August 1999 Announcement: Directors Forum Preliminary Program Released The Directors Forum, established by the AFA in 1994, provides a singular opportunity for leaders of smaller art museums to engage distinguished leaders in the museum, artist, academic, government, and business communities, and to network with their colleagues. Make plans to join us this fall on November 7-9, 1999. Participants will experience the vast diversity of art institutions in New York during visits to the Cloisters at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Christie's, The Museum of the City of New York, and The National Arts Club, Registration includes all sessions, gallery tours, opening dinner, two lunches, evening receptions, closing dinner, and limited transportation. Although the program is organized primarily to benefit the directors of small to mid-sized museums, the directors of larger institutions are not discouraged from participating since many of the themes are universal. A two-tiered registration fee provides a discount for the directors of AFA member institutions while enabling nonmembers to participate. Please contact us to request a copy of the preliminary program. John W. Nichols Director of Museum Services American Federation of Arts 41 East 65 Street New York, NY 10021-6594 Phone: (800) 232-0270 [log in to unmask] ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Rhodes/8432/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).