Registration is now open for the OpenCulture 2011, an annual collections management event. The event will take place in The Custard Factory in Birmingham on the 7th and 8th June 2011 and it is aimed at anyone who manages a collection:  collections managers, curators, registrars, archivists, librarians.

OpenCulture 2011 is an opportunity to network, debate the latest developments in practice and get the inside track on the key issues affecting Collections over the next 5 years. (from the event website)

In addition to a collections management conference, the event will feature a management exhibition and trade fair. The themes for the 2011 conference are:

• The Strategic Role of Collections
• Next-generation Collections Management
• Collections Management and the End-user

For more information about the event, please visit the OpenCulture 2011 home page http://www.openculture2011.org.uk/.