The Visitor Studies Group: Championing excellent visitor experiences
The latest news and upcoming events from The Visitor Studies Group (VSG)
To find out more or make a booking please see the events posted below.
*** UPDATE – this call has now closed. Thank you to all who expressed interest. We are looking forward to having new representative on board very soon. *** We are looking to recruit one Member and two Helpers to our committee . Are you passionate about visitor studies and audience research? Would you like to help… More
In this newsletter:
• Conference 2017 review
• Committee update
• Alison James professional development bursary
• Membership renewal
• Financial statement
• Connected Audience conference – call for papers… More
The Visitor Studies Group 2016/17 financial statement can be read here .
Applications for the 2017 Alison James Professional Development Bursary are now open. In 2017 the VSG annual bursary will provide financial assistance to those in the early stages of their career to provide support and encouragement in their professional development. The closing date for applications this year is Monday 8 May 2017. Applicants will be expected… More
This year, the Visitor Studies Group were happy to be able to offer a bursary to assist one person to attend our conference. Louise Treble of Glasgow Museums was the deserving recipient and through the bursary was able to attend the full two day conference. Louise has kindly summarised her experience of the conference: As the… More
Presentations from our 2017 conference held in London.… More
For those of you who were not able to attend our 2017 conference, ”Measuring up”: ways of capturing social value and more intangible outcomes’, held in March, check out our handy Storify: https://storify.com/visitorstudies/visitor-studies-group-conference-2017 Thanks to all who tweeted and joined in the conversation over a thought-provoking two days!
The full programme for the Visitor Studies Group’s 2017 conference, ”Measuring up”: ways of capturing social value and more intangible outcomes’ is available to view now. We think this is one of our most exciting programmes yet, featuring speakers from a diverse range of organisations and institutions both within and outside of the heritage sector. A sample of… More
**Please note that the information below was correct at the time of being emailed to members but may have changed since. In this newsletter: • Conference bookings open! • Keynote speakers • Conference bursary – apply now • Conference poster session • Festive socials – Glasgow and London We have been a very busy… More
Do you have recent work relevant to our 2017 theme that you would like to share at our conference? Why not sign up to our poster session? At the end of day one we will be gathering for a glass of wine at which point there will be an opportunity for delegates to look at the… More