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  Dear ISEN Members:

*Sustaining a Community of Learners* is the theme for the 24th Annual 
Visitor Studies Association Conference, to be held July 24-27, 2011 at 
the Palmer House Hotel in Chicago, Illinois.

The Visitor Studies Association (VSA) is the premier professional 
organization focusing on all facets of the visitor experience in 
museums, zoos, nature centers, visitor centers, historic sites, parks 
and other cultural institutions and attractions. VSA seeks to foster a 
sense of community among its members, who gather once a year to pose 
intriguing questions, explore diverse opinions, debate controversial 
issues, challenge assumptions and share their successes and their 
struggles---in essence, to learn from one another.

To expand upon this community of learners, VSA is calling for proposals 
for its 2011 conference, which will take place concurrently with the 
Association of Midwest Museums (AMM) and the Illinois Association of 
Museums (IAM) annual conference. The partnership between these three 
organizations creates a unique opportunity for VSA conference attendees 
to meet with a wide spectrum of museum professionals. Through an 
"open-door" registration, VSA, AMM and IAM members will be able to 
attend all sessions, keynote addresses, coffee breaks and special events 
offered through these conferences.

The 2011 conference will feature a variety of presentation formats. 
Please review the formats described in the full call and select the one 
that will work best for your topic. You may submit up to three different 
proposals. However, please keep in mind that the program chairs are 
seeking to craft a conference that features as many different presenters 
as possible. Submissions will be evaluated based on the degree to which 
the proposed presentation will be engaging, meaningful, relevant and 
useful to VSA, AMM and IAM members alike.

Final proposals by *Monday, November 29, 2010*.

to download the full call for proposals, including instructions and 
forms, in Word format, visit

http://visitorstudies.org/conference-overview

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Erik Ledbetter
Executive Director
Visitor Studies Association
PO Box 10668
Rockville, MD 20849-0668
v. 301 762.1450
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www.visitorstudies.org
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