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Need to Know | Sector News OMA Professional Development | #OMAConf2022 Other PD Opportunities | In the Media OMA's 50th Anniversary Need to Know Upcoming Design Charrette: Creating a Vision of Museums in a Digital Future Ontario Museum Association and George Brown College Online Thursday September 29, 2022 9:00am – 3:00pm (working lunch) On behalf of the Ontario Museum Association and George...

September 13, 2022 OMA Conference 2022: Early Bird Deadline Extended to Sept. 21 Register now and save! Early-bird rates extended until Wednesday September 21, 2022 You asked, we listened ! The OMA and the Conference Program Committee are glad to extend the early bird deadline and allow our Members and colleagues an opportunity to save on registration. We look forward to gathering with you at OMA...

September 9, 2022 OMA Conference 2022: Early Bird Deadline Sept. 12 Register today and save! Register now and save! Early-bird rates are available until Monday September 12, 2022 We look forward to gathering with you at OMA Annual Conference! Monday, November 7, 2022 In-person (Hamilton) – select sessions will be live-streamed Tuesday, November 8, 2022 (Hamilton) Study Tours (more information to...

Need to Know | Provincial News #OMAConf2022 | OMA Initiatives | Upcoming OMA Dates Out-of-Province News | In the Media | OMA's 50th Anniversary Need to Know Leaders in innovation: the arts, heritage and entertainment Hill Strategies Statistics Canada recently surveyed organizations and businesses (with at least one employee) about their innovations, if any, since the start of the pandemic. In...

Sector News | #OMAConf2022 | At the OMA Colleague Updates | In the Media | What's On OMA's 50th Anniversary | Jobs Postings & Events Sector News September 30, 2022 is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation National Residential School Crisis Line offers emotional support and crisis referral services for residential school Survivors and their families. Call the toll-free Crisis Line at 1-866...

Need to Know OMA Resources | External Resources O MA Job Board | OMA's 50th Anniversary In the Media Need to Know ICOM approves a new museum definition On August 24th, in the framework of the 26th ICOM General Conference held in Prague, the ICOM Extraordinary General Assembly approved a new museum definition. The vote is the culmination of an 18-month participatory process that involved hundreds...

August 19, 2022 #OMAConf2022: Program Now Available Let’s get together! As we celebrate the OMA’s 50th Anniversary, the OMA and the Conference Program Committee are thrilled to share a 2022 OMA Annual Conference that is exciting and accessible! We are so glad to see each other again and we are committed to gathering safely . Read on to discover the fascinating speakers , sessions and exhibitors...

OMA's 50th Anniversary OMA Professional Development | Other PD Opportunities #OMAConf2022 | In the Media OMA's 50th Anniversary 2022 is the Ontario Museum Association’s 50th Anniversary! We are celebrating 50 years of advancing a strong museum sector for Ontario with staff and volunteers from the province’s 700 museums, galleries, and heritage sites. To commemorate this occasion, we are hosting a...

Need to Know | OMA's 50th Anniversary Provincial News | OMA Initiatives | Upcoming OMA Dates #OMAConf2022 | In the Media Need to Know Digital Access to Heritage fund Deadline: September 1st The Digital Access to Heritage component of The Museums Assistance Program (MAP), provides funding to heritage organizations to digitize collections and make them available to the public, develop digital...

Need to Know | Sector News | At the OMA #OMAConf2022 | OMA's 50th Anniversary In the Media | What's On | Jobs Postings & Events Need to Know Ontario extends COVID-19 Worker Income Protection Benefit Ontario is extending the COVID-19 Worker Income Protection Benefit until March 31, 2023 . On April 29, 2021, the Ontario Government amended the Employment Standards Act, 2000 ( ESA ) to require...