Welcome from the NMAM President
Our pre-conference offering, Conservation Roadshow, sets the tone for a meeting whose sessions are meant to be instructive and meaningful as we face multiple challenges. Collections stewardship, cultural identity and inclusiveness, collaboration, innovation in museum education, and advocacy are among the many topics we’ll be addressing at our annual conference from November 2-5 in Farmington.
We are delighted to welcome our keynote speaker Dr. William H. Doelle, President and CEO of the Center for Desert Archaeology in Tucson. Dr. Doelle’s keynote address, titled Collaboration: The Good, The Bad, The Necessity, references the growth of New Mexico archaeology in the first half of the twentieth century, “in large part due to the many partnerships launched (and thereafter often dominated) by Edgar Lee Hewett,” and the reality that “collaboration is simply a necessity” in the twentyfirst century.
NMAM is offering three unique post-conference tours. Join David Casey and Clay Johnston as we discover the Dinétah rock art and Navajo pueblitos of the Four Corners area. Larry Baker will lead a tour of the trading posts and trading sites around Farmington, and naturalist Donna Thatcher will conduct an eco-tour of Farmington’s River Park and Riverside Nature Center. For spouses and significant others, there is a rare opportunity to tour Chaco Canyon on Thursday.
Annual meeting chair Nancy Sweet Espinosa has put together an exciting conference that enables us to imbibe in the diversity of Farmington--one of New Mexico’s most important cultural crossroads. I hope to see you in November for what should a spectacular conference.
Laurie Rufe
NMAM President
Annual Meeting
Laurie Rufe, NMAM President
