Courier Training presented by Global Specialised Services and Momart – Sydney

Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Sydney

ARC is pleased to announce a one day training course in object couriering, offered in partnership with Global Specialised Services and Momart.

This course is designed for museum professionals who assign, organise and/or act as couriers. Using a seminar format, the course will focus on the role of the courier, freight terminology and handling, problem solving in the freight environment and courier management and expectations. The day will conclude with a loading demonstration. The course will have a wide appeal to a range of museum professionals including registrars, curators, conservators and exhibition project managers.

Speakers at this event include agents from Global Specialised Services, Stuart Brown from Momart and Charlotte Davy from Te Papa.

**REGISTRATIONS FOR THIS EVENT HAVE NOW CLOSED**

Programme – June 14th (PDF version)

9.00 – 9.15:   Registration

9.20: Gina Irish, President, Australasian Registrars Committee

9.30 – 10.30: Charlotte Davy, Head of Art, Te Papa Tongarewa, NZ

  Caring for Objects in Transit

10.30 – 11.00: Morning tea (provided)

11.00 – 11.45: Stuart Brown, Momart, UK

  The Role of the International Agent

11.45 – 12.30: Terry Fahey, Global Specialised Services, Australia

  The Devil’s in the Details

12.30 – 1.30: Lunch

1.30 – 2.30: Problem Solving

2.30 – 3.00: Afternoon tea (provided)

3.00: Loading demonstration

5.30pm: SYDNEY FUNCTION

Global Specialised Services & Momart sponsored drinks

Pumphouse, (Novotel Sydney Rockford Hotel), 17 Little Pier Street, Darling Harbour

**If attending this event, please note that GSS and Momart have kindly organised a sponsored drinks function which will follow the seminar. For more information on this event and to reserve your place, go here!**