[BCMA] Interpretation Canada Call for Proposals

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Hello colleagues - I wanted to make sure you’d received the CFP for Interpretation Canada’s 2022 National Conference, on Storytelling. It will be held in person, in Halifax, Oct 3-7 2022. Please circulate the CFP to your colleagues, staff, teams and friends (and whoever else you can think of). Thank you for helping Interpretation Canada to spread the word!




IC National Conference 2022 (Halifax)
Call for Proposals
Storytelling: Making People Care Since...Forever

It’s difficult (if not impossible) to separate the human experience from storytelling. We seem to have a fundamental need to connect with each other and ourselves through the sharing of stories. They are the tool we use to make sense of our lives, experiences, events in history and the world around us. Stories, like interpretation itself, help us make meaning of the world.
Interpretation Canada’s 2022 National Conference (Halifax) explores the connection between interpretation and storytelling through presentation and discussions on this broad theme.
We are looking for diverse and dynamic presenters to help us explore the topic, offer case studies, share research findings, or challenge us to experience new ways of perceiving the science and art of storytelling. Find out more and submit here.

Suggested session formats:
RAPID FIRE: an inspiring, provocative, and energizing showcase of your work or idea. 5 minutes, timed.
EXPLORATION: a 20 minute exploration of your topic, followed by 10 minutes for discussion.
PANEL: a wide-ranging, hosted discussion of an idea or case study with 2 or more presenters (plus a panel host) each bringing different perspectives. 60 including audience questions
WORKSHOP: an interactive deep dive into your topic. 60 minutes.
We encourage you to network with your colleagues on the Interpretation Canada member forums and in our members Facebook group to collaborate on panel sessions.

Suggested theme areas:
BIG IDEAS IN STORYTELLING

• The importance of storytelling in human societies past and present
• The role of truth (and untruth) in storytelling
• Who ‘owns’ a story and who has ‘rights’ to tell it?
• How to build empathy through storytelling?
• Your Big Idea?


WHAT’S IN A STORY?

• Digital storytelling (online tours, Social media, virtual/augmented reality, etc)
• Structure, tactics, tools and technique  (What makes a good story? What makes a good storyteller? How best to use ‘stuff’ (props, presentations, artifacts) to enhance a story.
• Do you have Tools and Techniques to talk about?


GAZE INTO THE CRYSTAL BALL: WHAT’S NEXT?

• Artificial Intelligence and robot interpreters?
• How can we have a transformative experience without leaving home? (how do we stimulate taste, touch, sound…?)
• Telling stories in turbulent times — does it need to be different?
• Do we need stories anymore? (Will compelling storytelling still be central to interpretation?)
• What’s your prediction?


We encourage submissions from those who have not previously presented at an Interpretation Canada conference as well as from those who have previously shared their ideas. We would appreciate your help adding missing voices to the discussion.
Deadline: March 18, 2022
Find more information and submit here.
Have questions? Send us a message at conference at interpretationcanada.ca
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Munju Ravindra
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