Temporary Position Available with Alberta Museum Association in Fort McMurray

The Alberta Museums Association (AMA) is the provincial association of museums and museum professionals. We are regarded as a leader in the Canadian museum field for our innovative programming, publications, and services. The AMA leads, facilitates, and supports the province’s museums through professional consultation, career development opportunities, award-winning publications, and grants funding. We work on behalf of a vital and engaged museum community in Alberta and collaborate with partners across Canada. 

The AMA is seeking three technicians to assist member institutions affected by the floods of June 2013. The successful candidates will serve as regional conservation advisors in areas around Alberta. Two will be stationed in southern Alberta, and one in Fort McMurray. The successful candidates will be integrated into the disaster planning and recovery projects being funded by the AMA Flood Funding Program. Projects revolve around collections management, disaster planning, and preventative conservation. This position involves travel; a vehicle and valid driver’s license are required. 

If you are interested in this opportunity, please submit a cover letter and résumé to: 

Meaghan Patterson, Executive Director / CEO, at hr@museums.ab.ca
* Further information about the position is available by email only, by request.

For more information on the AMA, visit our website at: www.museums.ab.ca 

Standard Practices handbook for Museums available

The Alberta Museums Association (AMA) is pleased to announce that the revised third edition of award winning Standard Practices Handbook for Museums is now available for presale. The Handbook addresses standards of practice and their implementation in seven areas: Museums and Society, Governance and Operations, Collections Management, Conservation, Research, Programming, and Exhibits. Key concepts have been updated and discussions around emergent trends in museum practice have been added. The revisions to the Handbook and its function as a key resource in the museum community ensure that the AMA is a leader in the museum sector.

For more information contact info@museums.ab.ca

Alberta Museums Association Conference

 

There are many things within the museum sector that we do not talk about, and many that we have talked about for years, but have taken little action on. Challenges in museum management and operations — such as financial stability, succession management, deaccessioning, storage and space issues, and dissolution and closure — are often considered too contentious to discuss. There are also the stories that museums do not tell; the artifacts that museums do not display; the multiple viewpoints that are not shared; and the questions asked by the public that museums do not know how to answer. It is about time we face our fears and challenge our perspectives to be courageous leaders capable of making real change in our museums and our communities.

The 2012 AMA Conference will be a catalyst for original research that will bolster the knowledge and skills available to museums in all stages of organizational life as they confront sustainability challenges and start having those crucial conversations that keep our organizations nimble and vital.

• When

• Thursday, September 20, 2012 - Saturday, September 22, 2012
  
  

• Where

• Sheraton Red Deer Hotel
  3310.50 Avenue
  Red Deer, Alberta T4N 3X9
  403.346.2091
  
  
  For more information or to register, please visit www.museums.ab.ca
  
  
  
  

AMA Pre- Conference Workshops

 

The 2012 Alberta Museums Association Conference sessions will tackle the difficult topics facing Alberta’s museums in order to address the challenges of organizational sustainability. To begin this year’s Conference experience, the AMA is pleased to present three high quality Pre-Conference Workshops, which provide a hands-on, practical learning experience.
Strategic Planning 101: The Development
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
$95
Kerry Wood Nature Centre
Jim Cullen, Principal, W. Jim Cullen Consulting Services, Calgary.
Strategic planning has become a standard practice of most non-profit organizations and is a mandated requirement of many grantors and accreditation organizations. This workshop will take you step-by-step through a broad strategic planning framework that is tailored to museums and will provide opportunities to discuss and troubleshoot your own particular challenges.


Strategic Planning 201: The Implementation
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
$95
Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery
Gail Anderson, Consultant, Gail Anderson and Associates, Novato, California, USA.
You have developed your strategic plan, now how do you implement it? How do you connect strategy to operations? Understand the pitfalls and learn about the keys to success for implementing, monitoring, and evaluating your organization’s strategic plan. Please bring a copy of your strategic plan for this session.


Financial Management and Planning 101
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
$ 60
Norwegian Laft Hus
Stella Penner, Certified General Accountant and Partner, Thompson, Penner & Lo, Calgary.
Join us for this workshop on the best financial practices for small not-for-profit organizations. We will discuss the tools you should be incorporating into your institution to manage and reflect your finances. We will also look at how finances can be used as a basis for longer-term planning and as a way to tell the ‘story’ of your organization. 
Fort more information and to register, please visit www.museums.ab.ca