AAMV Board Members are presenting 
at the following regional museum conferences:

Association of Midwest Museums  (AAM)
Mackinac Island,                 September 25-29, 2007

Bridging the Gap between Training, Retention and Evaluation: Crafting successful Internship Experiences

     Presenters:

       Debbie Young, Director of Volunteer Services, The Children's Museum of Indianapolis ;  AAMV Midwest Regional Director

       Dawn Scher Thomae, Internship Coordinator, Milwaukee Public Museum
       Deb George, Manager of Professional Development, The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis

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Oklahoma Museums Association (OMA)

Elk City, OK                             September 26-28, 2007

New Volunteer Programs: Building a Strong Foundation

Presenter:

    Robbin D. Davis, Volunteer and Marketing Manager, Oklahoma Museum of History;   AAMV Mountain Plains Regional Director

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  Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums (MAAM)
Pittsburgh, PA                             October 25-27, 2007

Peer Models: How Philadelphia builds a no-cost network of cultural volunteer managers

Participants:

  Program Coordinator: Lois Kuter, Volunteer Coordinator, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, PA, Vice-President AAMV
  Presenters:

  Karen Kennedy Fink, Human Resources and Volunteer Manager, National Constitution Center, Philadelphia, PA, 
             Mid-Atlantic Regional Director AAMV
  Sally Kutyla, Manager of Volunteer Services, Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia, PA
  Maretta Hemsley-Wood, Manager, Docent Program, Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C., 
            Mid-Atlantic Regional Director AAMV

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New England Museum Association (NEMA)

Portland, ME                 November 7-9, 2007

The Nuts and Bolts of Creating and Sustaining a Successful Volunteer Program

Volunteer Management 101
Volunteer Management 201
(two 90 minute sessions on Wed. Nov 7)

This session focuses on both the nuts and bolts of creating a volunteer program, as well as more advanced aspects such as performance evaluation and conflict resolution. In Volunteer Management 101 panelists will discuss recruiting, training, and recognizing volunteers. In Volunteer Management 201 attendees are asked to bring their questions, share success stories, and discuss challenges. You may attend both 101 and 201 or choose the session that best suits your needs and interests.

  Session chair: Linda Apple, AAMV board member, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
  Facilitators:  
  Deb Fuller, AAMV board member, Docent, Wadsworth Athenaeum
  Lisa Fahy, Information Center Manager, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
  Maura Tansley, Manager of Tours and Visitor Learning Programs, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
  Jason Morin, Director of Public Programs, Maine Maritime Museum
  Barbara Hurd, Volunteer Coordinator, Owls Head Transportation Museum

  Nicky Gabriela, Volunteer Coordinator, Farnsworth Art Museum

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