In April, the Biodiversity Collections Network (BCoN) conducted a survey of the natural history collections/museum community to understand how COVID-19 related economic disruptions are affecting “2nd BCoN COVID-19 Survey: Operational Status, Economic Impacts and Plans for Reopening”
Category: Correspondence
NSC Alliance Members Invited to Submit Nominations for NAGRPA Review Committee
The National Park Service is soliciting nominations for two members of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation (NAGPRA) Review Committee. The Secretary of the “NSC Alliance Members Invited to Submit Nominations for NAGRPA Review Committee”
NSC Alliance Urges University of Alaska Regents Not to Cut Museum of North Funding
On July 29, 2019, the NSC Alliance urged the regents of the University of Alaska to find alternatives to devastating and irrevocable budget cuts to “NSC Alliance Urges University of Alaska Regents Not to Cut Museum of North Funding”
The Natural Science Collections Alliance Recognized for Museum Advocacy
The Natural Science Collections Alliance was honored to receive a Special Service Award from the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) for “The Natural Science Collections Alliance Recognized for Museum Advocacy”
BCoN: Consider Endorsing Extended Specimen Report
Last month, members of the NSC Alliance Board of Directors participated in a National Press Club event on April 4, 2019, to celebrate the public “BCoN: Consider Endorsing Extended Specimen Report”
National Science Board Seeking New Members
The National Science Board (NSB) is accepting nominations for the NSB Class of 2020-2026 through May 31, 2019. NSB, the oversight and governance board of “National Science Board Seeking New Members”
New Report from BCoN: Extending U.S. Biodiversity Collections to Promote Research and Education
The Biodiversity Collections Network (BCoN) has released its new report, Extending U.S. Biodiversity Collections to Promote Research and Education. You are invited to download and “New Report from BCoN: Extending U.S. Biodiversity Collections to Promote Research and Education”
NSC Alliance Urges Congress to Support Federal Funding for Collections
The NSC Alliance provided testimony to the House Appropriations Committee regarding fiscal year (FY) 2020 funding for certain programs that curate natural history collections within “NSC Alliance Urges Congress to Support Federal Funding for Collections”
NSC Alliance Announces New Partnership
The NSC Alliance has just signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Florida (iDigBio) to “promote the sustainable implementation of a national digital “NSC Alliance Announces New Partnership”
NSC Alliance 2019 Collections Policy and Advocacy Meeting: Register Now
Registration is now open for the NSC Alliance 2019 membership meeting, Collections Policy and Advocacy. The meeting will be held in Washington, DC, on April “NSC Alliance 2019 Collections Policy and Advocacy Meeting: Register Now”