<div dir="ltr">Hello everyone,<div><br></div><div>We are in the final week of nominations for the BCMA Awards for Outstanding Achievement! All nominations must be received by June 1.</div><div><br></div><div>There are four award categories available for nomination:</div><div><ul><li>Distinguished Service Award</li><li>Museum Service & Stewardship Award</li><li>Innovation Award (sponsored by NGX Interactive)</li><li>Awards of Merit:</li><ul><li>Excellence in Community Engagement</li><li>Excellence in Exhibitions</li><li>Excellence in Collections</li></ul></ul><div>You can nominate individuals (staff, volunteers, supporters, etc), teams, organizations, projects, and even yourself! All nominees will be celebrated at the BCMA Awards Gala as part of the BCMA Conference in Kelowna, October 21-23. Winners will be announced at the Gala.</div></div><div><br></div><div>These BCMA Awards are a great way to recognize the great work done in your institution and community. Help us showcase the best of BC by submitting a nomination today!</div><div><br></div><div>Find out more about the awards and links to our nomination forms here:
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</div><div><br></div><div>And don't forget, <b>nominate by June 1</b>!</div><div><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><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 Member Services 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></p><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12.8px;margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><i><br></i></font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12.8px;margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><i>The BCMA is looking for 2018 Webinar hosts! Consider <a href="http://museumsassn.bc.ca/professional-development/upcoming-events/webinars/host-a-webinar/" target="_blank">submitting a webinar proposal</a>.</i></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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