Professional Development Opportunities

Online Training

Connecting to Collections Care Online Community helps smaller cultural institutions to provide well-informed care for valuable collections. Search the website for preservation and conservation information, links to resources, access to recorded webinars and online discussions. This site is managed by the Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation of Artistic and Historic Works with funding from the IMLS.

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In-Person Training

Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference (MARAC) Spring Conference - CANCELLED
April 16-18, 2020
Harrisonburg, VA

American Alliance of Museums (AAM) Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo - CANCELLED
May 17-20, 2020
San Francisco, CA

History Leadership Institute, American Association of State and Local History
June 2020
Indiana Historical Society, Indianapolis, Indiana

June 21 - July 17, 2020 (The 2020 Institute will focus on the Chesapeake Bay region)
Deadline February 15, 2020

September 23-26, 2020
Las Vegas, NV

October 19-21, 2020
Louisville, KY 

Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference (MARAC) Fall Conference
October 22-24, 2020
Long Branch, NJ

Virginia Library Association (VLA) Annual Conference 
October 28-30, 2020
Hot Springs, VA