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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:1.1pt"><a name="_Hlk8815021"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Please excuse cross-postings.<o:p></o:p></span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:1.1pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk8815021"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:1.1pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk8815021"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Hello colleagues in BC!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:1.1pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk8815021"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:1.1pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk8815021"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The Alberta Museums Association (AMA) is pleased to announce that registration for the
2019 Conference, <i>As a Whole: Well-being, Health, and Museums</i>, is now open!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:1.1pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk8815021"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:1.1pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk8815021"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Join us
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk8815021"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;background:white">at the Chateau Lacombe Hotel in Edmonton from September 19 – 21
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk8815021"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">as we
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk8815021"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;background:white">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.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:1.1pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk8815021"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:1.1pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk8815021"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">This year’s conference features:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk8815021"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">A pre-conference workshop,
<i>Hospitals as Living Museums: Cultural Experience in Healthcare Environments</i>, at the University of Alberta Hospital – McMullen Gallery;
<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:1.1pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk8815021"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Two keynote presentations, the first by
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk8815021"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;background:white">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;</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk8815021"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:1.1pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk8815021"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Two full days of sessions that will
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk8815021"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;background:white">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
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk8815021"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:1.1pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk8815021"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">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.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:1.1pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk8815021"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:1.1pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk8815021"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">For the full Conference Program,
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk8815021"></span><a href="https://museums.ab.ca/media/104523/conference_program_2019.pdf"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk8815021"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#007C89">click
here</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk8815021"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk8815021"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:1.1pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk8815021"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:1.1pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk8815021"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Looking for a deal?
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk8815021"></span><a href="https://conventionall.swoogo.com/albertamuseumsassoc2019/begin"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk8815021"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#007C89">Register</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk8815021"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk8815021"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">
by <b>July 26</b> 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,
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk8815021"></span><a href="https://museums.ab.ca/what-we-do/annual-conference/conference-2019/registration-information.aspx"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk8815021"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#007C89">click
here</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk8815021"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk8815021"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:1.1pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk8815021"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:1.1pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk8815021"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">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
<b>August 20</b>. To view available hotel options, </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk8815021"></span><a href="https://conventionall.swoogo.com/albertamuseumsassoc2019/hoteloptions"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk8815021"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#007C89">click
here</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk8815021"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk8815021"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:1.1pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk8815021"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:1.1pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk8815021"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">For more information about Conference 2019, please visit
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk8815021"></span><a href="https://museums.ab.ca/what-we-do/annual-conference/conference-2019/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk8815021"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#007C89">the
AMA website</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk8815021"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk8815021"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:1.1pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk8815021"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:1.1pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk8815021"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">See you in September!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk8815021"></span>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Ben<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222">Ben Fast, BA, MA</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222">Program Lead</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222">Alberta Museums Association<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222">Suite 404, 10408.124 Street<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222">Edmonton, AB T5N 1R5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222">P: 780.424.2626 x. 225<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222">F: 780.425.1679<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222">E: </span><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0563C1"><a href="mailto:bfast@museums.ab.ca" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC">bfast@museums.ab.ca</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222">W: <a href="http://www.museums.ab.ca/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC">www.museums.ab.ca</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222">T: @benfaster<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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