Northern Ireland Regional Curators Group & Northern Ireland Museums Council
Free Place Scheme
Social History Curators Group (SHCG) Conference, Belfast, 27 – 28 June 2013
Local Stories, Global Identities
Application form
Name:
Organisation (if applicable):
Position:
Contact telephone/mobile number
Email:
I am/ not a member of SHCG (please delete as appropriate) – this is to determine if individual or
institutional non-member additional fees need to be included
Please describe the benefit of a free place to your personal or professional development. No more
than 200 words.
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How does this conference and its themes fit with the objectives of your work place/ organisation/
business. No more than 300 words. Please make reference to mission statement, strategies or internal
objectives where relevant.
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Declaration
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I confirm that I have not attended an SHCG conference before.
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I agree to provide a 500-1000 word review of conference for NIRCG & NIMC, should this
application be successful. The review will be submitted by Wednesday 10 July to the NIRCG
Secretary.
By inserting your name below, you agree to the above declaration:
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Dated ………………………………………
Please email completed forms to Jayne Clarke, NIRCG Secretary, by 6 May 2013
Jayne.clarke@ballymena.gov.uk
or post to: Jayne Clarke, Curator, Mid-Antrim Museums Service, C/O Mid-Antrim Museum, 1-29 Bridge Street,
Ballymena, Co. Antrim, BT43 5EJ
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Guidance Notes
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Free place means that the day rates for each of the two days of conference and the Annual
Dinner to the beheld at The Apartment opposite Belfast City Hall will be covered for two
successful applicants by NIRCG & NIMC.
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The Secretary of NIRCG will inform the successful free place applicants by Monday 20 May
2013.
Assessment criteria / application guidelines
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Applicants must be either :
Working in a paid entry level post which involves work with collections, for at least one year,
within a Local Authority museum in Northern Ireland or the border counties of Donegal,
Monaghan or Cavan.
OR
Volunteering for at least six months which involves working with collections, within a Local
Authority Museum in Northern Ireland or the border counties of Donegal, Monaghan or Cavan.
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When describing the benefit of a free place to your personal or professional development,
please make reference to your CPD plan or other goal orientated plan, if relevant. If you do
not have a formal plan, please describe the benefits for yourself and your future aspirations.
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When describing how the conference theme fits with your organisations objectives, please
make reference to any plans, briefs or strategies that are relevant. If you are currently
volunteering rather than in employment, please refer to the organisation with you are
volunteering.
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When describing how the conference theme fits with your organisations objectives, please
make reference to any plans, briefs, strategies that are relevant. If you are currently
volunteering rather than in employment, please refer to the organisation with which you are
volunteering.
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