Call for Session Proposals 2007 Upstate History Alliance/Museum Association of New York Annual Conference April 15-17, 2007 Syracuse, NY Long Tails, Tipping Points and Cultural Literacy: Museums, Trends and Communities Long Tails, Tipping Points and Cultural Literacy explore global trends that offer museums and heritage organizations new lenses through which we can think about the work we do. At an ever-increasing pace, in every aspect of our work, external trends define the directions of institutional mission and impact its success. Decisions about why and what to collect, audiences to target, and exhibitions and programs to develop turn on a host of factors - demographics and social inclusion, economic tourism, and raising test scores to name a few. This year, we seek session proposals exploring the impact of present and future trends on the museum environment. How do the trends you see and experience - both broader public trends and trends in the museum profession - shape your institution's mission and its relationships to its community? How does your institution gather, assess and use trends to its advantage? What is working for you? What isn't? Sessions can be practical or theoretical in nature. While we welcome standard presentation/panel format session proposals, we are looking for a broad range of creative formats such as roundtable discussions, debates, critiques and hands-on activities. We encourage you to present different or opposing approaches/solutions to an issue or trend in the same session. In developing a session with multiple presenters, we strongly urge you to partner with representatives from various museum disciplines. Submitting a Proposal The deadline for session proposals is December 1, 2006. Proposals must be submitted electronically to [log in to unmask] Please visit www.upstatehistory.org to download the session proposal form. The UHA/MANY program committee will review proposals and decisions will be made by mid-January 2006. We also welcome general comments or suggestions for topics you would like to see covered at the conference. Questions If you have any questions or are looking for assistance with developing a proposal, contact UHA program coordinator Jenny Rosenzweig at 800.895.1648, [log in to unmask] or MANY director Anne Ackerson at 518.273.3400, [log in to unmask] About the UHA/MANY Annual Conference The UHA/MANY Annual Conference is the largest gathering of museum professionals in the state. Each year it brings together a diverse array of individuals from all types and sizes of museums, historical societies, and similar cultural organizations. This yearıs conference will be held in Syracuse, where art, history, and science museums bring vitality and a sense of history to this historic Central New York city. Museums in the Syracuse area include the Erie Canal Museum, the Everson Museum of Art, The MOST (Museum of Science and Technology), the Onondaga Historical Association, the Joe and Emily Lowe Gallery at Syracuse University and the Matilda Joslyn Gage House. A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. For the terms of participation, please refer to http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>