[BCMA] Conference 2011: Cancellation Notice

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.]

Hello Members, Subscribers & Stakeholders; 


On behalf of the BCMA Council & Secretariat, and the Program & local Host 
Committees for Conference 2011, and further to our update last Friday, we 
regret to confirm that we did not receive the minimum number of 
registrations required to proceed. 


Therefore, with the resulting serious financial risk to the BCMA, we had no 
alternative but to cancel Conference for this year. 


We have quickly produced a brief, 5-minute online survey at: 
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Y6X5F5C 
... to collect vital feedback from 2011 registrants, BUT also from those who 
did not register this year, including input on the annual BCMA Conference in 
general, for future planning. 


The BCMA wishes to acknowledge the many efforts of this year´s Program & 
Host Committees, mostly from smaller institutions who have worked very 
hard over the spring and summer to welcome the province to Cranbrook, 
and to deliver Conference 2011 for BCMA, despite their continuing 
obligations to their own institutions. 


Also we extend our appreciation to our Member Services Coordinator, 
Shelley Gauthier, for administering Conference and assisting registrants, 
presenters and exhibitors. 


We look forward to receiving your survey input at:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Y6X5F5C 


In the meantime, BCMA turns our attention to alternative plans for a 
1-day event in late-November or early-December, likely in the Lower 
Mainland to facilitate travel, with the re-scheduled Annual General Meeting, 
a special Guest Speaker, the 2011Museums in Motion Awards presentation 
ceremony, and potential plenary; as well as to Kamloops, BC, and planning 
for Conference 2012. 


Please watch the BCMA and MBEN listservs, and BCMA website for 
updates and announcements, including calls for 2012 Program Committee 
volunteers and Conference workshop and session proposals. 


Thank you once again for your patience, understanding and continued 
support of the BCMA. 


Sincerely, 
Jim Harding, 
Executive Director, 
BC Museums Association