{"id":26712,"date":"2020-06-21T17:23:04","date_gmt":"2020-06-21T16:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=26712"},"modified":"2020-07-03T18:30:01","modified_gmt":"2020-07-03T17:30:01","slug":"ihbcs-first-virtual-school-2020-launch-with-global-and-local-takes-from-the-pandemic-to-700-delegate-places-with-thanks-to-speakers-delegates-and-principal-sponsor-hcuk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=26712","title":{"rendered":"IHBC\u2019s first \u2018Virtual School\u2019, #IHBCVirtualSchool2020: 2020 launch with global and local takes from the pandemic to 700+ delegate places, with thanks to speakers, delegates and Principal Sponsor HCUK Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>[slideshow_deploy id=&#8217;26716&#8242;]<\/h3>\n<h3>The first \u2018Virtual School\u2019 hosted by the IHBC was launched on 19 June with lead speakers covering pandemic-related topics shaping valued places to more than 700 delegate places, while offering special thanks to speakers, delegates and Principal <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-26161\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/HCUK.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"61\" \/>Sponsor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hcukgroup.co.uk\/\">HCUK Group: Heritage Collective<\/a>.<!--more--><\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2018We were especially delighted with the scale of delegate interest&#8230;&#8217;<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<p>IHBC Chair and host for the School\u2019s 2 sessions, David McDonald, said: \u2018The day offered delegates a fascinating range of insights while the stimulating participation added considerably to the live discussions.\u2019<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">&#8230;.more than 300 dedicated tweets see <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IHBCVirtualSchool2020?src=hashtag_click\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#IHBCVirtualSchool2020<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<p>\u2018We were especially delighted with the scale of delegate interest \u2013 with more than 700 delegate places subscribed across the globe and more than 300 dedicated tweets.<\/p>\n<p>Clearly we are hugely indebted to all involved, not least to remarkable speakers, constructive delegates, and our Principal Sponsor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hcukgroup.co.uk\/\">HCUK Group: Heritage Collective<\/a>.\u2019<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">&#8230;particularly delighted to have Layla Moran MP introduce each session&#8230;nominated Chair for planned APPG on &#8216;Conservation&#8230;<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<p>\u2018We were particularly delighted to have Layla Moran MP introduce each session with a personal review that touched on all the headline issues across the two sessions. \u00a0She is the nominated Chair for the planned Westminster All-Party Parliamentary Group (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.parliament.uk\/about\/mps-and-lords\/members\/apg\/\">APPG<\/a>) on \u2018Conservation, Places and People\u2019, to be supported by the IHBC.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We look forward to working closely with her and the other Group members, responding to the headline issues identified across our Virtual School programme.\u2019<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">IHBC will build on these 2020 School themes in our planned \u2018in person\u2019 Brighton School in 2021&#8230;<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<p>\u2018As to answers, and to moving forward, the IHBC will build on these 2020 School themes in our planned \u2018in person\u2019 Brighton School in 2021, which will expand on our \u2018OLD TOWNS | NEW FUTURES\u2019 theme.\u00a0 Then, hopefully, we will all be able to tackle the myriad challenges faced by our towns and their rural and metropolitan neighbours, but in person this time.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Lone Le Vay, IHBC Vice Chair and co-lead for the 2021 Brighton School, said: \u2018As a global event the Virtual School gathered lots of great ideas about reinventing our urban places and highlighted the positive opportunities provided by the historic environment in contributing to the creation of vibrant, inclusive and resilient towns, cities and neighbourhoods as we come out of the pandemic.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I look forward to these ideas being explored further next year at our School in Brighton in 2021.\u2019<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">&#8216;We\u2019re also offering Virtual School delegates a plethora of post-event CPD reference and support&#8230;.&#8217;<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>IHBC Director Se\u00e1n O\u2019Reilly said: \u2018This Virtual School was a both a last-minute pandemic-shaped plan, and a first for our core team of technical experts and support, and we\u2019re delighted it all passed off so well.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It also means that we\u2019re ready now to build on the lessons learned here, and extend our services to help support our members and the great work they do is helping value, manage and sustain historic places of all types and character.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We\u2019re also offering Virtual School delegates a plethora of post-event CPD reference and support, making sure that they get the very best support possible from the entire Virtual School experience.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>See more on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/learning\/page38\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IHBC Schools<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For the IHBC\u2019s original Brighton 2020 School plans \u2013 and inspiration for Brighton 2021, see <a href=\"https:\/\/brighton2020.ihbc.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">brighton2020.ihbc.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>See more on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hcukgroup.co.uk\/\">HCUK Group: Heritage Collective<\/a> and its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/hespr\/\">IHBC HESPR<\/a> membership <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/hesprdatares\/hercollective.html\">web page<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more background to the Virtual School see the IHBC <a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?s=%23IHBCVirtualSchool2020\">NewsBlogs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>See also our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/brighton2021\/\">\u2018First contact\u2019 with Brighton 2021<\/a> and for more updates see <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IHBCBrighton2021?src=hashtag_click\">#IHBCBrighton2021<\/a> and our <a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?s=%23IHBCBrighton2021\">NewsBlogs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>See more <a href=\"https:\/\/virtualschool2020.ihbc.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Virtual School<\/a> background<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[slideshow_deploy id=&#8217;26716&#8242;] The first \u2018Virtual School\u2019 hosted by the IHBC was launched on 19 June with lead speakers covering pandemic-related topics shaping valued places to more than 700 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