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MPMA Conference Registration Deadline: Sept
19
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Join us in Aspen and Snowmass
9/28-10/2
See gorgeous mountains and Aspen
trees at the height of the fall color
season
Here about the important and
rare high-altitude dinosaur discovery
Join a retreat for senior
leadership
See the new
internationally-acclaimed Aspen Art Museum
Hear how the
Aspen Idea transformed the non-profit
community
Final day to
register for MPMA's Conference is September 19th.
You can register
on-site after that date, but events are selling
out.
MPMA's
Conference Hotel: 800-525-9402. Snowmass Westin.
MPMA's
Conference Speakers
Discuss Timely Topics
You can add these to your registration
Here's
a sampling...
Five
Keys to Exhibition Success
Why
do some exhibitions excel and others don't? What's the secret to success? How
can you make your exhibition drive visitation and positive feedback? From
examples and anecdotes gleaned from years of exhibition design and production
experience, Andy Anway will provide practical advice on ways to create
exhibitions that are memorable, remarkable and successful. He is the Founder
of Amaze Design, in Boston, specializing in planning and design of museums,
museum exhibits and visitor attractions. A recent project was the Perot
Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas. You can still sign up for the
NAME Breakfast to hear Andy. ANDY
IS A WELL-KNOWN EXHIBITS DESIGNER.
Top
Mistakes Volunteer Coordinators Make
What
do volunteers expect for their efforts? Why do volunteers do what they do?
What bugs volunteers about their status? How do volunteers like to be
appreciated? Learn the real truth from the horse's mouth: a seasoned volunteer
who will give you the honest low down without any sugar coating, the top
valued things that made her feel loved and her top ten
peeves. Hear
Jane Battaglia give you her honest appraisal.
Native
American Connection Lunch
Hear
how the Aspen Historical Society brought the Ute story to local elementary
classrooms and received awards for a complimentary exhibit, Seasons
of the Nuche. Hear how
Skyler Lomahaftewa (Ute/Hopi), who moved to the mountains to
snowboard, tells kids not to always talk about Indians in the past
tense. He'll perform native song and dance. He will also
talk about visiting classrooms to share his tribe's customs and
traditions.
EdCom
Lunch: Magical Storytelling: Spellbinders
Hear
about Spellbinders, an award-winning non-profit organization known for
practicing oral storytelling. Staff will demonstrate how they do this
and will teach you to incorporate their model into your educational
programs.
Small
Museums Lunch: Regional Heritage Tourism Challenges
Collaboration
between multiple agencies can be like herding cats. Members of a coalition of
historical societies, private businesses and local governments discuss efforts
to promote regional heritage tourism and share their successes and
challenges.
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register on line here For a fuller description
of each event and to find out about all events, go
here