2003 Calendar

Here is a list of events for the first half of 2003. Please make regular visits to this page to keep up-to-date with other events as they are confirmed.

Click on the relevant link or Email TPDP for further details

JANUARY
6	MAQ & RGAQ offices reopen
13	TPDP office reopens
FEBRUARY
7	Workshop Install and dismantle small exhibitions CULMS407 Accredited training (partnership with Southbank TAFE)
8	Creative Arts Training Initiative: Interpreting & Caring for Heritage Sites and Collections (partnership with Northpoint TAFE) What's in a Name (Record and maintain information about the collection CULMS412A) – Cairns
9	Creative Arts Training Initiative: Interpreting & Caring for Heritage Sites and Collections (partnership with Northpoint TAFE) An Object of Significance (Contribute to the preservation of objects CULMS404A) – Cairns
15	Creative Arts Training Initiative: Interpreting & Caring for Heritage Sites and Collections (partnership with Northpoint TAFE) An Object of Significance (Contribute to the preservation of objects CULMS404A) – Longreach
16	Creative Arts Training Initiative: Interpreting & Caring for Heritage Sites and Collections (partnership with Northpoint TAFE) What's in a Name (Record and maintain information about the collection CULMS412A) – Longreach
28	Workshop Install and dismantle small exhibitions CULMS407 Accredited training ( partnership with Southbank TAFE)
MARCH
22	Creative Arts Training Initiative: Interpreting & Caring for Heritage Sites and Collections (partnership with Northpoint TAFE) What's in a Name (Record and maintain information about the collection CULMS412A) – Cairns
23	Creative Arts Training Initiative: Interpreting & Caring for Heritage Sites and Collections (partnership with Northpoint TAFE) An Object of Significance (Contribute to the preservation of objects CULMS404A) – Cairns
28	Final date Install and dismantle small exhibitions CULMS407 Accredited training (partnership with Southbank TAFE)
29	Creative Arts Training Initiative: Interpreting & Caring for Heritage Sites and Collections (partnership with Northpoint TAFE) An Object of Significance (Contribute to the preservation of objects CULMS404A) – Longreach
30	Creative Arts Training Initiative: Interpreting & Caring for Heritage Sites and Collections (partnership with Northpoint TAFE) What's in a Name (Record and maintain information about the collection CULMS412A) – Longreach
APRIL
11 – 13	RGAQ/MAQ Conference Mooloolaba Conference workshops: 11 Developing Public Programs for Children 11 A Practical Guide to Visitor Evaluation (Exit surveys) 11 Developing a Preservation Plan Workshop 12 Planning and developing a display or small exhibition 13 Curating an exhibition 14 Thematic Collecting 14 A Practical Guide to Visitor Evaluation (Focus groups)
Easter School Holidays 18 – 28 April 2003
MAY
2	Workshop Provide research assistance CULMS410A Accredited training (partnership with Southbank TAFE)
3	Workshop Provide technical support for the accommodation of objects CULMS411A Accredited training ( partnership with Southbank TAFE)
18	International Museums Day
22 – 30	Museums Australia National Conference Perth*
30	Final Date Creative Arts Training Initiative: Interpreting & Caring for Heritage Sites and Collections
30 – 31	ARTS TORQUE Queensland Arts Council Conference Ipswich* 30 Regional Arts Australia Workshops* 30 Preservation of heavy machinery workshop CM Issues at The Workshops Rail Museum Conservation or Restoration: A Curator's View Sugar and Spice: The Perry Sugar Cane Locomotive (Text only outlines of well illustrated Powerpoint presentations) 31 Preservation of paper & photographs workshop (Text only outline of a well illustrated Powerpoint presentation) Suppliers list: attachment for Preservation of paper and photographs
JUNE
1	ARTS TORQUE Queensland Arts Council Conference*
27 TBC	Provide technical support for the accommodation of objects CULMS411A Accredited training (partnership with Southbank TAFE)
28 TBC	Workshop Provide research assistance CULMS410A Accredited training (partnership with Southbank TAFE)
JULY
30 – 31	OZeCulture 2003: culture with byte!*
	The third annual OZeCulture conference of culture, new media and eBusiness, Brisbane Powerhouse from 30 - 31 July 2003. Click here for more information.
30	Reframing the Future-Industry Training Network Workshop Go to Bulletin for more information
AUGUST
9 – 17	Museum Leadership Program Melbourne Business School*
10	Deakin Uni Open Day
	Deakin University is hosting a public Open Day on Sunday 10 August at the Burwood campus, Melbourne. A short talk on "Careers in Heritage and Museums" will be presented at 11.30am by Margaret Birtley, Director of the Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies courses. Course advice for 2004 will be available from 9.00am to 3.00pm. Venue: Building D, Level 1 (ground floor). The campus is at Melway map 61 ref B5 (and there is more detail on map 577). For those who can't attend on that date, course information is available at: www.deakin.edu.au/arts/postgrad/areas/ch_ms/default.htm See also: Refresher course
SEPTEMBER
6 – 7	SE Queensland Small Museum Conference Wondai* Contact Wondai Heritage Museum on 07 4169 0987 Go to Bulletin for more information
TBC	CQ Small Museum Conference*
15-16	Internet and Small Cultural Institutions, Cairns Click here for more information
19 - 22	Out of the Box symposium* Click here for more information
OCTOBER
10	Networking Forum Brisbane Getting Good Governance: Effective Boards & Executive Committees click here for powerpoint presentation
NOVEMBER
12	Current Approaches to Preservation of Historic Machinery Workshops, Ilfracombe Click here for more information (pdf)
TBC	Reframing the Future - Industry Training Network Workshop
TBC	Accredited training (partnership with Southbank TAFE
DECEMBER
5	XMAS Networking Forum

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Please note - those events denoted * are museum/gallery industry professional development opportunities NOT coordinated by the MAQ/RGAQ Training and Professional Development Program. If you are interested in these events please email us and we will gladly supply the relevant contact details for the organising body.


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2003 Calendar of Events