MUSEUM ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 35TH ANNUAL MEETING Thursday, November 13, 1997 Rochester, New York General Session 8:00 - 8:45 a.m. New York State Update Representatives from the New York State Council on the Arts, the State Education Department and other state agencies will be available to update participants about program initiatives and requirements, and funding opportunities. The General Session will be followed by sessions focusing on the management of human resources in museums and historical agencies in New York State. Creatively managing personnel resources is a challenge facing all museum administrators and supervisors. Whether you are a small agency or one with scores of employees, whether you have general administrative responsibility or supervise a team, sessions are designed to help you apply the most current thinking in related fields to your work. Session presenters have expertise in business, law, accounting and personnel management. 8:45 - 9:45 a.m. Session A: Making the most of Organizational Resources I. Determining a Successful Personnel Structure II. Compensation and Benefits Packages 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Session B: Know the Law & Doing It Well I. Recruiting, Hiring and Terminating II. Integrating Volunteers Into Your Workforce MANY ISSUES LUNCHEON & BUSINESS MEETING 11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Continue the session discussions with your colleagues over a gourmet lunch at issues-based tables. Registration Fee: $35.00 per person To receive a meeting brochure and/or register for the Museum Association of New York Annual Meeting, contact the MANY office: 189 Second Street, Troy, NY 12180; 518/273-3400; 518/273-3416 (fax).