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24th Annual Visitor Studies Association Conference

Sustaining a Community of Learners

July 24-27, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois

 

Just a reminder that the deadline for Early Bird Registration rates for
the 2011 VSA Annual Conference is Friday, June 17.  Registrations must
be completed online, faxed, or postmarked by this date to receive the
discounted rate.

 

Register online or download the printable registration form:
http://visitorstudies.org/conference-overview/conference-registration

 

Through this year's conference, Sustaining a Community of Learners, 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's 24th Annual Conference
will take place concurrently with the Association of Midwest Museums
(AMM) and the Illinois Association of Museums (IAM) annual conferences.
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 by any of the three partner
organizations.

 

Pre-Conference Workshops: VSA also offers a robust slate of
pre-conference workshops, an opportunity to increase your knowledge and
understanding in a variety of areas of visitor studies including data
management, developing effective tools to measure learning, and using
innovative techniques to capture visitor experiences. Workshops are
offered for a range of expertise with visitor studies - from beginner to
experienced.  For descriptions of workshops visit:
http://visitorstudies.org/conference-overview/pre-conference-events

 

Hotel Accommodations: The conference will be held at the Palmer House
Hilton Hotel in downtown Chicago.  The hotel is offering a special
conference rate of $169/night for conference attendees.  This rate is
only available through July 8, 2011 and only a limited number of rooms
are available - so book your room now!  You may reserve your room by
phoning the Palmer House at 877-865-5321 or online at
http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/C/CHIPHHH-AMM-20110723/i
ndex.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG

 

For more information about the conference program, sessions, or
workshops, visit our website:
http://visitorstudies.org/conference-overview

 

Hope to see you in Chicago!

2011 VSA Conference Team

 

(apologies for cross-postings)

 

 

Jessica Sickler

Senior Research Associate

Institute for Learning Innovation

 

direct: 347-776-0002

main office: 410-956-5144

email: [log in to unmask]

 

 


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