Handouts from the 2008 Annual Conference in Warwick, Rhode Island are now available. To receive handouts, write to BJ Larson at NEMA. List the titles you wish to order, your mailing address, and enclose $3 for each handout packet to cover photocopying, shipping and handling. Handouts are available for the following sessions:

Wednesday
Making History: Museums in Current Events
Navigating through the Newly Designed AAM General Facility Report
On Your Toes! Exploring New Partnership Opportunities
One More for the Road: Drinking in Museums
Placing a Museum at the Center of Community When it Doesn’t Seem Possible
Power in Numbers: Driving Tourism and Building Community
What a Mess: Scrapbook Conservation

Thursday
The Audience-Focused Exhibit
Exhibitions: Commemorative or Interpretive?
How Do I Get an Intern When They All Want to go to the MFA?
Museum Education Marketplace: Description and Contact List (free)
New Partnerships
A Perfect Storm: NCLB & Transportation Costs for School Field Trips
The Connected Classroom: Digital Technology in Art Museum Education
Woven in Time: Textile Care

Friday
College, Community, Coursework: The Challenges and Opportunities of Student-Curated Exhibitions
Designing Your Insurance Program: An Insurance Handbook
Finding the Right Balance: Conceptual Planning for Museums
Please Touch: Senses and the Museum Experience
Trends in Philanthropy in Today’s Economy