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IMLS provides leadership for the nation's museums and libraries, by serving as a clearinghouse for knowledge, ideas, and best practices. IMLS-sponsored conferences provide an opportunity for knowledge-sharing among the museum and library community, spurring the development of best practice standards and protocols.

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Connecting to Collections: The National Tour

The Institute of Museum and Library Services has created Connecting to Collections: A Call to Action: a multi-year, multi-faceted national initiative to raise public awareness and inspire action. Visit the Connecting to Collections Web site to learn more about the four National Tour forums planned for 2008-2009.

IMLS on the Road

"Grand Opening Celebration: Gettysburg Museum and Visitor’s Center," Anne Radice, IMLS Director, Gettysburg, PA, Sept. 25-26.

"UNESCO Meeting," Anne Radice, IMLS Director, Paris, France, Sept. 28-Oct. 2.

"Louisiana Book Festival," Anne Radice, IMLS Director, Baton Rouge, LA, Oct.3-4.

California Connecting to Collections regional meetings, Christine Henry, Senior Program Officer, Opening Speaker, Pasadena, CA, Oct. 2.

COSLA Fall Meeting, Mamie Bittner, Deputy Director, Office of Policy, Planning, Research and Communications, Jackson, MS, Oct. 6-8.

"National Archives/University of Maryland ‘Partnerships in Innovation II’ Conference,” Chuck Thomas, Senior Program Officer, College Park, MD, Oct. 7-8.

"IMLS Grant Opportunities for Your Museum," Steve Shwartzman, Senior Program Officer, South Eastern Museum Conference annual meeting, Birmingham, AL, Oct. 16.

"ARL/CNI 'Reinventing Science Librarianship' workshop," Chuck Thomas, Senior Program Officer, Arlington, VA, Oct. 16-17.

"IMLS Grant Opportunities at the Crossroads of Science and Culture," Marsha Semmel, Deputy Director for Museums and Director for Strategic Partnerships and Mary Estelle Kennelly, Associate Deputy Director for Museum Services, Association of Science and Technology Centers annual meeting, Philadelphia, PA, Oct. 19.

"Resources and Tools to Help You Apply for IMLS Native American Library Services Grants," Alison Freese, Senior Program Officer, 2008 National Institute for Tribal Libraries, Catoosa, OK, Oct. 21-23.

"IMLS Grant Opportunities for Your Museum," Christopher J. Reich, Senior Program Officer and Twinet G. Kimbrough, Program Specialist, Association of Midwest Museums and the Mountain-Plains Museums Association joint conference, Kansas City, MO, October 21-25.

"Digital Tools Workshop," Joyce Ray, Associate Deputy Director for Library Services, workshop supported jointly by IMLS, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Science Foundation, Ellicott City, MD, Oct. 22-24.

"Funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services," Mary Estelle Kennelly, Associate Deputy Director for Museum Services, National Trust for Historic Preservation annual meeting, Tulsa, OK, Oct. 23.

"Funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services," Christine Henry, Senior Program Officer, National Trust for Historic Preservation annual meeting, Tulsa, OK, Oct. 23.

"Show Me the Money! Tapping Federal Funds for Historic Preservation," Christine Henry, Senior Program Officer, National Trust for Historic Preservation annual meeting, Tulsa, OK, Oct. 24.

"American Society for Information Science & Technology Annual Conference," Chuck Thomas, Senior Program Officer, Columbus, OH, Oct. 26-29.

"Grant Opportunities from IMLS," Sandra Narva, Senior Program Officer, Mid-Atlantic Museum Association annual meeting, Washington, DC, Oct. 27.

"Funding Digital Humanities Collaborations," poster presentation, Rachel L. Frick, Senior Program Officer, Educause Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, Oct. 28-31.

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