<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>Dear colleagues,<br><br>I hope you will consider sharing our call for proposals with your membership. Please let us know if we can provide additional information.<br><br></div>Thank you,<br></div>Craig Hadley<br></div>AAMG, VP-Communications<br><br><br><div><div><div><p><strong>CALL FOR PROPOSALS</strong><br>
<strong>AAMG & UMAC CONFERENCE 2018</strong><br>
June 21-24, 2018<br>
Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, FL</p>
<p>This year, AAMG (Association of Academic Museums & Galleries) is partnering with UMAC (University Museums and
Collections), a committee of ICOM (International Council of Museums) for
our 2018 Annual Conference in Miami, FL. We look forward to sharing
great ideas and pressing concerns—and learning and networking with our
global colleagues.</p>
<p><strong>This Year’s Theme:</strong><br>
<strong><em>Audacious Ideas: University Museums and Collections as Change-Agents for a Better World </em></strong></p>
<p>We live in a dangerous, often unstable, and environmentally
compromised world. What can academic museums, galleries, and collections
do to remedy this situation? If we are dedicated to teaching and
training new generations of students, to serving increasingly diverse
communities, how do we make a positive difference? How do we know we are
making that difference?</p>
<p><strong><em>Audacious Ideas</em></strong> asks presenters to share
with us exciting and unusual ways that their museums, galleries, and
collections are serving as change-agents. We’re interested in proposals
that address how you are adopting new roles and adapting old ones,
welcoming new constituencies while keeping current visitors, and
creating new paradigms that make our institutions more valued and
critical partners in higher education and in building a more peaceful
and healthy world.</p>
<p><strong>Please note: all proposals should be submitted in English, as the entire conference will be conducted in English.</strong></p>
<p>We invite proposals that address:</p>
<ul><li>New models of teaching across campus, including exhibitions and collections.</li><li>New strategies for equity and inclusion on and off campus.</li><li>Innovative transnational collaborations.</li><li>New ideas for advancing our mission as change-agents in society – locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally.</li></ul>
<p><strong>Presentation Formats</strong></p>
<p>Presenters may select from the following formats for their proposals:</p>
<ul><li><strong>Roundtable Facilitator: </strong>Would you like to lead a
conversation on a specific topic? These lively discussions will be held
on Thursday afternoon at the Donna E. Shalala Student Activity Center
(University of Miami). We invite you to propose a topic and explain why
your skills, experiences, and interests will contribute to your success
as a discussion leader, particularly as this relates to conference’s
theme. As the Roundtable Facilitator, you will welcome attendees, offer
a 5-10 minute overview about the topic and your personal connection to
it, and then facilitate a conversation with those present. Roundtables
run 1 ¼ hours.</li><li><strong>Throwdown: </strong>We select up to 10 presenters for 5
minute (no more than 20 slides) talks on Thursday evening, during our
opening reception. We call it a “Throwdown” because it’s high energy,
quick-paced, and foregrounds powerful ideas. This is an excellent
opportunity for students and emerging professionals to share a special
program or practice<strong>.</strong></li><li><strong>Panels: </strong>Panels are the heart of our conference.
Over two days, we anticipate having 18 panels. That breaks out to 9 per
day: 3 simultaneous sessions 3 times per day, one in the morning and two
in the afternoon. Panels are 1 ¼ hours each and have 2-4 presenters,
with one panelist or convener serving as moderator. A minimum of 15
minutes should be used for dialogue with your audience, following the
presentations. All presentations should be in PowerPoint format, and the
moderator is responsible for gathering them and bringing them on a
laptop. The moderator is also responsible for time-keeping. You’ll need
to tell us the topic, what each presenter will contribute, and how the
proposal relates to the conference theme. If you’d like to lead a panel
but need to find panelists, you can query the AAMG and UMAC listservs
for participants.</li><li><strong>Poster Sessions: </strong>Tell us the topic, why it’s
relevant to the theme, and confirm that you will be present. Poster
specifications will be sent later and posters may be brought to the
conference or mailed earlier.</li><li><strong>Workshops: </strong>Would you like to lead a workshop that
strengthens museum practice? We’re willing to share the income. Tell us
what you would teach, what your experience is leading this, how long
you would like your workshop to run (full or half day), and how many
attendees you would prefer. Workshop day to be determined, but it will
likely be Sunday morning.</li></ul>
<p><strong>We now have a Google form for proposals: </strong><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__goo.gl_forms_hWWwTZhOgiWfhjZT2&d=DwMFaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=TwZW932vL4MORwF5_hlYvara9KZ7GeADSlPejAnRLG0&s=qkuaTw2Ecc_eNBk9upo_aj_YDSv0vWR1iKwOgavRkw8&e=" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>please find the link here.</strong></a></p>
<p><strong>Deadline for submitting your proposal is: October 30, 2017</strong></p>
<p><strong>Questions?</strong> Please contact the Program Committee Co-Chairs:<br>
Jill Hartz, <a href="mailto:hartz@uoregon.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hartz@uoregon.edu</a> (AAMG representative)<br>
Barbara Rothermel, <a href="mailto:rothermel@lynchburg.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rothermel@lynchburg.edu</a> (UMAC representative)</p></div></div></div></div>