From JHarding@MuseumsAssn.bc.ca Tue Oct 2 00:58:38 2007 From: JHarding@MuseumsAssn.bc.ca (Jim Harding) Date: Mon, 01 Oct 2007 16:58:38 -0700 Subject: [BCMA MBEN] Special Conference 2-007 Offer Message-ID: <4701273E.29309.63806F8A@localhost>
Greetings BCMA Members;

Thank you to all who have already registered for our upcoming Conference 2-007: A Time to Bond, October 24-27, 2007 in Richmond, BC. In terms of registration, we seem to be galloping along at our usual pace and are in for an excellent conference!

However due to the earlier required changes to the Conference 2-007 schedule and program content, resulting in a delay in publishing and distribution of this year's preliminary program, it has come to our attention from our mailing house that sevral members may not have received their copy--even though the Early Bird Registration deadline passed yesterday, September 30th.

As compensation, and in order to help as many members as possible to participate in Conference 2-007 and the wind-up celebration of BCMA's 50th Anniversary, the BCMA wishes to make a special offer:

BCMA will extend the Early Bird registration rate to all those delegates who register using their Program's original registration form, returned by fax or mail, or delivered to the BCMA office in person. Please claim the Early Bird Rate(s) when completing your Program's registration form.

You will not be able to claim Early Bird rates any longer by registering online as fees have defaulted to the Regular Rates, as of midnight September 30th.

However watch the BCMA website, BCMA-L & this MBEN listserv for Conference updates and special announcements.

We look forward to seeing you all in Richmond!
http://www.museumsassn.bc.ca/Content/Conference/Welcome.asp


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Jim Harding, ED
BC Museums Association
(250) 356-5694
From members@museumsassn.bc.ca Tue Oct 2 17:42:00 2007 From: members@museumsassn.bc.ca (Member Services) Date: Tue, 02 Oct 2007 09:42:00 -0700 Subject: [BCMA MBEN] Images requested for Roundup Message-ID: <470274D8.3060309@museumsassn.bc.ca> Hello BCMA members: I would like to build up an image bank of BCMA photos. If you have images of your museum, gallery, etc., that could be part of this image bank, please feel free to send them to me at roundup@museumsassn.bc.ca. Images would be used as needed for Museums Roundup, or perhaps other BCMA promotional materials. Before using them, we would verify that images are still current, and would credit them appropriately. Images should be high-resolution (300 dpi) jpeg, colour or black and white. Please don't send more than 2 MBs in any one message. If you have any questions or don't have digital images, please contact me to discuss. Thank you! Joan Kew Museums Roundup From JHarding@MuseumsAssn.bc.ca Fri Oct 12 23:30:38 2007 From: JHarding@MuseumsAssn.bc.ca (Jim Harding) Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:30:38 -0700 Subject: [BCMA MBEN] Reminder: Call for Conference Auction Donations! Message-ID: <470F931E.26052.9BD58CA8@localhost>

Support BCMA's Travel Assistance Bursary Fund!

Each year at Conference, the BC Museums Association conducts a two-day Silent Auction in conjunction with the Trade Show, and a Live Auction as part of the Museums in Motion Awards Banquet.

All Auction proceeds benefit BCMA's Travel Assistance Bursary Fund, which provides support to small institutions and those in financial need otherwise unable to participate in BCMA's annual Conference. Remaining funds pending, the Travel Assistance Bursary Fund is also made available to assist Regional Workshops Series registrants throughout the year.

Auction items are donated by museums, art galleries and heritage institutions, Conference sponsors, Trade Show exhibitors and travel industry and sector suppliers, publishers and individual artists.

Traditionally, auction items offer a variety of fabulous trips, supplier products, gift shop samples, reference and historical publications and works of fine art.

Whether you or your institution is or is not able to attend
Conference 2-007: A Time to Bond, October 24-27, 2007 in Richmond, BC, your donation of Auction items is welcome and very much needed.

To donate an Auction item, please follow this link to Conference 2- 007's "Donate an Auction Item" webpage:

http://www.museumsassn.bc.ca/Content/Conference/Auction.asp

...and download the Auction Donation Form to complete and submit with each item you wish to donate. In lieu of shipping an item, you may also make a donation to the Travel Assistance Bursary Fund using this form.

Advance shipment of Auction items is appreciated for maximum prep time, but you may opt to bring your item with you. If you do, please complete and submit the Auction Donation Form in advance. Directions are provided on the webpage (above link).

An updated list of donated items to date is being prepared and will be uploaded to the BCMA website.

Donated items must be mailed or shipped to arrive by 5:00pm, Tuesday, October 23, 2007 to:

BCMA Conference 2-007 Auction
Attn: Alexandra Weaver / Brooke Lees
Richmond Museum & Heritage Services
7700 Minoru Gate,
Richmond, BC  V6Y 1R9

On behalf of Council and the recipients of the BCMA's Travel Assistance Bursary Fund, thank you for your donations and see you in Richmond for Conference 2-007!



_______________________________
Jim Harding, ED
BC Museums Association
(250) 356-5694
From JHarding@MuseumsAssn.bc.ca Sat Oct 13 19:55:05 2007 From: JHarding@MuseumsAssn.bc.ca (Jim Harding) Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2007 11:55:05 -0700 Subject: [BCMA MBEN] BCMA Notice of AGM 2007 Message-ID: <4710B219.23971.A03707F6@localhost>
Greetings from the BC Museums Association!

