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This section contains all current information on the 2009 TAM Annual Meeting in El Paso

A printed program will be mailed to TAM members in January 2009 .

If you'd like to receive the 2009 Annual Meeting program, request one by e-mailing us with your name and address.

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Annual Meeting Theme: Breaking Down Barriers – Building Bridges

The Texas museum community includes hundreds of quality museums located all over the state, each with something special to offer. All of them share the goal of providing the best possible services to their communities, their patrons and their visitors. All of them strive to make the most of limited staff, volunteer and financial resources.

Yet there are important differences among these museums. They have different missions, collections, policies and operating standards. Their funding derives from differing sources – public, private, endowments, admission fees. Their target audiences are different. Perhaps most important, they may reflect different cultural paradigms. These differences can be perceived as “barriers.” They may be seen as reasons to avoid communication and cooperation. Indeed, they may serve to foster increased competition.

The 2009 TAM Annual Meeting will explore ways that Texas museums can identify and break down these “barriers” and cooperate with each other to better serve their audiences and their communities. By bridging the social, economic, political and ideological borders that appear to divide them, and forging new partnerships based on the sharing of resources, Texas museums can strengthen their abilities to inspire understanding and thus provide meaningful benefits for all.

Get ready to come to El Paso in March 2009. This unique bicultural high-desert oasis, on the Rio Grande’s pass between the Sierra Madres and the southern Rocky Mountains, lies at the junction of three states (Texas, New Mexico and Chihuahua) and two nations (the U.S. and Mexico). Activities and sightseeing opportunities abound throughout the region, the weather should be warm and sunny (360 days of sunshine every year!), and the meeting program will offer something for everyone. See you there!

Annual Meeting Program

A yearly conference offering programs on current developments in the museum field for staff, trustees, and volunteers from museums of all sizes and disciplines, and providing a forum in which to meet colleagues.

• You will hear noted professionals explain and debate the issues facing the museum world.

• You will meet and exchange information with other museum professionals, trustees, and volunteers.

• As a member of TAM you will receive a discount on registration fees.
  

Professional Development Certificate -- The TAM Professional Development Certificate Program provides an incentive for Texas museum professionals to enhance their expertise by attending a series of educational programs in one of five areas offocus. It combines the best of TAM's conference programming and hands-on workshops with the technical expertise and reputation of one of the nation’s premier museum associations.

Scholarship Assistance

• Multicultural Initiatives Scholarship

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