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2005 Small Museum Association

Winter Conference Call for Papers

 

 The Small Museum Association (SMA) is planning its 21st Annual Winter Conference in Ocean City, Maryland on February 27 - March 1, 2005.  This conference brings together more than 200 museum professionals from a wide range of institutions each year, primarily from the 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 "Partnership: Working Together for the Future."  This topic addresses the need for museums to partner with community groups, school districts, local governments, businesses, tourism organizations, and each other.   The conference will explore reasons for building bridges within our communities and the methodology for creating those connections.  Information and ideas will be disseminated through workshops, panel discussions, and speakers.

 

As small museums work diligently to meet daily challenges, resources within the larger community can be overlooked. One of the goals of the Winter Conference is to give professionals and volunteers practicing at small museums the necessary tools to form strong community relationships and to mine the wealth of unsuspected resources available.  Strong partnerships can lead to increased capacity for small museums and increased awareness of the needs of the surrounding community.

 

We invite proposals for conference sessions surrounding the following subjects:

 

v     Developing Community Partnerships

v     Creating Effective Museum Education

v     Fund Raising/Development

v     Intellectual Property Law/Copyright Issues

v     Collections/Exhibits

v     Administration Practices

 

Individuals from the museum/historic preservation and related supporting communities who would like to present at this dynamic and friendly conference are invited to submit proposals to the address below: 

 

Kim Samilo, SMA Speaker Coordinator

Pennsylvania Federation of Museums and Historical Organizations

130 Locust Street, Lower Level

Harrisburg, PA 17101-1467

 

717.909.3995

or

717.909.6905

 

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

 

Individuals with questions regarding the Small Museum Association or its conference, or who 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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