Please excuse any cross-postings- Preliminary information on the annual conference of the Association of Youth Museums is available!!! BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE---InterActivity 1996, May 1-3, 1996, St. Paul, MN Hosted by Minnesota Children's Museum Mark your calendars now for InterActivity 1996. This year's conference will feature 5 sets of 5 concurrent sessions covering topics such as: Building a Strategic Plan Portrait of an Adolescent Building Better Board-Staff Relationships The Nuts and Bolts of a Winning Sponsorship Proposal The Changing Paradigm 1996 Leadership Development Building Earned Income Building New Audiences--Senior Friends Museum Accessibility And much more... The Start Up Preconference (a sell out last year!) for children's museums in the planning stages has been extended to a full day! AYM is also honored to have Mr. Fred Rogers, Founder and Chairman of Family Communications, Inc. and Creator and Host of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, as our keynote speaker and recipient of the annual Great Friend to Kids Award. Please e-mail your regular address to [log in to unmask] to receive a preliminary program. The earlybird deadline for registration is March 1, 1996. We hope to see you there!!