broader UK context of investigations into deaths of the intellectually disabled through organizations like CIPOLD and reports like the Mazars report.
Two EOL programs: the Rubenstein Fellows program, which supports outreach-minded researchers in content creation activity in their area of interest; and Rapid Response, which assembles content as needed for taxa expected to receive wide attention due to news events sor outreach efforts of our educational partners.
The Dallas Jewish Historical Society preserves the history of the Dallas Jewish community through its collection of written, visual, and audio materials in its archive. The organization makes these materials available for research and helps connect present and future generations to Jewish Dallas. The document provides details on the society's mission, goals, activities, and acquisitions over the past year.
This document provides information about sponsors, exhibitors, board of directors, international advisory panel, external session reviewers, and staff involved in planning a water and food security conference. It lists the gold, silver, and bronze sponsors as well as event sponsors. It also lists exhibitors, board members, members of the international advisory panel, external session reviewers, and staff who helped plan and support the conference. Finally, it acknowledges volunteers and vendors who assisted, including student and community volunteers and vendors who provided facilities, catering, and other services.
South Brooklyn Branch Library : Public Meeting #2ksuCUDC
Presentation given at the second of 2 Public Meetings for the South Brooklyn Branch of the Cleveland Public Library. The meeting took place on July 13, 2016.
Libraries and SXSW is a document about the Lib*Interactive movement at the South by Southwest (SXSW) conference in Austin, Texas. It provides background on SXSW, introduces the panelists involved with Lib*Interactive, and discusses their experiences at SXSW 2015. Lib*Interactive is a volunteer group that attends SXSW to connect people to tools that support their passions and promote libraries, archives, and museums. They partner with organizations like EveryLibrary and host events at the #IdeaDropHouse to share ideas and inspire attendees.
Re-Reading the British Memorial Project #de2012Nicole Beale
This document summarizes a project that aims to record church memorials and artifacts in a coastal region using open source and community-based approaches. The project team is multi-disciplinary and uses techniques like Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) to digitally capture objects. They work with local community groups and investigate open source tools, open practices of collaboration, and open access/data approaches to documentation. The goal is to preserve this cultural heritage while empowering communities and making the data widely accessible.
The Power of Partnerships: Marketing Lessons from Museums at Night by Rosie C...Rosie Clarke
How does a weekend-long national festival attract over 120,000 visitors and achieve £3.4 million worth of publicity for the arts and heritage sector - and what could this mean for your town?
Museums at Night Campaigns Officer Rosie Clarke discusses the ways a centrally coordinated campaign supports hundreds of venues to run successful after-hours events, and looks at how clusters of local organisations collaborating on programming and marketing events can attract crowds of visitors to spend time and money in museums and galleries and the surrounding area.
Learn from a case study about Victorian Nights, one cluster of local Museums at Night activity in three North Norfolk towns.
Presentation given by Rosie Clarke at the Culture Matters conference, Norwich, UK, November 14-16 2012.
The document provides information about the BSides Orlando 2017 security conference. It thanks the organizers, volunteers, speakers and sponsors who made the event possible. It provides details about the schedule, locations of talks and activities. It announces winners of challenges and the silent auction. The after party location is shared. In conclusion, it thanks attendees for their participation.
Mark Freeman's (Libraries and Heritage Services Manager, Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council) presentation to the CILIP 2017 Conference in Manchester #CILIPConf17
There are 2 million people in the UK who experience sight loss and this is set to increase as our population ages. With some thought, libraries can be one of the most supportive of services in terms of keeping people mentally active and in touch with the wider world. This session will examine some of the ways in which we can make our buildings and our resources more sight loss friendly.
Funding surgery - Heritage Lottery Fund Alison Clyde
This document provides information about the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) in Scotland. It summarizes that the HLF has funded over 2,500 community projects since 1994 using money from the National Lottery. It describes the different types of heritage and projects that HLF supports, including built, natural, and cultural heritage. It outlines several of HLF's grant programs and provides an example of a successful intergenerational oral history project. It concludes by offering tips for strong applications and highlighting common pitfalls to avoid.
