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MPMA’s 2009 Annual  Conference 
October 5-9,  2009  
Cheyenne, WY:  that'swhere the New West is! 

Some tours are almost full.   
Register for the Conference by mail: _www.mpma.net_ 
(http://www.mountplainsmuseums.org/)    
Online registration: 
_http://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?eventid=730643_ 
(http://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?eventid=730643)  

The conference  provides the perfect opportunity for museum professionals 
and those new to the  field to expand their knowledge, network and share 
their  experiences with museum people from  the MPMA  region. 

Premier educational  and networking event for museum leaders, volunteers 
and  staff 
Tours of some really incredible museums and historic sites  in Cheyenne 
Learn about new technologies   
Lots of sessions and workshops  offered 
Time to Cowboy  Up! 

GREAT Workshops: All  occur on Tuesday, October  6th 
1.  Certified Institutional Protection/Manager Workshop and  Certification 
2.  Historic Preservation for Museums 
3.  Green is the New Black: Saving Money with a  Sustainability  Plan 
4.  Stories To Be Told:  Creating Native  American Cultural Centers and 
Museums 
5.  Teaching the Old West to the New West: Elementary  Students 
FABulous Sessions: Here’s a short list of the many that will be  offered. 
Sessions for Students
Sessions for Small Museums
Sessions on  Controversial Issues 
Security on a Budget
Exhibits on a Budget
Websites on a  Budget 
Second Life
Audio Tours and Geocache
Computer-Based  Games
Historic Preservation for Museums
Interpretation and  Re-enactors
Funding Sources and Saving Money
Western Art (traditional and  contemporary)  
Sustainable Practices
Native American Centers
NAGPRA
Archival Collections
Traveling Exhibits
Historic House Museums
Building A Museum
Intern Programs 
University  Museums

Tours:  
These tours will show you hidden treasures of  Cheyenne 
1.Cheyenne  Frontier Days™ Wagon Doctors Tour
2. Behind-the-Scenes Collections  Tour
3.The Big Houses of Laramie
4.Fort Laramie:  Crossroads of a Nation moving West!
5. Tracking Trains in Cheyenne
6. Wyoming Archaeology: High Plains Archaeology Project
7.City Trolley  Tour
8. Horse and Carriage City  Tour 
Evening  and Social Events: 
Network and  see what’s inside these incredible  museums  
See the Wyoming State Capitol at Night – and go  inside to meet the 
Governor 
Go behind-the-scenes at the  State  Museum and State  Archives 
See the new children’s garden at the Cheyenne  Botanical Gardens 
Visit  Cheyenne’s  Old  West  Museum 
Meet and Chat  With Colleagues Over Breakfast and  Lunch 
Affinity Groups aimed at your professional  expertise 
RC-MPMA  (Registrars) 
COMPT  / ACUMG  (Students) 
Tribal  Museum Network   
NAME  (Exhibitors) 
EdCom  (Educators) 
CurCom  (Curators) 
SMAC  (Small  Museums) 
Volunteer Managers 
Special  lunches with speakers: 
1. ArtsCom Lunch:   “The Avant Garde in Charlie  Russell Country” with 
Gordon McConnell 
2. Leadership Lunch with Senator Alan Simpson/  Dr. Peter Simpson: “A New 
Cork in an  Old Flask” 
3. Closing Lunch:  “Changing the Nature of History One Step  at a Time” 
with Dr. Phil Roberts 
Discuss Issues  and Meet Friends  
People are always ready to strike  up a conversation at ANY hour,  
particularly at the following events: 
•Late-Nite at the Bar: How to cope with  the stress of the economic doom 
and gloom 
•  Texas  Tech  University  Reception 
• State Association Mixers 
Questions?  Email us at [log in to unmask] (mailto:[log in to unmask])  or call at  
303-979-9358
 
MPMA: A Ten-state  museum network


Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North  Dakota, Oklahoma, 
South Dakota, Texas and Wyoming

Mountain-Plains  Museums Association
7110 West David Drive
Littleton, Colorado  80128-5404
303-979-9358 _www.mpma.net_ (http://www.mpma.net/) 

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