<div dir="ltr">Hello everyone,<div><br></div><div>We are excited to announce the launch of our new BCMA Mentorship Program!</div><br>The BCMA Mentorship Program pairs Emerging Museum Professionals (EMPs – in the first 10 years of their career) with experienced museum professionals in mid- or senior-career positions for an eight-month mentorship.<div><br></div><div>Applications are open now until <b>August 25</b>, and the program will run from October-May.</div><div><br></div><div>To learn all about this exciting new professional development opportunity, and how you can be involved as a mentor or an EMP, please visit: <a href="http://museumsassn.bc.ca/archives/5757/bcma-mentorship-program-launch-applications-open-now/">http://museumsassn.bc.ca/archives/5757/bcma-mentorship-program-launch-applications-open-now/</a></div><div><br></div><div>The mentorship program will officially launch at <a href="http://museumsassn.bc.ca/conferences/current-conference/">Conference 2017</a>. We hope you can come celebrate with us, but attendance at conference is not required to participate.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div><br></div><div>Ben Fast<br><div><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size:12.8px" color="#000000"><b>Ben Fast</b></font><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">Programs and Communications Coordinator</font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:12.8px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:12.8px"><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: <a href="tel:(250)%20356-5700" value="+12503565700" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">250-356-5700</a></span><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.66px"> || <a href="http://www.museumsassn.bc.ca/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">www.museumsassn.bc.ca</a><br></span><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.66px">Direct Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/benfaster" target="_blank">@benfaster</a> Twitter: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/BCMuseumsAssn" target="_blank">@BCMuseumsAssn</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BCMuseumsAssn" target="_blank">BCMuseumsAssn</a></span><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.66px"><br></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt;font-family:calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><br></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt;font-family:calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Join us for <i><a href="http://museumsassn.bc.ca/conferences/current-conference/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">A Climate for Change</a></i>, the annual BCMA conference, i</font><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12.8px;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">n Victoria, <span><span>October 3-6, 2017</span></span>.</span><br></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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