Themed History: practice and experience, the day will include a number of talks by leading practitioners in the field, and highlight resources available to professional historians as well as insights into industry experience. Guest Speaker Jill Barnard (President, Professional Historians Australia) will provide insights into managing your history consultancy, and other speakers will highlight useful mechanisms for historians to include in their practice, including digital tools and social media. The PHA Qld AGM will also be held during this event.
Program
10.00 am Registration/Introduction
10.30 am Jill Barnard Managing your history consultancy
11.15am Judy Nissen History consultancy
12 noon PHA Qld AGM
12.30pm Lunch – own catering
1.30pm Thom Blake Useful digital tools for the historian
2.15pm Shauna Hicks Adding social media to the historian’s toolbox
3.00pm Afternoon tea – catered
3.25pm Kaye Nardella DNRM online research resources
4.05pm Marianne Taylor Getting out there: Instagram as a marketing tool
Guests: $40.00
RSVP Tuesday 10 October
To register, please email janice.cooper@bigpond.com to confirm your attendance, and pay either via direct bank transfer or cheque.
For those travelling to Brisbane, there are a number of hotels located close to the Queensland Art Gallery, including The Riverside Hotel, Fleet Lane Apartments, Evolution Apartments and Rydges Hotel Southbank. A number of dining options are available throughout the Cultural Precinct for lunch.