Apologies for cross-postings Early Bird Reduced Registration Fees For VSA '99 Available Through July 9th http://museum.cl.msu.edu/vsa Dear Colleagues Visitor studies are truly "At the Heart of It All" at our museums, science centers, aquariums zoos and parks. Such studies help us understand our current and potential visitors, assist us in exhibit and program design and enhance our funding and marketing efforts. Whether you are a museum professional, an educator, an evaluator or just have a general interest in this area, you're invited to the Visitor Studies Conference to be held in Chicago August 3-7, 1999. - Ten workshops on conducting visitor studies - Keynote speakers Robert Eisenberger and Paco Underhill - the psychology of leisure and the anthropology of consumers - More than 50 speakers on the use of visitor studies, exhibit and program evaluation, informal learning, leisure studies and audience research and development - Social events and tours to get acquainted and make new contacts. The full program and registration information is available on the Visitor Studies Association web site at http://museum.cl.msu.edu/vsa or get a print copy by contacting Conference Solutions at (847) 550 9353 Linda Wilson Visitor Studies and Evaluation Shedd Aquarium 1200 S. Lake Shore Drive Chicago, IL 60605 PH (312) 692 3261 FAX (312) 939 8677 [log in to unmask] This is a personal message. The views expressed in this message are solely those of the sender and are not to be attributed to the owner of the sender's domain, the sender's employer or any other person. Any reproduction or distribution of this message without this disclaimer is prohibited. ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://museums.state.nm.us/nmmnh/museum-l.html. 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).