Mutual Concerns of Air and Space Museums Conference

Sponsored by:
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

Conference Overview

Mutual Concerns is a unique international meeting specifically focused on the needs of the air and space museum community. The conference features general sessions, panel discussions, and presentations, with topics covering air and space history, conservation, exhibit design, fundraising, and marketing. Sessions offer everything from practical, in-depth information to timely tricks of the trade. The conference is also an opportunity to network with colleagues from around the world. Join us this year and help your organization soar.

2010 Conference

The 2010 conference is set for Saturday, March 27 – Tuesday, March 30, with a selection of optional field trips on Wednesday, March 31. In addition to the program's traditional plenary and concurrent sessions, highlights of this year's seminar include:

• An evening reception at the National Air and Space Museum with special presentations in the new exhibit Moving Beyond Earth.
• A day of sessions at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
• Keynote speaker Graham Mottram, Director of the Fleet Air Arm Museum, talks about a century of naval aviation.
• Lunchtime talk with the Secretary of the Smithsonian, G. Wayne Clough
• One-on-one clinics for developing education programs at your museum
• Optional field trip selection of Mount Vernon, National Museum of the United States Navy or the Newseum.