The problem I have with going to museum conferences is that I teach p-t at a university and a community college (and take post-graduate courses). Not only would I not get paid if I took off from my classes, I would not feel right about not holding classes in order to go to a conference. Sigh. (I also worry excessively about what would happen if I did get a job offer in the middle of a semester. As if that's going to happen....!) Jan Wilson [log in to unmask] Oh, well, someday a museum will get lucky and HIRE me and have four employees rolled into one for the price of one. Oh, dear -- that's SOP for museums. :-) JW