• NEMA News - a quarterly newsletter devoted to vital issues in the museum profession. The newsletter provides up to date information on what is happening in New England museums, including advocacy and legal issues, grant information, professional development opportunities, exhibition listings, contact names, sources and resources, and more. As an Institutional Member, you will receive:
  

* Three copies of NEMA News for staff and board members.
* Visibility for your museum through listings of exhibitions, personnel changes, grants and other news.
* Access to the member-to-member page to ask for information from colleagues in the field.

• NEMA Jobs - List staff and volunteer positions on the NEMA website. The first listing is free; a small fee applies for additional listings. Unpaid internships and volunteer listings are always free.
• 2004/05 Salary and Benefits Survey - a complimentary copy of this comprehensive study is published every three years.
• Employer's Handbook: A Guide to Personnel Practices and Policies for Museums - a new edition was published June 2004. Your complimentary copy of this invaluable guide includes information on hiring, personnel policies, discipline & termination, and staff benefits.
• Reciprocal Admission Directory - Directory of Institutional Members of NEMA with details of the complimentary or reduced admission they offer staff from other Institutional Members. Complimentary copies are sent to participating Institutional Members.

• Member Discussion Lists - NEMA Collections; NEMA Interpretation and Public Programs; NEMA Administration and Facilities; and NEMA IMP (Independent Museum Professional) and Corporate Issues. Unmoderated internet lists let you network and share information with colleagues. Open to Members only. To join, please visit, www.nemanet.org/discussionlists.htm.
• Annual Conference - a three day annual gathering where more than 800 New England museum professionals gather to explore issues, debate options, and share news. Four or eight registrants (depending on dues) for annual conference at member rate.
• Workshops and seminars - NEMA offers 14-20 one-day programs every year. Most of our workshops are created by NEMA's 13 Professional Affinity Groups; this allows us to offer professional development to the widest range of specific groups and disciplines within the museum community. Subjects include: museum administration, membership & development, collections care, legal & advocacy issues, exhibitions, education & programming, and topics of particular concern to small museums, children's museums or university museums. Additional programs are created in collaboration with a wide range of other organizations such as the American Association of Museums and the Northeast Document Conservation Center.

• Networking - NEMA has 13 Professional Affinity Groups. Few museum professionals only work in one specific area, so NEMA has created a network of experienced museum professionals to help you, your staff, and volunteers, with a wide variety of museum work. All members of NEMA have free access to the advice, support and programming offered by all the PAGs.
• Institutional members have access to our Museum Policy Loan Service. These sample policies come from a wide range of museums, including: museum by-laws, codes of ethics, collection policies, disaster action plans, loan agreement forms & policies, mission statements, organizational charts, performance evaluation forms, personnel policies, preservation plans, and strategic plans. Institutional Members are encouraged to submit policies for this valuable resource.
• Use of NEMA's mailing list for museum events and programs. You may receive one list per year at no charge. Additional lists are available for a small fee. Please call to discuss your particular requirements and restrictions.
• Request for Proposals (RFP) Distribution Service: NEMA has established a listserv for our Corporate Members that will enable us to forward any RFP (Request for Proposals) created by Institional Members.
• Unlimited access to NEMA's service and resource files is just a telephone call away.

• Each spring NEMA holds a Publications Competition for member museums. The winning publications are announced in the summer issue of NEMA News, and displayed at our annual conference.

• Offered in collaboration with W.B. Mason. In addition to access to the W.B. Mason special group-purchasing catalog, NEMA has negotiated specially reduced prices on the 100 office supplies most frequently used by museums. To set up your account, please call W.B. Mason Account Representative, Meghan Lewis at 1-888-WB-Mason (1-888-926-2766 ext. 1150).