Book an appointment to have a
free consultation with any of our
expert advisers. You’ll find the Ask
the Expert area located at the very
front of the Show.
Come and talk to one of VisitEngland’s Visitor Attraction
assessors, whose job involves visiting a range of heritage
attractions and museums every year. They assess the
welcome, the interpretation, the quality of the refreshments
and especially the toilets! Two of the assessors will be
available each day to answer your questions and share best
practice.
www.visitengland.org
Social Media
Social Media is here to stay and just gets more and
more important. Meet with our expert from The
Audience Agency to find out how you can harness
the power of social media to engage more effectively
with your visitors.
Come and chat to our experts
Wednesday 14 May: 11am - 1pm & 3.30 – 5.30pm
Thursday 15 May: - 10am -1pm
Don’t forget to attend the Creating a passionate web
community talk which focuses on Social Media,
Weds 14 May, Theatre 2, 13.55 – 14.35
www.theaudienceagency.org
For all things income related come and have
a chat with our experts CultureLabel and put
your questions to them. Hear their advice on
funding, retail and generating new income
streams. Find out how to put these ideas into
practice in your own organisation.
Come and chat to our experts on
Wednesday or Thursday
Visitor Expectations and Accessibility
Come and chat to our experts on Wednesday
or Thursday
Income Generation, Retail,
Commercial Strategies +
Enterprise
www.culturelabelagency.com
Sustainability
Sustainability is becoming even more important
in the current climate. Come along and meet
with our experts from the Natural History
Museum and energy consultancy, Cynergin,
and find out how you can reduce your carbon
footprint and improve energy efficiency, all
whilst reducing your costs!
Come and chat to our experts on
Wednesday or Thursday
www.cynergin.com
Professional Development
The Creative Choices team will be bringing some of
their panel of experts along to give you the perfect
opportunity to speak directly to professionals
working in the industry, and ask those burning
questions about skills and training provision
Come and chat to our experts
Wednesday 14 May: 10am - 4pm
Managing Volunteers
What can you expect of a volunteer? What
does a volunteer expect from you? Why must
you never have a contract with a volunteer
– even an implied one? Get answers from
a GEM expert to these and also to general
museum learning questions.
Come and chat to our experts on
Wednesday or Thursday
www.gem.org.uk
www.ccskills.org.uk/careers
Restoration / conservation services
With specialists in a wide range of areas, from paper
to textiles and paintings to antiquities, find out who
can best help you