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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:106%"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#222222">Don’t miss your chance to get involved as a presenter or contributor for the fourth and final event in
</span><span lang="EN-US">the Alberta Museums Association (AMA)’s <a href="https://museums.ab.ca/what-we-do/annual-conference/2021-conference-series.aspx">
50<sup>th</sup> Anniversary Conference Series</a><span style="color:#222222">! The deadline for the Call for Proposals for our November Event is this
<b>Monday,</b> <b>September 13.</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">For our November Event, we are particularly interested in proposals addressing innovative digital and / or community-led initiatives, as well as continuing conversations that took part over our first three events and
learning from Indigenous members and cultural institutions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://museums.ab.ca/what-we-do/annual-conference/2021-conference-series/call-for-proposals.aspx" target="_blank">Click here</a> to view the Call for Proposals<b> </b>for more information about presenting during
the live half-day event or contributing to the tie-in content that will be released alongside the formal program. You can preview the submission form using the <a href="https://museums.ab.ca/media/126874/2021_call_for_proposals_resource.pdf" target="_blank">question
narrative here</a> to develop your ideas and plan your proposal.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Worried about time before the submissions are due, or that your project is not ready yet? Submit as much information as you can and we will work with you to finalize session ideas and formats.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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The AMA Conference program is built from submissions from you, our colleagues and members of Alberta’s and Canada’s museum sector. We hope you will join us as we showcase the work of the amazing sector we support, and the shared future we are embracing together!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk60738145"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk60738075"><span lang="EN-US">For more information about the 2021 Conference Series or to discuss proposal ideas, please contact me at
</span></span></span><a href="mailto:learning@museums.ab.ca"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk60738145"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk60738075"><span lang="EN-US">learning@museums.ab.ca</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk60738145"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk60738075"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk60738145"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk60738075"><span lang="EN-US">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk60738145"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk60738075"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Meredith Leary, BA, Dipl., Cert.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk60738145"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk60738075"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Program Lead<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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on Treaty 6 territory, the traditional meeting ground and home for many Indigenous Peoples, including the Cree, Saulteaux, Niitsitapi (Blackfoot), Métis, and Nakota Sioux Peoples.</span></i></span></span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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