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September 19, 2011
By: Jason B. Jones Are you active on social media, and looking for ways to participate in WMA 2011? Two easy ways to are posting photos from the conference on WMA’s Facebook Wall, and use #wma2011 and @westmuse on Twitter. Do you have more than 140 characters worth? Maybe you want to live blog from Hawaii on the WestMuse blog? Contact me at wma.membership@gmail.com. If you will only be at the...
September 16, 2011
Check out the awesome street banners that we be outside the Hawaii Convention Center during the Annual Meeting!
What a great welcome to what is going to a be great conference. Mahalo, Honolulu!
The double-sided banners will be hung on 8 street poles fronting the Convention Center.
Make sure to check the banners out when you arrive next week!
September 15, 2011
By: Jason B. Jones
With WMA 2011 in Hawai’i within sight, I thought WMA enthusiasts would enjoy looking back at last year’s Annual Meeting.
During our 75th Anniversary Bash, WMA 2010 in Portland, Adam Mikos (Program Committee Co-chair, Hawaii 2011) was interviewing attendees about their expectations for the conference and feelings about the Western Museum Association. It turns out people...
September 14, 2011
Saturday, September 24 | Jewelbox Evening Receptions
All events are concurrent; separate registration is required.
6:30PM–8:30PM | Shangri La by Night
“Although Shangri La, with all its high-key colors, is beautiful by day, it is undoubtedly at its best by night.” — Doris Duke
Enjoy a magical evening at Shangri La, the former home of heiress and philanthropist Doris Duke, now a center for...
All events are concurrent; separate registration is required.
6:30PM–8:30PM | Shangri La by Night
“Although Shangri La, with all its high-key colors, is beautiful by day, it is undoubtedly at its best by night.” — Doris Duke
Enjoy a magical evening at Shangri La, the former home of heiress and philanthropist Doris Duke, now a center for...
September 13, 2011
By: Brian Eyler
So dear registrar, where were you? Do you even remember where you were? The moment when you committed to present at WMA? Did an alluring colleague rope you in? Or were you caught up in a euphoric wave of registrarial giddiness at a workshop? Or, did you feel guilty, for allowing other registrars to do all the work? Did you feel like it was your turn, your time to do your...
So dear registrar, where were you? Do you even remember where you were? The moment when you committed to present at WMA? Did an alluring colleague rope you in? Or were you caught up in a euphoric wave of registrarial giddiness at a workshop? Or, did you feel guilty, for allowing other registrars to do all the work? Did you feel like it was your turn, your time to do your...
September 9, 2011
Sunday, September 25 - Evening Reception - 6:30PM–9:30PM
Experience Hawai‘i, Bishop Museum Style
Spend an unforgettable evening at Bishop Museum, a major landmark established in 1889 to preserve and understand the natural and cultural history of Hawai‘i and the Pacific. The recently renovated Hawaiian Hall will be open for guests to explore, as well as the undersea and volcanic experience in the...
Experience Hawai‘i, Bishop Museum Style
Spend an unforgettable evening at Bishop Museum, a major landmark established in 1889 to preserve and understand the natural and cultural history of Hawai‘i and the Pacific. The recently renovated Hawaiian Hall will be open for guests to explore, as well as the undersea and volcanic experience in the...
September 6, 2011
Please note that workshops are concurrent. All attendees are welcome to attend the ATALM workshops. Pre-registration is required.
Friday, September 23
8:30AM–4:30PM | Care of Folded and Rolled Documents
This hands-on workshop provides the basics of safely caring for and housing folded and rolled items. Participants will learn to: 1) make humidification chambers from plastic trash cans...
September 2, 2011
All attendees are welcome to attend these workshops. Please note that some workshops are concurrent. Pre-registration is required. Workshops will be held at the Hawai‘i Convention Center unless noted otherwise. Subject to change.
Friday, September 23
8:30AM–12:30PM | Basic Principles of Mount Making and Beyond
Attend this half-day workshop and learn basic and advanced principles of mount making...
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