Volunteer
Volunteer at conference and get free registration. 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.
All volunteer slots are full.

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@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.

Sheraton Burlington
870 Williston Road
Burlington, VT 05403
Phone: 802-865-6620
www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/museum2012

The conference hotel has sold out. We have reserved a block of rooms at the Holiday Inn Burlington. Click here for details.

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

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
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
Priority for this $500 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 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
Staff members or volunteers from institutions with an annual budget of $250,000 or less are eligible for this this $500 stipend. This scholarship has been provided with support from Gaylord Bros.

The John Nicholas Brown Center Historic Sites Fellowship
The John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities and Cultural Heritage at Brown University provides a $500 fellowship to a culturally diverse museum professional to attend. NEMA members from diverse social, economic, racial, or ethnic backgrounds whose attendance at the conference will benefit their museum and whose commitment to museum work will be reinforced by their participation are encouraged to apply. Applicants must register for the entire conference. The stipend may be used to fund registration, travel, lodging, and food.

The Vermont Humanities Council Scholarship
This $265 stipend is awarded to support full-conference registration expenses for museum professionals that are residents of Vermont. Priority will be given to first-time NEMA conference attendees or for individuals who have not attended a NEMA conference in the past three years. Ten scholarships will be awarded. This scholarship has been supported in part by the Vermont Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities.