February/March Professional Development Opportunities From AASLH AASLH is offering two opportunities for professional development in February and March. They provide excellent opportunities for you to learn valuable information to help your professional skills and manage your collections. February 19-20 - Historic House Museums Issues and Operations French Legation Museum, Austin, TX Hosted by the Texas Historical Commission This two-day workshop offers an intensive look at the management and interpretation of historic houses taught by George McDaniel, director of Drayton Hall and Max van Balgooy, Director of Education and Interpretation for the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Topics to be covered include: . Provocative Thinking: History, Historic Houses, Mission & Planning . Governance and Management . Marketing, Promotion, Fundraising, Membership & Earned Income . Historical Research & Content Development . Site and Collections Care . Interpretation, Education and Learning Visit http://www.aaslh.org/hhissues.htm for a complete agenda. Cost: $250 member/$310 nonmember. $20 discount if fee is received by Jan. 19. March 18-20 Arizona Historical Society, Tempe, AZ Digitization and Museums: Bringing Your Collections Into the 21st Century This three day workshop allows you to explore new technologies in museums with in-depth training on digitizing your collection. Day one is an introduction to issues surrounding the digitization of primary source materials. Day two focuses on basic digital imaging techniques. Day three is an overview on creating metadata for digital objects. The workshop is presented in partnership with [log in to unmask] Instructor: Leigh Grinstead, Collaborative Digitization Project at BCR. Registration Deadline: February 20 Cost: $200 member/$260 nonmember. For more information or to register, visit www.aaslh.org/workshop.htm, email [log in to unmask], or call Bethany Hawkins at 615-320-3203. Bethany Hawkins Program Associate American Association for State and Local History 1717 Church St. Nashville, TN 37203 615-320-3203 [log in to unmask] AASLH's 2009 Professional Development schedule is now available at www.aaslh.org/workshop.htm. ========================================================= 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).