<div dir="ltr"><div>Hello, <br></div><div><br></div><div>I'm happy to announce that the Association of Academic Museums and Galleries recently released our Call for Proposals for the 2021 Annual Conference. I am reaching out to you today to see if you would be willing and able to share this information with your networks. Below I have included the information outlining the proposal process as well as details for next year's conference theme: Wellness & Equity. Additionally, the link to our submission portal is provided as well as a graphic if helpful to you and your audiences. <br></div><div><br></div><div>Should you have any questions at all, need any other information, or if there is another process to go about submitting our CfP for sharing amongst your network, please do not hesitate to reach out. Additionally, if there is another contact for your organization for us to have on hand for any future similar distributions, let me know. <br></div><div><br></div><div>Thank you for your time and consideration. <br></div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Alexandra Chamberlain</div><div>Vice President Communications, Association of Academic Museums and Galleries</div><div><br></div><div>To view this CfP on our website, <a href="https://www.aamg-us.org/2021-aamg-conference-call-for-proposals/">click here</a>!<br><div><img src="cid:ii_khgfsy7w0" alt="AAMG CfP Graphic.jpg" width="508" height="508"><br><br></div></div><div><p class="gmail-has-text-align-center"><strong><a href="https://www.eventsquid.com/event/11514" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Click here</a> or copy and paste the following into your browser to access our submission portal:</strong></p>
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<p>AAMG’s 2021 conference will explore how academic museums and
galleries are fostering wellness and embracing new understandings of
equity in the midst of one of the most challenging social, political,
and economic periods in American history. This year’s conference aims to
find new paths and solutions to a more just and empathetic
world. We invite proposals that address these questions: How are
museums and galleries becoming community hubs where emotional,
psychological, and identity-centered fairness and solace can be
explored, created, debated, and located? How have DEAI initiatives
challenged or disrupted your institutional structure and internal
practices, including collections, exhibitions, storytelling and
teaching, and management? How do academic museums and galleries survive
and thrive in this new higher education reality?</p>
<p><strong>Possible Proposal Topics:</strong><strong></strong></p>
<ul><li>Embedding wellness across the institution</li><li>Adapting and changing priorities for the better to be more equitable</li><li>Social emotional learning as a foundation for the educational resources </li><li>Taking the wellness temperature of museums – are we healthy?</li><li>Helping our parent institutions address racial and gender justice practices and initiatives </li><li>Creating effective political discourse in our communities</li><li>Expanding audience when embracing health and wellness-oriented programs and resources</li><li>Overcoming the impact of inequities that have long existed in higher education and society on museums/galleries </li><li>Moving our staff, colleagues, students, and audiences from a focus on self-care to an emphasis on community-care</li></ul>
<p><strong>Types of Proposals Requested</strong></p>
<ul><li>SESSION</li><li>PANEL DISCUSSION</li><li>BOLD IDEAS</li><li>ROUNDTABLE</li><li>POSTER SESSION</li></ul>
<p><strong>2021 Conference Proposal Information & Guidelines</strong><strong></strong></p>
<p>SESSION </p>
<p>Four presenters speak for fifteen minutes each on a focused topic.
There should be time left at the end for Q&A (60 min.
presentations/30 min. Q&A). Proposals must include information on
the four presenters, one person serving as chair of the session. The
chair can also be a presenter or serve as moderator/chair. Sessions are
1.5 hours. </p>
<p>Items Needed for your Submission</p>
<ol type="1"><li>Title (Maximum of 10 words)</li><li>Bio</li><li>Headshot</li><li>Description (Maximum of 75 words) If the session is accepted, this will be used in the Program*.</li><li>Abstract
(Maximum of 250 words) Include why your session is innovative and
relevant. Describe (up to three) objectives and potential learning
outcomes of the proposal. Tell us why your topic and the proposed
presentations within this session relate to the 2021 theme of Wellness
& Equity?</li><li>Intended Audience/Track. Check all that apply
(Student & Emerging Professional, Leadership & Management,
Education & Community, Collections, Curatorial)</li><li>Presenters
(200 words). List presenters you have approached to participate in this
session and provide a brief description of the topic or contribution
they will make to this session. </li></ol>
<p>PANEL DISCUSSION </p>
<p>Three-four speakers will engage in a moderated discussion. Panel
discussions, including Q&A, will be 1.5 hours. (max. 30 min.
