Membership, Mentorship, & News from the ERC! ARCS Update Vol 3 | Update 26
December 18, 2018 | ARCS NewsRenew Your ARCS Membership
Have you renewed your ARCS membership for 2019? If not, be sure to log into your account and click the renewal button in the upper right hand corner to continue enjoying the many benefits of membership, such as the ability to register for the biennial conference in Philadelphia, networking opportunities, online educational resources, and much more. Don’t delay, visit the ARCS webpage and renew today!
Is Mentoring for You?
The RCS Mentoring Program (a joint collaboration between ARCS and the Collections Stewardship professional network of AAM) is accepting applications for both Mentors and Mentees to be matched in early 2019 for a 6 month time period. The mentoring relationship is a mutually rewarding experience that offer opportunities for professional growth and development throughout all career stages. During Fall 2018, 12 Mentees were matched with Mentors based on areas of interest and professional needs. For more information and to see if the program may be right for you, please go to www.arcsinfo.org or www.collectionsstweardship.org
Report from the European Registrars Conference
Becky Bacheller, Collections Technician at Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum and member of ARCS Communications Committee, attended the European Registrars Conference in London, England from 17 – 19 November, 2018. She is happy to file the following report:
For three days in November, hundreds of registrars, collections staff, and shippers from around the world descended on London for the 2018 European Registrars Conference.
It was an excellent opportunity to network with international colleagues during receptions at the Victoria & Albert Museum and Tate Britain, on top of the opportunities to expand our knowledge at the countless panels and demonstrations in a beautiful conference center next to Westminster Abbey.
London was a particularly relevant location this year as multiple panels and discussions focused on Brexit and how that could impact the museum field. The main takeaway was that there is still so much uncertainty, so plan for the worst, nominate your agents sooner, and allow extra time in any schedules, since Customs declarations are expected to increase from 50 to 250 million per year. Great advice for all museum professionals!
Visit ERC’s website to learn more about the conference and sign up for information on ERC 2020!
Happy New Year!
ARCS would like to wish our members a very Happy New Year. We will return on January 15th, 2019 with more exciting updates, training opportunities, Twitter chats, and more!
Important Dates
January 31, 2019. Submission deadline for ARCSConf 2019 proposals. More information here
