Please excuse the cross-postings. > "Evaluating Governance" Workshops Available for AAM Peer Reviewers > > Workshop Content > Workshop participants will explore how to assess governance in a museum > setting and learn to identify the characteristics of good governance. This > workshop, offered in conjunction with regional conferences, is useful for > all AAM peer reviewers conducting site visits for Accreditation and MAP, > particularly for those interested in the new Governance Assessment. > > Workshop Details > Two workshops will be held this fall in conjunction with the annual > meetings of the Association of Midwest Museums/Illinois Association of > Museums (Oct. 23, Rockford, Ill.) and the Mid-Atlantic Association of > Museums (Oct. 25, Wilmington, Del.). Future workshops are scheduled at the > 2002 AAM Annual Meeting in Dallas and the 2003 AAM Annual Meeting in > Portland, Oreg. In fall 2002, workshops will be held in cooperation with > annual meetings for the Southeastern Museums Conference and the New > England Museum Association. > > Registration > The registration deadline for the fall 2001 workshops is Sept. 14. > Workshops are free and lunch will be provided; participants must pay for > their own travel and accommodations. Current peer reviewers can register > by completing the online form > (www.aam-us.org/peer-review/governance_training.htm) and submitting it to: > Karen Topping, Peer Reviewer Manager, AAM, 1575 Eye St. N.W., Suite 400, > Washington, DC 20005; 202/218-7688; e-mail: [log in to unmask]; fax > 202/289-6578. > > About Peer Review > Peer review with AAM provides museum professionals with the opportunity to > share their experience, travel, and meet colleagues through the Museum > Assessment Program (MAP) and Accreditation Program. Over the next two > years, AAM, in cooperation with the National Council for Nonprofit Boards, > and with funding from the Institute for Museum and Library Services, will > present this workshop on governance and peer review six times. > > More Information > New peer reviewers are welcome to apply. Application materials available > at www.aam-us.org/peer-review. Information on the new Governance > Assessment is available at http://www.aam-us.org/map.htm#governance and > information on the qualifications required for Governance Surveyors is > available at http://www.aam-us.org/peer-review/peerreviewmga.htm. > > Thank you, > Karen Topping > Peer Reviewer Manager > Museum Advancement & Excellence > American Association of Museums > 202-218-7688 > [log in to unmask] > www.aam-us.org/peer-review > ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).