| Finding Calm in Crisis: A Museum Survival Guide | | Looking at the economic forecasts for 2009 does not give one much optimism for the year ahead. Navigating this uncertainty is difficult, but we believe you should not have to weather this storm alone. Now more than ever, AAM is committed to providing the resources you need. 
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| Where Ideas Live! | Focus on the knowledge, skills and networks that museum professionals need. AAM's 103rd Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo ™ in Philadelphia, Thursday, April 30 - Monday, May 4, 2009.
Register online by the early bird deadline, Friday, January 30, 2009 and save $100.
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| Coming in January! Online discussion forum on museums rising to the financial challenge. Details to come. Straight Talk: Museums Rising to the Financial Challenge | New: 4-Part Web Conference!
March 18-19, 2009
Financial challenges are confronting all of us, individuals, institutions and the field itself. Budgets are being cut, programs scaled back, staff levels reduced. What is the impact on our work and our lives and how do we respond? Join this timely four-part webinar series of 90-minute programs, each exploring issues crucial to museums in these challenging times: retrenchment, fundraising, managing human resources, and communications strategies.
Benefit from new ideas and strategies, reliable information and resource-sharing. Let’s rise to the challenge together! Fellowships available.
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AAM Constitution Amendment 2008
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Over the past year, the Governance Committee of the AAM Board reviewed the Constitution and Bylaws of the organization for compliance with current practices of the organization and to provide a constitutional framework for moving forward on AAM’s Strategic Vision.
Notable changes recommended by the Governance Committee include eliminating membership restrictions on Independent Professionals and creating flexibility in the size of the Board to allow for greater participation by membership.
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| Deadline Extended to January 10th!
Museums, Make Sure Your Numbers Count!
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Please participate in the 2008 Museum Financial Information Survey.
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The New Tax Form 990-Part 2: Drilldown
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January 29, 2009
Join in this timely 90-minute webinar focused specifically on the new Tax Form 990 core form and schedules that are now due for tax year 2008. Gain the detailed 990 information you need to tackle expanded reporting requirements and to favorably position your institution with donors and charity watchdog groups.
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| NPR Launches Series on Museums; AAM President Ford Bell Featured in Opening Segment. | | NPR has launched a series on museums, which will be broadcast over the next 5-6 weeks on successive Mondays on All Things Considered, its evening news magazine. AAM president Ford Bell was featured in the opening segment on November 24th. You can listen to this segment by clicking on this link. The series will explore issues and challenges facing the field. Among the expected topics to be explored are technology, provenance of collections and curating controversial subjects, among others.
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| Registration for Museums Advocacy Day 2009 Is Now Open! | | AAM is pleased to invite you to join other museum advocates and professionals from around the country to participate in Museums Advocacy Day on February 23-24, 2009 in Washington, DC. Don’t miss this chance to learn about AAM’s legislative agenda, get advocacy training and visit the offices of your members of Congress. Register online here or Download a registration form and fax it to (202) 289-6578.
The headquarters hotel for Museums Advocacy Day is the Washington Marriott, 1221 22nd Street, NW, in Washington, DC. Please call 800-228-9290 or 202-872-1500 and ask for the special American Association of Museums rate ($224 per night). Hotel reservations must be made by January 26, 2009.
Registration is FREE (but required) and space is limited, so register today! |
How Can Museums Raise the U.S. National Happiness Index?
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Find out on Jan. 28 at 1 p.m. EST, when the Center for the Future of Museums webcasts a lecture by Dr. Jane McGonigal, researcher and games designer with the Institute for the Future, on “Gaming the Future of Museums.”
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