{"id":4211,"date":"2008-06-12T15:56:00","date_gmt":"2008-06-12T20:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.conservators-converse.org\/2008\/06\/other-emerging-leader-groups\/"},"modified":"2008-06-12T15:56:00","modified_gmt":"2008-06-12T20:56:00","slug":"other-emerging-leader-groups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/2008\/06\/12\/other-emerging-leader-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"Other Emerging Leader Groups"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hey emerging conservators, it’s time for you to get to know your peers, to share your <\/span>work, and to get informed about the larger world of conservation. AIC is actively working to form a group that will serve the needs of emerging conservators. Do you want to have a say? A role? Do you have an opinion about what that this group should become?<\/p>\n

Lucky for us, there are already some models to look at. AAM now has an Emerging Museum Professionals Group, and a group of recent graduates in Canada just started the Canadian Association of Emerging Conservators which has just been accepted as an ad hoc committee of the Canadian Association for Conservation. Although their missions and scope are probably different from what this group is likely to become, it is helpful to be able to look at what has, and has, not worked for them.<\/p>\n

AAM\/EMP<\/b><\/p>\n

“The EMP group was started by a handful of AAM’s emerging staffers who recognized that people new to the museum field needed a better roadmap for career development and networking. This page isn’t about us though. It’s about you. Please share your ideas with us and get involved.” (taken from the AAM website June 6, 2008, www.aam-us.org\/getinvolved\/emp\/index.cfm<\/a>)<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

The EMP group have presences on Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, and have a Google Discussion Group. AAM\/EMP <\/span>staff created a kit for those interested in planning an event that lays out very clearly the steps needed to have a successful event. Meet-ups have started around the country. In April 2008, there were events in Washington D.C. and New York City. At the annual AAM meeting in April, there were several EMP events, including question and answer sessions with established professionals, and open mic night at a local bookstore. <\/span><\/p>\n

CAEC<\/b><\/p>\n

“The Canadian Association of Emerging Conservators (CAEC-ACRE) has been formed by the six post-graduate interns in the first cycle of the re-instated Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI) advanced internship program. Observing the imminent retirement of many veteran CCI staff members, and finding themselves in an ideal situation to form a group, the interns determined to form an association whose main purpose is to address the issue of the ‘knowledge gap’ in the field, to aid in efficient succession planning and to work to promote the interests of new conservation professionals.<\/p>\n

The CAEC is pleased to announce that as of a vote taken on May 6th at the Canadian Association for Conservation (CAC) Board meeting, the CAEC is an official Ad Hoc Committee of the CAC<\/u>. This status is meant to be temporary, meaning that in a year’s time a vote by the CAC membership at large, to be taken at the 2009 Annual General Meeting in Vancouver, will determine whether the CAEC is to become a regular CAC Standing Committee. The intervening year will be an opportunity for both the CAEC and the CAC to test the waters in terms of a working relationship and to begin the task of tackling the issues that are of greatest concern to emerging conservators.” (taken from the CAEC website June 6, 2008, http:\/\/caecacre.wordpress.com\/caec\/<\/a> )<\/p>\n

YMP Blog<\/b><\/p>\n

There is also a young museum professionals blog that is “dedicated to new museum professionals which is a more open forum. There is a link to the blog on the AAM\/EMP website, but it seems to be run through a team of contributors, not through AAM. Some of their recent posts include:<\/p>\n

\u00b7<\/span> <\/span>Museums: A Hot Bed of Liberalism? <\/a><\/span>– Jun 5, 2008 <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7<\/span> <\/span>The Salary Conundrum <\/a><\/span>– May 8, 2008 <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7<\/span> <\/span>Report on the next generation of nonprofit leaders <\/a><\/span>– Mar 6, 2008 <\/span><\/p>\n

If you know any further information about this blog we are interested in hearing!<\/p>\n

So Now What?<\/b><\/p>\n

So now is the time to think about what you as an emerging conservator, or you who were once an emerging conservator, want from this group. Please fill out the survey and keep checking this blog- and leave comments. We anticipate discussions of Certification and other topics to begin popping up soon! In case you have a question you do not want to publicly post, and would like to respond to us as emerging conservators, please email Rachel (Buffalo ’07) or Laura (NYU ’08) at art.conservation.nation@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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