In OMA's recent membership survey, you told us that you value
your OMA membership primarily because of the OMA's work in Advocacy
(A), Professional Development (PD) and Networking (N).
We are pleased to present our efforts in these areas over the 2006
calendar year.
Thank you! These efforts would be impossible without your
support and your membership dollars.
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January 2006 |
(A)
(N) |
OMA hosts Museum Sustainability Project
Sector Focus Group in Toronto.
Read
more |
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February 2006 |
| (PD) |
OMA begins work on "translating"
two additional CMS courses ("Care of Collections"
and "Collections Management") and the popular "Accounting
for Non-Accountants" workshop into online formats.
This was possible by funding through MAP
and SIF
and educational partnerships with CHIN
and CCI.
Click
here for the 2007 Professional Development Calendar. |
| (PD)
(N) |
OMA participates in CHIN and FORUM of
the Associations of Museums of Canada meetings, sharing
technology-based experiences and programs. Read
more |
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March 2006 |
| (A) |
OMA meets with the Ontario Ministry of
Culture to discuss a number of initiatives, in particular
the sectoral needs information project, with a focus on museums
and their organizational health. Read
more |
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April 2006 |
| (A) |
Insider's Guide to Ontario's Museums
is released! With contributions from Margaret Atwood,
Michael Redhill and other top Canadian writers, this informative
guide offers expert advice, learning experience suggestions,
museum listings, and museum gift ideas for families, tourists
and avid museumgoers. Read
more |
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May 2006 |
| (A) |
May Is Museum Month...Another
successful year! Read
more |
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June 2006 |
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July 2006 |
| (A) |
OMA sends a letter to Minister of Canadian
Heritage Beverley Oda regarding delays in notifications
for Museums Assistance Program (MAP) and Canadian Arts and Heritage
Sustainability Program (CAHSP) applications. Read
the letter |
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August 2006 |
| (A) |
OMA undertakes comprehensive survey
of museum governance, human resource and financial structures
as part of the Trillium-supported Sustainability Project. |
| (A) |
Minister Oda replies to the OMA's July
21 letter, saying that the Department is making every
effort to ensure that funding decisions are communicated to
applicants as soon as possible. She also mentions that she has
"asked departmental officials to continue to work with
heritage organizations to develop a renewed vision for the role
of museums in the 21st century". Read
Minister Oda's reply |
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September 2006 |
| (A) |
OMA meets with Ontario Culture Minister
Caroline Di Cocco to request the province increase
CMOG funding by $5 million and to recommend an additional $5
million for Ontario museums currently excluded from the CMOG
program. Minister Di Cocco:
*confirms her belief in the vital role that museums play in
education, cultural tourism and in the community
*emphasizes that museums need to continue to increase their
community relevance
*promises a quicker turnaround for CMOG grants
*mentions future multiple-year funding commitments
Read
more |
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October 2006 |
| (A) |
OMA Council petitions the Government
of Ontario to:
*allow Ontario museums to access other provincial support programs
(eg. OAC, and Trillium Foundation)
*augment annual sustaining funding for the OMA
Read
more |
| (A) |
OMA presents to the House of Commons
Standing Committee on Finance regarding the cuts to
the Museums Assistance Program (MAP) of the Department of Canadian
Heritage, and encourage the government to proceed with a new
National Museums Policy. |
| (A) |
OMA presents to the Minister's Advisory
Council for Arts and Culture (MACAC), to seek endorsement
of the OMA's request to the Provincial government asking for
increased support for Ontario's museums. |
| (PD)
(N) |
OMA presents The Colloquium on Learning
in Museums VIII in conjunction with the Museums and
Galleries of Grey and Bruce Counties. The event is a forum to
explore and share current happenings in the field of museum
education. Read
more |
(PD)
(A)
(N) |
2006 Engagement & Advocacy Annual
Conference in Owen Sound! Read
more |
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November 2006 |
| (PD) |
OMA announces Collection Database Project
which, with support from CHIN, will provide some training and
support for selected museums that are interested in updating
their collection record-keeping systems. Read
more |
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December 2006 |
| (PD) |
CCCO publishes The Learning Coalition's Human
Resource Planning Tool and makes it available for download on
their website. Visit Human
Resources in the OMA website's
Member Resources section. |
