***First Social of 2019!*** Association of Registrars and Collections Specialists, George Washington University Museum Studies, and Collection Care Network Invite you to an evening of networking and fun with colleagues from the DC metro area! When: Wednesday, February 6th, 2019 5:30 - 7:30 pm, Remarks begin at 6pm Where:The “bridge” (mezzanine above the atrium, accessed via main stairwell) Corcoran School of the Arts & Design 500 17th St NW Washington, DC 20006 Parking: Metered street parking or parking garage at 1957 E Street, NW (access on 19th Street near E Street) Socials are a wonderful way for you to build relationships with fellow registrars and collections specialists in your area. They are casual, (no sales pitches!) and fun. AND bring your business card, because at every ARCS Social there is a drawing for a free one-year ARCS membership! Along with our gracious sponsor for the evening, Masterpiece International, we hope to see you there! http://www.arcsinfo.org/news-events/event/1273/0/arcs-ccn-gw-social-washington-dc-february-6-2019 **Meet Your Board Member*** This week we would like to introduce you to Board member Tamara Johnson. I have been working in the museum field for 30 years, specializing in collections care education, collection management, project management (including all aspects of registration), policy development, and data management. I have a master’s degree in Museum Studies from the George Washington University and a baccalaureate in Art History and Philosophy from the University of Wisconsin (UW). I was one of twelve women who dared to jump the AAM ship and begin the Association of Registrars and Collections Specialists. It has been my honor and privilege to serve as the first treasurer of ARCS and as I turn in my calculator and roll off the Board, I am happy to say that I leave ARCS a fiscally healthy and thriving organization. I have devoted so much of my time to ARCS over the past six years that I will have a gaping hole in my schedule next July for some much-needed paid work. I look forward to spending time with my eldest child before he heads off to college and revamping my gardens in the Spring. I also hope to continue collaborations with my museum family to educate, support and train the next generation of ARCS. http://www.arcsinfo.org/programs/2019-conference/call-for-papers ***Reminder: Submit Your Conference Proposals*** The deadline is fast approaching to submit your proposal for ARCSConf 2019! We invite you to submit proposals for lively, thoughtful, and substantive sessions for our 2019 conference. Sessions may address any aspect of your work. See our website for information regarding proposal guidelines and the online submission form. Any questions regarding the proposals can be submitted to [log in to unmask] Note: The proposals must completed no later than 5:00 pm, Central Standard Time, January 31, 2019. The material must be prepared and submitted to our Program Committee in a timely manner for review, thus late proposals cannot be accepted. ***Reminder: Renew Your Membership*** If you haven’t already done so, now’s the time to renew your ARCS membership. And if you aren’t yet a member, come join us! With benefits like the ability to register for workshops and our biennial conference, exclusive access to educational material and publications, our Member Directory and forums, a host of networking opportunities and so much more, it’s worth it! To renew your membership, log into your account at www.ARCSInfo.org and click the renewal button in the upper right hand corner, next to your name. If you have any questions about membership benefits or would like to suggest a benefit for the Membership Committee to consider, please e-mail us at [log in to unmask] ***New Policy for Job Postings*** ARCS supports wage transparency and only accepts job postings for our website which have a stated salary range. ***Important Dates*** -January 31, 2019. Submission deadline for ARCSConf 2019 proposals. More information here- https://www.arcsinfo.org/programs/2019-conference/call-for-papers -February 5, 2019. #ARCSchat on Twitter. Participate and follow here- https://twitter.com/arcs4all -February 6, 2019. Washington DC Social. RSVP here- https://www.arcsinfo.org/news-events/event/1273/1/arcs-social-washington-dc-february-6-2019 ========================================================= 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).