THE THIRD ANNUAL DIRECTORS FORUM To: Art Museum Directors From: John W. Nichols Director of Museum Sevices The American Federation of Arts I am writing to remind you that the Third Annual DIRECTORS FORUM will be held in New York City, onNovemeber 10-12, 1996. A program of the AFA, this annual meeting has quickly emerged as a vital resource network for the leaders of small- to medium-sized art museums. DIRECTORS FORUM provides a unique forum for both structured and informal discussion of the specific challenges that confront decision makers in the art museum community every day. The three-day program includes general sessions, workshops, discussion groups, special museum and collections visits, and private receptions. DIRECTORS FORUM is open to full-time directors of not-for-profit art museums and galleries who are not members of AAMD. Specifics about this year's meeting follow: WHAT: Third Annual DIRECTORS FORUM WHEN: November 10-12, 1996 WHERE: New York City THEME: CROSS CURRENTS: Navigating the Perils and Pleasures of Leadership HOTEL: St. Moritz on the Park SESSION VENUES: The Jewish Museum National Academy of Design The Newark Museum The Studio Museum in Harlem FEE: $315 for AFA-member museum directors $350 for non-members museum directors (includes conference materials, sessions, selected meals, receptions, and limited transportation) CONTACT: Museum Services Department The American Federation of Arts 41 East 65th Street New York, New York 10021-6594 Phone: 800-232-0270, ex. 39 Fax: 212-861-2487 e-mail: [log in to unmask] The American Federation of Arts is a not-for-profit organization that has been servicing the art museum community since 1909 with traveling exhibitions, specialized services, and reduced rate insurance and transportation programs for art.