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As we gather for the Oregon Museums Association 2024 Annual Conference in Coos Bay, the conference theme “Ebb & Flow” acknowledges the nearby coastline while providing a metaphor to reflect on the work of Oregon’s museums today.

It can feel like the sands are shifting as museums face challenges and opportunities like changing patterns of visitorship, evolving technologies, revised funding strategies, and peoples’ desire for community. The 2024 conference will explore contemporary issues facing museums, so that together we can take the helm to identify solutions and successfully steer our work forward.

Whether you are an emerging professional just getting your feet wet, in the mid-career flow, or an established leader navigating the depths of museum work, we invite you to join us at The Mill Casino Hotel in Coos Bay, September 8-10, 2024

Early Bird Registration is Open

REGISTER HERE

This year's conference will feature 10 sessions, a keynote, and pre-conference and evening activities.

  Early Bird Member
  150.00
  Early Bird Non-Member
  200.00

EARLY BIRD RATES END JULY 31

We are honored to announce that our 2024 Keynote Speaker will be Lucinda DiNovo. With over 25 years in the hospitality and gaming industry, Lucinda DiNovo currently serves as Coos Bay City Council President, Oregon Tourism Commission Chair, and Board Chair of Oregon's Adventure Coast (Coos Bay-North Bend-Charleston Visitor & Convention Bureau)



We encourage you to stay at the conference venue, The Mill Casino Hotel. Please call and mention the conference in order to receive our special rate of 175.00 per room.


Apply for a Conference Scholarship

Scholarships are available! Please use the button below to review details and application instructions.

SCHOLARSHIP INSTRUCTIONS


Become a Conference Sponsor

We would love to have you as a sponsor. There are several levels to choose from. If you're interested
in sponsoring, please look over the information below and then fill out this form:

SPONSORSHIP FORM


Comments from 2023 Annual Conference attendees

These conferences are so valuable! Thanks to the OMA board for all of their hard work to create this learning “weekend.” Your efforts are greatly appreciated.

"I definitely feel a bit more confident in tackling projects around the museum that I felt I couldn't accomplish or had to wait to accomplish to do it "right". Better is better than not started at all."

"It was a very well-rounded conference.”


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