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<div>2020 has been a challenging year for all of us: individually, within our households and communities, and within the arts, culture, heritage, and museum organizations where we work and that we support. Both Roundup issue 280 and our virtual conference in October are looking for contributors and presenters to share their unique and collaborative approaches to keep their communities engaged during the COVID-19 pandemic. We want to hear about your financial wins, technological pivots, innovative programs, physical changes to your spaces, and the policies and procedures that you’ve developed to keep your staff and visitors safe!<br><br>If you are interested in writing an article or doing an interview for Roundup, please email us at
<span><a href="mailto:roundup@museumsassn.bc.ca" target="_blank"><span><span class="gmail-il">roundup@museumsassn.bc.ca</span></span></a></span>.<br><br>We are also still looking for folks from across the Province to share short, relatable stories of pivoting and out of the box thinking in the face of the pandemic during a Lightning Talk session on October 7. If you want to present a Lightning Talk at our virtual conference or know someone who would,<br>please fill out <a href="https://members.museumsassn.bc.ca/publicFr/form/index/a38a164a6b6283dab1797c0199a2aa6f09d7478b">this form</a>. Please don't hesitate to reach out to us with any questions, we would love to hear from you at <span><a href="mailto:bcma@museumsassn.bc.ca" target="_blank"><span>bcma@museumsassn.bc.ca</span></a></span>.
<br><br></div><div>All the best</div><div>Vanessa<br></div><br><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)">Vanessa Gelhaar<br>Operations Manager</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)"><font size="1" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Pronouns: She/Her</font></span><br><br><font color="#888888"><div><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:arial,sans-serif">The
BC Museums Association Secretariat is located on the traditional lands
of the Songhees and Esquimalt First Nations. We are grateful for the
opportunity to live and learn here in mutual respect and appreciation. </span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><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"><a href="http://www.museumsassn.bc.ca/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">www.museumsassn.bc.ca</a></span><br><br><font color="#888888"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:arial,sans-serif">BCMA's first ever <span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)"><a href="http://museumsassn.bc.ca/conferences/2020-conference/" target="_blank">virtual conference</a></span> is happening from October 6 - 8, 2020. Registration is free!</span> <font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></font></p></div></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>