presentations/60 min. discussion and Q&A). Panels are 1.5 hours.</p>
<p>Items Needed for your Submission</p>
<ol type="1"><li>Title (Maximum of 10 words)</li><li>Bio</li><li>Headshot</li><li>Abstract (Maximum of 75 words) If the panel is accepted, this will be used in the Program*.</li><li>Description
(Maximum of 300 words) Include why your panel is innovative and
relevant. Tell us how your topic relates to the 2021 theme of Wellness
& Equity.</li><li>Intended Audience/Track. Check all that apply
(Student & Emerging Professional, Leadership & Management,
Education & Community, Collections, Curatorial)</li><li>Presenters
(200 words). List presenters you have approached to participate in this
session and provide a brief description of the contribution they will
make to this panel. </li></ol>
<p>BOLD IDEAS</p>
<p>These single presentations are 5-8 minutes each and will be grouped
together, similar to a pecha kucha. These Bold Ideas are intended to
showcase everything from the variety of work that you do (case studies)
to the big challenges and solutions needed in the field, all with a
focus on wellness and equity.</p>
<p>Items Needed for your Submission</p>
<ol type="1"><li>Title (Maximum of 10 words)</li><li>Bio</li><li>Headshot</li><li>Description (Maximum of 75 words) If the session is accepted, this will be used in the Program*.</li><li>Abstract (Maximum of 250 words) Describe how your bold idea/story relates to the 2021 theme of Wellness & Equity?</li></ol>
<p>ROUNDTABLE FACILITATOR</p>
<p>As the Roundtable Facilitator you will offer a 10-15 minute overview
about a topic and your personal or professional connection to it, and
then facilitate a conversation with those present. </p>
<p>Items Needed for your Submission</p>
<ol type="1"><li>Title (Maximum of 10 words)</li><li>Bio</li><li>Headshot</li><li>Description (Maximum of 75 words) If the session is accepted, this will be used in the Program*.</li><li>Abstract
(Maximum of 250 words) Provide an overview for your discussion and why
your skills, experiences, and interests will contribute to your success
as a discussion leader, particularly as this relates to the conference
theme. </li><li>Co-moderator/s. (Maximum 100 words) If you plan to have
others co-moderate, please list them here and a brief description of how
their skills and experience will contribute to the topic. </li></ol>
<p>POSTER SESSION</p>
<p>Share your research, demonstrating a connection to the conference
theme. These poster sessions offer an opportunity to share 5-10 minute
presentations about recent research and discuss the research with
attendees. These will be held live during the conference.</p>
<p>Items Needed for your Submission</p>
<ol type="1"><li>Title (Maximum of 10 words)</li><li>Bio</li><li>Headshot</li><li>Description (Maximum of 75 words) If the session is accepted, this will be used in the Program*.</li><li>Abstract (Maximum of 250 words) Tell us how your research relates to the 2021 theme of Wellness & Equity.</li></ol></div><div><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">______________________________<font face="georgia,serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="georgia,serif"><a href="https://www.aamg-us.org/" target="_blank"><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1QH41ePPLjMJZ4LK7KmvPTRBKxIKPXCMF&revid=0B7MXQxIvVynhdmlQdmFFRytWVDNGUzVQQi9ua2ZjK2hmOFE0PQ" alt="https://www.aamg-us.org/" width="420" height="49"></a><br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><font face="georgia,serif">Alexandra Chamberlain</font></div><div><span><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Gallery Director and Instructor, <a href="https://www.indstate.edu/cas/uag" target="_blank">Indiana State University</a><br></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Vice President, Communications, <a href="http://www.aamg-us.org/wp/" target="_blank">Association of Academic Museums & Galleries</a><br></span></span></div><div><br><span><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"></span></span></div></div><div><font face="georgia,serif">Follow us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AcademicMuseums/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel&eid=ARC9oqmoeUkMI6Eb5iO9G9dUrIwttvLne0abRlic4WrICBtyPg6DhYnCBrE2dOk6Iu4ZeXKcf_FJIesU" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/academicmuseums/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/AcademicMuseums" target="_blank">Twitter</a> to stay up to date with all things AAMG!</font><br></div><div><font face="georgia,serif"></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>