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March 31, 2010
by Allyson Lazar
One year ago WMA entered a new era of engagement with our colleagues by creating this blog site! Since then, the blog has seen posts from museum professionals literally around the world on topics from community engagement to the future of museums and so much more in between. Our visitorship to this blog has grown from zero (we all have to start someplace, right?) to over 6,000...
March 17, 2010
by Stephanie Weaver
Last week I attended a daylong workshop at the CAM Conference sponsored by the California Exhibition Resources Alliance (CERA). The workshop was a Technology Salon for Small Museums and featured presentations throughout the day on how to use technology wisely and efficiently for marketing, interpretation, and in exhibits. It was hosted by the de Saisset Museum at Santa Clara...
March 4, 2010
by Allyson Lazar
Can't make it to this year's AAM conference in Los Angeles? Never fear--this year AAM will also be hosting a virtual conference!
The two-day online conference will consist of nine sessions selected by the Standing Professional Committees (SPCs) on technology, couriering, visitor experience, planning, exhibition development and more!
But perhaps what is most exciting is that,...
March 2, 2010
by Alice Parman
A few years ago some University of Oregon students and I worked on ideas for an exhibit on the history of law enforcement in Lane County. This was part of an annual Interpretive Exhibits Studio course held at the Lane County Historical Museum.
Lady Justice figured prominently in our exhibit plans. She once stood inside the Lane County Courthouse in my hometown, Eugene, Oregon....
February 25, 2010
The Balboa Park Online Collaborative hosted a workshop on February 16 and 17, 2010 on mobile interpretive tools and strategy. Day Two on technology featured Titus Bicknell, Director of Information Technology for Experius Academy. You can find a detailed wiki page for this workshop here, including all of Nancy and Titus Bicknell's slides. See this post for Nancy Proctor's presentation and video...
February 20, 2010
The Balboa Park Online Collaborative hosted a workshop on February 16 and 17, 2010 on mobile interpretive tools and strategy. Day One featured Nancy Proctor, head of New Media for the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Nancy manages the Museum Mobile project, a blog and wiki for collaborative work on mobile interpretation in museums. You can find an exceedingly detailed wiki page for this workshop...
February 19, 2010
Networks improve when they echo each other -- more copies keep things safe and when you help others, it helps you.  So WMA is pleased to keep posting on the upcoming AAM Annual Meeting in Los Angeles.  Allyson Lazar put up the Mountain Plains survey; because WMA's recent survey was so important for us.  And we will post more on the upcoming California Association of Museums Meeting.  Here's more...
February 17, 2010
by Allyson Lazar
Thank you to the Museum of Latin American Art for hosting this year's BIL conference last weekend!
Wait, what's BIL, you ask? Ever heard of TED? No? Well, let's start with TED.
TED stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design and it is an annual conference that, to use its own language, is dedicated to "ideas worth spreading." Each year, TED brings together some of the most...

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