From JHarding@MuseumsAssn.bc.ca Wed Oct 20 00:41:34 2004 From: JHarding@MuseumsAssn.bc.ca (Jim Harding) Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 16:41:34 -0700 Subject: [BCMA Broadcast] BCMA Conference 2004 Congratulations! & Reminders Message-ID: <417543BE.19279.771C95@localhost>
On behalf of Council, Secretariat & Members, a special "thank you" to Conference 2004 Chair, Debbie Trueman, her staff, Nanaimo District Museum for hosting and the 180+ delegates who participated in a highly successful and enjoyable provincial conference--BCMA's 48th Annual--that concluded this past weekend.  Well done!

Some reminders to follow-up Conference 2004:

Participant Surveys:
If you have not returned your completed survey, (check your delegate bag!), please take a minute and fax it back to Debbie or Arvon at: 250-518-0125

Your feedback is important and reviewed for Conference 2005 planning.

Member GO Cards, Receipts, etc:
All Member GO Cards, membership and tax receipts and latest renewal notices not picked up at the Conference 2004 Registration Desk have now been mailed to you. This brings all membership info up to date.

Institutional Members are asked to review and complete the accompanying BCMA GO Card MOU and return it to BCMA as soon as possible.

Conference 2005 - Call for Proposals:
BCMA's 49th Annual Provincial Conference will be October 19-22, 2005 in Kelowna, BC. MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

A Call for Proposals was issued at Conference 2004 with a submission deadline of : December 13, 2004.

Watch for BCMA-L announcements and links to Proposal Guidelines and the submission form to be posted the BCMA website ASAP.

ALSO:  WMA's Annual Meeting 2005 Proposal deadline is November 1, 2004. For guidelines and submission form, please go to the WMA website at:
http://www.westmuse.org/


LASTLY:
Congratulations to this year's BCMA "Museums in Motion" Awards, announced and presented at the Awards Banquet on Friday night:

Awards of Merit ( 3 ):
Two Rivers Gallery, Prince George, BC
"Rough Hewn: George Sawchuk"

The Maritime Museum of BC, Victoria, BC
& the Underwater Archaeology Society of BC
"Graveyard of the Pacific: Shipwrecks of Vancouver Island"
(virtual exhibit:  http://www.pacificshipwrecks.ca )

Organizing Committee, B.C. Field Trips Fair & Website
www.bcfieldtrips.ca

Corporate Service Award ( 1 ):
Nanaimo Port Authority

Hardcastle Bursary ( 1 ): $350
Melodie L. Godsman, Hudson's Hope Museum & Historical Society
(CGA training).

Awards Program nomination forms will be updated for 2005 shortly and available through the website. Watch for announcements with links and begin considering now those achievements deserving of provincial recognition!

More soon.






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Jim Harding, ED
BC Museums Association
(250) 356-5694