January 2017 #OHMuseumChat Resources - What's Happening at OMA in 2017

The Ohio Museums Association (@OhioMuseums)  and our partner EWC Media (@ewc_media) held our January ‪#‎OHMuseumChat - Thursday, January 19 on Twitter. Thank you to all the individuals and organizations that participated in this conversation!

For January's topic, we discussed What's Happening at OMA in 2017.

Many thanks to our special guest panelists and OMA Board Members Kathy Boukissen of the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center - @RBHayesPres, Jamie Glavic of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center - @MuseumMinute, Marcus Harshaw of the Indiana Historical Society - @Czarshaw, and Jennifer Souers Chevraux of ICA-ArtConservation - @HeritageWitch. Have questions for our panelists you didn't have a chance to ask during the chat? Be sure to reach out to them via twitter with #‎OHMuseumChat!

Weren't able to make it to this month's chat, but want to stay in the loop on the great conversation with other museum professionals? We've got you covered! You can find a summary from January's #‎OHMuseumChat here.

There were some resources referenced during this month's chat. Those and more are listed below:

• Museums Advocacy Day
  • Resources and registration information for Museums Advocacy Day in Washington DC, coordinated by AAM
• Statehood Day
  • Resources and registration information for Statehood Day in Columbus, coordinated by the Ohio History Connection
• OMA Advocacy Resources
  • OMA’s Advocacy Resources Page
• OMA Awards Program
  • Details on OMA’s Annual Award Program, including the Visual Communication Awards and the Awards of Achievement
• OMA February Webinar
  • Registration information for OMA’s February Webinar: Establishing a Successful Internship Program
• OMA March Workshop
  • Registration information for OMA’s March Workshop: Forging Auction House Partnerships
• OMA 2017 Annual Conference – Main Page
  • Registration details
  • Event overview
  • Accommodations
  • Exhibitor information
  • Sponsorship information
  • Advertising information
• OMA Conference Scholarship
  • Information on how to apply for OMA Conference Student Scholarships
• OMA Advisory Committee Application
  • Information on how to apply to become an OMA Advisory Committee Member
• OMA Individual Membership
  • Information on how to become an individual member of the Ohio Museums Association
• OMA Institutional Membership
  • Information on how to become an individual member of the Ohio Museums Association

Thanks again for a fantastic January chat! We hope you can join us for our February #‎OHMuseumChat, Thursday, February 16 at noon as we discuss Museums Advocacy!

Have a great topic for an upcoming chat? Drop us a line at [email protected] or tweet @OhioMuseums and let us know!