Hello, everyone: As MCN's Pasadena conference approaches, so does our Silent Auction. The 2006 auction will be held at the reception on Friday, November 10th. 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.
We're delighted to announce that starting this year, all proceeds from this annual event will fund conference scholarships, which the MCN Board instituted for the Pasadena conference using 2005 auction income. All earnings from the 2006 Silent Auction will fund scholarships for next year's MCN conference. 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 in the hotel when you register; details will be announced soon. 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
