In addition to keynote speeches, expert sessions and site visits, there will be two presentation sessions, each with 6 papers selected from proposals received through this invitation. We are also inviting proposals for posters exploring visually effective examples of the conference themes. We invite you to submit papers and posters addressing the conference theme. Within this broader theme, we welcome proposals focusing on the following two sub-themes.

This session invites contributions that examine the opportunities to make climate and sustainability subject of museum programmes and communication with visitors. Research from 2018 (Broek et al., 2018, 103) showed that 89 percent of Dutch people aged 6 or over visited a cultural organisation or event at least once, and often more than once. The researchers postulated: "It is likely that many of those visitors – given the nature of a cultural visit – will be open to learn and discover new things. So if cultural organizations in the Netherlands radiate to their visitors that they think sustainability is important, that message reaches a large part of the Dutch at a time when they may be more receptive to it than usual". How do other countries feel about this? How can we use creativity to put these topics on the agenda and to create awareness? How can we include environmental issues within public programmes that are not directly about these issues? How can we design public programmes (exhibitions, educational programs, and events) that directly address environmental issues? How can we make use of our media (website, newsletter or social media) to inform our visitors about sustainability?  How can we demonstrate how we, as museums, operate sustainably ourselves, if indeed, we do? How can we ensure that sustainable practices are embedded within the visitor experience – for example recycling bins, energy or water saving technology, and stocking green products in shops and cafes? How can the museum's mission, the trustees, the staff, and the expectation of the visitors work together?

This session invites contributions which examine the challenges and the opportunities we are facing when it comes to become more sustainable ourselves. And if we do so, what is the driving motive/factor? Economics and cost saving? Morals or ethics? Peer pressure? Big picture best practices? What could be quick wins (like: choose sustainable partners / suppliers, recycle, print and copy less, turning off computers at the end of the work day)? How can we tackle bigger challenges such as sustainable housing, energy transition projects? How do we go from mitigation of climate change to adaptation? How can we utilize collections, craftsmanship, our stories, our memories to build sustainable relationships with our visitors and our community? How to value our collection when it comes to sustainability? How can we work together with other cultural, heritage or social institutions? What do we need from our management if we are not the managers ourselves? What good practices we can share? Where do we start?

In order to encourage discussion among conference attendees, it will be required that the person submitting to the poster session (or someone representing the institution submitting to the poster session) attend the conference, and be present for the scheduled "poster session." (Time and place of poster session to be announced.)

The selection panel reserves the right to suggest alternate formats or sessions for proposals. The selection panel’s decision is final.

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