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Join us as we welcome attendees to Salt Lake City, present the 2026 Awards - the Charles Redd Center Award for Exhibition Excellence, the WMA Leadership Award, and the WMA Impact Award - and get inspired by the keynote speaker!

Opening Remarks: Jason B. Jones, Executive Director, Western Museums Association

Local Welcome: TBD

UMA Welcome: Katy Knight, President, Utah Museums Association

WMA President's Address: Noelle Kahanu, Acting Director, Museum Studies Graduate Certificate Program, University of Hawai'i at Monoa

Awards Presentation: Molly Wilmoth, Cultural Access in Public Schools Coordinator, City of Olympia

Keynote Address: Lisa Sasaki, Deputy Under Secretary for Special Projects, Smithsonian Institution