January 6| 2025

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  • 2025 Session Proposal Planning Session
  • Winter 2025 Inside SEMC

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Dear SEMC,


Please consider taking an active role in the 2025 Annual Meeting, October 20-22 in Montgomery, Alabama, and presenting a session.


The museum field is in the midst of an exciting and challenging period of change.  We are reinventing how we serve communities, engage audiences, and perform the work. 


The 2025 conference theme, Future Forward: Reach, Remember, Reclaim developed by the Montgomery local arrangements committee, reflects the way Montgomery museums are looking toward the future by embracing new voices and new interpretations.


Let's continue the important conversations initiated at SEMC2024 through sessions, workshops, peer-to-peer connections, and direct dialogue. Your experiences, lessons learned, and even mistakes made are important. Please consider sharing them with your colleagues at SEMC2025.



Respectfully,


Zinnia Willits

SEMC Executive Director

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Call for Session Proposals: SEMC2025

SEMC Annual Meeting: Future Forward - Reach, Remember, Reclaim

October 20-22, 2025, Montgomery, Alabama

The Southeastern Museums Conference will hold its 2025 Annual Meeting October 20-22, 2024 at Renaissance Montgomery Hotel.


About the 2025 Conference Theme

Developed by the Montgomery local arrangements committee, the 2025 SEMC Conference theme, Future Forward: Reach, Remember, Reclaim, reflects the way Montgomery museums are looking toward the future, embracing new voices and interpretations, reaching into communities, remembering and reconciling the past, and reclaiming stories and spaces. In Montgomery, let's explore emerging trends and technologies in museums, share solutions and success stories, and come together to find a way forward.   

 

Tips for crafting a session proposal that’s sure to shine!

Presenter diversity matters

The Program Committee will prioritize sessions that have given careful thought to the presenter lineup, bringing diverse perspectives to the conversation and reflecting the diversity of our region (museum types and sizes, geography, career stages, race and ethnicity, etc.).  


Don't stress about the "Title"

Sometimes it's best to start with something basic. When in doubt, simple and to-the-point titles are better. Wordy titles may create confusion and guesswork for attendees.


Be clear and concise

What will your session cover? Why is it important? As you complete your proposal, you will be asked to list the top takeaways attendees will learn from your session. Make a point to stay focused on your topic and how you plan to present it. Develop several key points about your proposed session and line them out in a logical sequence. 


Offer practical solutions

The best sessions are those that offer practical, scalable solutions and strategies. Practical doesn’t always mean safe or easy, so feel free to challenge your attendees and encourage conversation or debate.  


Provide tools and tips

Consider providing tools, templates, and resources for attendees to take back with them. Be sure to include in your proposal what tools and tips you plan to provide attendees. 



Proposals will be accepted through February 7, 2025

Submit a session proposal for SEMC2025

Have questions or need assistance developing a session for SEMC2025? Please contact Heather Nowak, SEMC Program Administrator at hnowak@semcdirect.net 

2025 Session Planning Meet-Up

Wednesday, January 8, 2025

11AM EST (10AM CST)


Do you want to help make SEMC 2025 in Montgomery great? Meet up with other museum professionals to brainstorm session ideas and connect with colleagues to develop the sessions you want to attend and present. This informal Zoom meeting will provide opportunities for discussion and collaboration to develop strong session proposals in advance of the due date on February 7th. All are welcome to attend but please register at the link below.

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Award-winning exhibits at the Freedom Rides Museum in Montgomery, Alabama trace the Freedom Riders' tumultous journey through the South, along with historic images of the protest and voices of those who supported and opposed the Freedom Rides. 

The Winter 2025 edition of Inside SEMC is live!

Need some inspiration to develop a session proposal for SEMC2025?


Take a look back at SEMC2024 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in the Winter 2025 edition of Inside SEMC.


Thank you Nathan Moehlmann of Goosepen Studio and Press for inspired design of SEMC publications!

THANK YOU TO ALL OUR NEW AND RENEWING MEMBERS!

 

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With respect for all you do,
Zinnia Willits, Executive Director

 
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