By Courney I mean Courtney. Excuse the typo! Alex --- Courtney Case <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > What about even starting closer to home and forming > something within > AAM? Either way, let me know how I can help and > please know that there > are others out there that are interested in pursuing > this and offer > their support! > > Courtney > > Courtney Case > Assistant Registrar > Indianapolis Museum of Art > 4000 Michigan Road > Indianapolis, IN 46208-3326 > Phone: 317-923-1331 x182 > Fax: 317-926-8931 > Email: [log in to unmask] > www.ima-art.org > > > >>> [log in to unmask] 08/05 11:22 AM >>> > > Well, I know there are lots of internship listings > through various museum organization newsletters and > especially through websites like museumjobs, MERC, > (and apparently not anymore for globalmuseum.org), > etc. I would like to try and compile as much > information as I can on museum conferences, though. > > If I knew where to rally support for graduates > attending conferences, I myself would have a lot > more > under my belt! :) As everyone knows, Graduate > schools > do offer travel funds for those presenting at > conferences, but they are incredibly competitive. > Even > if an ICOM young professionals organization were > able > to accrue maybe $5000-10,000 per year (I'm a novice > in > the field of fundraising; I don't know what sum > would > be achievable and what would be naive to strive > for), > graduate students could apply for a travel stipend > through our group. What sorts of foundations for > scholarship, academic advancement, education, arts > and > culture, etc. are there for this sort of thing? I am > a > member of Phi Beta Kappa (an organization devoted to > the advancement of scholarship) and have contacted > them about possible funding opportunities, but have > not yielded much as of yet. > > I'd like to take on the responsibility of creating a > list of internship websites and resources (that will > save us the time of listing internships themselves) > and of accruing as much information as I can on > conferences occurring on various topics. ICOM itself > as an extensive calendar with conferences and > workshops listed on its site. > > An ICOM young professionals organization should also > have an open forum for discussion on professional > development and experiences at this early stage in > our > careers. There are so many of us in such diverse > fields of museum work (within my graduate program > alone!) that I'm convinced we can benefit greatly > from > each other. Creating a strong foundation of > networking > and support at this stage in our careers can only > lead > to better communication and diplomacy later in life > between our respective institutions. > > How can this newsletter be arranged? Who would like > to > be a part of it? Is it too ambitious to create one > ICOM young professionals group or should there be > various ones? > > Best wishes from Flagstaff, AZ, > > Alex > > --- Adrienne DeAngelis <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > There is absolutely no reason why you, > Alexandra, > > or anyone else on > > this list (or off it) could not put together such > a > > newsletter. You > > don't have to wait to be part of some sort of > > official organization. > > That is just what I did to to set up my "Resources > > in Art History for > > Graduate Students". I don't list museum > conferences > > because they are > > too many, although I do list internships. Please > > check this out at: > > (http://members.efn.org/~acd/resources.html) If > you > > do produce such a > > newsletter, I would be happy to link to it. > > > > Adrienne DeAngelis, Editor > > Resources in Art History for Graduate Students > > [log in to unmask] > > > > >(...)One main motive of an ICOM youth group > should > > be to > > > inform grad students of museum conferences going > > on > > > nationally and internationally and to help find > > ways > > > to gain funding so more students can attend and > be > > > active in these conferences that are SO integral > > at > > > this early stage in our careers. I'm not sure > I'd > > use > > > the term "youth" in the name, however. I would > > prefer > > > "young professionals" or "students". > > > > > > Whoever wants to take on this project, please > keep > > me > > > informed and let me know how I can be involved. > > > > > > Sincerely, > > > Alexandra Trumbull > > > > > > > > > > > > --- Mario Bucolo <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > > > > >> A proposal to create ICOM youth groups (also > sent > > to > > >> ICOM list). > > >> > > >> I1d like to put forward the idea of creating > > youth > > >> groups of ICOM > > >> associates. > > >> This idea stems from the fact that many > under-40 > > >> colleagues that I met all > > >> over the world don1t feel part of ICOM and > maybe > > are > > >> not enough involved in > > >> it, although they are very fond of museums. > > >> The world of museums itself needs renewing. We > > >> especially need to encourage > > >> young professionals and give them operational > > >> jobs/positions. > > >> How many young people are ICOM1s members? How > > many > > >> of them do actually take > > >> part in the activities of the various National > > >> Committees? > > >> Following the path of many associations in the > > >> world, such as, primarily, > > >> the various club services (Rotary, Lions etc), > > why > > >> don1t create youth groups > > >> within ICOM, with the task, among the others, > of > > >> involving other young > > >> colleagues? > > >> In order to be effective, national groups > (inside > > >> National Committees) > > >> should be implemented at least at an earlier > > stage, > > >> in order to promote > > >> co-operation on a territorial base. At a later > > >> stage, an international youth > > >> group or committee might be also implemented. > > >> I strongly believe that young people may become > a > > >> vehicle for ICOM and the > > >> world of museums, provided that we trust them > and > > >> get them truly involved. > > >> > > >> Mario Bucolo > > >> -- > > >> Mario Bucolo, ABIS MultiCom CEO; Museumland, > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ========================================================= 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). 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