[Bcma-l] Western Museums Association Annual Meeting Deadline

Thu, 6 Sep 2007 15:08:58 -0700

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Exactly 40 years ago, groovy people from around north America =
congregated in
the Bay Area for the Summer of LOVE:

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This fall, we invite people from every corner of museum nation to join =
us
again=85but there are only 2 =BD weeks left to register for

Shake it Up: Museums Activate and Innovate

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the Western Museums Association Annual Meeting in Oakland, California,
October 10-14, 2007.  The deadline to register is September 25.=20

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For more information go to
<http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=3Dkai6jecab.0.0.8aspqdcab.0&p=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww=
.westmu
se.org%2F&id=3Dpreview> www.westmuse.org and follow the links to =
download the
program and make your hotel reservation, OR register immediately online =
at
<http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=3Dkai6jecab.0.0.8aspqdcab.0&p=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww=
.regonl
ine.com%2FCheckin.asp%3FEventId%3D145644&id=3Dpreview>
http://www.regonline.com/Checkin.asp?EventId=3D145644    =20

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 If you've already registered we look forward to seeing you in October!

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Highlights of the meeting:

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37 sessions including topics on dealing with neighborhood associations;
working with homeschooler groups; legal issues in accounting practices;
curating sacred and sensitive objects; innovate conservation; writing =
better
labels; taking advantage of the Web 2.0...and on and on,=20

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and the final day we feature that topic critical to us all, but one for
which we never make time for...

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A full day of disaster and emergency preparedness!!  How do you prepare =
for
fire? How will you continue business if an epidemic hits your area? How =
do
you handle school groups during a natural disaster? What if their =
teacher is
hurt and you are in charge of the 1st grade?!!  How do you assess the =
risk
of violence in your facility? How do you communicate, and who =
communicates,
with the media during an emergency? Learn from this important day on
Saturday, October 13.

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And if you are considering or planning a new building or renovation, =
don't
miss the opportunity to participate in a day long preconference workshop =
on
"Building and Renovating Museums" - from planning to designing to =
financing.
Takes place on Wednesday, October 10 at the stunning de Young Museum in
Golden Gate Park .=20

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Finally, consider staying the final night, Saturday, October 13 for =
"Burn
Baby Burn: Pardee and Pyrotechnics." The Pardee Home is a fascinating =
local
historic site, and the Crucible is an amazing industrial arts center =
with
strong ties to the annual Burning Man Festival in Black Rock Desert. It =
will
be a fun evening, with fire artists, bar-b-que and dancing (go to
<http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=3Dkai6jecab.0.0.8aspqdcab.0&p=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww=
.ktvu.c
om%2Fvideo%2F13671185%2Fdetail.html&id=3Dpreview>
http://www.ktvu.com/video/13671185/detail.html for a short video about
Crucible's recent Fire Festival). If you are already registered for the
conference, you can easily add this event, or any other evening event to
your registration by going to
http://www.regonline.com/Checkin.asp?EventId=3D145644
<http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=3Dkai6jecab.0.0.8aspqdcab.0&p=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww=
.regonl
ine.com%2FCheckin.asp%3FEventId%3D145644&id=3Dpreview> =20

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We hope to see you next month!

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Western Museums Association

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<p class=3DMsoNormal>Exactly 40 years ago, groovy people from around =
north America
congregated in the Bay Area for the Summer of LOVE:<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-bottom:4.5pt'><span =
style=3D'font-size:13.5pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#990033'>This fall, we invite =
people
from every corner of museum nation to join us again&#8230;but there are =
only 2
=BD weeks left to register for<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-bottom:4.5pt'><strong><span =
style=3D'font-size:
18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#990033'>Shake it Up: =
Museums
Activate and Innovate</span></strong><span =
style=3D'font-size:18.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

the Western Museums Association Annual Meeting in Oakland,
California, October 10-14, 2007.=A0 The deadline to register is =
September 25. <o:p></o:p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>&nbsp;</span><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>For more information go to </span><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><a
href=3D"http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=3Dkai6jecab.0.0.8aspqdcab.0&amp;p=3Dhttp%=
3A%2F%2Fwww.westmuse.org%2F&amp;id=3Dpreview"
target=3D"_blank"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>www.westmus=
e.org</span></a></span><span
style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> and follow the =
links to
download the program&nbsp;and make your&nbsp;hotel reservation,&nbsp;OR =
</span><span
style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#990066'>register</span=
><span
style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> immediately =
online at </span><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'=
><a
href=3D"http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=3Dkai6jecab.0.0.8aspqdcab.0&amp;p=3Dhttp%=
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ew"
target=3D"_blank"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>http://www.=
regonline.com/Checkin.asp?EventId=3D145644</span></a></span><span
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</span><span
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><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>&nbsp;</span><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>=A0</span><strong><u><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>If you've already registered we look forward to seeing you =
in
October!</span></u></strong><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p=
></span></p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>Highlights of the meeting:<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>&nbsp;</span><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span =
style=3D'font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#009900'>37 sessions</span></strong><span
style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> including =
topics on
dealing with neighborhood associations; working with homeschooler =
groups; legal
issues in accounting practices; curating sacred and sensitive objects; =
innovate
conservation; writing better labels; taking advantage of the Web =
2.0...and on
and on, </span><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>and the final day we =
feature
that topic critical to us all, but one for which we never make time =
for...<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>&nbsp;</span><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

A full day of disaster and =
emergency preparedness!!=A0 How do you =
prepare for
fire? How will you continue business if an epidemic hits your area? How =
do you
handle school groups during a natural disaster? What if their teacher is =
hurt
and you are in charge of the 1st grade?!!=A0 How do you =
assess the
risk of violence in your facility? How do you communicate, and who
communicates, with the media during an emergency? Learn from this =
important day
on Saturday, October 13.<o:p></o:p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>&nbsp;</span><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

And if you are considering or planning a new building or
renovation, don't miss the opportunity to participate in a day long
preconference workshop on &quot;Building and Renovating =
Museums&quot; - from =
planning
to designing to financing. Takes place on Wednesday, October 10 at the =
stunning
de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park . <o:p></o:p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>&nbsp;</span><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>Finally, consider staying the final night, Saturday, =
October 13
for </span><strong><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#CC0000'>&quot;Burn
Baby Burn: Pardee and Pyrotechnics.&quot;</span></strong><span
style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> The Pardee =
Home is a
fascinating local historic site, and the Crucible is an amazing =
industrial arts
center with strong ties to the annual Burning Man Festival in Black Rock
Desert. It will be a fun evening, with fire artists, bar-b-que and =
dancing (go
to </span><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'><a
href=3D"http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=3Dkai6jecab.0.0.8aspqdcab.0&amp;p=3Dhttp%=
3A%2F%2Fwww.ktvu.com%2Fvideo%2F13671185%2Fdetail.html&amp;id=3Dpreview"
target=3D"_blank"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>http://www.=
ktvu.com/video/13671185/detail.html</span></a></span><span
style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> for a short =
video about
Crucible's recent Fire Festival).&nbsp; If you are already registered =
for the
conference, you can easily add this event, or any other evening event to =
your
registration by going to <a
href=3D"http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=3Dkai6jecab.0.0.8aspqdcab.0&amp;p=3Dhttp%=
3A%2F%2Fwww.regonline.com%2FCheckin.asp%3FEventId%3D145644&amp;id=3Dprevi=
ew"
target=3D"_blank">http://www.regonline.com/Checkin.asp?EventId=3D145644</=
a> </span><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'=
><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'>We hope to see you next month!<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'>Western Museums Association<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;</span><sp=
an
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p>=
</span></p>

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