This is a reposting of an Call For Papers submitted at the beginning of this 
month.   Anyone interested in presenting at this year's conference should 
contact Kristen Harbeson by e-mail at [log in to unmask] on or before 
September 22nd with suggested topics and contact information.
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The Small Museums Association (SMA) is celebrating its twentieth anniversary 
with its annual Winter Conference in Ocean City, Maryland on February 24 – 
26th, 2004.   This conference brings together more than 200 museum professionals 
from a wide range of institutions each year, primarily from the southern 
Mid-Atlantic region.   The conference aims towards improving professionalism within 
the small museum community by providing a unique and comfortable environment 
for individuals and institutions with diverse experiences to meet and learn 
from each other.   Conference sessions typically provide practical, relevant 
discussions and examples for small museums and institutions with limited budgets.

This year, the Winter Conference seeks to recognize the changing face of the 
Small Museum through the theme of “Standards.” This topic addresses the 
difficulties of small museums to meet the increasing demand for accountability, 
professionalism and best practices in all aspects of the non-profit world.   
Small museums, and organizations with limited budgets, have been rising to the 
challenge in innovative ways that demonstrate the creativity and dedication of 
the small museum workers. We hope to highlight the achievements of the broad 
range of experience among small museum professionals.   The conference theme has 
been chosen to provide a platform to engage the small museum community in a 
discussion as the Small Museums Association moves to create a set of museum 
standards specifically for this audience.

We invite proposals for conference sessions surrounding the following 
subjects:

Collections/Exhibits
Education
Administration
Development/Fundraising

Individuals from the museum/historic preservation community who would like to 
present at this dynamic and friendly conference are invited to submit 
proposals to the address below.   A small honorarium is available.

Kristen Harbeson, SMA Speakers Coordinator
c/o USS Constellation Museum
Pier 1, 301 E. Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD   21202

(410) 539 1797 ext. 442

Or via e-mail to: [log in to unmask]

Individuals with questions regarding the Small Museums Association or its 
conference, or have suggestions for topics they would be interested in learning 
about at future meetings, can contact the organization at the same address.



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