PLEASE EXCUSE CROSS POSTINGS

Call for Nominations

The Museum Education Roundtable is seeking nominations of qualified
professionals to serves as candidates for election to the MER Board.
Board members represent MER and are active advocates for its mission and
activities.  MER is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the
vital contributions of museums and other cultural institutions as
primary resources for lifelong learning.  In addition, MER provides
leadership in professional development for a broad and diverse audience
of museum practitioners.  MER serves a worldwide membership of
individuals and institutions through its topical programs and
publications such as the Journal of Museum Education.

MER seeks a wide spectrum of committed and talented people from diverse
disciplines.  Nominees may come from the broad field of formal and
informal education, for example, museum educators, museum practitioners,
and classroom teachers.  Additional criteria are knowledge, leadership,
and innovation in the field, and experience in nonprofit management.
Self-nominations are welcome.  The nominee must indicate the desire and
time to actively serve.  Board members are asked to serve a three-year
term (October  2003 - September 2006) with one renewable term.  They
must participate as an active officer of the board or as a member of a
committee or task force.  They also are responsible for participating in
scheduled meetings, typically one meeting each quarter (limited
conference calls participation available) and an annual board retreat.
Nominees must be members of MER before they are selected as a candidate.
 Nominees (or their institutions) must be willing to bear the cost of
board participation. MER does not reimburse personal expenses incurred
as a board member.

Your nomination must include the name, title, and contact information
of the nominee and a brief paragraph describing the nominee's interest
and qualifications (letter, fax, or email is acceptable).  Nominations
must be received by May 1, 2003.  Please contact:

Kim Hayden, MER Nominations Task Force Chair
Director of Education and Programs
Autry Museum of Western Heritage
4700 Western Heritage Way
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Email:  [log in to unmask]
Fax:  323.666.2316

=========================================================
Important Subscriber Information:

The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . 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).