This document provides information about the Digital Diaspora Family Reunion (DDFR) project. DDFR is a multimedia project that uses family photographs to educate audiences and inspire intergenerational and cross-cultural dialogues about history and social change. It was launched in 2009 and has hosted over 30 live events in 25 cities, engaging over 8,000 participants. DDFR events include film screenings, photo-sharing sessions, and multimedia shows incorporating photographs, live music, and audience participation. The project has collected over 18,000 photographs and generated over 70 million media impressions. Testimonials highlight how DDFR helps participants feel more connected to history and care more about others. Information is provided on custom
CCCR summit PROCEEDINGS-Dec 2-14.compressedTangül Alten
This document provides an overview and summary of the 2014 CCCR National Summit proceedings. The goal of the summit was to extend and deepen the impact of collaborative community-campus research in solving complex problems by sharing lessons learned, building consensus on excellence indicators, identifying hubs of excellence on specific issues, and mobilizing the summit learnings. The summit included keynote presentations, discussions on categories and indicators of excellence, and hubs of excellence. It engaged participants in evaluating the summit and exploring next steps to further collaborative community-campus research. The proceedings captured the results and discussions over the course of the summit.
The IDD Needs Council of Tarrant County held a 2015 Faith-Based Symposium with pre- and post-evaluations to assess inclusion of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in faith communities. The pre-evaluation found over half of registrants did not have a household member with IDD and most felt their communities were only slightly inclusive. Barriers to inclusion included accessibility, training, and resources. The post-evaluation found over 90% felt the symposium celebrated inclusion and highlighted local opportunities. Attendees found the presentations and personal stories most effective and suggested increasing diversity, outreach, and interactive activities at future events.
This document provides information about the Spring 2013 pledge class of Alpha Phi Omega at Syracuse University. It introduces the pledge class and provides brief histories of the founding of APO nationally and of the local Phi chapter. It then lists the members of several pledge teams and provides information about pledge requirements, upcoming service opportunities, and contact information for pledge class leaders.
This document discusses OOO Canada's approach to helping Canadians become leaders in open research. OOO Canada aims to (1) connect advocates to increase the impact of advocacy, (2) support anyone interested in bringing open practices to organizations, and (3) add value to existing open initiatives by sharing best practices and resources. It provides information on open access, open data, and open education policies and initiatives in Canada. OOO Canada functions as a network of open researchers who meet monthly, share resources and ideas, organize events, and work to promote inclusivity.
The document discusses a project called "A Tribute to Modern Pioneers" which aimed to capture stories of contemporary pioneers in Queensland, Australia through portraits and publications. It outlines the process of selecting stories through community nominations and working with local artists to capture the portraits. The project evolved beyond the initial plan, expanding to include supplementary photos, loaned objects, videos, and public programs. Key lessons included focusing on high-quality local content, clear processes, making informed decisions, allowing the project flexibility, and collaborating with the community.
1) Gasica visited the UK from September to November 2016 to report on the Zanzibar Schools Project, present at a Rotary conference, improve his English skills, learn new teaching techniques, meet contacts, and improve his business and leadership skills.
2) He reported on the Zanzibar Schools Project to several UK Rotary Clubs and gave a well-received presentation about it at the District Rotary Conference.
3) In addition to his objectives, Gasica experienced British culture through activities like swimming lessons, visiting museums and landmarks, and attending community events.
4) The trip overall helped Gasica gain skills and contacts to further support educational projects in Zanzibar.
Charter night power point 2016 updated 06 17 2016ashlopez1979
This document summarizes the 38th Annual Charter Night event for the Rotary Club of Perrysburg. It recognizes the 2015-2016 president and board members. It lists those who received awards including perfect attendance, Paul Harris Fellow recognition, and a Presidential Citation. It introduces the 2016-2017 District Governor Elect and installs the new 2016-2017 officers for the Rotary Club of Perrysburg led by President Bruce Samuelson.
This document is a collection of tweets from a conference on November 10, 2012 about sleepwalking. The tweets move from the most recent to the oldest when reading from the bottom to top of the slides and some tweets were lost before being captured. Special thanks are given to those who initiated and participated in the tweet discussion.
Two EOL programs: the Rubenstein Fellows program, which supports outreach-minded researchers in content creation activity in their area of interest; and Rapid Response, which assembles content as needed for taxa expected to receive wide attention due to news events sor outreach efforts of our educational partners.
The Dallas Jewish Historical Society preserves the history of the Dallas Jewish community through its collection of written, visual, and audio materials in its archive. The organization makes these materials available for research and helps connect present and future generations to Jewish Dallas. The document provides details on the society's mission, goals, activities, and acquisitions over the past year.
This document provides information about sponsors, exhibitors, board of directors, international advisory panel, external session reviewers, and staff involved in planning a water and food security conference. It lists the gold, silver, and bronze sponsors as well as event sponsors. It also lists exhibitors, board members, members of the international advisory panel, external session reviewers, and staff who helped plan and support the conference. Finally, it acknowledges volunteers and vendors who assisted, including student and community volunteers and vendors who provided facilities, catering, and other services.
