Dear Carol, with apologies for my late response, I would like to join the
meeting on Thursday afternoon and the Way We Worked huddle that evening.
Please would you let me know what works for you?
Thank you
Josephine
On Friday, October 9, 2015, Harsh, Carol <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi all,
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> We are looking forward to seeing many of you at the National Humanities
> Conference in St. Louis in November.
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> Towards that end, we would like to invite you to join us for several
> different MoMS activities.
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> First, we will be hosting a MoMS focus group on *Thursday, November 5,
> 2015, from 2:00 to 5:00* at the hotel (room TBD). We want to get your
> feedback about concepts for the next MoMS exhibition topic (slated to open
> in 2018!); discuss new initiatives your councils are developing; and share
> ideas about best practices and lessons learned with regard to MoMS. As you
> know Museum on Main Street represents a 21 year partnership between the
> Smithsonian and state humanities councils. It’s important for us to dream
> together about where we want this partnership to go and how we can keep it
> relevant and meaningful in the work of the humanities. We need to have a
> head count in order to make sure the room is big enough, so please let us
> know if you are able to join us by *Wednesday, October 23, 2015.*
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> Secondly, we will be hosting “MoMS Host Huddles” so that councils hosting
> exhibits can share ideas with other councils that have hosted or are
> planning to host the same exhibition. If you want to join in on this new
> opportunity, please look at the schedule below and let us know if you plan
> to participate:
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> Hometown Teams Huddle -- Lunch 11:30 to 1:00 on Saturday --(possibly at a
> sports bar?)
> Water/Ways Huddle - Lunch 12:30-2:00 on Friday – (you guessed it…at a
> seafood restaurant!)
>
> The Way We Worked Huddle - Dinner Thursday after the opening reception -
> 8:00 pm -- (what makes sense? BBQ? American Diner?)
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> Please let us know if you plan to join us by *Monday, November 2, 2015*
> so that we can make reservations. These “huddles” will give you a chance to
> share your plans and bounce ideas off your colleagues. We are eager to
> hear your ideas and provide any information that will help you to make MoMS
> a huge success in your states.
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> Also, please plan to attend the session about MoMS, “What’s new on Main
> Street” that is hosted by the Tracy (KS) and Jennifer (MN) and includes
> Robbie. It is scheduled for Saturday at 1:00.
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> This is the first National Humanities Conference in a number of years in
> which we will NOT be hosting MoMS National Planning Meetings. For those of
> you on the 2017 tour of *Water/Ways* or the 2018 tour of *Hometown Teams*,
> we are planning to host your national planning meeting in February/March,
> 2016, in Annapolis, MD. More details will follow shortly. The national
> meeting for *The Way We Worked *will be at the end of November in
> Charlotte, NC.
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> So, on behalf of the MoMS team, we are looking forward to seeing you in
> St. Louis!
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> With warm regards,
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> Carol
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> Carol G. Harsh
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> Director, Museum on Main Street and Special Projects
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> Smithsonian Institution, SITES
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