**Please excuse cross-postings** Dear Colleagues, You are invited to register for the California Association of Museums Conference in San Francisco! CAM is pleased to announce that it will be hosting its next conference, Building Bridges: Collaboration / Innovation / Risk, in San Francisco, California, February 25-27, 2009 at the Hotel Kabuki in the heart of Japantown. There is a buzz of excitement surrounding this meeting and we want you to be a part of it. The early bird deadline is January 9, 2009 (CAM Members $250 / Nonmembers $325). To learn more, visit http://www.calmuseums.org/conferences_and_workshops/2009overview.html. The conference will feature: * over 32 educational sessions and several half and full-day workshops - with presenters from over 50 museums; * a keynote program with the directors of San Francisco's largest museums, moderated by Don Sanchez, the arts and entertainment reporter for ABC7 * exciting evening events at the new California Academy of Sciences, the de Young Museum, the California Historical Society, the Museum of the African Diaspora, and The Exploratorium; * a Saturday morning brunch at the new Contemporary Jewish Museum, followed by tours in at least eight museums in the Yerba Buena District; * a Director's Luncheon program with Scott Shafer, Host of The California Report, a statewide radio news program; and * an exhibit hall with over 20 museum service providers. REGISTER ONLINE <http://www.calmuseums.org/conferences_and_workshops/2009registration.html?i d=zgjpd> TODAY! (http://www.calmuseums.org/conferences_and_workshops/2009registration.html?i d=zgjpd) We hope to see you in San Francisco! Sarah Post, Program Coordinator California Association of Museums Phone: (831) 471-9970 / Email: <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] Three ways to participate in the California museum field: * subscribe to CAM e-News (it's FREE) * be a CAM member * attend the 2009 CAM Conference in SF Visit <BLOCKED::http://www.calmuseums.org> www.calmuseums.org for additional information! ========================================================= 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).