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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