[BCMA Broadcast] Thanks to Britannia
Jim Harding
JHarding@MuseumsAssn.bc.ca
Fri, 20 Jun 2003 16:30:41 -0700
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">On behalf of Council and fellow BCMA
members, a special thank
you to Britannia Heritage Shipyard for hosting yesterday's get
together. Especially to Bryan Klassen, Connie Baxter and Jennifer
Breckon who initiated the gathering.</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">We invite other member institutions
around the province interested
in hosting a Regional Workshop, forum or roundtable with a
reception or just an open house, to please contact BCMA.</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">If you missed it yesterday in Richmond,
you missed a sneak preview
of:</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">- BCMA's new corporate image (coming
in Summer Roundup)</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">- New membership card and decal design
(going into production)</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">Announcements:</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">- Conference 2003 Travel Deal with
Alaska Airlines & Horizon Air</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#008000"><span style="font-size:10pt"><u>http://www.museumsassn.bc.ca/conf_travel.asp</u></span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">- MAP Grant for BCMA's "Member
Services Development Program"</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">- Call for Expressions of Interest
in hosting Conference 2005</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">- Plans to merge the bcmuse-l and
bcgal-l listservs into a singular,
united bcma-l.</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">Updates:</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">- New Learning Resource Database</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">- New BCMA GO Card Program (membership
benefits)</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">- Planned website development including
searchable online
Directory, Job Postings and Exhibit & Special Event Listings
databases and (soon) online Museums Roundup option</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">Those in attendance were urged to
subscribe to the listserv as the
source for Conference 2003 travel and all other program updates.</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">Reminders:</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">- Awards Program nominations due June
30th</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">- Conference 2003 Early Bird registration
deadline is July 5th</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">Thanks to all who attended!</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#008000"><span style="font-size:10pt">Jim Harding, ED</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#008000"><span style="font-size:10pt">BC Museums Association</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#008000"><span style="font-size:10pt">(250) 356-5694</span></font></div>
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