The Association of Midwest Museums (AMM) has announced it featured speakers for the 2007 Conference, No Museum is an Island, which is scheduled for September 25-28 at the magnificent Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, Michigan. John Bacon John U. Bacon, a critically acclaimed speaker and national-award winning writer, will serve as the keynote speaker on Wednesday, September 26. Bacon is the author of Spark: Igniting the Creative Fire that Lives Within Us All, an inside look at Cirque du Soleil. An inspiring tale that draws on behind-the-scenes stories from the most creative people in entertainment as well as some out-of-this-world Cirque du Soleil magic, The Spark is an unparalleled guide on how to make creativity a part of everything you do. Bacon has written Sunday sports and business features for The Detroit News from 1995 to 1999 and now writes for dozens of magazines, including Time, Fortune, and ESPN. His work has twice been recognized in the authoritative anthology, The Best American Sportswriting. Bacon has also published Blue Ice, a history of Michigan hockey (which is being made into a PBS documentary) and America’s Corner Store: Walgreens Prescription for Success. Hedy Epstein Hedy Epstein, a Holocaust survivor, will speak on Friday, September 28. Born in Germany, Epstein bore witness to the escalation of Nazi aggression. After unsuccessfully trying to move the family from Germany, Eptein’s parents sent her to England in 1939 on a children's transport to save her life. Five hundred children were on this transport, part of the almost 10,000 children that England took in at the beginning of World War II. Epstein’s parents and family were deported in 1940 to a concentration camp in France. The last communication Epstein received from her mother was a postcard dated September 4, 1942. The postcard read, "Traveling to the east ... Sending you a final goodbye." Her parents and extended family were later deported to the concentration camp, Auschwitz. Epstein never saw her family again. After the war, Epstein returned to Germany and worked for the U.S. government and later worked at the Nuremberg Medical Trial to assist attorneys prosecuting doctors who were accused of medical experiments on concentration camp inmates. She move to the U.S. in 1948 and has dedicated her life to the causes of civil and human rights and social justice. As a peace delegate, Epstein has journeyed to Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Cambodia. Her autobiography, Remembering Is Not Enough: The Autobiography of Hedy Epstein, was published in Germany in 1999. In 2001, Epstein was featured as one the survivors in the Academy-Award Winning documentary feature film, Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport. Brian Bray Executive Director Association of Midwest Museums PO Box 11940 St. Louis, MO 63112 P: 314-746-4557 F: 314-746-4569 www.midwestmuseums.org Make plans now to join us for a fabulous conference at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, MI. The conference, No Museum is an Island, is scheduled for September 25-28, 2007. http://www.grandhotel.com/ http://www.mackinac.com/ http://www.mackinacisland.org/ ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.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). 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).