<div dir="ltr">Greetings from the BCMA office! We hope you've had a great summer.: <div><br></div><div>As September approaches, a number of deadlines are looming.<div><br></div><div><a href="http://museumsassn.bc.ca/conferences/current-conference/register-today/">Register now</a> for our annual conference, before rates increase <b>SEPTEMBER 15.</b></div><div><br><div>Our host hotel, the Whistler Hilton Resort and Spa, is offering a special low room rate for those who book <b>BEFORE SEPTEMBER 12.</b> </div><div><br></div><div>Our fantastic Conference Co-chairs, Catherine Ouellet-Martin of the Beaty Biodiversity Museum and Scott Marsden of Haida Gwaii Museum, have developed a jam-packed program that includes three keynote presentions -- by Dr. Anthony Shelton of the Museum of Anthropology, Dr. Jack Lohman of the Royal BC Museum, and international museum consultant Elaine Heumann Gurian -- and </div><div>presentations and hands-on-workshops that will enlighten, educate and motivate. </div><div><br></div><div>We'll also socialize (of course) and celebrate our nominees for the BCMA Awards for Outstanding Achievement, visit the new Audain Art Museum, the Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre and the small-but-mighty Whistler Museum. Visit our <a href="http://museumsassn.bc.ca/conferences/current-conference/schedule-at-a-glance/">schedule-at-a-glance</a> to see what's planned -- and check again over the next week for updates.</div><div><br></div><div>Join us to re-connect with friends and colleagues, and to meet some new ones!</div><div><br></div><div>I hope to see you there. <br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-bottom:0pt"><b style="color:rgb(118,113,113);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Heather Jeliazkov</b><br></p><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt;font-size:11pt"><font color="#767171" face="Arial, sans-serif">Interim Executive Director</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><font color="#666666"><em>Note: BCMA office hours are 9am-4pm, Monday through Thursday</em></font> </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49);font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49);font-family:Arial,sans-serif">BC Museums Association || 675 Belleville Street || Victoria, BC || V8W 9W2</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.66px">Office: 250-356-5700</span><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.66px"> || <a href="http://www.museumsassn.bc.ca" target="_blank">www.museumsassn.bc.ca</a></span></p><div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><b><span style="color:rgb(118,113,113);font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><em><font size="2">Join us for Conference 2016 in Whistler, from Oct 12 – 14!</font></em></span></b><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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