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Do you work for an Ohio museum? Do you want to work for an Ohio museum?

You need to be at OMA 2013.

OMA 2013 is the annual conference of the Ohio Museums Association. Just about two weeks from now, on Monday, April 22, 2013, museum professionals from across the Buckeye State will gather in Sandusky at the beautiful Sawmill Creek Resort for OMA 2013.

Just once a year, Ohio museum professionals gather together to discuss everything museums are, do, and aspire to be. If you work for an Ohio museum, are a museum board member, volunteer, or have your eyes set on a museum career, you belong at OMA on April 22.

Are you a professional? Bring your business cards and network. Are you a student? Bring your resume and make yourself known to people who might end up hiring you. Are you a volunteer? Come represent the awesome force that are museum volunteers (most of us couldn’t do it without you) and share your enthusiasm for preservation and education.

And what about the cost? OMA isn’t expensive. You don’t need to fly or even spend a night away from home. Students can attend Monday’s sessions for just $35. Museum professionals can attend all of Monday’s sessions for $140, and that includes meals. Is your museum an institutional member of OMA? Your single-day registration drops to just $115.

If you’re looking for a more in-depth experience, come Sunday, April 21 for our Progressive Museum Tour and Annual Awards Program Dinner. Want even more? Come Saturday, April 20 for our pre-conference tour of historic South Bass Island.

My family’s making OMA 2013 into a full weekend, driving up form Columbus on Friday night to have fun at Sawmill Creek Resort before doing the South Bass Island pre-conference tour. My girls (ages 6 and 8) are already looking forward to getting to ride the ferry and exploring the island.

So bring your staff, bring your volunteers, and yes, even bring your family for the pre-conference activities.

Most of all, bring yourself to OMA 2013.

See you in Sandusky!

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Ohio Museums Association

Founded in 1976 by members of the Ohio's museum community, the Ohio Museums Association is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization. OMA works with a variety of museums, museum professionals and providers of museum services to strengthen the state's museum, foster excellence in the field and support the museum community.