PADGers,
I am in the process of putting together a panel for the Chicago meeting of the Promoting Preservation Interest Group (the merged Pres Ed and Small to Mid-Sized DGs). The group will meet on Sunday, July 12th from 10:30 to 12:30 am at the Hilton, Continental C. The intended topic is Preservation Grant Funding and I have tentative involvement from both IMLS and NEH for presenters. What I now need are two or three volunteers from the preservation masses to speak about their experiences: 1) finding appropriate grants; 2) writing the application (once, twice, thrice, whatever); 3) undergoing the project; and 4) writing the final reports. It might be interesting to have someone speak who is somewhere in the middle of the process instead of all the way through. Ideally, I would like to have someone from a small institution or even a historical society as well a representative from a big institution. If you are
yourself a brillant match, or know of someone else who is, and are also planning to attend in Chicago, please, please, please, send me an email at abell78@xxxxxxxxx and volunteer to speak.
My sincere thanks,
Adrienne Bell
Chair, Promoting Preservation IG "A book gives you a sense of accomplishment, a sense of belonging to the world you just inhabited, a sense of possibility. Endless possibility. No wonder they scare the hell out of some people. Books are powerful things. Within their ideas hide the keys to the future. Ban them at your own risk." Greg Moody |