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Vernon<br>਀㰀⼀栀㈀㸀㰀戀爀㸀㰀⼀搀椀瘀㸀ഊ<h3>Present:</h3>਀ഊAdrienne Barkley Giffin (John A. Logan College Museum), Mike Brush (Jackson County Historical Society), Laura Chamness (Cedarhurst Center for the Arts), Marjorie Fechtig (White county Historical Society), Pamela Madden (The Science Center), Charla Maxfield (White County Historical Society), Janet Pritchett (White County Historical Society), Jeanna Showmaker (The Science Center)਀ഊ<ol>਀㰀氀椀㸀ऀ㰀栀㌀㸀㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀猀椀愀洀挀愀氀攀渀搀愀爀⸀栀琀洀氀∀㸀䴀愀爀欀 夀漀甀爀 䌀愀氀攀渀搀愀爀㰀⼀愀㸀㰀⼀栀㌀㸀ഊ਀㰀甀氀㸀ഊ	<li><h4>April 23: Development Workshop, John A. Logan College, Carterville</h4></li>਀ഊ	 <li><h4>May 23: Meeting, Wabash County Museum, Mt. Carmel </h4> </li>਀ഊ	<li><h4>June 11: Collection Management Workshop, White County Historical Society, Carmi </h4>    </li>਀ऀ㰀氀椀㸀㰀栀㐀㸀䨀甀氀礀 ㈀㔀㨀 䴀攀攀琀椀渀最Ⰰ 䨀愀挀欀猀漀渀 䌀漀甀渀琀礀 䠀椀猀琀漀爀椀挀愀氀 匀漀挀椀攀琀礀Ⰰ 䴀甀爀瀀栀礀猀戀漀爀漀  㰀⼀栀㐀㸀㰀⼀氀椀㸀ഊ਀ऀ㰀氀椀㸀㰀栀㐀㸀䄀甀最甀猀琀 ㈀㤀㨀 䴀攀攀琀椀渀最Ⰰ 䨀漀栀渀 䄀⸀ 䰀漀最愀渀 䌀漀氀氀攀最攀 䴀甀猀攀甀洀Ⰰ 䌀愀爀琀攀爀瘀椀氀氀攀  㰀⼀栀㐀㸀㰀⼀氀椀㸀ഊ	<li><h4>September 26: Meeting, American Fluorite Museum  </h4></li>਀ऀ㰀氀椀㸀㰀栀㐀㸀伀挀琀漀戀攀爀 ㈀㐀㨀 䴀攀攀琀椀渀最Ⰰ 匀挀椀攀渀挀攀 䌀攀渀琀攀爀 ☀ 䄀昀爀椀挀愀渀 䄀洀攀爀椀挀愀渀 䴀甀猀攀甀洀Ⰰ 䌀愀爀戀漀渀搀愀氀攀  㰀⼀栀㐀㸀㰀⼀氀椀㸀ഊ	<li><h4>November 28: Meeting, White County Historical Society, Carmi  </h4></li>਀ഊ</ul>਀ഊ<li>	<h3>News from the Illinois Association of Museums</h3> </li>਀ഊ	<ul>਀ऀऀ㰀氀椀㸀 䄀搀爀椀攀渀渀攀 䈀愀爀欀氀攀礀 䜀椀昀昀椀渀 搀椀猀琀爀椀戀甀琀攀搀 琀栀攀 猀瀀爀椀渀最 眀漀爀欀猀栀漀瀀 戀爀漀挀栀甀爀攀 漀渀 椀渀琀攀爀瀀爀攀琀椀瘀攀 琀漀甀爀猀 眀栀椀挀栀 眀椀氀氀 戀攀 栀攀氀搀 漀渀 䄀瀀爀椀氀 ㄀㄀ 椀渀 䰀漀挀欀瀀漀爀琀⸀  刀攀最椀猀琀爀愀琀椀漀渀 眀椀氀氀 戀攀 氀椀洀椀琀攀搀 琀漀 ㌀㔀 瀀愀爀琀椀挀椀瀀愀渀琀猀⸀  吀栀攀 戀爀漀挀栀甀爀攀 椀猀 愀瘀愀椀氀愀戀氀攀 㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀猀琀愀琀攀⸀椀氀⸀甀猀⼀栀瀀愀⼀椀愀洀⼀眀漀爀欀猀栀漀瀀猀⸀栀琀洀氀∀㸀 栀攀爀攀㰀⼀愀㸀⸀㰀⼀氀椀㸀ഊ		<li> The next board meeting will be April 18 and an update will be given at the May SIAM meeting.  If you have ideas, comments, or concerns that you would IAM to address please contact IAM Board President Claudia Dant (ctdant@shawneelink.net), IAM Board Secretary Adrienne Barkley Giffin (museum@jalc.edu), or IAM Region 1 Director 45 Mike Jones (pmjones45@earthlink.net). </li>਀ऀ㰀⼀甀氀㸀ഊ<li>	<h3>Marketing Committee Report</h3>਀ഊ	No report.  	