[BCMA] AMA Conference 2019 Registration Now Open!

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.]

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Hello colleagues in BC!

The Alberta Museums Association (AMA) is pleased to announce that registration for the 2019 Conference, As a Whole: Well-being, Health, and Museums, is now open!

Join us at the Chateau Lacombe Hotel in Edmonton from September 19 - 21 as we explore, contemplate, and champion the roles and actions museums take in providing, fostering, and embracing the health and well-being of individuals, institutions, and communities.

This year's conference features:

  *   A pre-conference workshop, Hospitals as Living Museums: Cultural Experience in Healthcare Environments, at the University of Alberta Hospital - McMullen Gallery;
  *   Two keynote presentations, the first by Carol D. Ryff, PhD, Director of the Institute on Aging and Professor of Psychology at University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the second by Professor Helen Chatterjee, Professor of Biology at University College London and co-founder of the Culture, Health and Wellbeing Alliance;
  *   Two full days of sessions that will address how collections, programming, partnerships, and exhibitions that relate to healthy lifestyles, psychological well-being, and sustainability can broaden the museum's impact on their local community and internal teams; and
  *   Evening events, including Thursday night's Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony at the TELUS World of Science - Edmonton, and Friday night's reception hosted by the Royal Alberta Museum.

For the full Conference Program, click here<https://museums.ab.ca/media/104523/conference_program_2019.pdf>.

Looking for a deal? Register<https://conventionall.swoogo.com/albertamuseumsassoc2019/begin> by July 26 to take advantage of the Early Bird rate! AMA member rates and student rates are also available on All-Inclusive or Single-Day registrations. For more registration information, click here<https://museums.ab.ca/what-we-do/annual-conference/conference-2019/registration-information.aspx>.

In order to ensure that our delegates have access to the conference hotel, we are happy to offer a room block at the Chateau Lacombe. Room blocks and guaranteed rates starting at $145 will be held until August 20. To view available hotel options, click here<https://conventionall.swoogo.com/albertamuseumsassoc2019/hoteloptions>.

For more information about Conference 2019, please visit the AMA website<https://museums.ab.ca/what-we-do/annual-conference/conference-2019/>.

See you in September!

Ben

Ben Fast, BA, MA
Program Lead

Alberta Museums Association
Suite 404, 10408.124 Street
Edmonton, AB  T5N 1R5
P: 780.424.2626 x. 225
F: 780.425.1679
E: bfast at museums.ab.ca<mailto:bfast at museums.ab.ca>
W: www.museums.ab.ca<http://www.museums.ab.ca/>
T: @benfaster

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