The BCMA Secretariat has mailed to the all current members the formal Notice of Meeting for this year's AGM, to be held at Conference 2-007 at:

8:30am, Saturday, October 27, 2007
Radisson President Hotel & Suites
8181 Cambie Road, Richmond, BC

A continental breakfast will be provided.

AGM documents have been posted on the BCMA website:
http://www.museumsassn.bc.ca/content/home.asp

...(BCMA's main homepage) where you will find instructions for viewing AGM documents on the "members only" Annual General Meeting webpage. Documents posted include the BCMA's Position Paper: "Towards A Comprehensive and Integrated Provincial Strategy for Culture and Heritage" and the accompanying President's Letter, submitted to our Ministry in August.

Watch here for further updates and postings for this year's AGM.

See you in Richmond!
--Jim
_______________________________
Jim Harding, ED
BC Museums Association
(250) 356-5694
From HardiJ@aol.com Wed Oct 24 18:30:34 2007 From: HardiJ@aol.com (HardiJ@aol.com) Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:30:34 EDT Subject: [BCMA MBEN] Glen Murray at BCMA Conference on Thursday Message-ID: --part1_ca9.1be90bcd.3450db3a_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Greetings! Please broadcast via listerv to your members and subscribers. Apologies for any cross-promotions. Thank you. The BC Museums Association is extremely pleased to present Glen Murray, best known across Canada for his vision to build culturally dynamic urban centres, as this year's Keynote Speaker for Conference 2-007: A Time to Bond, Oct 24-27, 2007 in Richmond, BC. The BCMA extends this invitation to the arts, culture and heritage community, municipal officials and staff, civic planners, business leaders and concerned members of the public, to come and hear Glen Murray's keynote "Creating Urban Wealth through Culture" and then stay and participate in an interactive plenary discussion to explore these themes. Tickets are available for $15.00 at the door only, from the Conference 2-007 Registration Desk, ballroom foyer. Time & Date: 9:00am (Opening Ceremonies preceding), Thursday, October 25th. Place: Salons A-B, Radisson President Hotel & Suites Address: 8181 Cambie Road, Richmond, BC Thank you. We hope to see you there. -- 30 -- Jim Harding, Executive Director BC Museums Association --part1_ca9.1be90bcd.3450db3a_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Greetings!
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--part1_ca9.1be90bcd.3450db3a_boundary-- From HardiJ@aol.com Thu Oct 25 13:59:47 2007 From: HardiJ@aol.com (HardiJ@aol.com) Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 08:59:47 EDT Subject: [BCMA MBEN] CBC's Mark Forsythe to Read at Conference 2-007 Message-ID: --part1_c72.1b2037c4.3451ed43_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Greetings from BC Museums Association! Mark Forsythe, longstanding host and distinctive voice of CBC Radio One's afternoon "BC Almanac" will join BCMA's Conference 2-007's program as a special guest presenter, as part of the BCMA's annual BC Reports Reception, at the Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site, Thursday evening, October 25th, beginning at 6:00pm. Mark will read from his just released "The Trail of 1858-British Columbia's Gold Rush Past", co-authored with Greg Dickson. Together the pair have also co-authored "The BC Almanac Book of Greatest British Columbians" compiled through both research and submissions by BC Almanac's province-wide listeners. Both are published by Harbour Publishing. Mark will be joined by other representatives of BC's museums, art galleries and heritage community, whom, under the BC Reports banner--a longstanding BCMA Conference tradition--will provide brief presentations on their current projects or recent developments in different BC communities. Also performing will be the Steveston Tera Taiko drummers. The program concludes at 7:30pm followed by Networking Dinners. Tickets for the BC Reports Reception are available for $15. from BCMA's Conference 2-007 Registration Desk at the Radisson President Hotel & Suites in Richmond, or at the door. Delegates, members and interested members of the public welcome! --- 30 --- --part1_c72.1b2037c4.3451ed43_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Greetings from BC Museums Associati= on!

Mark Forsythe, longstanding host and distinctive voice of CBC Radio One's af= ternoon "BC Almanac" will join BCMA's Conference 2-007's program as a specia= l guest presenter, as part of the BCMA's annual BC Reports Reception, at the= Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site, Thursday evening, October 2= 5th, beginning at 6:00pm.

Mark will read from his just released "The Trail of 1858-British Columbia's=20= Gold Rush Past", co-authored with Greg Dickson. Together the pair have also=20= co-authored "The BC Almanac Book of Greatest British Columbians" compiled th= rough both research and submissions by BC Almanac's province-wide listeners.= Both are published by Harbour Publishing.

Mark will be joined by other representatives of BC's museums, art galleries=20= and heritage community, whom, under the BC Reports banner--a longstanding BC= MA Conference tradition--will provide brief presentations on their current p= rojects or recent developments in different BC communities. Also performing=20= will be  the Steveston Tera Taiko drummers. The program concludes at 7:= 30pm followed by Networking Dinners.

Tickets for the BC Reports Reception are available for $15. from BCMA's Conf= erence 2-007 Registration Desk at the Radisson President Hotel & Suites=20= in Richmond, or at the door.

Delegates, members and interested members of the public welcome!

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