The Western Museums Association’s (WMA) Annual Meeting is a distinct opportunity for museum people to exchange ideas, learn from peers in unique sessions, and cultivate skills to best serve their communities through museums. Dynamic sessions and other content at the Annual Meeting emphasize equity, action, and leadership. Attendees will find fellowship with peers, strengthen regional and national networks, and gain a broader understanding of how museums are navigating current issues.
If you'd like to submit a session or workshop proposal, please follow the two step-process below.
STEP 1
Please download and use our Session & Workshop Proposal Worksheet, as a guide for you individually, or with other members of your group, to work through the details of your proposed session or workshop, including format, learning outcomes, presenters, etc. This worksheet generally follows the format of the online submission form (step 2), making your experience filling out the submission form much easier and quicker to complete.
Need to get inspired? Please take a look at our 2025 Sessions or past programs to get inspired. If you attended WMA's 2025 Annual Meeting and had an exciting conversation or unique learning experience, you are encouraged to build off the momentum of those ideas for a 2026 session topic!
Download Session & Workshop Proposal Worksheet
STEP 2
Once you have ALL of the information for your Session or Workshop Proposal sorted out in the Worksheet, please input the information this Online Submission Form.
Note: All presenters and moderator must be confirmed when session proposals are submitted.
The form must be completed and submitted in its entirety by the deadline, Friday, March 27th, 2026.