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The 2009 AAM Annual Meeting will be held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The theme for next year’s meeting is “Where Ideas Live!” Join a vibrant community of museum professionals in the original city of experimentation April 30—May 4, 2009. AAM has mixed together a blend of thought-leaders and peers from inside and outside the field to formulate new thinking, inspire creativity, and become a catalyst for building exciting, immersive museum experiments. Early bird registration is $350 for AAM members. This price is only available through January 30, 2008. Check out http://www.aam-us.org/am09/registration.cfm for additional information. Don’t miss these CurCom sponsored events: CurCom Reception – Thursday, April 30, 2009, from 6 – 8 PM at the Eastern State Penitentiary. Cost - $45.00. Should be lots of fun! Tours, food, wine and beer, etc. CurCom Business Luncheon – Saturday, May 2, 2009, from 12:15—1:45 PM Cost – $45.00. We will conduct some business, introduce new officers and the fellowship winners, and Carla Pascoe, our Global Curator fellow from Museum Victoria in Australia, will be the featured speaker. |
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January 2009 eBlast |
In this issue:· 2009 AAM Annual Meeting Registration · CurCom Call for Nominations · Submit your Exhibit Review to Update · CurCom Members Only Forum
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It is time to solicit nominations for CURCOM Officers for the 2009 election cycle. Positions are for three years terms and commence upon completion of the 2009 AAM Annual Meeting. All suggestions are welcome. Positions available include: Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer. Positions Available: Chair Vice Chair Secretary Treasurer If you would like to learn more about CURCOM and its activities, please visit www.curcom.org/. If you would like to nominate yourself or someone else, or if you have any questions, please contact me via email by February 1:
Rob DeHart Chair, Nominations Committee Museum Consultant 4551 Tanglewood Dr. Pegram, TN 37143 615-830-2622 |
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A new feature of CurCom’s newsletter Update will be the inclusion of exhibit reviews. If you have recently gone to an exhibit that you feel deserves a review, please contact Deborah Tout-Smith, CurCom Editor, at dtoutsmith@optusnet.com.au for additional information. Reviews are not limited to exhibits in the United States, so if you have been lucky enough to see an exhibit abroad, we would love to hear about it too! |
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If you haven’t signed up for the CurCom Members Only Forum, check it out today! To gain access to the forum, you will first need to become a registered member of www.MuseumProfessionals.org. Don’t forget to activate your membership in order to have full access to the site (be sure to check your spam box as the activation notice sometimes ends up there!). Once you have activated your membership, send a message via the “contact us” section of the site expressing your interest in becoming a member of the CurCom Forum. You will need to include your name, title, and institution in the message in order for the administrator to verify your eligibility. Once you have been added, you will be notified by email. This is an exciting opportunity for the membership to connect with one another and to engage in discussions with others in the profession. |