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National Association of Museum Exhibition wants you to develop a session for AAM

NAME is the professional interest group in AAM for people who create exhibitions and visitor experiences. We'd love to see great exhibit related sessions at the conference and are happy to help you out.

AAM session proposals due August 25^th

Now is the time to develop your sessions for AAM 2015 in Atlanta. The session proposal site is open and ready for partially and fully developed proposals. Sign on to check out what’s up and get started. You can search and code sessions this year by “Exhibit Planning and Design.” You can also find panelists through the 'crowd-sourcing' proposal process.

The theme for 2015 is about the Social Value of Museums: Inspiring Change. Submit a proposal, share feedback on existing proposals, and work with your colleagues to share expertise, innovation, and best practices!

Session formats: New formats are available Session Format Descriptions.

· Conversation Starters

· Case Study

· Debate

· Storytelling

· The Classroom

· Talk Show

· Lessons from the International Community

Contact NAME board members if you want to chat about topics or help finding panelists Becky Menlove ([log in to unmask], Jenny-Sayre Ramberg ([log in to unmask]) or Beth Kaminsky [log in to unmask]) for support. For technical questions regarding the submission process go to [log in to unmask].

KEY DATES

Session Proposal Submission Site Opens	July 14
Session Proposals Submitted/Site Closes	August 25
National Program Committee Reviewer Period	September 2- 22
National Program Committee In-Person Session Review	October 1-2
Session Acceptance/Non-Acceptance Sent	Mid-November

Looking for ideas?

Check out the session proposals—people are looking for panelists. Call up you colleagues. Post on the listserve or social media boards to find interested colleagues.

At our lunch last year NAME colleagues said they’d be interested in topics like these:

Exhibits and Education

· What models exist of the interface between exhibits and education; are things changing?

· Are we building exhibits or program spaces: how do we balance the needs of each?

Exhibit planning and implementation

· Master planning—the good, the bad and staying on track over the long haul

· Sharing process, from concept through opening

· Exhibition development with community consultation and input

· Who is on the team; what are the roles and responsibilities

Exhibit design

· Trends in Design (across the nation and outside the US)

· Designers Talk about a Challenging/Rewarding Project

Career challenges and transitions

· Managing up: How to help your leadership team/boss provide clear direction

· Taking on new leadership role in a museum

Audiences

· Engaging adults in science museums and natural history museums

· Rural audiences: ways to engage them, challenges and best practices; lessons from small museums

· Designing art exhibitions for new audiences; exhibiting contemporary art