Any chance that people will be drinking Coors while discussing "is the Museum Necessary" at the bar? There should be some very interesting conversations, I'll bet. Jean >>> [log in to unmask] 09/09/03 09:51AM >>> Exciting Museum conference in the West October 7-11, 2003 Golden, Colorado Early Bird Registration ends this Friday (9/12) for the annual regional (10-states) museum conference hosted by Mountain-Plains Museums Association. Registrations are flooding in for this one as people head to Colorado and its mountains for fun, western movies and awesome sessions. Highlights: Location: Golden is a wonderful western town near Denver; Coors hometown. Biggest exhibitor hall ever - over 40 businesses displaying products and services 2 Great Workshops - Conservation. and Great Tours (based on the best book so far for creating/presenting tours) Directors/Trustees Day - sessions to help decision-makers run a museum Fascinating Speakers: Gully Stanford, Arts Advocate, will discuss arts, funding and challenges. Peggy Engel, Managing Editor of the Newseum in DC, will discuss museums and presenting news. Her chief exhibits designer, Bryan Seiling, will follow with advice on how to fast track exhibits. Lou Casagrande, AAM Board Chair and Pres of Boston's Childrens Museum, will give us the skinny on national museum news/issues. He'll join other AAM Board members at breakfast to discuss challenges for today's museums and decision-makers. Tour to see the Rockies-see Colorado's beautiful mountains up close, visit a mine and see incredible museum collections tucked away in two well-preserved mountain towns. Freaky Friday: tours to private collections (bikes, cars), scenic areas, Denver sights, nature hike. Day ends with Talent Show and PJ Party featuring western films and songs. Small gatherings by affiliate groups for you to meet colleagues who do what you do and share tactics Sessions that cover the gamut: tribal issues, governance, education, exhibits, volunteers, IRS, training, museum stores, collections, architecture, capital campaigns, financial challenges, insurance, moving collections, audiences, storage issues, ethics, graphics, marketing, travel exhibits, and more! Not to be missed: "Enhancing Your Vocal Quality/Presentation Style" and "Is this Museum Necessary?" The latter is a late-nite bar session. Wanna come? Respond to this email for a program/registration. Or call 303-979-9358. MPMA's 2003 Conference will be held in Golden, October 7-11, 2003. Why come to Golden? Coors, mountains and great sessions and tours. Plus, it will be peak foliage time in the Rockies. MPMA's 2004 conference = Casper, Wyoming: September 7-10 (plan your Labor Day family vacation around the conference with tours to Yellowstone, etc.). (Ms.) Monta Lee Dakin, Executive Director Mountain-Plains Museums Association 7110 West David Drive, Littleton, CO 80128-5404 303-979-9358 / 303-979-3553 (fax) web site: www.mountplainsmuseums.org email: [log in to unmask] ========================================================= 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).