[SOA] CFP: OMA Annual Conference: Imagining the Museum: Leadership, Education, Collaboration

[Carleton, Janet]

Call for Session Proposals for 
Ohio Museums Association's 2014 Annual Conference
April 6-7, 2014
Ohio University Inn & Conference Center
Athens, Ohio

Submission Deadline - November 15th, 2013

This year's theme is Imagining the Museum: Leadership, Education, Collaboration, and we need your help! OMA is currently accepting session proposals for innovative and engaging sessions that will create an interactive experience for our conference attendees.

Click here to download a Session Proposal Form (http://ohiomuseums.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Call-for-Proposal-Form.pdf)

Submit your session proposal now for the 2014 annual conference of the Ohio Museums Association and help imagine the Ohio museum of the future. 

Sessions on a variety of topics would be welcome; however, for 2014, we're seeking session proposals that will help foster dynamic conversations around:
       - Tapping into academic resources - collaborating with faculty and students
       -  Recent innovations - how is your museum moving forward?
      -   Reimagining your collection - using collections in new and innovative ways
      -   Innovation from interesting places - surprising partnerships and collaborations
     -   The role of technology in program access - getting patrons to use your new technology/tools 
      -   Keeping up with next-gen curriculum standards
      -   Utilizing a business plan for sustainability
      -   Visions that fizzled - Un-success stories

 A variety of formats are encouraged from hands-on sessions, round table discussions, panel Q and As, and workshops (to name a few).

Session proposals are being accepted until November 15, 2013. For complete Session Proposal information and up-to-date conference details, visit the OMA 2014 Conference Page (http://ohiomuseums.org/professional-development/conference/).  Please feel free to contact the OMA office at 614.297.2375 or oma at ohiohistory.org with any questions.

OMA 2014: Help us imagine the museum of the future - a place where innovative advances in leadership, education and collaboration solidify Ohio museums as essential cornerstones in our communities. We look forward to seeing you in Athens!

About OMA
Service Statement: The Ohio Museums Association serves Ohio arboretums, aquariums, anthropology museums, art museums, art center and galleries, botanical gardens, ethnic museums, general museums, heritage centers, history museums, historic houses, historic parks and sites, historical societies, natural history museums, nature centers, planetariums, science and technology centers, youth and children's museums and zoos. 

Mission Statement: The Ohio Museums Association is the leading advocate for connecting and empowering Ohio museums and museum professionals. 
http://ohiomuseums.org/about/history-mission/

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