Registration is now open <https://www.aamg-us.org/wp/annual-conferences/conference-registration/> for the AAMG Annual Conference in Washington, DC. Click here to see the full conference program: https://www.aamg-us.org/wp/annual-conferences/ *Communities in Dialogue: Models of Best Practices for Academic Museums, Galleries, and Collections* *Tuesday, May 24, 2016* Renaissance Marriott Hotel, Washington, DC *Wednesday, May 25, 2016* Katzen Arts Center, American University, Washington DC AAMG is spearheading a national effort to compile best practices for academic museums, galleries, and collections through their educational activities, advocacy efforts, and partnerships. In support of this critical initiative, this year’s conference is dedicated to gathering and sharing benchmarks and best practices in face of the many challenges we share. Although many of our professional practices are aligned with the wider museum community and AAM standards (especially with regard to accreditation), as museums and galleries working within larger institutions we have unique missions and operational issues. This year AAMG is presenting models of best practices — governance, teaching, museum studies, collaboration, community partnerships — that can contribute to the development of procedures, policies, and systems that will serve and inform the academic museum and galleries field today and for years to come. -- Craig Hadley Director/Curator with rank of Assistant Professor DePauw University | Peeler Art Center <http://depauw.edu/arts/peeler/> | 10 W. Hanna St. | Greencastle, IN 46135 Association of Academic Museums & Galleries <http://aamg-us.org> | Board of Directors, Communications O: 765.658.6556 | M: 317.658.9346 | F: 765.658.6552 <http://instagram.com/depauwart> <https://www.facebook.com/DePauwArt> <https://twitter.com/depauwart> ========================================================= 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).