CALL FOR SESSION PROPOSALS The Western Museums Association & British Columbia Museums Association are holding a joint annual meeting in Reno, Nevada, October 19-23,2003. All museum professionals interested in participating in this conference are encouraged to submit a session proposal by the deadline, Friday, November 1. RFP forms are available at http://www.westmuse.org/reno_RFP.htm This meeting follows up a very memorable meeting that our two organizations held in Victoria, BC in 2000. Our program committee chairs for the 2003 meeting are Evangeline Tai, Curator of Education, Napa Valley Museum, and Bill Barkley, consultant and former Executive Director of the Royal British Columbia Museum. Our host committee chairs are Steven High, Director, Nevada Museum of Art, and Jackie Frady, Director, National Automobile Museum. The WMA and BCMA are very excited about the Reno location for several reasons: (1) the spectacular new Nevada Museum of Art will have opened its doors to the public just prior to our meeting; (2) there are a number of other wonderful museums in the area including the National Automobile Museum, the Nevada Historical Society, the Wilbur D. May Museum, the Nevada State Museum, the Nevada State Railroad Museum, the Children's Museum of Northern Nevada, the Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center (3) the accommodations and food are very inexpensive in Reno -- our discounted meeting room rate at the "tastefully trendy" Eldorado Hotel is only $89.00 per night (plus tax) single or double, and the hotel features one of the top 10 Italian restaurants in the nation, La Strada -- the Wine Spectator has also given the restaurant it's "Award of Excellence" for the last six years-- and afterwards you can relax in the Bubinga Lounge -- that's comfortable accommodation!; (4) the high desert landscape in and around the area near Lake Tahoe is some of the most sublime scenery you'll find in the US. So, if you or a colleague have an idea for a session, please let us know by submitting the RFP form. There are just four days left to brainstorm... Melissa Rosengard Executive Director Western Museums Association 655 - Thirteenth Street, Suite 301 Oakland, CA 94612 Ph: (510) 238-9700 Fax: (510) 238-9701 www.westmuse.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).