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*Apologies for cross-posting* The deadline for early bird bookings for this year's conference is Friday 5 August 2016. Don't miss out on a discount of up to £120 on your delegate place. Please see details below: Museums Association Conference & Exhibition 2016 7-9 November, Glasgow Highlights include keynote speeches<http://www.museumsassociation.org/conference/keynote-speakers> by Jackie Kay, the national poet for Scotland, Oonagh Aitken, the chief executive of Volunteering Matters, and Alexandre Fernandes from the Museum of Tomorrow in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The conference themes are being brave; people and places; and health and wellbeing. There will be a series of sessions under each of these themes, including the role of community museums, confronting censorship and controversy, and partnerships for wellbeing. A series of social events will give delegates the chance to see the Zaha Hadid-designed Riverside Museum, the Gallery of Modern Art and also Kelvin Hall, a new collections study centre. And this year delegates are invited to a third day of special events and tours at sites around Glasgow including the Scottish Football Museum, the Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, the Glasgow Science Centre, and the Glasgow Women's Library. Smarter Training sessions will provide hands-on practical instruction throughout the conference on everything from using text in museums and galleries to crowdfunding and embracing Instagram, first-time delegates can meet others in the sector at a networking breakfast on the first morning, and delegates can access the Careers Hub for advice on creating successful CVs, succeeding at interviews, and surgery sessions to find out about more about the MA's professional development schemes. And in the Exhibition Hall pop-up museums will showcase work by museums and galleries working with the Esmée Fairbairn Collections fund, and a marketplace will allow delegates and visitors to meet some of the specialist museum organisations that support the sector. We hope to see you there. Best wishes Zoe Zoe Spencer Marketing officer, Museums Association T: 020 7566 7870