Washington Museum Association:Annual Conference

Washington Museum Association
2012 Annual Conference
The Next 50: Innovation, Inspiration and Sustained Futures for Museums
Seattle Center
June 13-15, 2012 in Seattle, Washington

2012 Session Proposal Forms
Microsoft Word • PDF

2012 WMA Award of Excellence Nomination Form
Microsoft Word • PDF

2102 WMA Conference Scholarship Application Form
Microsoft Word • PDF

In conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the Century 21 World’s Fair, WMA has selected the former fairgrounds in the Seattle Center campus to host this year’s conference. In the shadow of the landmark Space Needle, conference goers will participate in interpretive walks of the historic grounds and gather for the keynote address at the Experience Music Project Museum. The Next Fifty, Seattle Center’s six-month long commemoration of the fair’s semi-centennial, will be in full swing during the conference, and the conference has tapped this forward-thinking vision for its theme, The Next 50: Innovation, Inspiration and Sustained Futures for Museums.

Hotel Information
The new Maxwell Hotel, just one block from Seattle Center, is offering reduced-rate lodging for WMA. In addition, the Maxwell is including a roundtrip Monorail pass for each WMA guest. Room rates are $125 + tax per night for a single and double occupancy, and $145 + tax per night for triples and quads. The WMA block of rooms will only be held until May 16, 2012. Space is limited, so book early. Contact the Maxwell House toll free at 866-866-7977, or by email at reservations@staypineapple.com. When reserved a room, be sure to note that you will be attended the WMA conference.

Call for Proposals
Over the past 50 years, Washington’s museum field has witnessed substantial change and exponential growth. But what will the next 50 bring? In posing that question, the WMA is counting on you to initiate the dialog about the past, present and future of museums by submitting a conference session proposal.

Washington State Museum Association Conferences

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