News from the Museum Community

More Professional Development Opportunities

University Classes:
George Washington University's Museum Studies Program

Nonprofit Program Offerings at Rappahannock Community College
Radford University's Governmental and Nonprofit Assistance Center
Virginia Commonwealth University: Nonprofit Learning Point
University of Richmond Institute on Philanthropy
The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)

Workshops and Seminars:
American Association of State and Local History (AASLH): Performance Management Program
AASLH Workshops
AASLH STePS program
Institute for Museum and Library Services
National Preservation Institute
Northern States Conservation Center
Southeastern Museums Conference
Grant Writing USA Workshops
Heritage 365.com
The Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC)

More Online Resources:

Conferences & On-Site Workshops

 

Journey to the Historic Roads Conference 7th biennial Preserving the Historic Road conference in Washington, D.C., September 9-12, 2010. The conference will address the preservation and management of historic roads like the Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Scenic Byway and others in the United States and across the globe.
 
The Cemetery Conservation and Documentation Workshop will be held both at the Virginia Museum of Natural History and at Oakwood Cemetery, September 10-11.  This program is presented by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources in collaboration with the Virginia Museum of Natural History.  Registration opened July 28. For more information, please contact Dee DeRoche at 804-367-2323 ext. 134.

AASLH Annual Meeting: September 22 - 25, 2010

From the Virginia Association of CVB's: Save the Date for 2010 VA-1 Conference, to be held October 3-6, 2010 at Hilton Richmond Hotel & Spa in Short Pump.

SEMC 2010 Annual Meeting

RE-INVENT, RE-INVIGORATE, RE-VITALIZE:
Creating Success in the New Economic Landscape
October 12-15, 2010  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
* Through the generosity of friends and colleagues of the late Peter S. LaPaglia, the Southeastern Museums Conference (SEMC) and the Jekyll Island Management Institute (JIMI) are pleased to offer the Peter S. LaPaglia JIMI Scholarship to cover the cost of tuition. Applications for JIMI and the Peter S. LaPaglia JIMI Scholarship are currently available at the website address shown below, with an October 31, 2010 deadline for submitting applications. For information, contact Martha Battle Jackson, JIMI Administrator, (919) 733-7862, ext. 236, martha.jackson@ncdcr.gov, or, Pam Meister, Executive Director, SEMC, (404) 814-2048, PMeister@atlantahistorycenter.com.


National Preservation Conference
October 27-30, 2010 Austin, Texas

2010 Ward Francillon Time Symposium
October 28-30, 2010, Williamsburg, Virginia
On Conservation, Restoration, and Repair

EdUI 2010 
Omni Hotel in Charlottesville, VA
November 8-9, 2010.