2019 Conference

 

Use the below resources to convince your boss to send you to the New England Museum Association annual meeting. Professional development is imperative to your growth, help your boss see the multitude of reasons to support you in your development as a museum professional.

  • Network with more than 800 museum colleagues from around the region and beyond.
  • 70+ professional development sessions and events (the most ever for NEMA!).
  • Terrific off-site and after hours events in Burlington, Vermont. (Don’t miss our opening night event at the ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain!)
  • New, TED Talk-style “Story Telling Sessions” put you in touch with the successes (and failures) of your New England colleagues.
  • Learn about the latest innovative products and services in the NEMA Exhibit Hall.
  • The Demonstration Station is the place to get fast-moving, how-to tips on mastering the latest museum field trends.
  • Get hands on experience by joining the Exhibitor PAG service project on Tuesday before conference.
  • Meet-ups galore - follow #NEMA2019 on Twitter to join in.

 Personalize this Dear Manager Justification Email for the NEMA Conference

 5 Reasons to Attend the 2019 Annual NEMA Conference


How to Decide Which Conferences Are Worth Your Time by Dorie Clark
https://hbr.org/2017/01/how-to-decide-which-conferences-are-worth-your-time

How to Convince Your Boss to Send You to A Conference
https://bloguettes.com/how-to-convince-your-boss-to-send-you-to-a-conference/

How to convince your boss to send you to a conference
https://medium.com/@charliedowler/how-to-convince-your-boss-to-send-you-to-a-conference-60dada509f6a

How to Convince your Boss
https://www.museumnext.com/2016/09/how-to-convince-your-boss/

Wall Street Journal: Persuade the boss you really will work at the conference
https://www.wsj.com/articles/persuade-the-boss-you-really-will-work-at-the-conference-1458670865

Get the Boss To Buy In
https://hbr.org/2015/01/get-the-boss-to-buy-in

How to Convince your Boss
https://medium.com/iam-journal/how-to-convince-your-boss-or-yourself-that-you-should-attend-iam-weekend-17-390c30ee656d

Dear Boss: Please Send Me
http://www.idsa.org/news/community-news/dear-boss

Top 10 reasons your boss should send you to MW17 in April!
http://www.museumsandtheweb.com/top-10-reasons-your-boss-should-send-you-to-mw17/

In The Company of Our Own People
http://download.aaslh.org/history+news/CarolKammen-IntheCompanyofOurPeers.pdf

 


Resource Links to help you get the most out of Conference