<div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-family:Inter,-apple-system,"system-ui","Segoe UI",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol";font-size:14.0003px">BCMA 2026 Call for Proposals - Deadline Extended!

Ran out of time to submit? We've got you covered - <b>submissions extended to April 25th! </b>

The BCMA conference celebrates the shared wisdom of our community. Your unique perspectives – whether they come from a small volunteer-run site or a larger institution, whether you’re an emerging professional or established – are vital to our collective growth. Sharing your challenges, successes, and brave failures helps us all move toward a more resilient and purposeful sector. 

To learn more, visit our website: </span><a href="https://museum.bc.ca/2026-bcma-conference-proposals/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="gmail-publish_link_FBzWV gmail-publish_external_6f-Tu" style="font-family:Inter,-apple-system,"system-ui","Segoe UI",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol";font-feature-settings:unset;font-kerning:unset;font-size:14.0003px;font-size-adjust:unset;font-stretch:unset;font-synthesis:unset;font-variant-alternates:unset;font-variant-east-asian:unset;font-variant-numeric:unset;text-orientation:unset;writing-mode:unset;zoom:unset;background-blend-mode:unset;background-clip:unset;background-image:unset;background-origin:unset;background-position:unset;background-repeat:unset;background-size:unset;border:unset;border-radius:unset;border-collapse:unset;box-sizing:unset;break-after:unset;break-before:unset;break-inside:unset;caption-side:unset;clear:unset;columns:unset;column-fill:unset;column-rule:unset;column-span:unset;display:unset;empty-cells:unset;float:unset;height:unset;image-orientation:unset;isolation:unset;line-break:unset;line-height:unset;list-style:unset;margin:unset;max-height:unset;max-width:unset;min-height:unset;min-width:unset;mix-blend-mode:unset;object-fit:unset;object-position:unset;opacity:unset;outline:unset;overflow:unset;padding:unset;quotes:unset;speak:unset;table-layout:unset;text-align-last:unset;text-autospace:unset;text-combine-upright:unset;text-emphasis:unset;text-justify:unset;text-overflow:unset;text-underline-position:unset;vertical-align:unset;border-spacing:unset;width:unset;word-break:unset">https://museum.bc.ca/2026-bcma-conference-proposals/</a></div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)">Desirée Hall<br>Program & Communications Coordinator<br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)"><font size="1" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="https://equity.ubc.ca/resources/gender-diversity/pronouns/" target="_blank">Pronouns</a>: She/Her</font></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)"><font size="1" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></span></div><div>Save the date and <a href="https://museum.bc.ca/conferences-and-events/conference/bcma-2026-conference/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:rgb(18,100,163)" target="_blank">register now</a> for BCMA Conference 2026: People, Purpose and the Power of Gathering, November 3-6th!<span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)"><font size="1" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"></font></span></div><div><br><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font color="#666666">The BC Museums Association office is located on the traditional, unceded lands of the <a href="https://vimeo.com/275788251" target="_blank">Lekwungen</a>
 peoples (Songhees and Xwsepsum Nations). We respect past, present, and 
future Indigenous stewards and recognize that we are uninvited guests on
 this territory.</font></span></div></div><div><br><div><font color="#888888"><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49);font-family:Arial,sans-serif">BC Museums Association || 675 Belleville Street  || Victoria, BC || V8W 1A1 </span></p></font><font color="#888888"><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.66px"><a href="http://www.museum.bc.ca/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">museum.bc.ca</a></span></p></font></div></div></div></div></div></div>