South Brooklyn Branch Library : Public Meeting #2ksuCUDC
Presentation given at the second of 2 Public Meetings for the South Brooklyn Branch of the Cleveland Public Library. The meeting took place on July 13, 2016.
Libraries and SXSW is a document about the Lib*Interactive movement at the South by Southwest (SXSW) conference in Austin, Texas. It provides background on SXSW, introduces the panelists involved with Lib*Interactive, and discusses their experiences at SXSW 2015. Lib*Interactive is a volunteer group that attends SXSW to connect people to tools that support their passions and promote libraries, archives, and museums. They partner with organizations like EveryLibrary and host events at the #IdeaDropHouse to share ideas and inspire attendees.
Re-Reading the British Memorial Project #de2012Nicole Beale
This document summarizes a project that aims to record church memorials and artifacts in a coastal region using open source and community-based approaches. The project team is multi-disciplinary and uses techniques like Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) to digitally capture objects. They work with local community groups and investigate open source tools, open practices of collaboration, and open access/data approaches to documentation. The goal is to preserve this cultural heritage while empowering communities and making the data widely accessible.
The Power of Partnerships: Marketing Lessons from Museums at Night by Rosie C...Rosie Clarke
How does a weekend-long national festival attract over 120,000 visitors and achieve £3.4 million worth of publicity for the arts and heritage sector - and what could this mean for your town?
Museums at Night Campaigns Officer Rosie Clarke discusses the ways a centrally coordinated campaign supports hundreds of venues to run successful after-hours events, and looks at how clusters of local organisations collaborating on programming and marketing events can attract crowds of visitors to spend time and money in museums and galleries and the surrounding area.
Learn from a case study about Victorian Nights, one cluster of local Museums at Night activity in three North Norfolk towns.
Presentation given by Rosie Clarke at the Culture Matters conference, Norwich, UK, November 14-16 2012.
The document provides information about the BSides Orlando 2017 security conference. It thanks the organizers, volunteers, speakers and sponsors who made the event possible. It provides details about the schedule, locations of talks and activities. It announces winners of challenges and the silent auction. The after party location is shared. In conclusion, it thanks attendees for their participation.
Mark Freeman's (Libraries and Heritage Services Manager, Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council) presentation to the CILIP 2017 Conference in Manchester #CILIPConf17
There are 2 million people in the UK who experience sight loss and this is set to increase as our population ages. With some thought, libraries can be one of the most supportive of services in terms of keeping people mentally active and in touch with the wider world. This session will examine some of the ways in which we can make our buildings and our resources more sight loss friendly.
Funding surgery - Heritage Lottery Fund Alison Clyde
This document provides information about the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) in Scotland. It summarizes that the HLF has funded over 2,500 community projects since 1994 using money from the National Lottery. It describes the different types of heritage and projects that HLF supports, including built, natural, and cultural heritage. It outlines several of HLF's grant programs and provides an example of a successful intergenerational oral history project. It concludes by offering tips for strong applications and highlighting common pitfalls to avoid.
This document provides information about the Digital Diaspora Family Reunion (DDFR) project. DDFR is a multimedia project that uses family photographs to educate audiences and inspire intergenerational and cross-cultural dialogues about history and social change. It was launched in 2009 and has hosted over 30 live events in 25 cities, engaging over 8,000 participants. DDFR events include film screenings, photo-sharing sessions, and multimedia shows incorporating photographs, live music, and audience participation. The project has collected over 18,000 photographs and generated over 70 million media impressions. Testimonials highlight how DDFR helps participants feel more connected to history and care more about others. Information is provided on custom
CCCR summit PROCEEDINGS-Dec 2-14.compressedTangül Alten
This document provides an overview and summary of the 2014 CCCR National Summit proceedings. The goal of the summit was to extend and deepen the impact of collaborative community-campus research in solving complex problems by sharing lessons learned, building consensus on excellence indicators, identifying hubs of excellence on specific issues, and mobilizing the summit learnings. The summit included keynote presentations, discussions on categories and indicators of excellence, and hubs of excellence. It engaged participants in evaluating the summit and exploring next steps to further collaborative community-campus research. The proceedings captured the results and discussions over the course of the summit.
The IDD Needs Council of Tarrant County held a 2015 Faith-Based Symposium with pre- and post-evaluations to assess inclusion of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in faith communities. The pre-evaluation found over half of registrants did not have a household member with IDD and most felt their communities were only slightly inclusive. Barriers to inclusion included accessibility, training, and resources. The post-evaluation found over 90% felt the symposium celebrated inclusion and highlighted local opportunities. Attendees found the presentations and personal stories most effective and suggested increasing diversity, outreach, and interactive activities at future events.
