From the Ground Up: Leadership in Museums

2018 Annual MMA Conference-Conversation Stations Proposal Form

What Do You Want to Talk About?

Is there a museum topic that you are passionate about but feel is absent from the field?

Are you looking for feedback about a new project?

Do you want to share with others a technique or approach that you’re piloting?

If so, you can start the conversation at a Conversation Station.

Conversation Stations are similar to poster sessions at more formal or academic conferences, but with a broader application. You can propose an idea or ask questions about any topic you think the field might be interested in. Conference attendees can visit one or multiple stations to have informal chats with you – the station facilitator - and other attendees. Example topics from past conferences include The Work We All Must Do: Diversity & Your Museum; Storytime—from Program to Community Collaborations; andWhen Entry Level Isn’t.

MMA will select topics/projects for 10 stations that will take place on Tuesday, October 30. The stations will be up for 30 minutes before the keynote and for 30 minutes after the keynote (1 hour total). Each station will be given a table and at least two chairs. We strongly recommend that all stations use visual or tactile materials to help stimulate conversation (e.g. poster, brochures, video, etc.).

A station facilitator may only facilitate one conversation station. Facilitators are expected to register for the conference. Please note that early bird registration will close before conversation stations are finalized.

Proposals are due by July 27, 2018. Notifications will be made by August 10, 2018.

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* 1. Proposed Station Title

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* 2. Describe your proposed conversation station (30 words or less).

Please note: this is the description that will appear on the MMA website and in the printed program.

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* 3. What insight do you hope that you and/or others will gain from the conversation?

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* 4. What visual or tactile materials would you use to bolster the conversation (example: poster, brochures, video, etc.)

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* 5. Station Facilitator's Name:

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* 6. Station Facilitator's Title

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* 7. Station Facilitator's Institution or Affiliation

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* 8. Phone Number

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* 9. Email Address

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* 10. By submitting this proposal, I understand and agree to the following:

1. If accepted, the station facilitator will
review and approve the final station
description by August 17, 2018.

2. If accepted, the station facilitator will
register for the conference by August 31, 2018.

3. MMA may elect to use my station
description and other publicly available
digital content (social media profiles,
published papers, exhibits produced, etc) in
their publicity efforts. *

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* 1. Proposed Station Title

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* 2. Describe your proposed conversation station (30 words or less). Please note: this is the description that will appear on the MMA website and in the printed program.

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* 3. What insight do you hope that you and/or others will gain from the conversation?

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* 4. What visual or tactile materials would you use to bolster the conversation (example: poster, brochures, video, etc.)

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* 5. Station Facilitator's Name:

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* 6. Station Facilitator's Title

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* 7. Station Facilitator's Institution or Affiliation

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* 8. Phone Number

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* 9. Email Address

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* 10. By submitting this proposal, I understand and agree to the following:

* 2. Describe your proposed conversation station (30 words or less).

Please note: this is the description that will appear on the MMA website and in the printed program.