<div dir="ltr"><span id="m_-5028201260857642817gmail-docs-internal-guid-bfe9db02-7fff-3a26-8bb6-144c54cca32f"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><b>Registration for the 2024 BCMA Conference in Lheidli T’enneh territory - Prince George is open!</b></span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The 2024 BCMA Conference will center sustainability in all facets and feature <b>two parallel tracks: the annual sector Gathering and the brand-new Innovation Lab. </b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span id="m_-5028201260857642817gmail-docs-internal-guid-4d055cff-7fff-d5bc-e083-f9f0f1321fdc"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The Gathering track will feature various social events, sessions and keynotes for about 200 attendees, sponsors, funders, and partners from across BC and beyond. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The Innovation Lab will be a collaborative space bringing together a diverse group of about 50 arts and culture workers to experiment, play, prototype and present their solutions for a more sustainable cultural sector. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><b>Both options are open for registration. </b>Read more on our <a href="https://museum.bc.ca/conferences-and-events/conference/" target="_blank">website</a> to decide which opportunity you want to participate in! </span></p><br><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.3333px">Have questions? Check out our <a href="https://museum.bc.ca/2024-bcma-conference-faq/" target="_blank">FAQ Page</a> or email <a href="mailto:bcma@museum.bc.ca" target="_blank">bcma@museum.bc.ca</a></span></font></p></span><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><span><div><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline"><br></span></div></span></div><div><font color="#666666" face="arial, sans-serif" style="color:rgb(136,136,136)">The BC Museums Association office is located on the traditional, unceded lands of the </font><a href="https://vimeo.com/275788251" style="color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:arial,sans-serif" target="_blank">Lekwungen</a><font color="#666666" face="arial, sans-serif" style="color:rgb(136,136,136)">
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