[BCMA Broadcast] (Fwd) Re: [BCmuse-l] Encouragement to attend BCMA/WMA Reno.

[Jim Harding]

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From:           	Jim Harding 
<JHarding@MuseumsAssn.bc.ca>
To:             	"Kirstin Clausen" 
<kclausen@bcmuseumofmining.org>
Subject:        	Re: [BCmuse-l] Encouragement to attend 
BCMA/WMA Reno.
Date sent:      	Thu, 5 Jun 2003 14:40:36 -0700

Thanks Kirstin. This will be a great Conference!

Members and Subscribers should watch for coming announcements 
that will address any travel costs concerns and already the Eldorado
has reduced its room rate for delegates.

The Conference 2003 Preliminary Program is being finalized on the 
BCMA
website now. A link will be circulated via the listservs and the
Member Broadcast Email Network for you to click on and see for
yourself! --Jim


> Hello everyone
> 
> I just wanted to take a quick moment and encourage BC Museums
> Association members (and others) to register for the upcoming
> conference in Reno.  Early Bird registration is July 5!
> 
> Last October, at the Vancouver AGM, we discussed the importance of
> our WMA partnership and the wonderful relationship we have created
> for ourselves.  I honestly believe this. Partnership with the WMA
> goes well beyond the past 6 years when planning began for Victoria
> 2000. The idea however, of having our American colleagues be at our
> conference, and us at theirs, is still something that still feels
> out of the ordinary.  Remember, this is OUR conference and perhaps
> one day it will feel very natural to be anticipating a 3 year cycle
> of WMA/BCMA get togethers.
> 
> I value the WMA conference partnership because it gives me the
> chance to listen to new ideas, new approaches and understand issues
> from a broader perspective, while still being amoung my BC friends
> and colleagues whose familarity makes laughter and and good times
> come easy.   Like all conferences, this conference will only be as
> good (and as rich) as each of us is personally willing to bring to
> it.  The BCMA is only as strong as our collection of members and
> your presence at Reno is important for our own Association's
> identity and growth, as it is for your own personal networking and
> training.  I look forward to an annual meeting of friends and
> colleagues regardless of where it is, and I especially look forward
> to meeting again, my WMA friends.
> 
> The logistics of getting to Reno, the negotiation with Boards that
> may need to be convinced of out of country travel, perhaps the
> reality that personal cash committment may be necessary if the
> Museum opts out of supporting you for whatever reason, the extra
> expense if you must fly, are all things that may cause you to pause
> and really wonder if you should bother.  These are barriers faced by
> all of us and it will be worth it to overcome them.
> 
> I want to thank the Programme committee and respective Councils and
> staff. This message sounds like a typical past (past) President's
> message,  but I did truly want to take the moment to thank and
> encourage everyone to attend something that will be great.
> 
> Kirstin Clausen
> at the BC Museum of Mining, Britannia Beach, BC.
> 
> 
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