NSCA-SPNHC 2008 at SNOMNH

NOTICE REGARDING CONFERENCE ROOM RESERVATIONS:

Rooms are no longer available at the Skirvin Hilton Hotel.

Reservations should be made at the Sheraton Oklahoma City Hotel. A room block has been obtained there, located 0.16 miles from the Skirvin (~5 minute walk). Please email Lauren Hornberger at lhornberger@sheratonokcity.com or call directly at (405) 815-6065 to make your reservations. Indicate the group name '2008 NSCA-SPNHC' to receive the conference rate. At this time, this is the only way to receive the conference rate. On-line reservations are not available.

The local organizing committee is working to meet your conference needs.

If you have problems, please contact Marcy Revelez or Janet Braun immediately.

Join us in Oklahoma City (OKC), OK May 13–17, 2008 for the 3rd Joint Meeting of the Natural Science Collections Alliance (NSC Alliance) and the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC). Together, this is the largest meeting in the country dedicated to natural science/natural history collections preservation, management, and administration. You won't want to miss this important event hosted by the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, to be held at the Skirvin Hilton Hotel in Oklahoma’s capital city.

The 2008 joint meeting between the NSC Alliance and SPNHC is a reflection of the common goals of these two professional societies. The theme of the meeting is: Collection Stewardship: Challenges in a Changing World, with a focus on subjects and topics relevant to the challenges faced by natural history collections, museums, and the museum community in fulfilling their mission.

Make plans to meet in OKC with colleagues and students from across the nation and beyond. The NSC Alliance and SPNHC communities represent professionals from museums, academic and research institutions, nonprofit organizations, federal agencies, scientific societies, corporations, vendors, suppliers, and consultants from across the U.S., as well as many other countries and continents including Canada, Mexico, Asia, Australia, and Europe. So come to OKC and make new friends, renew professional connections, and be part of these societies’ work to promote scientific collections in the 21st century.

The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History welcomes all participants to the great state of Oklahoma, the most biologically diverse land-locked state in the country. Visit the SNOMNH’s state-of-the-art facility and its collections in nearby Norman, OK, and let us introduce you to the monuments, museums, parks and other attractions in the Oklahoma City area.

The Skirvin Hilton Hotel, Oklahoma City's oldest existing hotel, was completely renovated and restored, reopening in 2007. The adjacent Bricktown historic commercial district has 42 restaurants, shopping, and various attractions. The Skirvin Hotel is a reasonable walk or a short trolley ride from the Myriad Botanical Gardens, the Oklahoma City Museum of Art and the Oklahoma National Memorial & Museum.

We thank all our sponsors and vendors who will be appearing at NSCA–SPNHC 2008 in May!