Dear MUSEUM-L Members:
Sustaining a Community of Learners is the theme for the 24th
Annual Visitor Studies Association Conference, to be held July
24-27, 2011 at the Palmer House Hotel in Chicago, Illinois.
The Visitor Studies Association (VSA) is the premier professional
organization focusing on all facets of the visitor experience in
museums, zoos, nature centers, visitor centers, historic sites,
parks and other cultural institutions and attractions. VSA seeks to
foster a sense of community among its members, who gather once a
year to pose intriguing questions, explore diverse opinions, debate
controversial issues, challenge assumptions and share their
successes and their struggles—in essence, to learn from one another.
To expand upon this community of learners, VSA is calling for
proposals for its 2011 conference, which will take place
concurrently with the Association of Midwest Museums (AMM) and the
Illinois Association of Museums (IAM) annual conference. The
partnership between these three organizations creates a unique
opportunity for VSA conference attendees to meet with a wide
spectrum of museum professionals. Through an “open-door”
registration, VSA, AMM and IAM members will be able to attend all
sessions, keynote addresses, coffee breaks and special events
offered through these conferences.
The 2011 conference will feature a variety of presentation formats.
Please review the formats described in the full call and select the
one that will work best for your topic. You may submit up to three
different proposals. However, please keep in mind that the program
chairs are seeking to craft a conference that features as many
different presenters as possible. Submissions will be evaluated
based on the degree to which the proposed presentation will be
engaging, meaningful, relevant and useful to VSA, AMM and IAM
members alike.
Final proposals by Monday, November 29, 2010.
to download the full call for proposals, including instructions and
forms, in Word format, visit
http://visitorstudies.org/conference-overview
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Erik Ledbetter
Executive Director
Visitor Studies Association
PO Box 10668
Rockville, MD 20849-0668
v. 301 762.1450
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www.visitorstudies.org
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