Deadline: 09 July 2009

NAMAC's 2009 conference is shaping up to be an extraordinary event. In this time of flux and shift, NAMAC's biennial conference is a critical opportunity for arts and media groups to convene, connect, strategize, and plot radically new approaches for sustaining our organizations and building our field.

Travel Stipends Are Now Available for NAMAC Members:

This event convenes at such a critical juncture, we want you all to be there for the Big Think. Great news: We've secured funding from the NEA to offer stipends to offset costs for NAMAC members to travel to Boston for Commonwealth. Support can be used only for travel costs or hotel support for the Park Plaza Hotel.

To apply for funding, please visit our web site to download a brief application. Eighty travel stipends up to $250 each will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis, with priority given to organizations with budgets under $500,000. Limit of one stipend per organization; available to NAMAC members only. Notification of stipends will be on Friday, July 17, 2009.

How's the Conference Shaping Up?

Join us for our 2009 NAMAC Conference Informational Call, July 9:

Call in to learn more about our exciting plans for Commonwealth. Conference Producer Yolanda Hippensteele will share program highlights that are slated to make Boston NAMAC's best conference yet. Learn how we're framing this year's event, what's new and different from years past, how the keynotes, panels and workshops are shaping up, and how we're using participatory formats to help you get what you want from the event. Local Events Manager Deborah Obalil will let us know what kind of parties and tours the locals are cooking up to show off the best of Boston.

Come with any questions you may have for conference staff.

When: July 9
Time: 3pm Eastern/ noon Pacific
Dial-in Number: (650) 475-4825
When prompted, enter Participant Access Code: 115188#

Conference Program Updates:

NAMAC has been actively scanning the field to create a conference that will energize and inspire you with innovative ideas, peer-to-peer contact, and capacity building.

* Discussions on New Developments & Big Ideasthat will leave your mind spinning
* Best Practice Presentations from your most innovative peers.
* Skill-building Workshops to supercharge your work.
* "Open Space" discussions, on the hot topics that you are eager to discuss with your peers.
* A Media Arts Town Hall Meeting, for a deliberative dialogue to clarify our community's priorities for policy and advocacy.
* Meet & Greets with Funders, to converse directly with grant makers.
* Tours of Boston'smost exciting media and arts organizations and landmarks by bus, foot, bike and boat.
* Fun parties, including an outdoor, waterfront film reception and our opening reception at the MIT Museum's Sociable Media exhibit.

Register Today & Save
Early Bird discount available before July 22.

We Can't Wait to see you in Boston!

Jack, Yolanda, Sara Jane, Brittany, Susi, Deborah, Mira, Laura and Carmen
The NAMAC Conference Team

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