GEM Conference
An international conference takes place annually in September.
GEM Conference 2009
Tuesday 8 September to Friday 11 September 2009
Aston University, Birmingham
Engaging Diverse Communities
What is community engagement? Why engage communities and how best can the
heritage sector develop mutually-beneficial relationships?
This conference will help heritage learning professionals develop ideas,
strategies and practices to help them make a valuable intervention in
community engagement, and cultural and social diversity.
The most recent one was:
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 investigated 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 examined the strategic and practical factors influencing the
delivery of socially responsive learning and interpretation. In particular, it
addressed how heritage learning can help to implement government policies such
as Every Child Matters, Learning Outside the Classroom and the
Cultural Offer.
The experiences and opportunities offered were appropriate for
professionals from career-entry to senior management level.
Further information and reports from
the 2008 conference.
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
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