Status message

Submissions for this form are closed.

OMA Conference 2018 - Call for Proposals

 

2018 OMA Annual Conference – Call for Proposals

Hosted by TMN – Toronto Museum Network

October 24 - 26, 2018

Collaborating for Impact: Not Business as Usual

In Workforce, Collections, Audiences

 

Collaborating for Impact examines the idea that museums can more effectively and efficiently serve the public through the establishment of dynamic and innovative partnerships with a variety of different actors both within and outside of the sector, including but not limited to; government, other cultural institutions, education, individuals, and non-profits. Building on different examples of successful (or failed!) sectoral and non-sectoral models, Collaborating for Impact looks at the connections museums form in their communities and serves to provide a fresh approach to the role of museums in contemporary society. Successful proposals will highlight best practices, lessons learned and innovative approaches to collaboration, which enhance the impact of museums and of the sector generally.

We invite proposals that will offer case studies, different perspectives and reflections within one of three streams – Workforce, Collections, and Audiences:

 

Workforce Sector Collaborations

Ex.

  • Health and Well-being
  • Diversity and Inclusion initiatives, strategies
  • Flexible work arrangements, job-sharing
  • Cultural competency

 

Collection Collaborations

Ex. 

  • Post-secondary institutions
  • For care and conservation
  • Inter-agency collaboration, corporate collections
  • Unique types of museum collections

 

Audience Collaborations

Ex.      

  • Effective collaborations and evaluating their sustainability
  • Museums engaging in unique, unconventional partnerships
  • Special events and museum visitors
  • Performance, Theatre and other Arts
  • Sector to Sector i.e. Technology


Building on the primary conference theme, we welcome proposals for sessions that address all areas of museum work and that explore new and exciting aspects of the field.

Proposals are encouraged from people who identify with groups underrepresented in the museum community including but not limited to: Indigenous, Francophone, LGBTTIQQ2SA, racialized communities, persons with disabilities, persons who are d/Deaf, blind or low vision, Refugees, new Canadians, and/or persons living before the poverty threshold who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

Individuals or organizations who would like to present at the Conference are invited to submit proposals and related materials by completing this form by Midnight March 12th, 2018.

Agree to the terms and conditions for authors and presenters.

Submission of a proposal indicates your acceptance of the terms and conditions of participating in the OMA conference if your proposal is accepted by the Program Committee.

These include:

  • Conference proposal is due Midnight March 12, 2018
  • At least one author of the proposal must register for the conference by July 1, 2018. If no author of the proposal has registered for the conference by this date, the proposed presentation will be removed from the conference program. Successful proposals will be notified in or before May, 2018.  (Presenters from outside of the museums and heritage sector will not have to pay the full registration rate.)

Submission of your proposal by completing this form indicates your acceptance of these terms and conditions for participating in the 2018 OMA Conference if your proposal is accepted by the Program Committee.

By submitting a proposal, you certify that:

  • This presentation was prepared originally for the 2018 OMA Conference.
  • That you and any co-presenters have the requisite rights and permissions to grant the OMA the rights to the presentation, in print or electronic form (video recording and online slides).
  • Furthermore, you assign to the OMA a non-exclusive license to publish your presentation on their website for their members as part of the conference webcast and presentation slides in PDF format.
  • You (including any co-authors) retain copyright in this work.

If you did not receive a confirmation email for submitting the proposal, please send a follow-up email to [email protected].