Register On-Line! The Early Bird Deadline for the 55th MAAM Annual Meeting has been extended until midnight on September 30, 2002. Theme: Diversity and Representation in the 21st Century Museum Dates: October 27-30, 2002 Location: Albany, New York Registration: September 30, 2002 (Early Bird Rate) Hotel: Crowne Plaza Albany Hotel Fees: Early Bird Regular On-Site Member $200 $250 $275 Nonmember 235 285 310 Student 140 165 190 Additional rates, including daily registrations, workshop fees, and volunteer opportunities are available on the MAAM Web site: www.midatlanticmuseums.org <http://www.midatlanticmuseums.org/> Join us in the Empire State Capital Region for MAAM's 55th Annual Meeting! On Friday and Saturday, October 25 - 26, the Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza Art Collection will host the symposium, "Nelson Rockefeller and Public Art: The Non-Traditional Museum," with guest speaker Glenn Lowry, director of the Museum of Modern Art, New York. This symposium is free of charge to all attendees but requires pre-registration. On Saturday and Sunday, October 26-27, MAAM will offer additional pre-conference intensive workshops and tours of museums in Saratoga Springs and Albany, as well as a trip to MASS MoCA in North Adams, MA. MAAM will officially kick off its 55th annual meeting with an opening reception on Sunday, October 27 at the New York State Museum. This year, the annual meeting includes museum evening events, sessions, MuseumFair 2002, poster sessions, roundtable discussions and other opportunities to network and engage with colleagues from the region. For details about the meeting, including a listing of keynote speakers and commercial vendors exhibiting their products and services at the meeting, visit the MAAM Web site at: www.midatlanticmuseums.org <http://www.midatlanticmuseums.org/> . John T. Suau Executive Director Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums 1 East Chase Street - Suite 1124 Baltimore, MD 21202 Phone: 410-223-1194 Fax: 410-223-2773 [log in to unmask] http://www.midatlanticmuseums.org ========================================================= 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).