2012 CARE Professional Network Mid-Career Fellowship Announcement AAM is committed to cultivating and developing leaders who are under-represented within the profession, emerging professionals in the first ten years of their career and mid-career professionals who demonstrate leadership and are committed to the advancement of the field. To address one aspect of AAM’s goals, the Committee on Audience Research and Evaluation (CARE) will be offering two CARE Fellowships for mid-career professional to the 2012 Annual Meeting of AAM. The fellowships cover basic conference registration, registration for one evening event and one business lunch, a Fellowship Breakfast, and a $750 travel stipend. This year, fellowships will be awarded to two mid-career professionals interested or active in the field of audience research and evaluation. The monies must be used to attend the 2012 AAM Annual Meeting in Minneapolis. The Annual Meeting Fellowships are designed to identify and support these individuals by providing access to the professional development and networking opportunities offered at the Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo™. Through this experience AAM strives to increase their knowledge of the field, match fellows with mentors for career advancement and heighten awareness of volunteer and leadership opportunities within the association that would be of benefit to their career. Eligibility: Ø Applicant must be an AAM member. Ø Applicant must have a minimum of 3 years of experience in museums or museum training programs and may include Independent Museum Professionals. Ø Applicant must be a either a first-time AAM annual meeting attendee or not have attended AAM’s annual meeting in 3 or more years. Ø Extra consideration will be given to applicants who are already members of the Professional Network Committee (CARE) to which they are applying. Ø This fellowship may be awarded to an individual only one time. Applicants may reapply if they have not received the award. Fellowship recipients must…. Ø Be a current member of AAM at the time of the application. Ø Fellowship awardees will be required to attend CARE’s business meeting. In exchange, Fellows will be recognized publicly. Ø At a specified deadline, Fellows will be required to provide an evaluation of their annual meeting experience and the professional contributions they have made during the year. Deadline:Tuesday, January 31, 2012. To Apply: Visit http://aam-us.org/am12/fellowships.cfm for more information about eligibility requirements and application. When applying, you will be expected to provide the following: Ø A description of your job responsibilities and how a fellowship would help advance your museum career and your institution. Ø A summary of your significant contributions (past, current and future endeavors) in the area of your professional expertise, highlighting any leadership roles. Examples include but are not limited to presenting sessions or teaching; serving on professional committees or association board; publications; and/or mentoring interns and emerging professionals. Ø Explain how you will use the opportunity to attend the meeting to serve your colleagues within the museum community. Ø Describe your financial need. Ø Your resume Ø A letter of recommendation from your employer that features the institutional value of your conference attendance and the financial need; position of reference is flexible. ________________________________ ========================================================= 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).