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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Thank you to everyone who came out to the BC Museums Association Annual General Meeting in Victoria on Monday evening. The business of the meeting was concluded within the hour and attendees spent an additional hour connecting, reconnecting and enjoying the beautiful venue – the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:1.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The BCMA Executive and Council were elected unanimously from a slate prepared by Past President and Nominations Committee Chairperson, Leah Best. Congratulations to them all! Please join us at our next event- the annual conference- in New Westminster next month and meet your Council members in person! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:1.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:1.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Presenting your Council for 2015-2016:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:1.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>PRESIDENT </span></b> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>DAVID ALEXANDER</b> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Head of New Archives & Digital Preservation <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Royal BC Museum <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Victoria<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>VICE PRESIDENT</span></b> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>TANIA MUIR</b> <b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Program Director, Cultural Resource Management Programs, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>University of Victoria <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Victoria <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>PAST PRESIDENT</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>PETER ORD<span style='text-transform:uppercase'> </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Independent Museums Consultant <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Victoria <span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>SECRETARY</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>DEBORAH HUDSON </b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Independent Museums Consultant <u><span style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal>Chilliwack<span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>TREASURER</span></b> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>REBECCA CLARKE </b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Executive Director <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Richmond<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>COUNCILORS <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='text-transform:uppercase'>Lillian Hunt</span></b> <b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Co-Chair (Vancouver Island Region), Aboriginal Tourism Assoc. of BC <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Alert Bay <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='text-transform:uppercase'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='text-transform:uppercase'>Danielle Lemon</span></b><b> </b>(non-industry representative)<b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Independent Legal Counsel <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Richmond<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='text-transform:uppercase'>Nataley Nagy</span></b><b> <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Executive Director <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kelowna Art Gallery <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kelowna <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <span style='text-transform:uppercase'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='text-transform:uppercase'>Catherine OuelLet-Martin <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Executive Director <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fraser River Discovery Centre <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>New Westminster <span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>HANNA CHO</b> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Producer, NGX Interactive <span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Vancouver <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>SCOTT MARSDEN</b> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Executive Director <span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Haida Gwaii Museum <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Skidegate<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>LIZ BARRON</b> <br>Director <span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Gallery 2: Grand Forks and District Art and Heritage Centre</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Grand Forks<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:1.0pt;margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:1.0pt;margin-left:1.0in'><b><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#767171'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:1.0pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#767171'>Theresa Mackay<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:1.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#767171'>Executive Director<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:1.0pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:1.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#ED7D31'>BC Museums Association || 675 Belleville Street, Victoria, BC, V8W 9W2<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:1.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#ED7D31'>Direct: 250-356-5694 Main: 250-356-5700 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#767171'>museumsassn.bc.ca<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#767171'>Join us for Conference 2015 in New Westminster from Oct 25 – 27!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>