Global Excellence in Interpretation

Free Webinar Series

While interpreters have shifted to digital communication through online webinars and meetings, interpreters' professional associations around the world have increased their activity, developing and providing online services to members, including training, conferences, one-off events, and more. This accelerated trend has given us an opportunity to share good practice more widely across the world, with interpreters from different countries and indeed different continents joining events of interest to them. This series will develop a pilot international webinar series, under the banner of the Global Alliance for Heritage Interpretation.

This yearlong series of webinars hosted by seven interpretation organizations around the world is free to all interpreters, regardless of membership or affiliation with any of the sponsor organizations! English-Spanish live translation will be available.

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New voices at the table: Using interdisciplinary Interpretive Planning to transform visitor experiences
Interpretation Canada
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
1:00pm Pacific / 4:00pm Eastern
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From ideation to installation, interpretive planners push boundaries to infuse new perspectives and challenge norms in exhibit and experience design. Join Lauryn Record, Senior Strategist-Interpretive Planning & Creative Services at the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo to discuss the advantages of having an interpretive voice at the table from the beginning of a project. Use the case study from Wild Canada, a reimagined zone at the zoo, Lauryn will discuss infusing interpretive stories into architecture and theming while amplifying new and underrepresented perspectives into the visitor journey. This session will be helpful for anyone looking to advocate for the importance of interpretative inclusion in decision making and all those who want to ensure diverse voices are included in the stories we tell.

Presented by Lauryn Record

Lauryn Record is a storyteller and place-maker who looks to craft experiences that more deeply connect people with the natural world through exceptional interpretive design. She is proud to live and work on the traditional territories of the Blackfoot Confederacy and the nations of Treaty 7, including the Stoney Nakoda and Tsuut’ina First Nations, as well as Metis Nation Region 3.

UPCOMING WEBINARS

Titles, descriptions, and times are forthcoming. 

PREVIOUS WEBINARS

"I Don’t Know What That is But I Love That It’s There”: Rethinking the social values and public outcomes of in situ archaeological conservation and presentation in Australia
Interpretation Australia
December 12, 2023
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Fabrics and Stitches: How to Approach to a Distant Heroic Past
InterPatMX (Mexico)
October 5, 2023
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Te Taiao | Nature: Merging Māori knowledge and science to spark sustainable action.
Interpretation Network New Zealand
August 24, 2023
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Participatory and Dialogic Interpretation: Inspire through PIE and TALK
Interpretation Canada
June 1, 2023
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Interpretive planning at World Heritage Sites – experiences from Europe
Interpret Europe
April 20, 2023
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New Paradigms in Interpretation: How Stories Can Change the World in a Changing World
Association for Heritage Interpretation
March 16, 2023
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Jr. Ranger Books: More Than A Word Search!
National Association for Interpretation
February 2, 2023
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Mahi tahi: Working together to embrace te ao Māori through partnership projects.
Interpretation Network New Zealand
November 17, 2022
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Unpacking Intangibility: Ways of Seeing, Feeling and Understanding Culture. An Australian experience
Interpretation Australia
October 12, 2022 
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Visiting the Ruins of an Ancient Mexican City to Renew Our Sense of Hope, and Learn From the Past
InterPatMX (Mexico)
August 11, 2022
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Dub London: A case study in co-creation, inclusion, and engaging interpretation at the Museum of London
Association for Heritage Interpretation
June 30, 2022
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Whose Story is it Anyway? Interpreting the Cultural Mosaic of Canada
Interpretation Canada
May 19, 2022
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Can Interpretation Prevent War?
Interpret Europe
April 7, 2022
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Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Best Practices
National Association for Interpretation
February 24, 2022
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