For a few days last month, members of the RRN development community (including RRN Co-developers, RRN staff, community liaison researchers (CLRs), and representatives from the Partner Institutions) met face to face at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.
The workshop was well-attended with over thirty delegates from across the globe. The weekend was kicked off with a reception on Friday night. The CLRs set the keynote with engaging presentations on Saturday morning. From there, conversation continued to flow, and frequently spilled into the breaks over plentiful food. By Sunday afternoon, the delegates parted ways, with renewed enthusiasm for this exciting project.
CLRs visit the recently-installed Salish Baskets in the Ways of Knowing Gallery
In the days before the workshop, the CLRs had been busy preparing their presentations and working through some ongoing issues in their pre-workshop meeting at the Museum of Anthropology. During this meeting, the CLRs had the opportunity to see the renovated Ways of Knowing Gallery (currently being installed) and visit the new storage areas in MOA's basement.
Community Liaisons visit the new storage areas with MOA staff
It has been an exciting and busy month here at the RRN as we head into the last stretch of time before the RRN's public launch in March of 2010. We look forward to seeing where the next months will take us!
Best wishes,
Joanne
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