Hello everyone,

The deadline for submitting a proposal to the 2009 Building Museums Symposium is fast approaching.  See below for details.

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February 26-28, 2009

Washington, DC

How far have we come! The Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums (MAAM) is pleased to announce the fifth annual Building Museums Symposium in Washington, D.C., February 26-28, 2009. The event will be hosted at some of Washington's most celebrated museums including the National Building Museum, the newly renovated National Museum of American History, and the recently opened Newseum.

MAAM is seeking proposals for sessions that will engage museum professionals, architects, planners, and other technical experts in a dynamic exchange of ideas about key issues for museum building projects. Symposium participants will enjoy opportunities to meet and learn from the professionals impacting museum construction projects today. Program content will reflect museums of various sizes, disciplines, budgets, collections-orientation, and scope of building projects.

Building Museums Symposium 2009 is organized under three interrelated themes:

* Day 1: Vision (planning your building project),

* Day 2: Implementation (making your vision a reality)

* Day 3: Sustainability ("life after opening the doors")

Museum staff and board members, students and professionals from various areas of expertise related to museum building projects are invited to participate. If you are interested in submitting a proposal, please complete the form available at: http://www.midatlanticmuseums.org/buildingmuseums.html no later than October 15, 2008. For further information and questions, please send an e-mail to the proposal coordinator at [log in to unmask] We look forward to hearing from you!

Note: Attendee registration will open on December 15, 2008. Please check the MAAM website for more information.

We look forward to your participation!

Dana Allen-Greil

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