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Volume 14, #1
January 27, 2011 |
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Inside:
Board of Directors
Bruce Geller (11) |
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* * * Greetings from the As La Nina wrecks havoc on much of the world, the A significant topic for our consideration this
meeting has been suggested by our vice-president,
"In
To get the ball
rolling, Penny suggests we shorten the
Last year we also
approved the concept of hosting a social, before or after the meeting,
when we could all gather and
"chew
the fat with similar souls"
(Penny's
words). This year, Jim and Throughout my tenure as president of the SMMP, I
have pursued a philosophy for advancing the society by initiating one
new project per year. Past annual projects include the research grant
program, best practices project, attendance/donor surveys, among others.
Most things have been adopted, but I wouldn't
for a minute say that all are flying high. But, they are all available
and if you need some money for a small project or care to share your
expertise and publish it with a review by your peers we have a mechanism
within the SMMP.
Looking forward to seeing you all in
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MINUTES OF THE
DENVER MEETING Click on the link above to view the minutes. * * * 2011 Board of Directors election Three board member terms will be expiring this year. Please be prepared to nominate candidates and vote. Board members whose terms expire this year are: Note that the term expiration dates of the board members are provided in parentheses in the sidebar. * * * "Best Practices" documents are posted on the SMMP website at: http://www.agiweb.org/smmp/rept-practices.htm We are actively looking for more volunteers to author other best practice documents. * * *
Awards are to support curatorial research and methodologies that address
one or more of the Society of Mineral Museum Professionals (SMMP)
mission statement goals: 1) foster recognition of mineral science
collections as essential scientific, educational and cultural resources,
2) promote support for growth, maintenance and use of collections and
exhibits and, 3) advance museum practice through cooperation in the
development, review and dissemination of information. Amounts vary up to
a maximum of $1000 per grant. Grant awards determined by SMMP Board of
Directors. Grant applications and more details are posted on our
website.
http://www.agiweb.org/smmp/support-SMMP.htm Grant proposals are due: August 1, 2011. * * * A message from Prof.
Viktor K. Garanin,
Dear colleagues! In my new position as Director of the Fersman Mineralogical Museum RAS it is my great pleasure to greet the museum society. The Fersman Mineralogical Museum is a scientific institute by its status, and for a long time it was rather difficult for the average visitor to enjoy our classic displays. However we always have to remember, that we are still a Museum and our main goal is to deliver science to public, making it attractive. My personal scientific experience in the field of mineralogy & petrology of diamond deposits, which will be transferred to the Museum, yielded in the wide range of connections and relations from many levels in Russia, Europe, USA, Africa, Australia and Asia. I am open and excited about new collaborations in the museum world and between any scientific or museum institutions with a mutual interest. We also would appreciate being kept informed on what is going on, any progress or loss, via our staff ‒ SMMP 'ambassadors' and new Department of International Cooperation, headed by my representative Dr. Maria S. Alferova, established for progressing above said collaborations. Sincerely, Maryland
Exhibits My continuing effort to place mineral displays in
public buildings in * * *
Associate Curator, Mineral Sciences Click on the link above to view the job announcement. * * * American Geological Institute (AGI) Natural Science Collections Alliance NSCA) Although the Society of Mineral Museum Professionals maintains no official ties with the Commission on Museums (CM) of the International Mineralogical Association (IMA), the Commission resolved at its December, 2000, meeting in Melbourne, Australia, to support SMMP's efforts in uniting mineral museum professionals worldwide. * * * You are encouraged to interact with your fellow SMMP members via our list server: Please remember that when you reply to an email sent via our list server, you will be replying to the sender, although you have the option of copying the membership. Tony Kampf processes additions to and deletions from the list server. That way we limit the list to our membership and if a member decides that they want to be dropped from the list, Tony will know whether to send them the SMMP Newsletter by snail mail. Note that you are only able to send via the list server from your email address that is on the list server. This should be the same one that is used in our on-line roster. * * * SMMP dues are $10.00 U.S., payable to Anna Domitrovic, treasurer, 6118 W. Lazy Heart Street, Tucson, AZ 85713. Any directory changes or additions should be sent to Tony Kampf. In Europe, dues can be remitted to Peter Davidson, National Museums of Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh EH1 1JF, SCOTLAND. To make paying your dues easier (especially for non-US members), you can pay your dues on-line by credit card or using your own personal PayPal account. Just go to our Dues webpage. Note that you can check your dues payment status on the SMMP on-line roster. The year shown in the last column indicates the last year for which you have paid. If you are delinquent, please remit your dues payment as soon as possible. Remember to renew your membership. If you are planning to pay dues at the Tucson meeting, help Anna by filling out a membership application with your dues payment. Do it beforehand and save time at the meeting! |
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