For AMM 2026, we are inviting museum professionals and consultants in our network to help us facilitate idea generation sessions and speed-networking style idea gathering sessions.

Why? To help museum people connect around some common challenges and, through that process, walk away with lots of actionable ideas.

If you have experience or expertise in any of these areas and/or simply love to lead brainstorming or networking activities, we encourage you to apply!

• Do you know a thing or two about motivating visitors, members, and social media followers to get more involved? Apply to lead Idea Generation Session: From Follower to Friend!

• Have you had success with recruiting and developing volunteers? Apply to lead Idea Generation Session: Volunteer Engagement!

• Have you found creative ways to reduce costs for any aspect of museum operations? Apply to lead Idea Gathering/Speed-Sharing: Mission Delivery on a Dime! 

• Do you have experience in development, and making asks of individuals in particular? Apply to lead Idea Gathering/Speed-Sharing: Ambitious Asks That Worked!

• Are you interested in or have personal experience with how museums are responding to attempts to censor or defund their work? Apply to lead Idea Gathering/Speed-Sharing: Fight or Flight!

Facilitators will have all the perks of a presenter (i.e. discounted registration rate) and collaborate with AMM on their assigned brainstorming or speed-sharing sessions.

Learn more about all of this year's presentation opportunities, find proposal tips, and review instructions in the Call for Proposals. Submit your idea by January 23.