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READ ANY GOOD BOOKS LATELY?

For the next quarterly newsletter, we are repeating last year's popular feature on what books TAM members are reading and enjoying. Would you take a few moments to let us know what you have been reading lately and what you recommend? [Note: the books may be museum/job related, fiction, non-fiction, or just for fun ... of even highly recommended books you are looking forward to reading this summer.]

1. What book or books have you read or are planning to read this summer/year?

2. If you have a few moments, please give us a short paragraph on why you read it/them and what book(s) you would recommend to friends and/or museum colleagues?

Your responses will be shared in the summer issue of the TAMALE that will be published July 15, 2008.

Please send your recommendations/reviews to Sandy Sage by June 16, 2008

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2009 TAM ANNUAL MEETING – SAVE THE DATE

Come early and stay late when TAM meets in El Paso, March 17-20, 2009.

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REGIONAL AND AFFINITY GROUP INFORMATION

LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES WITH MELT
Enthusiasm is building for the new TAM professional network, Museum Emerging Leaders of Texas (MELT). The organizers invite TAM members who identify as Emerging Leaders to apply for an officer position (see below) and participate in the group's formation. MELT will come before TAM Council at the September meeting to gain status as an official Affinity Group. For more information please contact Buster Ratliff at bratliff@pphm.wtamu.edu or 806-651-2252.

MESSAGE FROM MELT
The TAM Emerging Leaders are looking for energetic and emerging leaders of TAM to serve in one of four open positions as an officer in 2008-2009. If you are interested developing and implementing Emerging Leader activities, gaining leadership experience at the state level, and building professional relationships with peers across the state, you should consider applying to one of these positions.

Officers of this newly created TAM affinity group serve terms of one year while the affinity group is formally established, though they may be asked to continue service after their term has expired. During their term, officers are asked to participate in scheduled conference calls, complete delegated assignments, and work with other emerging leaders to meet the groups' goals and objectives. You will be expected to take initiative and manage tasks in addition to your regular work responsibilities. You must be an individual member of the Texas Association of Museums to be eligible for consideration or serve as your institution's official representative in TAM membership.

Vice Chair--- The Vice Chair shall cooperate with the Chair in maintaining an active program of communication with the membership or other duties as the Chair may direct. The Vice Chair shall preside in the absence of the Chair. Should the office of Chair be vacated, the Vice Chair shall succeed to that office.

Secretary description--- The Secretary shall be responsible for keeping the minutes of all duly constituted business meetings and shall keep and file all records pertaining to the group.

At-large position 1 and 2 description--- Assists in developing programs and resources to promote the growth and development of emerging museum leaders statewide. Assist in promoting affinity group and recruiting new members. Contribute to the listserv...

To apply: Please send your resume and a cover letter explaining why you would like to serve as an officer and what skills and leadership experience you bring to the position by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, June 6, 2008 to bratliff@pphm.wtamu.edu.

Applications will be reviewed by the Emerging Leader Chair and designated representatives of TAM Council. Officers will be announced in early June. If you have any questions, feel free to call Buster Ratliff at 806-651-2252 or 806-676-1493. Again, thank you for your involvement.

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3 WAYS TO GET CONNECTED WITH TAMEC
Do you ever wish that you could talk to fellow museum educators more often? You need the Yahoo Group for TAMEC – the TAM Educators’ Committee! To sign up, visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tamec and follow the instructions. If you have questions or need help signing up, contact Sarah Hatcher at sarah@northtexashistorycenter.org

If a blog is more your style, check out all the latest TAMEC news from around the state at our blog: www.tamec.blogspot.com. We’ll post the latest information on TAMEC activities, as well as fun things that are happening at our respective museums.

For those museum educators new to the field or new to Texas, TAMEC is now offering a mentoring program. To find a mentor or become a mentor, please contact Melissa Prycer at mprycer@dallasheritagevillage.org or 214-413-3671.

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THE COLLECTION MANAGERS COMMITTEE of the Texas Association of Museums is a dynamic alliance chartered in 1988 as an affinity group of the Texas Association of Museums. CMC is open to anyone in the non-profit sector or private sector that performs tasks related to the care and management of museum collections. Whatever your position or level of expertise in the museum field, you can benefit personally as well as contribute to the profession by joining CMC and TAM.

Join the CMC E-group - visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CollectionManagers/ and follow the instructions.

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TAM MULTICULTURAL INITIATIVES COMMITTEE BLOG

TAM’s Multicultural Initiatives Committee now has a new blog! Check it out at www.texasmic.blogspot.com. Feel free to post your comments, and please share the blog with others. This site is for everyone, so if you would like to blog on anything multicultural, let me know and I will make you an author. If anyone would like to contribute articles to the blog, they can email Ivette Ray at Ivette.ray@fortworthgov.org. I hope to post often. So to stay up to date, don’t forget to visit it frequently. If you would like to know every time there is a new entry, just subscribe!

See you on the Web ~ www.texasmic.blogspot.com

TAM MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS

TEXAS MONTHLY MAGAZINE OFFERS NEW ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITY FOR TAM MEMBERS TAM has entered into a special relationship with Texas Monthly magazine. The Texas Association of Museums is sponsoring a full page devoted to museums in Texas. Texas Monthly is thrilled to introduce a new category into Marketplace that will help expand your reach to more than 2 million readers!

This page, as well as the low rates, are only offered to members of the Texas Association of Museums. It is designed especially for small museums that would not normally have the budget to pay for larger ads in Texas Monthly.

Some points to consider:

• Texas Monthly reaches one in three Texans with household incomes of $200,000+
• Texas Monthly reaches almost one in every four adults in Texas (23% or 453,000) who have visited a museum in the past 12 months.
• The Texas Monthly subscriber will take an average of 17 trips in Texas this year.
• 91% of subscribers travel in or to Texas (75+ miles one-way)
• 94% of our readers have taken action as a result of reading Texas Monthly
• Texas Monthly readers spend an average of 1.3 hours with each issue, guaranteeing your ad will get attention.
• And don’t forget Texas Monthly readers keep their issues around on their coffee tables and night stands, often giving friends and family a chance to flip through our pages as well.
  
  

Formatted 4 Color ads

1" ad $175 (normally $470)

- Color image, 35 words of copy, website and phone number

2" ad $325 (normally $750)

- Color image, 50 words of copy, website and phone number

Design your own ad

Full page $3,500

(Regular $9,690)

Please contact 800-780-0007 to reserve your space today!

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HERITAGE BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL TAM is working with Heritage Business International, an online service connecting museum projects and project consultants. HBI provides a daily online market intelligence service that delivers project lead information, solicitations and news focused on museum, visitor center, science center, zoo, aquarium, theme park projects and cultural centers to clients -- all linked to a fully archived and searchable website data base.

This service is aimed primarily at TAM business/commercial members who will receive receive a discount on HBI’s subscription service. (More info at http://www.heritagebusiness.net )

For TAM museum members, HBI also provides a free service which enables museums and attractions to post their new project requirements on its website. Museums may post RFQs, RFPs, etc. at www.heritagebusiness.org.

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YOUR PURCHASES SUPPORT TAM Don’t forget to use your TAM buying code to receive discounts on your purchases of archival and library products from Gaylord Brothers. Please be sure to use Priority Code: TXMA04 when placing an order. It is easy to do. Simply place an order with Gaylord Bros using the TXMA04 Gaylord Discount Program when placing an order at www.gaylord.com or 1.800.448.6160.

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