The TaNC directorate is pleased to announce that the programme’s final conference will take place on 20 and 21 November 2024 at the Contact Theatre, Oxford Rd, Manchester, M15 6JA. The TaNC Conference 2024 will be an in-person conference with hybrid access.

The TaNC Conference 2024 will be a celebration of the research and development embraced and supported by TaNC. In 2021, TaNC initiated five major Discovery Projects aiming to investigate and harness digital technologies in order to break down the barriers between different cultural heritage collections, opening them up to new research, and enhancing opportunities for public engagement. At the conference, the TaNC Discovery Projects will present their achievements through a variety of presentations as well as dynamic and performative media. To learn more about our five Discovery Projects, see the film by clicking here.

At the programme’s final conference, TaNC will also launch its Policy Recommendations, aiming to help and inspire the UK cultural heritage sector and its funders to transition to a common set of standards which make collections more visible, discoverable, inter-operable and secure.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION (in-person attendees only):

Attendance and cancellation

The conference is sold out for in-person attendance. If you are no longer able to attend please email Sophie Dietrich: sophie.dietrich@hes.scot.

Registration

The conference will be in the Contact Theatre, Oxford Rd, Manchester M15 6JA. Conference registration will be on the Ground Floor Foyer from 11.15am on Day 1 and 9.00am on Day 2. Please allow sufficient time for registering before the conference starts.

Access and parking

Contact Theatre is in a central location close to Manchester University, with good public transport connections close by. It does not have a car park, but there are several pay and display carparks nearby, such as the University of Manchester car park on Cecil Street, and Q-Park Manchester Hospitals. Parking and vehicles are not permitted outside Contact Theatre, except for blue badge holders and essential drop-off for access, which need to be booked in advance. Inside, Contact Theatre has lift access to each floor and all the venue spaces are wheel-chair accessible.

Conference Evening Reception

We are very pleased to invite all delegates and contributors to an evening reception at the Whitworth Art Gallery, Oxford Rd, Manchester M15 6ER at 18.00-20.00 on Day 1, Wednesday 20 November. Alcohol-free drinks and canapés will be served at the reception.

Filming and photography

Conference sessions in Spaces 1 and 2 will be livestreamed and available to online and in-person delegates via Swapcard. After the conference, videos of most contributions will be posted on the TaNC YouTube channel and linked to the TaNC website. The filming will not include any significant footage of the audience, with the possible exception of Q&A sessions. There will be a professional photographer at the conference. Photographs may be shared on social media channels and in publications after the event. If you would prefer us not to share your photograph, please make yourself known to the photographer at the event.