The Michigan Museums Association seeks proposals on all aspects of museum work for concurrent sessions to take place during our annual conference.  The conference will be held October 21-23, 2020 in Port Huron. Concurrent sessions will be held on Thursday, October 22 and Friday, October 23 between 9 am and 5 pm.  

For each session, a projector and screen will be provided. Presenters will need to bring their own laptops. The average concurrent session has about 20-30 attendees who come from all sizes and types of museums from throughout Michigan.

Presenters are encouraged to provide handouts and share slides. Session presenters are expected to register for at least one day of the conference.

Sessions are sought that focus on topics related to the conference theme “Building Bridges: Collaborating for Success,” as well as a broad spectrum of museum-related content. See the Call for Session Proposals for more detailed information about the theme, and to see all of the proposal questions in advance. 

Session proposals may be submitted online, via email, or hard copy. 

Proposals are due February 27, 2020.

For more information about the conference, contact the MMA office at 313-334-7342, email lcbrisson@michiganmusuems.org or visit the MMA website.

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* 1. Proposed Session Title (12 words or fewer)

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* 2. Content Area 
Which specific area of museum work does the session most closely relate to?

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* 3. Session Format
Please review detailed descriptions of the session types in the Call for Proposals before making a selection. 

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* 4. Session Description (100 words or fewer)
*For extended instructions, please review the Call for Proposals

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* 5. Session Discussion (300 words or fewer)
For extended instructions, please review the Call for Proposals
Describe what your session will look like. Include answers to the following questions:
·         What are the 3 main points or ideas that will be covered?
·         What will attendees learn?
·         What will they feel empowered to do?

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* 6. Session Organizer

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* 7. Participant 1

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* 8. Participant 2

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* 9. Participant 3

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* 10. AGREEMENT

By submitting this proposal, I understand and agree to the following:
·     I understand that as the session organizer, I am the primary point of contact with MMA. It is my responsibility to communicate with the other participants in my session.
·      If accepted, the session organizer will review and approve the session description by May 1, 2020.
·      If accepted, the session organizer and the other session participants will register for the conference by July 31, 2020.
·      If accepted, the day and time of the session is at the discretion of the MMA Programs Committee
·      MMA may elect to use my session description and other publicly available digital content (social media profiles, published papers, exhibits produced, etc.) in their publicity efforts.

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