Cultural Connections Program Announcement

Program Announcement

Writing for Your Peers in Museums
Wednesday, February 8, 2005, 1:00-4:00PM
JFK University, Berkeley

Are you working on a great project? Interested in starting a dialogue with your colleagues in other cultural institutions? Wanting to bring new ideas to the forefront? Publishing can push you to new heights in your museum work. It can help you be more organized, succinct and focused in your professional endeavors, and can benefit the field as well as your career.

Mitch Allen, creator and manager of Left Coast Press, and former Founder and Publisher of AltaMira Press, will speak about his experiences publishing the work of scholars, students, and professionals in cultural institutions.

Marjorie Schwarzer, Chair of the Museum Studies Program at JFK University will provide encouragement to new writers and inspiration to more seasoned writers thinking about publishing. Marjorie has authored numerous articles in museum publications, "Graduate Training in Museum Studies: What Students Need to Know", and a forthcoming book about the history of museums in the United States.

Janet Petitpas, Associate Director of the Bay Area Discovery Museum, will offer practical tips about the writing process drawing from her experiences publishing about childrens’ museums.

The program will also include a "topic auction" in which we will ask for your help to generate topics and match them with prospective authors in the audience. Cultural Connections board member Brianna Cutts will moderate, presenting generated topics to the panel for commentary. You may leave the program with new answers to old questions, potential collaborators for an article or conference session, or a new awareness of how your colleagues can benefit from your experience.

* Please note that this program begins and ends earlier (1-4 pm) than most Cultural Connections events, in order to accommodate the JFK University class schedule.

Program

1:00*-1:30	Arrival/Checkin
1:30-2:00	Welcome and Announcements
2:00-2:20	Marjorie Schwarzer
2:20-2:40	Janet Petitpas
2:40-3:00	Mitch Allen
3:00-3:30	Topic Auction
3:30-4:00*	Networking with colleagues and snacks
Program Fee	Free for Cultural Connections members $10 for non-members
Inquiries	Email info@cultural-connections.org
Location	John F. Kennedy University Berkeley Campus 2956 San Pablo Avenue, 2nd Floor Berkeley CA 94702-2471 510.649.0499
Directions	From Interstate 80, take the Ashby Avenue exit. Cross 7th Street and make a left into parking lot at the Ashby Plaza Clock Tower. Drive towards the water tower and look right for signs to JFK University Berkeley campus (loading dock B). For a map, please see: http://www.jfku.edu/?a=locations_berkeley&cid=7&spid1=10
Parking and Access	Free parking is available in the lot behind the JFK Campus. Metered parking is available on San Pablo Avenue. Elevator access to the second floor is provided via the loading dock adjacent to the parking lot.

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