{"id":458,"date":"2025-01-11T20:00:38","date_gmt":"2025-01-11T20:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/argyllheritage.org.uk\/2024\/?page_id=458"},"modified":"2025-09-22T20:15:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T20:15:31","slug":"forum-activities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/argyllheritage.org.uk\/2024\/forum-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"Forum Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><p><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><\/span><\/p><h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:18pt;margin-bottom:4pt;\" id=\"docs-internal-guid-24f91b26-7fff-3e1a-8d9f-ebb52c6e47eb\"><span style=\"font-size: 17pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">What We Do<\/span><\/h2><\/span><p><\/p><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Argyll &amp; Bute Museums &amp; Heritage Forum<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> brings together museums, archives, genealogy groups, historic sites, and local heritage organisations from across Argyll and the Isles. We\u2019re here to support, connect, and strengthen our region\u2019s cultural and heritage sector.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">We actively collaborate with key national and regional bodies, including <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chartsargyllandisles.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">CHARTS (Culture, Heritage &amp; Arts Assembly, Argyll and Isles)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishcommunityheritagealliance.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishcommunityheritagealliance.org\/\">Scottish Community Heritage Alliance (SCHA<\/a>)<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Museums Galleries Scotland (MGS)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk\/\"> <\/a>\u2014 helping ensure our local voices are heard and supported on a wider stage.<\/span><\/p><hr><h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:18pt;margin-bottom:4pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 17pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Past, Present &amp; Future Activities<\/span><\/h2><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Our journey began with local museums coming together to support each other through the <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">museum accreditation process<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">. Since then, we\u2019ve grown into a vibrant network offering a wide range of <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">training opportunities<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">networking<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">, and <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">knowledge sharing<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Over the years, we\u2019ve hosted workshops and courses on topics such as:<\/span><\/p><ul style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-inline-start:48px;\"><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Palaeography<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><br><br><\/span><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Archival techniques<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><br><br><\/span><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Copyright &amp; data protection<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><br><br><\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Most recently, from <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">January to March 2024<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">, we delivered a popular <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/argyllheritage.org.uk\/2024\/learning-gis-mapping\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Digital GIS Mapping Training Series<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> \u2014 a four-part online course designed to help members create and share interactive heritage maps.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">And we\u2019re just getting started.<\/span><\/p><hr><h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:18pt;margin-bottom:4pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 17pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Looking Ahead<\/span><\/h2><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">We&#8217;re always planning new events and training sessions based on the needs and interests of our members.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Visit our Events Page<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> to explore what&#8217;s coming up and learn more about the types of events we offer.<\/span><\/p><hr><h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:18pt;margin-bottom:4pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 17pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Tell Us What You\u2019re Interested In<\/span><\/h2><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">We&#8217;re shaping future training and workshops right now \u2014 and we\u2019d love your input.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">What skills or topics would you like to explore?<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><br><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Which formats work best for you (online, in-person, hybrid)?<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Please take a moment to fill out the form below and help guide our next steps:<\/span><br><div class=\"everest-forms\"><div class=\"evf-container layout-two\" id=\"evf-465\"><form id=\"evf-form-465\" class=\"everest-form\" data-formid=\"465\" data-ajax_submission=\"0\" data-keyboard_friendly_form=\"0\" data-form_state_type=\"\" method=\"post\" enctype=\"multipart\/form-data\" action=\"\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/458\"><div class=\"evf-field-container\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"_wpnonce465\" name=\"_wpnonce465\" value=\"23156ac6e1\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wp_http_referer\" value=\"\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/458\" \/><div class=\"evf-frontend-row\" data-row=\"row_1\" conditional_rules=\"[]\"><div class=\"evf-frontend-grid evf-grid-1\" data-grid=\"grid_1\"><div id=\"evf-465-field_ys0GeZISRs-1-container\" class=\"evf-field evf-field-first-name form-row validate-required\" data-required-field-message=\"This field is required.\" data-field-id=\"ys0GeZISRs-1\"><label class=\"evf-field-label\" for=\"evf-465-field_ys0GeZISRs-1\"><span class=\"evf-label\">Name<\/span> <abbr class=\"required\" title=\"Required\">*<\/abbr><\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"evf-465-field_ys0GeZISRs-1\" class=\"input-text\" name=\"everest_forms[form_fields][ys0GeZISRs-1]\" required><\/div><div id=\"evf-465-field_LbH5NxasXM-2-container\" class=\"evf-field evf-field-email form-row validate-required validate-email\" data-required-field-message=\"Please enter a valid email address.\" data-field-id=\"LbH5NxasXM-2\"><label class=\"evf-field-label\" for=\"evf-465-field_LbH5NxasXM-2\"><span class=\"evf-label\">Email<\/span> <abbr class=\"required\" title=\"Required\">*<\/abbr><\/label><input type=\"email\" id=\"evf-465-field_LbH5NxasXM-2\" class=\"input-text\" name=\"everest_forms[form_fields][LbH5NxasXM-2]\" required ><\/div><div id=\"evf-465-field_yhGx3FOwr2-4-container\" class=\"evf-field evf-field-textarea form-row validate-required\" data-required-field-message=\"This field is required.\" data-field-id=\"yhGx3FOwr2-4\"><label class=\"evf-field-label\" for=\"evf-465-field_yhGx3FOwr2-4\"><span class=\"evf-label\">What training \/ workshops would you like to see?<\/span> <abbr class=\"required\" title=\"Required\">*<\/abbr><\/label><textarea id=\"evf-465-field_yhGx3FOwr2-4\" class=\"input-text\" name=\"everest_forms[form_fields][yhGx3FOwr2-4]\" required ><\/textarea><div class=\"evf-field-description\">We have had some very interesting workshops in the past and could host more if we knew what you would like.<\/div><\/div><div id=\"evf-465-field_LIyYSJIQ5N-5-container\" class=\"evf-field evf-field-textarea form-row\" data-field-id=\"LIyYSJIQ5N-5\"><label class=\"evf-field-label\" for=\"evf-465-field_LIyYSJIQ5N-5\"><span class=\"evf-label\">Can you lead any training \/ workshops ?<\/span> <\/label><textarea id=\"evf-465-field_LIyYSJIQ5N-5\" class=\"input-text\" name=\"everest_forms[form_fields][LIyYSJIQ5N-5]\"  ><\/textarea><div class=\"evf-field-description\">Do you have expertise you could share with the Forum members and heritage community? we would love to hear your ideas.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"evf-honeypot-container evf-field-hp\"><label for=\"evf-465-field-hp\" class=\"evf-field-label\">Comment<\/label><input type=\"text\" name=\"everest_forms[hp]\" id=\"evf-465-field-hp\" class=\"input-text\"><\/div><div class=\"evf-submit-container \" ><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"everest_forms[id]\" value=\"465\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"everest_forms[author]\" value=\"1\"><button type='submit' name='everest_forms[submit]' class='everest-forms-submit-button button 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