Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 10:37:03 -0000 From: Nick Poole &lt;nick(a)COLLECTIONSTRUST.ORG.UK&gt; Subject: Respond to the DCMS Business Plan 2011-15 for Museums Dear MCG, You may already be aware of this, but I thought it might be useful to flag up that you can respond to the DCMS 4-yr Business Plan, including the specific proposals around museums on the Number 10 website: http://transparency.number10.gov.uk/transparency/srp/view-srp/34/25 If you have a chance, please do take the time to comment. The comments are being read and fed to Ministers, and the lack of response from our sector is at risk of being taken as assent to what is happening with museum funding. Please note also that there are relevant sections of the Plan which will also have an impact on museum funding, such as the provisions for Copyright under '2. Create conditions for growth'. Please do pass this message on to colleagues not represented on this list. Very best regards, Nick Nick Poole Chief Executive Collections Trust nick(a)collectionstrust.org.uk Tel: 0207 022 1889 OpenCulture 2011 UK and international Collections Management Trade Fair and Conference Manchester, 7th & 8th June 2011. Register online at http://www.openculture2011.org.uk <http://www.openculture2011.org.uk> http://www.collectionstrust.org.uk http://www.collectionslink.org.uk http://openculture.collectionstrustblogs.org.uk Follow us on Twitter: @collectiontrust <http://www.twitter.com/collectiontrust> Follow me on Twitter: @nickpoole1 Contact me on Skype: nickpoole3 Connect via LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=5289899&locale=en_US&trk=ta… Company Registration No: 1300565 Registered Charity No: 273984 Registered Office: Collections Trust c/o CAN Mezzanine, Downstream Building, No1 London Bridge, London SE1 9BG **************************************************************** For mcg information visit the mcg website at http://museumscomputergroup.org.uk/ To manage your subscription to this email list visit http://museumscomputergroup.org.uk/email-list/ ****************************************************************