By: Merritt Price
Entering into the final days before the annual meeting in Palm Springs many of you, like me, are polishing or perhaps even scrambling to pull together your presentation materials.
Here are five tips to consider while preparing for your session:
1. Break your points up into threes — the brain remembers things better that way.
2. Practice until you know your material frontwards...
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October 9, 2012
Wednesday, October 24 – Evening Event – 5:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Join WMA for an unforgettable evening at the Palm Springs Historical Society, the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum (ACCM) and the Palm Springs Art Museum. Start off the night by experiencing fine hors d’oeuvres at the Palm Springs Historical Society and the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum, located within walking distance from the Hilton...
October 9, 2012
By: Renee Montgomery
Visitors to WMA’s Annual Meeting in Palm Springs will find some must-see institutions en route from LAX to Palm Springs. The following three sites, directly off the freeway, will give conference-attendees a taste of three major Southern California eras.
Just 20 minutes outside downtown L.A., right off the 60 freeway, is the Workman and Temple Family Homestead Museum,...
Visitors to WMA’s Annual Meeting in Palm Springs will find some must-see institutions en route from LAX to Palm Springs. The following three sites, directly off the freeway, will give conference-attendees a taste of three major Southern California eras.
Just 20 minutes outside downtown L.A., right off the 60 freeway, is the Workman and Temple Family Homestead Museum,...
October 8, 2012
WMA’s 2012 Annual Meeting in Palm Springs is just around the corner and our host museums are looking forward to having you in town!
Known as the ultimate desert playground for arts, culture, outdoor fun, and entertainment, Palm Springs has so much to offer, beginning with this year’s host museums. As you prepare to experience the 2012 conference and partake in all of the wonderful activities we...
Known as the ultimate desert playground for arts, culture, outdoor fun, and entertainment, Palm Springs has so much to offer, beginning with this year’s host museums. As you prepare to experience the 2012 conference and partake in all of the wonderful activities we...
October 5, 2012
By: Whitney Klotz
For this particular work function, the Wranglers and hiking boots, among other Western/outdoor wear, make an appearance. Shelved are the collared shirts, pressed slacks, and white coats. It’s the annual visit to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum by the Section of Infectious Diseases, University of Arizona Medical Center.
The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum (ASDM) sits about 20...
For this particular work function, the Wranglers and hiking boots, among other Western/outdoor wear, make an appearance. Shelved are the collared shirts, pressed slacks, and white coats. It’s the annual visit to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum by the Section of Infectious Diseases, University of Arizona Medical Center.
The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum (ASDM) sits about 20...
October 3, 2012
October in Palm Springs is a great time to visit the desert! So if you are heading out to the annual meeting, we think you should come a day early. But don’t just grab a date shake and hang out by the pool on Sunday, come and join us and your colleagues for the fun-filled, pre-conference workshop, “Disaster Recovery for Collections: The First 24 – 48 Hours After an Emergency.”
Why should you?...
Why should you?...
October 2, 2012
Tuesday, October 23 – Evening Event – 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Don’t miss your chance to experience the magic of the 35-room Hopi-inspired adobe masterpiece, constructed of found objects during the 1940s and 1950s, at Cabot's Pueblo Museum. This institution was recently added to the National Register of Historic Places. Explore the pueblo with wine and appetizers as you enjoy the best views in the...
September 28, 2012
Saturday, October 20 – Pre-Conference Tour – 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Palm Springs, California is known as being a mecca for Desert Modern architecture. Since the 1930s when Hollywood stars and wealthy architecture patrons began building houses in Palm Springs, this area has become world-renowned for work by Mid-century Modern architects Richard Neutra, Albert Frey, John Lautner, E. Stewart...
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