਀㰀⼀氀椀㸀ഊ<li>	<h3>Technical Assistance Committee Report</h3>਀ऀ䜀攀琀 椀搀攀愀猀 昀漀爀 爀漀甀渀搀琀愀戀氀攀 搀椀猀挀甀猀猀椀漀渀猀 愀渀搀 眀漀爀欀猀栀漀瀀猀 琀漀 䰀漀爀椀⸀ഊ<li>	<h3>Development Committee Report</h3>਀ऀ吀栀攀 搀攀瘀攀氀漀瀀洀攀渀琀 眀漀爀欀猀栀漀瀀 椀猀 戀攀椀渀最 漀爀最愀渀椀稀攀搀 昀漀爀 匀愀琀甀爀搀愀礀Ⰰ 䄀瀀爀椀氀 ㈀㌀Ⰰ ㈀　　㔀Ⰰ 愀琀 䨀漀栀渀 䄀⸀ 䰀漀最愀渀 䌀漀氀氀攀最攀⸀  䄀 戀爀漀挀栀甀爀攀 眀椀氀氀 戀攀 洀愀椀氀攀搀 猀漀漀渀⸀  㰀⼀氀椀㸀ഊ<li>	<h3>Administrative Committee</h3>਀ഊ	Adrienne reported that the committee will meet before the May SIAM meeting. </li>਀㰀氀椀㸀ऀ㰀栀㌀㸀䈀爀漀挀栀甀爀攀 䌀漀洀洀椀琀琀攀攀 刀攀瀀漀爀琀㰀⼀栀㌀㸀ഊ	Pam Madden reported that Southern Illinois Tourism may be able to provide half the funding for the brochure and they will distribute them to rest areas.  The representatives from White County asked that they be taken to the rest area in their county, which is the first rest stop in Illinois coming from Indiana.</li>਀㰀氀椀㸀ऀ㰀栀㌀㸀圀攀戀猀椀琀攀 䐀攀瘀攀氀漀瀀洀攀渀琀㰀⼀栀㌀㸀ഊ	Send information and photographs of your museums for inclusion on the website to David Leitner.  Physical photographs should be mailed to:਀䐀愀瘀椀搀 䰀攀椀琀渀攀爀Ⰰ 唀渀椀瘀攀爀猀椀琀礀 䴀甀猀攀甀洀Ⰰ 匀漀甀琀栀攀爀渀 䤀氀氀椀渀漀椀猀 唀渀椀瘀攀爀猀椀琀礀Ⰰ 䌀愀爀戀漀渀搀愀氀攀Ⰰ 䤀䰀 㘀㈀㤀　㄀ⴀ㐀㔀　㠀ഊDigital photographs 72 dpi and 6¾ wide OR 180 dpi and 4¾ wide should be sent in .jpeg format to museum@siu.edu. </li>਀ഊ<li> <h3> New Business </h3> ਀ഊThere was no new business. </li>਀㰀氀椀㸀 ऀ㰀栀㌀㸀刀漀甀渀搀 吀愀戀氀攀 䐀椀猀挀甀猀猀椀漀渀㨀 刀攀挀漀最渀椀稀椀渀最 嘀漀氀甀渀琀攀攀爀猀 愀渀搀 匀琀愀昀昀㰀⼀栀㌀㸀ഊ	<h4>Practices for recognizing volunteers and paid staff included:</h4>  ਀㰀甀氀㸀ഊ	<li>Recognition in exhibition space when volunteers have assisted with the exhibit.	</li>਀ऀ㰀氀椀㸀䰀椀猀琀椀渀最 椀渀 渀攀眀猀氀攀琀琀攀爀 愀渀搀 漀渀 眀攀戀猀椀琀攀⸀ऀ㰀⼀氀椀㸀ഊ	<li> Nominate volunteers for an Illinois Association of Museums award.  Visit http://www.state.il.us/hpa/iam/aw_comp.html for competitive awards (volunteer of the year and lifetime volunteer achievement).  Visit http://www.state.il.us/hpa/iam/aw_anniv.html for volunteer service awards for 25 or 50 years of volunteer service.	