A reminder that proposals are due to me by the end of the day on Monday, October 15. CALL FOR PROPOSALS Building Museums™ Symposium 2008 February 28-March 1, 2007 Washington, D.C. The Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums (MAAM) is pleased to announce fourth annual Building Museums™ Symposium in Washington, D.C., February 28-March 1, 2008. The event will be hosted at some of Washington's most prestigious museums including the Smithsonian's Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture, and George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate. MAAM is seeking proposals for sessions that will engage museum professionals, architects, planners, and other technical experts in a dynamic exchange of ideas about key issues for museum building projects. Symposium participants will enjoy opportunities to meet and learn from the professionals impacting museum construction projects today. Program content will reflect museums of various sizes, disciplines, budgets, collections-orientation, and scope of building projects. Building Museums Symposium 2008 is organized under three interrelated themes: * Day 1: Vision (planning your building project), * Day 2: Implementation (making your vision a reality), and * Day 3: Sustainability ("life after opening the doors") Students and professionals from various areas of expertise related to museum building projects are invited to participate. If you are interested in submitting a proposal, please complete the form available at: http://www.midatlanticmuseums.org/buildingmuseums.html no later than October 15, 2007. For further information and questions, please contact Dana Allen-Greil at [log in to unmask] We look forward to hearing from you. ========================================================= 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).