is there a trade show there also? can any vendor that will be attending get me a pass for this? thanks ed sharpe archivist for smecc ----- Original Message ----- From: "G. Brunschwyler" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 1:17 PM Subject: Western Museum Assoc. Tucson Confernce > Join us in the West for > Descansando Para La Jornada: Resting for the Journey > > The Western Museums > Association is pleased to invite all members of the museum community to its 2002 annual meeting, Descansando Para La > Jornada: Resting for the Journey, September 11 - 15, 2002 in Tucson, > Arizona. The conference theme is a metaphor for professional growth, restoration, and rejuvenation. Sessions address the challenge of museum professionals to renew and inspire themselves, > as well as our visitors and to prepare for changes in professional careers, > programs, and institutions. Conference programs will be sent to all WMA > members > in late April, 2002 and copies will be available at the WMA booth at the AAM > conference in Dallas. Non-members who want to be added to the conference > program > mailing list should email [log in to unmask] or call (510) > 238-9700, > or check to website at www.westmuse.org. > > The conference takes place at > one of the most beautiful hotels in the country, the La Paloma Resort, at the > foot of Tucson's breathtaking Catalina Mountain Range. The hotel rates are a > reasonable $135 per night (includes all resort amenities including spa robes > and > Starbucks coffee in the rooms!) The cost of early bird conference registration > > for WMA member is $190 for three full days of sessions. In addition the > program > includes a fourth day of pre-conference workshops and four evening events > including a visit to the Tucson Museum of Art and the spectacular Arizona > Sonoran Desert. > > In addition to theme related > sessions like "Keeping Your Job Fresh," "Moving Up and Beyond: > Rejuvenation and the Job," "Interpreting Spirituality," "Juggling Jobs and > Family Without Dropping the Ball," and "Out of the Spotlight, Into > the Shadows: Staff Retreats," conference sessions also include practical > job-related topics like "Making the Grade: New Developments in After-School > Programming," "Designing For Universal > Access: A Case Study In Creating A New Exhibition," "Implementing a Successful > > Intern Program," "Insurance: It Ain't What it Used to Be," "A Circle of Peers: > > Marketing Roundtables and How They Work," "A Governance Partnership: Staff > & > Board Assessment Initiatives," "Creating a Buzz: Rethinking Your Museum's > Public > Relations Strategies," "Preparing for the Journey: Strategic Planning for the > Small Museum," "Setting the Example: Environmentally Friendly Museums," "Build > Your Skills to Secure Major Gifts," and > "The > Material has a Message: Spot Tests for Registrars and Collections > Managers." > > ========================================================= > 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). > > ========================================================= 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).