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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:24.4pt"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#202020;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Announcing Program Details for 2021 Conference Series Events<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#202020;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">The Alberta Museums Association (AMA) is excited to announce details of the March and June
events in our <a href="https://museums.ab.ca/what-we-do/annual-conference/2021-conference-series.aspx" target="_blank"><span style="color:#CF4529">50<sup>th</sup> Anniversary Conference Series</span></a>!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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launch our first event in the 2021 Conference Series, we are delighted to be joined by our keynote speaker, Corey Timpson, Museum Consultant and former Vice President of Exhibition, Research, and Design at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR). As the
project director for the design-build of the CMHR, Corey championed the creation of and directed the museum’s internationally recognized inclusive design and accessibility practices.<br>
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An active collaborator and thought leader in the experience design and inclusive museological discourses within the cultural sector, Corey’s primary focus is to facilitate meaningful experiences among audiences (on-site and online) through mixed-media, digital
technology, multi-sensory and inclusive, dialogic design.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#202020;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Following the keynote, a full afternoon of breakout sessions led by provincial, national, and international museum professionals address the
Conference's guiding pillars of Reconciliation, Inclusion, Community, and Innovation. After a day of virtual learning, connect with colleagues as we close out the program with a dino-themed Paleo-Knowledgy Trivia Night hosted by the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur
Museum. <br>
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<a href="https://museums.ab.ca/what-we-do/annual-conference/2021-conference-series/march-event-program.aspx#MEP" target="_blank"><span style="color:#CF4529">Click here</span></a> to explore the digital program for the Conference Series Event on <b>Thursday,
March 18</b>.<br>
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Already registered? The attendee-only interactive program is available by logging in through the <a href="https://museums.ab.ca/members/annual-conference/conference-2021-march.aspx" target="_blank"><span style="color:#CF4529">March Conference Event Hub</span></a>.</span><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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and ensuring inclusive representation of and for their communities.<br>
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Reflecting on the Conference’s guiding pillar of Community, Secretary Bunch’s keynote and Q & A opportunity will kick off our June event and inspire ongoing discussions and learning for Alberta museums and their work of creating vibrant and engaged communities.<br>
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Join Secretary Bunch and the AMA for this exciting conversation on <b>Thursday, June 17</b>. More details for the virtual event program for June will be released approximately one month before the event date.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#202020;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Register for the Conference Series and Save!</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#202020;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><br>
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Register now for the <a href="https://museums.ab.ca/events/event-detail.aspx?ID=d133aed6-3ebf-49fa-992f-c9f2f5e91a78" target="_blank"><span style="color:#CF4529">Conference Series Pass</span></a> and join the AMA for all four events throughout 2021. Receive
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Conference Series, including registration options and event information, please visit <a href="https://museums.ab.ca/what-we-do/annual-conference/2021-conference-series.aspx" target="_blank"><span style="color:#CF4529">our website</span></a>.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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