Rob and fellow MCN'ers, Our VRA colleagues have a unique way of getting some really good items into their auction: their regional groups put together "packets" or "baskets" of things from their region -- local foods, museum gear, goofy items, etc. Some of these baskets have been really wonderful, creative combinations and the competition for them has been fierce.
SInce ideas can be appropriated without violating any IP laws, and with full credit given to our creative VRA colleagues, I offer the following gentle suggestion: maybe MCN's various SIGs and regional groups could put together group contributions? How about some wine from the California SIG? Salmon from the Pacific Northwest SIG? Shamrocks (or maybe Guinness) from UK/Ireland SIG? Panic buttons from the IT SIG? Diane >Hello again, everyone: > >MCN's Pasadena conference is drawing closer, and so is our Silent >Auction. The 2006 auction will be held at the reception on Friday, >November 10th--three weeks from this Friday! > >For many years, your generous contributions to this annual event have >helped our nonprofit organization offer the programs and resources we >all find so useful. As announced in the preceding auction reminder, >we're delighted to note that all proceeds from this event will fund >conference scholarships, which the MCN Board instituted for the >Pasadena conference using 2005 auction income. All earnings from the >2006 auction will fund scholarships for MCN 2007. > >It's never too soon dream up novel (or truly excessive...) donations >and stash them away to carry to Pasadena, where donations will be >gratefully accepted in person. Items of any sort--new or old, >seriously useful or happily useless--that may be attractive to >bidders and carried by airline passengers are encouraged. Exhibition >catalogs are always popular. Equally great are museum bags, clothing, >and other souvenirs. Donations need not be tangible things--some >popular lots have offered free services or special half-price >registration for professional events. I'd say "think outside the >box," but in fact there is no box! > >Donations may be dropped off at the conference desk when you >register. Auction volunteers also are needed. If you'd like to help, >please email me off-list at <rlancefield at wesleyan.edu>. > >http://www.mcn.edu/conferences/index.asp?subkey=1233 has more details >regarding the Friday reception and a wide range of other MCN 2006 >conference events. > >See you in Pasadena! > >Rob (chair, MCN Silent Auction 2006) > >-- >_________________________________________________________________ >Rob Lancefield rlancefield at wesleyan.edu >Manager of Museum Information Services / Registrar of Collections >Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University www.wesleyan.edu/dac >301 High Street, Middletown CT 06459 USA tel. 860.685.2965 >Board of Directors, Museum Computer Network www.mcn.edu >_______________________________________________ >You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum >Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > >To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > >To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: >http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l -- Diane M. Zorich 113 Gallup Road Princeton, NJ 08542 USA Voice: 609-252-1606 Fax: 609-252-1607 Email: dzorich at mindspring.com
