Yes please let me know eher I can get very inexpensive accomodation in Victoria,I trained at the RBCM and lived in a B&B in 93. Is there something cheaper in good old Vic?Thanks Len Hambleton-Chief Conservator NCMuseum of History [log in to unmask] > -----Original Message----- > From: Brenda Weatherston [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Thursday, September 04, 1997 12:00 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Professional Development > > Hi everyone - now that summer is winding down, we've had a number of > last-minute enquiries about fall professional development courses > offered through the Cultural Resource Management Program at the > University of Victoria, both on campus and in the distance format. > Here > is a posting of those that are starting in the near future that still > have a few spaces available. Please let us know as quickly as possible > if you'd like to participate so that we can provide you with further > information and registration materials. > > ON CAMPUS > > MUSEUMS IN THE MARKETPLACE: PUBLIC RELATIONS & MARKETING > To be successful in the crowded 'edu'tainment marketplace, museums > need > strong marketing and public relations strategies that are grounded in > a > clear commitment to mission, community and collections. This course > emphasizes the central role of effective public relations and > marketing > in the management of contemporary museums, and focuses on the > processes > that are vital to effective communication with your target audiences. > This six-day immersion course will develop your ability to: > o relate institutional mission and goals to community needs > o define your current and potential audiences > o build staff commitment to positive public relations > o create effective public relations, communications and > marketing > strategies > o develop effective public relations tools to convey > institutional and > program > messages > o design publications to communicate and reinforce your image > and > programs > o work with media > o balance marketing with development activity > o work with sponsors > o manage crisis > > Instructor: Pamela Johnson has extensive marketing and management > experience in the museum world, and is currently working as a > consultant, specializing in marketing, program development and public > relations for arts organizations (and their corporate sponsors), with > a > New York-based > marketing agency > Dates: September 22 - 27, with preparatory assignment > Please register by: August 29 > Fee: $589 > > We are also offering the following on-campus courses later this fall: > > Planning in Cultural Organizations Instructor: Gail Lord > October 20 - 25 > > Managing Natural History Collections Instructor: Paisley Cato > November 12 - 21 > > Managing Cultural Organizations Instructor: Patricia Bovey > November 26 - December 5 > > Please let us know if you'd like information on REALLY inexpensive > accommodation! > > > DISTANCE EDUCATION COURSES > > We are still accepting late registrations in our distance education > courses entitled "Introduction to Museum Studies" and "Human Resource > Management in Cultural Organizations". The Museums Studies courses > starts as soon as you are registered, and the Human Resource > Management > course starts on October 13. Please let us know if you want to > participate on either a credit or non-credit basis.