Volunteer
All volunteer postions have been filled at this time.
We are looking for volunteers to assist us throughout the conference, staffing the registration desk, checking meeting rooms between sessions, supervising off-site travel arrangements, and more. Volunteers who work one shift can attend the rest of that day for free. For working three shifts, volunteers receive a complimentary registration for the whole meeting. Preference is given to individuals who live near the conference site.


Roommate Matching Service
Save on the cost of your hotel room by sharing with a colleague. If you are looking for someone to room with, call (781-641-0013) or email (conference [at] nemanet.org) the NEMA office with your name, phone number, smoking preference, and the number of nights you will be staying. We’ll call you with roommate contact information as soon as we find a match. NEMA does not guarantee that a rommate will be available.

Conference Hotel
Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place Hotel
One Monarch Place
Springfield, MA 01144
Phone: 800-426-9004/413-781-1010
www.starwoodmeeting.com/StarGroupsWeb/res?id=1007290114&key=DF818

Room rate: $119 (single or double). Additional person: $10. Special room requests may be indicated, but cannot be guaranteed (king bed, etc.). Reservations must be made by October 13 to guarantee conference rates. Make sure to mention that you are attending the NEMA Conference.

Carpool Service
Can you help a colleague with a ride to conference?
Call (781-641-0013) or email (conference [at] nemanet.org) the NEMA office if you are willing to drive a colleague to Springfield.

Need to catch a ride to the conference?
Call (781-641-0013) or email (conference [at] nemanet.org) the NEMA office with your name, phone number, where you will be driving from, and when you need a ride. We’ll call you with contact information if we hear from a colleague going your way! NEMA does not guarantee that transportation will be available.

Scholarship Opportunties
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NEMA Professional Development Award
Established to make the annual conference financially accessible. It helps support travel, lodging and registration for Individual Members of NEMA and employees of NEMA Institutional Members at the NEMA Annual Conference. Awards of up to $300 are available depending on the availability of funds in any given year. It is expected that recipients and/or their institution will provide some of the costs of attending the annual conference.

The Laura B. Roberts Scholarship
This $500 stipend is awarded to support travel, lodging and registration. Priority for this scholarship will be given to graduates of the Tufts Certificate, Bank Street Museum Leadership, and Cooperstown programs. This scholarship has been provided with support from Laura B. Roberts.

University Products Curatorial Fellowship
The Curators Professional Affinity Group, with support from University Products, provides a $300 stipend for Individual Members of NEMA and employees of NEMA Institutional Members to be used for a three-day conference registration. Any curator who has worked in the field five years or less, and works for an institution with an annual budget of $250,000 or less, is eligible for the award.

Gaylord Bros., Small Museum Scholarship
This $500 stipend is awarded to support travel, lodging and registration for Individual Members of NEMA and employees of NEMA Institutional Members. Staff members or volunteers from institutions with an annual budget of $250,000 or less are eligible. This scholarship has been provided with support from Gaylord Bros.

The John Nicholas Brown Center Historic Sites Fellowship
This $500 stipend is awarded to support travel, lodging and registration for a full conference registration. Staff members from history museums with an annual budget of $250,000 or less are eligible, with priority given to staff members at historic house museums or historic site museums. This scholarship has been provided with support from the Public Humanities Program at Brown University.