Benefits available to the Independent Museum Professional Membership Level:

Publications

• NEMA News - a quarterly journal devoted to vital issues in the museum profession.
• NEMA Jobs - lists current employment, volunteer, intern, and fellowship opportunities. Updated weekly.
• IMP Members are entitled to a discounted rates on our publications, including: The Salary and Benefits Survey and The Employer's Handbook.

Professional Development and Networking

• Annual Conference - a three-day annual gathering where more than 800 New England museum professionals gather to explore issues, debate options, and share news.
• Workshops and seminars - NEMA offers 14-20 one-day programs every year. Many of our workshops are created by NEMA's 13 Professional Affinity Groups; this allows us to offer professional development to the widest range of specific groups and disciplines within the museum community. Subjects include: museum administration, membership & development, collections care, legal & advocacy issues, exhibitions, education & programming, and topics of particular concern to small museums, children's museums or university museums.
• Member Discussion Lists - NEMA Collections; NEMA Interpretation and Public Programs; NEMA Administration and Facilities; and NEMA IMP (Independent Museum Professional) and Corporate Issues. Unmoderated internet lists let you network and share information with colleagues. Open to Members only. To join, please visit, www.nemanet.org/discussionlists.htm.
• Request for Proposals (RFP) Distribution Service: Moderated ListServ: Keep informed and networked with other professionals working with the museum community. You’ll also have the opportunity to receive RFPs from New England museums. The listserv can be found at http://lists.topica.com/lists/nemalist. This list is a private list and approval is needed to join. Please contact NEMA to be added.

Promotional Opportunities
Only Independent Museum Professionals and Corporate Members may be included in NEMA's Products and Services Directory. The annual fee for Independent Museum Professionals to be listed in this online directory is $20. The P&S Directory is updated on a continuous basis. If you are interested in additional promotional opportunites including advertising in NEMA News please see the Small and Large Corporate Membership categories for upgrade information.

Group Purchasing
Offered in collaboration with W.B. Mason. In addition to access to the W.B. Mason special group-purchasing catalog, NEMA has negotiated specially reduced prices on the 100 office supplies most frequently used by museums. To set up your account, please call W.B. Mason Account Representative, Meghan Lewis at 1-888-WB-Mason (1-888-926-2766 ext. 1150).

If you are interested in additional marketing opportunities please see the Corporate Membership category.
Benefits available at the Corporate level include:

• Substantial discounts on advertisements in our quarterly journal, NEMA News.
• Opportunities to mail information to NEMA members.
• Discounted rates and priority booking of NEMA’s Annual Conference Exhibit Hall.
• Discounted rates and advance notice to advertise in NEMA’s Annual Conference Program.