This is being posted for someone who is not on the list, so please send any replies to me directly. Young woman museum professional is seeking low budget way to attend the Amercian Association of Museums conference in Minneapolis, May 4-8. Would like to find someone to share a room. It seems like we just went through this for Philly. Let's try to get these young professionals involved in our national organizations. Pat Miller Patricia L. Miller Illinois Heritage Association 602 1/2 E. Green St. Champaign, IL 61820 tel: 217-359-5600 e-mail: [log in to unmask] I don't know if anyone (AAM?) has set up some kind of central location to match people like this--here is what I envision...an entry or junior level professional would like to attend but can't afford the cost. He or she would LOVE to be paired with an experienced professional IN THE AREA (Mpls), preferably in the same line of work, to stay with and to network with...aka, mentoring. This experienced professional would offer room and board to the entry or junior level professional in the hopes of establishing a relationship that both can rely on in the future. I know that AAM was doing something with a mentoring program but have really heard nothing about it--and am frightened that it may only be for graduate students. If the above is something AAM is working on, would someone please post information? If not, I would be happy to set up an email address on my personal account where both searchers and offerers may write, if people are interested. This would be a centralized service only, I would not guarantee that matches will be made or choose who gets to stay with whom--I would only give out phone numbers or addresses based on people's stated preferences for a mentor/boarder. I also wanted to try and get some rooms in the Mpls area at a cheaper rate but haven't heard much on that end--Mom is a travel agent and was going to see (when she had a spare moment) if she could get one or two rooms in each hotel for a special rate. If so, then I could offer those to people in dire need.--But nothing has happened yet with that so don't bombard me with requests for the rooms! If people are interested in seeing something like this set up, please email me privately at "[log in to unmask]" or "[log in to unmask]". If there seems to be an overwhelming response from BOTH sides, I'll do my best to set it up. I would like to see as many people as possible who are in a similar situation to mine at the next meeting--if you aren't there, you can't be involved. Jennifer [log in to unmask]