2010 Museums in Conversation Theme: What Say You?

MANY and our conference partner, the Upstate History Alliance, are planning our 2010 Museums in Conversation Conference for April 11-13, at the Albany Marriott (site of the 2008 conference).

We're kicking around theme ideas and we need your help. Should the conference theme be practical or aspirational....or both? Will a conference about leveraging resources bring folks out in droves in these tough times?

Tell us what you think.

MANY Director Wins 6-Word Novel Contest!

MANY Director Anne Ackerson just received word that she is the co-winner of the 6-Word Novel Contest, sponsored by Blue Avocado, the online resource for nonprofits. The news was announced here and a box of avocados is on its way to Troy.

Anne's winning entry was chosen from more than 200 flash-fiction novels. Hers: My secret discovered. Plane ticket purchased.

Judge Janis Lane-Ewart , Executive Director, KFAI Radio Without Borders, Minneapolis, Minnesota, noted this novel's "ability to capture my imagination, sense of escapism, and mystery."

Get ready, MANY readers -- Blue Avocado is sponsoring a 6-Word Mission Statement Contest this fall!!

Photo: White Books by Vicki's Pics