CAM e-NEWS 1/17/2007

FIND YOUR MUSE... Be a member of the California Association of Museums! CAM is the only professional association specifically addressing the needs and interests of California's museums and relies on membership dues to support its programs and services. Membership benefits and fees are available at http://www.calmuseums.org/membership.

THREE WEEKS LEFT TO REGISTER FOR THE 2007 CAM CONFERENCE

There are still three weeks left to register for CAM’s next statewide museum conference, Charting a Course: New Models for Times of Change. The conference will take place in Long Beach, California, February 21-24, 2007. Long Beach’s waterfront, harbors, and cultural offerings will be the backdrop for an unforgettable conference with Long Beach institutions hosting workshops and special events. For information about the 2007 CAM conference, including the entire conference program, featured speakers, and registration and hotel details, please see http://www.calmuseums.org/conferences_and_workshops/2007overview.html or contact the CAM office at (831) 471-9970 or admin@calmuseums.org. We hope to see you in Long Beach!

REMINDER: 3RD ANNUAL CULTURAL AND HERITAGE TOURISM SYMPOSIUM

On January 18 and 19, 2007, the California Cultural and Heritage Tourism Council will be sponsoring their 3rd Annual Symposium titled Economic Development through Cultural & Heritage Tourism. The gathering will be held at the Lake Natoma Inn steps away from Historic Downtown Folsom. Featured speakers include Dan Shilling and Mark McDermot on civic tourism, Harvey Chess on grant seeking, and Rosemary McClintock who will discuss the Shop America Alliance. Cultural heritage resources are competitive keys to sustaining a healthy and vibrant community where people want to live, work or visit. This symposium will help the participants create their economic development map of arts, culture, heritage, agriculture, and nature through high-value visitor tourism. The fee is $95 per person and reservations should be made with Melody Orlanes at morlanes@cttc1.com or (916) 319-5431.

GETTY FOUNDATION OFFERS MULTICULTURAL INTERNSHIPS FOR LOS ANGELES-AREA MUSEUMS

In order to increase diversity in the professions related to museums and the visual arts, and to provide support for local organizations, the Getty Foundation offers funding to Los Angeles-area museums and visual arts organizations for multicultural undergraduate internships during summer 2007. The internships are intended specifically for outstanding students who are members of groups currently under-represented in these professions, that is, individuals of African American, Asian, Latino/Hispanic, Native American, and Pacific Islander descent.

Museums and visual arts organizations in Los Angeles County may request support for one to three full-time internship positions, each with a salary of $3,500, for a consecutive ten-week period between June and August 2007. In addition to the salaries, organizations will receive $500 per internship to assist with administrative costs. The deadline to apply is February 1, 2007. Updated guidelines and the online application form are available on the Getty Foundation site at http://getty.edu/foundation.