SAVE THE DATE: Small Museum Association Annual Conference February 25-27, 2007 Clarion Fontainbleu, Ocean City, Maryland This year, the Annual Conference seeks to recognize the changing face of the Small Museum through the theme of "Stayin Alive". This topic addresses the need for museums to reach beyond normal comfort zones, look outside the box, and develop new and exciting educational programs, long range plans, collections policies and more in order to remain relevant in a quickly changing world. Information and ideas will be disseminated through workshops, poster session, panel discussions, and speakers. As small museums work diligently to meet daily challenges, resources within the larger community can be overlooked. One of the goals of the Annual Conference is to give professionals and volunteers practicing at small museums the necessary tools to form strong community relationships and to mine the wealth of unsuspected resources available. Strong partnerships can lead to increased capacity for small museums and increased awareness of the needs of the surrounding community. This conference will include three hour workshops whose topics range from Grant Writing to Master Planning to Marketing. The conference will also have 1 ½ hour and 1 hour sessions tackling Integrated Pest Management, High School Programming, Trends in Web Development, and Art for Non-Artists, to mention a few. The conference will also have a variety of exhibitors and a 70's themed banquet. We look forward to seeing you there. If you would like to apply for a scholarship to cover your conference costs, please visit www.smallmuseum.org. All other questions, please 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).