GEM Conference
An international conference takes place annually in September.
GEM Conference 2008
Tuesday 2 September to Friday 5 September 2008
Medway, Kent
Heritage Learning and Social Change
Heritage learning can make a significant contribution to a functioning, stable modern society. This conference investigates the current socio-economic and cultural issues that are shaping heritage learning. Recognising the value of sharing best practice across the wider heritage sector, this conference examines the strategic and practical factors influencing the delivery of socially responsive learning and interpretation. In particular, it addresses how heritage learning can help to implement government policies such as Every Child Matters, Learning Outside the Classroom and the Five Hour Cultural Offer.
The experiences and opportunities offered will engage and inspire professionals from career-entry to senior management level.
Conference is based at the Medway Campus in Chatham, Kent. The Medway Campus is home to "Universities at Medway" – a unique partnership which has brought together the University of Greenwich, the University of Kent, Canterbury Christ Church University and Mid-Kent College at this shared site. Home to HMS Pembroke Royal Naval Barracks from 1903 to 1984, these splendid historic buildings have recently benefited from a £50 million investment which has restored for modern use the former glory of majestic buildings like the naval drill hall and the Pilkington Building, where Conference will be based.
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While GEM hopes to run the conference according to this programme, changes at short notice are possible.
Past Conferences
Every audience matters
4 to Friday 7 September
2007 in Leicester
As government and funding priorities shift to fulfil expanding learning and social agendas, are heritage organisations being realistic in trying to be "all things to all people?"
Reaching out and Working together (includes
Conference Report)
5 to 9 September
2006 in Durham
Reports from the bursary
holders will be posted soon on this website.
Learning Organisations: Embracing Change
Tuesday 6 to Saturday 10 September 2005
The proceedings of this conference
are in the Journal of Education in Museums No 26
(2005).
Healing Division: Do museums have a role?
7-11 September 2004, Belfast
The proceedings of this conference
are in the Journal of Education in Museums No 25
(2004).
Representations
2- 6 September 2003 Manchester. Notes on the conference and many of the
keynote speeches are in the Journal of Education in Museums No 24
(2003).
Making the Difference 2002
Information about GEM's 2002 annual conference in Edinburgh including the
proceedings as a downloadable pdf file