[BCMA MBEN] BCMA Announces Conference Plans for 2009 to 2012
Jim Harding
JHarding@MuseumsAssn.bc.ca
Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:57:10 -0800
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Greetings!</span></font>
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The Council of the BC Museums Association is very pleased to confirm host
institutions and locations for the BCMA's annual provincial Conference for
the years 2009 through 2012.</span></font>
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On behalf of the membership, the BCMA wishes to express our sincere
gratitude to the following host Institutional Members that have stepped up to
host the provincial museum, art gallery and heritage community:</span></font>
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<b>October 15-17, 2009</b> (Provincial Workshop) - Osoyoos Museum (& South
Okanagan region) in Osoyoos, BC;</span></font>
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Fall 2010 - Competing bids from the Nanaimo Museum and Whistler
Museum and Archives (t.b.a. this Spring);</span></font>
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Fall 2011 - Canadian Museum of Rail Travel, Cranbrook, BC (joint
Conference with the Alberta Museums Association);</span></font>
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Fall 2012 - Kamloops Museum, Kamloops, BC (200th Anniversary of the
founding of the fur trade fort; part of a year-long celebration).</span></font>
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Actual Conference weeks will be confirmed with hosts and announced
shortly. The 2009 Provincial Workshop format will be evaluated throughout
final preparations and the workshop registrants themselves in Osoyoos, BC
this Fall for shaping the BCMA's future provincial meetings.</span></font>
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By commiting to hosts further in advance, the BCMA has enabled longer
organizational timelines for greater stakeholder engagement, more diverse
and effective program development, more ways to participate and increased
sources of support. </span></font>
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This long term planning also enables the BCMA to include smaller BC
communities as hosts--which have always proven to add their own particular
flavour to the BCMA's longstanding provincial conference.</span></font>
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At the same time, Council is also pleased to confirm that Individual Member,
Caroline Posynick has agreed to Chair the 2010 Program Committee (for
Whistler or Nanaimo), and invites stakeholders interested in being
considered for participating on the 2010 Program Committee to contact the
BCMA, preferably with their expressions of interest by email to:</span></font>
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Subject Line: Conference 2010 Program Committee</span></font>
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<u>BCMA@museumsassn.bc.ca</u>
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Council wishes to thank Caroline and future Conference hosts for their
commitment and support of the BCMA and looks forward to engaging a
diverse committee of members in producing an inspiring program for 2010.</span></font>
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Please watch for the further updates to follow shortly on BCMA-L and MBEN
listservs, and the BCMA website (currently being updated).</span></font>
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Thank You!</span></font>
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--Jim</span></font>
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Jim Harding, ED</span></font>
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BC Museums Association</span></font>
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(250) 356-5694</span></font>
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