Where to Find Us
Alliance staff, board members, Accreditation Commissioners, and peer reviewers represent AAM at conferences and events throughout the year. Learn more about the Alliance’s Advisory services and bring the expertise to you. Here’s where you can find us next:
Upcoming 2020 Engagements
January 23-24: Directors of Large Gardens Meeting, Phoenix, AZ | Julie Hart, Senior Director, Standards & Excellence Programs, presenting: The What and Why of Accreditation
January 26-28: Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD), Atlanta, GA | Elizabeth Merritt, VP, Strategic Foresight & Founding Director, Center for the Future of Museums, presenting: 21st Century Collecting. Laura Lott, AAM President and CEO, attending
January 29-31: Texas Historical Commission, Real Places Conference, Austin, TX | Elizabeth Merritt, VP, Strategic Foresight & Founding Director, Center for the Future of Museums, breakfast keynote: Remembering the Future, Reinventing the Past
February 16-18: Small Museums Association Conference, College Park, MD | Danyelle Rickard, Accreditation Program Office, attending on behalf of AAM
February 16-19: Association of Science Museum Directors (ASMD) Forum, Chapel Hill, NC | Andrew Plumley, Director of Inclusion, collaborating on: Promotion and Measurement of Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity. Laura Lott, AAM President and CEO, attending
February 17-18: University of Florida Museum Studies, Museums Challenge Symposium, Gainesville, FL | Laura Lott, AAM President and CEO, keynote
February 24-25: Museums Advocacy Day | Washington, D.C.
March 4-6: California Association of Museums Annual Conference, Los Angeles, CA | Andrew Plumley, Director of Inclusion presenting: Diversity, Equity, Access, and Inclusion: Starting Today to Change Tomorrow
March 7-10: Virginia Association of Museums Annual Conference, Chantilly, VA | Laura Lott, AAM President and CEO and Andrew Plumley, Director of Inclusion are presenting: Facing Change: Advancing Board Diversity and Inclusion
March 10-12: Forum on Workplace Inclusion Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN | Laura Lott, AAM President and CEO and Andrew Plumley, Director of Inclusion are presenting: Facing Change: Advancing the DEAI Landscape Field-Wide
March 18-20: Legal Issues in Museum Administration 2020 | Miami, FL
Barry Szczesny, Director, Government Relations & Public Policy, presenting: Legislative Update
Recent 2019 Engagements
November 20-22: Conference of the Americas | Oaxaca, Mexico
November 18: Andrew W. Mellon Foundation 50th Anniversary Symposium | New York, NY
Elizabeth Merritt, VP, Strategic Foresight & Founding Director, Center for the Future of Museums, representing AAM
November 13-15: Upswell | Chicago, IL
Brooke Leonard, Chief of Staff, representing AAM
November 4-5: Finnish Heritage Agency, Museum Theme Days | Helsinki, Finland
Elizabeth Merritt, VP, Strategic Foresight & Founding Director, Center for the Future of Museums, keynote speaker
October 21-23: Southeastern Museums Conference | Charleston, SC
Brooke Leonard, Chief of Staff, to present on director/trustee leadership forum program on “Advancing Board Diversity & Inclusion in Southeast Museums” and provide AAM update at Annual Awards Luncheon
October 4-7: Western Museums Association | Boise, ID
Susan Zwerling, Museum Assessment Program Officer, to speak about the Museum Assessment Program
October 3-5: Museum Association Conference | Brighton, UK
Dean Phelus, Senior Director, Leadership Program and Events, to attend
October 2-5: Association of Midwest Museums | Grand Rapids, MI
Brianne Roth, Museum Assessment Program Officer, to speak about the Museum Assessment Program and staff the AAM booth