This document provides information about the Spring 2013 pledge class of Alpha Phi Omega at Syracuse University. It introduces the pledge class and provides brief histories of the founding of APO nationally and of the local Phi chapter. It then lists the members of several pledge teams and provides information about pledge requirements, upcoming service opportunities, and contact information for pledge class leaders.
This document discusses OOO Canada's approach to helping Canadians become leaders in open research. OOO Canada aims to (1) connect advocates to increase the impact of advocacy, (2) support anyone interested in bringing open practices to organizations, and (3) add value to existing open initiatives by sharing best practices and resources. It provides information on open access, open data, and open education policies and initiatives in Canada. OOO Canada functions as a network of open researchers who meet monthly, share resources and ideas, organize events, and work to promote inclusivity.
The document discusses a project called "A Tribute to Modern Pioneers" which aimed to capture stories of contemporary pioneers in Queensland, Australia through portraits and publications. It outlines the process of selecting stories through community nominations and working with local artists to capture the portraits. The project evolved beyond the initial plan, expanding to include supplementary photos, loaned objects, videos, and public programs. Key lessons included focusing on high-quality local content, clear processes, making informed decisions, allowing the project flexibility, and collaborating with the community.
1) Gasica visited the UK from September to November 2016 to report on the Zanzibar Schools Project, present at a Rotary conference, improve his English skills, learn new teaching techniques, meet contacts, and improve his business and leadership skills.
2) He reported on the Zanzibar Schools Project to several UK Rotary Clubs and gave a well-received presentation about it at the District Rotary Conference.
3) In addition to his objectives, Gasica experienced British culture through activities like swimming lessons, visiting museums and landmarks, and attending community events.
4) The trip overall helped Gasica gain skills and contacts to further support educational projects in Zanzibar.
Charter night power point 2016 updated 06 17 2016ashlopez1979
This document summarizes the 38th Annual Charter Night event for the Rotary Club of Perrysburg. It recognizes the 2015-2016 president and board members. It lists those who received awards including perfect attendance, Paul Harris Fellow recognition, and a Presidential Citation. It introduces the 2016-2017 District Governor Elect and installs the new 2016-2017 officers for the Rotary Club of Perrysburg led by President Bruce Samuelson.
This document is a collection of tweets from a conference on November 10, 2012 about sleepwalking. The tweets move from the most recent to the oldest when reading from the bottom to top of the slides and some tweets were lost before being captured. Special thanks are given to those who initiated and participated in the tweet discussion.
Changing hearts and minds paddy ladd steve emery_sarah hironsSteve Emery
'Changing Hearts and Minds' presentation given by Paddy Ladd, Steve Emery and Sarah Hirons at the 'Sleepwalking Into Eugenics' conference at MShed, Bristol, 10th November 2012
Lev gen conf se paper 1 the role of the media-draft 4
Thank you roll call
1. We would like to thank the following people
for helping to make the conference and
research project a success
Funders:
Leverhulme Trust in conjunction
with University of Bristol
3. Conference Organising and Volunteers
• Conference Organiser and Co-ordinator: Chris Coleman
• Sales and Events Co-ordinator - Mshed and Bristol Museum & Art
Gallery Milburns: Rebecca Lewis
• Camera Operator: Siobhan O’Donovan
• Volunteers: Theeb Almutairi; Najwa Basonbul; Maribel Gonzalez;
Karen McGinty; Vikki O'Brien
• Sign Language Interpreters: Jackie Griffiths; Becky Atkinson; Paul
Mancini; Sarah Haynes; Poppy Krivine; Kat Wright
4. Centre for Deaf Studies
• All CDS staff, especially:
• Website design: Clive Mason, Chris John and
Tony Nicholas
• Jim Kyle
• Team Terp: Freya Mcluckie, Naomi Bearne,
Pascale Maroney, Becky Atkinson
6. And all of the following:
• Clark Denmark; Rob Richards; Maria Bitner-
Glindzicz; Martin Glover (and Healthy Deaf
Minds); Hilary Freedman; Edward Webb; Hugh
Mclaughlin; Simon Grey; Karen Page; Colin
Gavaghan; Sandy Starr; Sarah Norcross; Dennis
Queen; Susie Balderston; Bill Albert; Richard
Jones
• All those who attended the two open debates at
Bristol Deaf Centre and Friends Meeting House;
and all those who took part in the eight focus
group meetings