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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Did you miss Monday’s deadline to submit proposals for live sessions, pre-event workshops, or tie-in content for the first of the Alberta Museums Association’s
(AMA) 2021 Conference Series events? There are still ways to get involved for our March event!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">New this year:
<b>Lightning Talks</b>! Join your peers and colleagues from across the province and beyond for a rapid-fire joint session of presentations. These five-minute opportunities are a great way to quickly highlight projects, successes, lessons learned, or new ideas
that may not constitute a full session. Lightning talks should be quick paced and often use humour to focus on one key element. If you are a Conference regular looking for a new, fun format to present, or someone interested in getting your first Conference
presentation experience, lightning talks are perfect for anyone.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">If you want to
<b>join a lightning talk session</b> for the March 18 event, email your idea to Ben Fast, Program Lead, at
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:learning@museums.ab.ca"><span lang="EN-CA">learning@museums.ab.ca</span></a></span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">. Your presentation
should reflect one of the 2021 Conference pillars of <b>Reconciliation</b>,<b> Inclusion</b>,<b> Community</b>, and<b> Innovation</b>. Ideas should be sent in by Wednesday, January 20 for consideration.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<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>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Alberta Museums Association<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Suite 120, 12420.104 Ave NW<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Edmonton, AB T5N 3Z9<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#00A395"><a href="mailto:learning@museums.ab.ca"><span style="color:#00A395">learning@museums.ab.ca</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#00A395"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#00A395"><a href="http://www.museums.ab.ca/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#00A395">museums.ab.ca</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Alberta Museums Association is a leader and catalyst for dynamic connections among museums and communities.<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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