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Conference programme
Thursday 13 June
Arrival and registration from 9am, tea and coffee available with a separate introduction for those attending AIM Conference for the first time.
Sessions marked with * will be streamed online. Please note, these are subject to change.
9am | Arrival and registration A separate introduction is available for those attending AIM Conference for the first time. |
10am | Welcome to AIM Conference * Andrew Lovett OBE, AIM Chair |
10.10am | Welcome to Black Country Living Museum * Dr Paul Belford, BCLM Chair |
10.30am | Keynote Setting up a new museum through, with and for the queer community * Joseph Galliano-Doig MBE, Queer Britain |
11.15am | Panel discussion Identifying and engaging your museum’s community * Join members of the AIM Board to hear their reflections on successful and sustainable community engagement. |
12.15pm | AIM AGM Including an announcement on the dates and location for AIM Conference 2025. |
12.30pm | LUNCH and EXPO Plus, AIM Trustee Laura Crossley will be hosting a lunch for freelancers. |
1.30pm | Breakouts – Building the business case for community
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2.15pm | Panel discussion Demonstrating the link between community and conservation * Speakers include Emma Jitha, Icon, Sue Bowers, Pilgrim Trust and Carol King, Black Country Living Museum. |
3pm | TEA BREAK and EXPO |
3.30pm | Breakouts – The power of communities telling their own stories
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4.15pm | Panel discussion Building heritage communities online * Including speakers from Cromwell Museum, St Ives Museum and our headline sponsors, Bloomberg Connects. |
5pm | CLOSE |
Friday 14 June
9.30am | Introduction to the day * Lisa Ollerhead, AIM Director |
9.45am | A word from our sponsor * Bloomberg Connects |
10am | Keynote * Setting up a new school in Sandwell and embedding culture in the heart of the community Emma Stenning, Chief Executive Officer, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
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10.45am | TEA BREAK and EXPO |
11.15am | Breakouts – Community centered governance
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12noon | Panel discussion Public funding for public benefit * Arts Council England, DCMS, National Lottery Heritage Fund, Welsh Government Culture Division and Museums Galleries Scotland. |
1pm | Plenary Creating a menopause support framework * Sukhi Baden, Black Country Living Museum |
1.20pm | LUNCH and EXPO There will also be a chance to meet other sector bodies over lunch, including Association for Cultural Enterprises, Icon, GEM and TEG. |
2.15pm | Breakouts – Safe communities: staff and visitor wellbeing in museums
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3pm | Panel discussion Lessons from Re:Collections * Shared learning to date from the AIM and Welsh Government Anti-Racist Wales Culture, Heritage, and Sport Fund funded project – Carrie Canham of Amgueddfa Ceredigion Museum, community partner Rose Thorn, project mentor Raj Pal, and Maya Sharma of Ahmed Iqbal Ullah RACE Centre and Education Trust. |
3.45pm | Panel discussion AIM in conversation * Reflecting on the theme, sessions and discussions of the last two days – and we want to hear from you! If you’d like to be part of this panel, you can let us know when you buy your tickets. |
4.25pm | Conference close * Andrew Lovett, AIM Chair and Chief Executive Black Country Living Museum |
4.30pm | CLOSE |