Looking for thought-provoking and interactive professional development opportunities in the area of visitor studies, evaluation and audience research this summer? The Visitor Studies Association is offering full and half day workshops on July 15 & 16 as part of its annual conference being held this year in Houston. Workshops cover a range of topics including designing evaluation studies, coding data, resources for research teams, working with teachers, using wikis for project management, measuring affect, prototyping mechanical interactives, developing outcomes, publishing findings. Workshop leaders include well-known evaluators and researchers in informal/free-choice learning who present diverse perspectives on research and evaluation. For complete workshop descriptions, go to http://www.visitorstudies.org/pdfs/VSA2008_Workshops.pdf. Register for workshops on line at www.visitorstudies.org, and if you plan to attend the VSA 21st Annual Conference, early bird conference registration ends May 15!! Cheryl Kessler Workshop Chairperson VSA Professional Development Committee Cheryl Kessler Research Associate Institute for Learning Innovation 3168 Braverton Street Suite 280 Edgewater, MD 21037 (tel) 410-956-5144 (fax) 410-956-5148 ========================================================= 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).