</li>਀ഊ	<li>Invite a volunteer or group of volunteers to an opening reception and honor them at the event.  	</li>਀ऀ㰀氀椀㸀倀爀漀瘀椀搀攀 猀瀀攀挀椀愀氀 最椀昀琀猀 昀漀爀 㔀Ⰰ ㄀　Ⰰ 攀琀挀⸀ 礀攀愀爀猀 漀昀 猀攀爀瘀椀挀攀⸀  䬀攀攀瀀 琀栀攀 最椀昀琀 爀攀氀愀琀攀搀 琀漀 琀栀攀 洀椀猀猀椀漀渀 漀昀 礀漀甀爀 洀甀猀攀甀洀⸀  䌀攀搀愀爀栀甀爀猀琀 最椀瘀攀猀 洀攀搀愀氀氀椀漀渀猀 洀愀搀攀 戀礀 愀 氀漀挀愀氀 愀爀琀椀猀琀 昀漀爀 㔀 礀攀愀爀猀 愀渀搀 最椀瘀攀猀 漀爀椀最椀渀愀氀 愀爀琀眀漀爀欀 戀礀 氀漀挀愀氀 愀爀琀椀猀琀猀 昀漀爀 ㄀　 礀攀愀爀猀⸀ऀ㰀⼀氀椀㸀ഊ	<li>Give membership benefits for a certain number of hours earned until the volunteer is given a free membership.	</li>਀ऀ㰀氀椀㸀䠀愀瘀攀 瘀漀氀甀渀琀攀攀爀猀 眀攀愀爀 猀漀洀攀琀栀椀渀最 琀栀愀琀 椀搀攀渀琀椀昀椀攀猀 琀栀攀洀⸀  吀栀攀 匀挀椀攀渀挀攀 䌀攀渀琀攀爀밀猀 瘀漀氀甀渀琀攀攀爀猀 眀攀愀爀 最爀攀攀渀 愀瀀爀漀渀猀 愀渀搀 瀀栀漀琀漀 䤀䐀猀⸀ ऀ㰀⼀氀椀㸀ഊ	<li>Provide a space only for volunteers like a break room with lockers for their personal items.	</li>਀ऀ㰀氀椀㸀䜀椀瘀攀 愀 瀀氀愀焀甀攀 琀漀 愀 瘀漀氀甀渀琀攀攀爀 漀昀 琀栀攀 礀攀愀爀 愀琀 琀栀攀 洀甀猀攀甀洀밀猀 愀渀渀甀愀氀 洀攀攀琀椀渀最⸀ऀ㰀⼀氀椀㸀ഊ਀㰀⼀甀氀㸀ഊ਀㰀氀椀㸀ऀ㰀栀㌀㸀䄀搀樀漀甀爀渀㰀⼀栀㌀㸀 ഊThe next SIAM event will be the Development Workshop on April 23 at John A. Logan College in Carterville.  The next meeting will be on May 23 at the Wabash County Museum in Mt. Carmel.਀ഊ<li>	<h3>SPECIAL THANKS to Laura Chamness for hosting the March meeting on short notice and on her day off!!  SIAM appreciates your generosity.</h3>਀㰀⼀漀氀㸀ഊ਀㰀栀爀㸀ഊ<div id="bottomset">਀ഊIf you find broken links, have questions or concerns with the site, please email <a href="mailto:museum@siu.edu">the webmaster</a>.  Thank you!  ਀ഊ<br><br>਀吀栀椀猀 瀀愀最攀 甀瀀搀愀琀攀搀 䴀愀礀 ㄀㤀Ⰰ ㈀　　㔀㰀戀爀㸀㰀戀爀㸀ഊ</font>਀ 簀  㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀愀戀漀甀琀⸀栀琀洀氀∀㸀䄀戀漀甀琀 唀猀㰀⼀愀㸀  簀  ഊ    <a href="siamdirectory.html">Association Directory</a>  |  ਀    㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀猀椀愀洀挀愀氀攀渀搀愀爀⸀栀琀洀氀∀㸀䌀愀氀攀渀搀愀爀 漀昀 䔀瘀攀渀琀猀㰀⼀愀㸀  簀  ഊ    <a href="shome.html">SIAM Home page</a>  |   ਀    ഊ    <a href="minutes.html">Meeting Minutes</a>  |਀    㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀爀攀猀漀甀爀挀攀猀⸀栀琀洀氀∀㸀刀攀猀漀甀爀挀攀猀㰀⼀愀㸀  簀ഊ    <a href="bboard.html">Bulletin Board</a>  |਀ഊ਀㰀⼀搀椀瘀㸀ഊ</td>਀㰀⼀琀爀㸀ഊ</table>਀ഊ</body>਀㰀⼀栀琀洀氀