Please excuse cross-postings. Place-Making: Museums and Building Community Alberta Museums Association Annual Conference September 23 - 25, 2010 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Call for Proposals The Alberta Museums Association (AMA) is seeking session proposals for its Annual Conference. The Conference this year is being held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and seeks to explore how museums are responsible for developing a sense of place in their communities. Place-making can be defined as "the art of creating public 'places of the soul' that uplift and help us to connect to each other" (Project for Public Spaces, www.pps.org <http://www.pps.org/> ). It is about design of public space, experiences within public space, and empowering those that engage within that space. Please see the AMA website link http://www.museums.ab.ca/callproposals.aspx for the Call for Proposals and Session Proposal Form. Submission deadline is Friday, February 26, 2010. All proposals will be reviewed by a volunteer committee comprised of AMA members. Applicants will be notified of the status of their proposal by March 15, 2010. Proposals should be emailed, mailed, or faxed to the Alberta Museums Association office. A position paper further exploring the idea of place-making is available online at www.museums.ab.ca <http://www.museums.ab.ca/> or contact the AMA to have a copy sent to you. Jennifer Forsyth Learning Manager Alberta Museums Association 9829.103 Street Edmonton, AB T5K 0X9 P: 780.424.2626 x. 223 F: 780.425.1679 E: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> W: www.museums.ab.ca <http://www.museums.ab.ca/> We inspire excellence and lead a dynamic museum community. ========================================================= 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).