<div dir="ltr">Hello BCMA members, friends, colleagues and fans!<div><br></div><div>This is a final reminder for the BCMA Awards of Excellence nominations - DUE FRIDAY!!! All nominations are submitted through our website (see the link below).<br><div><br></div><div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">There are four award categories available for nomination:</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><ul><li style="margin-left:15px">Distinguished Service Award</li><li style="margin-left:15px">Museum Service & Stewardship Award</li><li style="margin-left:15px">Innovation Award (sponsored by NGX Interactive)</li><li style="margin-left:15px">Awards of Merit:</li><ul><li style="margin-left:15px">Excellence in Community Engagement</li><li style="margin-left:15px">Excellence in Exhibitions</li><li style="margin-left:15px">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 style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">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 style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Find out more about the awards and get links to our nomination forms here: <span> </span><a href="http://bit.ly/BCMAsubmitawards" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(24,122,173);outline:none 0px;text-decoration:underline;font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">http://bit.ly/BCMAsubmitawards</a></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">And don't forget,<span> </span><b>nominate by June 1</b>!</div>
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