{"id":6475,"date":"2026-05-21T14:45:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T17:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ansm.ns.ca\/?p=6475"},"modified":"2026-05-21T15:30:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T18:30:31","slug":"call-for-proposals-ansm-2026-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ansm.ns.ca\/fr\/call-for-proposals-ansm-2026-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Proposals: ANSM 2026 Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-image align_none\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/ansm.ns.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ANSMLogo_Big-1024x446.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ansm.ns.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ANSMLogo_Big-1024x446.png 1024w, https:\/\/ansm.ns.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ANSMLogo_Big-300x131.png 300w, https:\/\/ansm.ns.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ANSMLogo_Big-18x8.png 18w, https:\/\/ansm.ns.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ANSMLogo_Big-600x261.png 600w, https:\/\/ansm.ns.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ANSMLogo_Big-400x174.png 400w, https:\/\/ansm.ns.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ANSMLogo_Big-200x87.png 200w, https:\/\/ansm.ns.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ANSMLogo_Big-150x65.png 150w, https:\/\/ansm.ns.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ANSMLogo_Big-100x44.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><span>CALL FOR PROPOSALS\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>ANSM Annual Conference<\/span><br \/>\n<span>October 1 &#8211; 2, 2026<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Stellarton, NS<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Association of Nova Scotia Museums (ANSM) is inviting proposals for presentations, panels, and activities for our annual conference at the Museum of Industry in Stellarton from October 1 &#8211; 2, 2026. This conference will also celebrate ANSM\u2019s 50th anniversary. All sessions will be held in-person.<\/span><br \/>\n<span>The theme of this conference is <strong>CAKE: A Recipe for the Future of Museums<\/strong>, where:<\/span><br \/>\n<span><strong>C<\/strong> = Community<\/span><br \/>\n<span><strong>A<\/strong> = Access<\/span><br \/>\n<span><strong>K<\/strong> = Knowledge-sharing<\/span><br \/>\n<span><strong>E<\/strong> = Engagement<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Our goal is to create an atmosphere of joy for the museum sector of Nova Scotia by incorporating ANSM\u2019s Cake Policy into the theme of this conference.<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Proposals are invited for a variety of types of sessions, including presentations (20 &#8211; 45 minutes), panels (60 &#8211; 90 minutes), and\/or hands-on workshops\/activities (60 &#8211; 90 minutes). Topics may include, but are not limited to:<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Inclusivity and relationship-building with communities<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Preserving and sharing community stories and perspectives<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Promoting safe and healthy communities at museums<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Addressing accessibility &#8211; physical, intellectual, digital<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Off-site and outdoor programming and services<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Succession planning and staff\/volunteer recruitment and resilience<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Engaging youth\/young adults and school groups<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Sponsorship recruitment and engagement<\/span><br \/>\n<span>To submit a proposal, please include the name(s) of the presenter(s)\/panelists and their contact information, plus:<\/span><br \/>\n<span>A brief description of your presentation\/panel\/activity<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Proposed length of your presentation\/panel\/activity, including question period<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Brief speaker bio(s)<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Any accessibility requirements or adaptations needed<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Send proposals to: services@ansm.ns.ca<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Submission deadline: Friday, July 10, 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CALL FOR PROPOSALS\u00a0 ANSM Annual Conference October 1 &#8211; 2, 2026 Stellarton, NS The Association of Nova Scotia Museums (ANSM) is inviting proposals for presentations, panels, and activities for our...","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":6477,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ansm.ns.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6475","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ansm.ns.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ansm.ns.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ansm.ns.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ansm.ns.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6475"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/ansm.ns.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6475\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6480,"href":"https:\/\/ansm.ns.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6475\/revisions\/6480"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ansm.ns.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6477"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ansm.ns.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ansm.ns.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ansm.ns.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}