Check out MPMA’s web:  www.mountplainsmuseums.org  for a proposal form.  Click on Conferences.

December 15th - Tomorrow - is the deadline for session and workshop proposals for MPMA's 2005 Annual Conference.

The Multiple Faces of our Museums

Omaha, Nebraska: September 12 – September 16, 2005 

Want to submit but concerned about the deadline?  Have a great topic but no panelists??  Not sure about your topic?? Respond to this email, and we will help you.

Check MPMA’s website for suggestions on topics and guidelines for a successful session / workshop.  Businesses that will be sponsors of or exhibitors at the conference may also submit session proposals.

Anyone may submit.  If you have never done so, YOU SHOULD.  Presenters get their name out to the field and quickly become recognized for their expertise and as leaders in the field.  It is also a good way to engage in professional development, becoming more involved with your regional museum association, sharing knowledge and perspectives with fellow colleagues and sharing unique experiences.

Look at the web site for topic suggestions –categories of topics and a boatload of session topics are provided.  The guidelines provide suggestions for different session formats.  Both of these are download-able forms along with the proposal form.

2004 Program Committee Chairs

Mike Bruce, Director of the Museums Department

Oklahoma Historical Society, Guthrie, OK

Mark Ryan, Registrar

Plains Arts Museum

Fargo, ND 

You can also request a proposal form by responding to this email or contacting MPMA at the information below.