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Dear Colleagues,

Do you relate to the following gripes: I can't keep ahead of my 
email!  I can't get anything done with these phone calls coming in! 
I can't do my work with all these people interrupting me!  I really 
have to organize this stuff better!  How can you tell me to take time 
to reflect on my work when I hardly have time to do my work!

Have you ever noticed how some people have developed a savvy for one 
or more of the following challenges: managing to get their work done 
without going into overtime; handling multiple projects; and coping 
with the myriad emails, telephone calls, and drop by staff 
interruptions that impinge on our workday?  Do you know someone who 
fits this description?  Are you one of these people? 

How do we organize our work life in order to be more effective and 
more efficient?  We, (Julie Johnson and Elsa Bailey), are developing 
a proposal on this topic for a session at ASTC 2007 and we are 
seeking to augment our team with a few other people.  This team will 
design and deliver a workshop style session at ASTC 2007 in which we 
will share, discuss, and exchange techniques for effectively managing 
our time so that we can better meet our professional 
responsibilities, have some time left over to reflect on our 
practice, and still have time to participate in other life 
activities. We envision that this session will offer people tools and 
ideas that suit a variety of work styles and resonate with the unique 
challenges of working in a science center environment.  This team 
will work together to search out and gather these ideas, and serve as 
facilitators for roundtable discussions at the conference session. 
Does this idea intrigue you?  Are you interested in joining us in 
helping your colleagues to more effectively manage their time?

The December 15th submission deadline is fast approaching.  If you 
are interested in joining us, please respond to us directly at: 
<[log in to unmask]> and/or <[log in to unmask]>.  Please indicate 
"ASTC session" in the subject line.


Julie Johnson
Distinguished Chair of Museum Leadership
Science Museum of Minnesota
email: [log in to unmask]

Elsa Bailey
Principal/Director,
Elsa Bailey Consulting
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