JIMI 2018 The Southeastern Museums Conference (SEMC) proudly announces the 18th annual Jekyll Island Management Institute (JIMI 2018). Scheduled for January 16 - 23, 2018, JIMI is specifically designed for administrators from new and emerging museums and for museum professionals with subject area expertise desiring knowledge of general museum administration and operations. The deadline for JIMI 2018 applications is October 15, 2017. Located on historic Jekyll Island, GA, this highly successful training program provides a unique eight-day immersion for museum professionals seeking the opportunity to learn management, personnel and interpretive skills from leading experts. Sessions include management styles, administration and trusteeship, strategic planning, fundraising and marketing, technology, developing exhibits, public relations, collections management, disaster preparedness, interpretation, volunteer management, and museum ethics. Through the generosity of friends and colleagues of the late Peter S. LaPaglia, the Southeastern Museums Conference (SEMC) and the Jekyll Island Management Institute (JIMI) are pleased to offer the Peter S. LaPaglia JIMI Scholarship to cover the cost of tuition. Several state associations in the region, including the Arkansas Museums Association, North Carolina Museums Council, Mississippi Museums Association, and South Carolina Federation of Museums, offer scholarship and/or travel assistance to its members. In addition, John and Cynthia Lancaster offer a tuition scholarship to a member of the Tennessee Association of Museums, and the South Carolina Military Museum offers the Ewell G. "Buddy" Sturgis, Jr. Memorial Scholarship that also covers the cost of tuition for qualified candidates (NEW). Once again, Gaylord Archival will be sponsoring a tuition scholarship. Thanks to the generosity of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), the Southeastern Museums Conference (SEMC) is pleased to offer the John Kinard Scholarship Fund for two staff members of AAAM institutional museums or individual AAAM members to attend SEMC's Jekyll Island Management Institute (JIMI). The two annual scholarships of $1,625 each will cover the tuition for JIMI and travel expenses. The John Kinard Scholarship Fund is established in collaboration with the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). Created by an Act of Congress in 2003, the museum opened on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. in the Fall of 2016. For information on the museum's current programs and exhibitions visit www.nmaahc.si.edu<http://www.nmaahc.si.edu> or call 202 633-4751. Please note AAAM membership on your JIMI application. This scholarship is not available to employees of the Smithsonian Institution. Applications for JIMI and the Peter S. LaPaglia JIMI Scholarship, as well as directions for applying for other scholarships, are currently available at the website address shown below, with an October 15, 2017 deadline for submitting applications. JIMI is an SEMC program sponsored by Goosepen Studio & Press, Inc., Jekyll Island Museum and Historic Preservation, LaPaglia Companies, and North Carolina Division of State Historic Sites and Properties. In addition, we thank the following companies for partnering with us for JIMI 2017: Gaylord Archival Malone Design & Fabrication Re:discovery Software, Inc. Satilla Computer Solutions For additional information, contact Martha Battle Jackson, JIMI Administrator, 919. 733.7862, ext. 236, [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>; John Lancaster, 615.210.7933, [log in to unmask]; or, Susan Perry, Executive Director, SEMC, 404.814.2048, [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or, download an application at www.semcdirect.net<http://www.semcdirect.net>. Martha Battle Jackson Chief Curator Division of State Historic Sites and Properties NC Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources 919-733-7862 ext 236; fax: 919-733-9515 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> 430 N. 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