Where to Find Us
Alliance staff, board members, Accreditation Commissioners, and peer reviewers represent AAM at conferences and events throughout the year. Learn more about the Alliance’s Advisory services and bring the expertise to you. Here’s where you can find us next:
Upcoming 2025 Engagements
February 24-25: Museums Advocacy Day | Washington, DC
May 6-9: Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo | Los Angeles, LA
Recent Engagements
October 29-30, 2024: Future of Museums Summit | Virtual
September 28-October 1, 2024: Association of Science and Technology Centers Annual Meeting | Chicago, IL
Marilyn Jackson, President & CEO, Shelon Atwater, Director, Exhibits & Revenue Programs, and Ryan Bourke, Senior Director, Membership & Revenue Programs, representing AAM
September 25-28, 2024: Western Museums Association Annual Meeting | Tucson, AZ
Marilyn Jackson, President & CEO, representing AAM
August 13-16, 2024 : Association of African American Museums conference | Baltimore, MD
Julie Hart, Senior Director of Standards & Excellence, representing AAM at the AAAM Paths to Accreditation Working Group
May 16-19, 2024: 2024 Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo | Baltimore, MD
May 1-3, 2024: Legal Issues in Museums Conference | Cleveland, OH
Julie Hart, Senior Director of Standards & Excellence, representing AAM on panel about Accreditation
February 26-27, 2024: Museums Advocacy Day | Washington, DC
February 22, 2024: ASMD 2024 Directors Forum | Washington, DC
Brooke Leonard, Interim CEO and Chief of Staff, speaking on “Moving Forward with DEAI and Social Impact”
January 12, 2024: Oregon Museums Association | Virtual
Brianne Roth, Museum Assessment Program Officer, presenting on Recalculating, recalculating… Using the Museum Assessment Program (MAP) as your museum’s GPS on the road to excellence
November 1-2, 2023: Future of Museums Summit | Virtual
October 7-10, 2023: Association of Science and Technology Centers Annual Meeting | Charlotte, NC
Shelon Atwater, Director of Exhibits & Revenue Programs, and Shelagh Grimshaw, Director of Corporate Partnerships, representing AAM
October 5-8, 2023: Western Museums Association Annual Meeting | Pasadena, CA
Eileen Goldspiel, Director of Advancement, representing AAM
September 6-9, 2023: American Association for State and Local History Annual Conference | Boise, ID
Ryan Bourke, Senior Director of Membership & Revenue Programs, representing AAM
July 27, 2023: ICOM IC Ethics Annual Conference | virtual
Julie Hart, Senior Director of Standards & Excellence, panelist on The State of Museum Ethics Today
July 26-28, 2023: Association of African American Museums Annual Conference | Nashville, TN
Julie Hart, Senior Director of Standards & Excellence, representing AAM
June 21-22, 2023: ASAE Marketing, Membership & Communications Conference | Washington D.C.
Kristin Herlihy, Senior Manager, Membership, representing AAM
June 13, 2023: Association of Academic Museums and Galleries Annual Conference | Lawrence, KS
Brianne Roth, Museum Assessment Program Officer, presenting on Get Your House in Order: MAP and CAP
May 19-22, 2023: AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo | Denver, CO
May 16, 2023: Museums & Tax Credits: Supporting Museum Missions through Tax Credits | virtual
Barry Szczesny, Director, Government Relations and Public Policy, presenting
April 27, 2023: Association of Children’s Museums InterActivity Conference | New Orleans, LA
Julie Hart, Senior Director of Standards & Excellence, panelist on The Importance of Accreditation to Children’s Museums
April 24, 2023: Texas Association of Museums Annual Meeting | San Antonio, TX
Laura Lott, AAM President and CEO, keynote
March 7, 2023: National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers Advocacy Week | Washington D.C.
Barry Szczesny, Director, Government Relations and Public Policy, panelist on Keys to Successful Advocacy
February 27-28, 2023: Museums Advocacy Day | Washington D.C.
February 2, 2023: Association of Science Museum Directors 2023 Director’s Forum | Cincinnati, OH
Laura Lott, AAM President and CEO, speaking
November 30, 2022: North American Japanese Garden Association | webinar
Susan Zwerling, Museum Assessment Program Officer, presenting on Museum Assessment Program
November 9-13, 2022: World Forum for Motor Museums | Naples, FL
Julie Hart, Senior Director of Standards & Excellence, presenting on The State of the Field: A Strategic Overview for Auto Museums; and Accreditation Standards for Auto Museums
November 1-3, 2022: Council of American Jewish Museums Conference | New York, NY
Grace Stewart, Assistant Director, Equity and Culture, representing AAM
October 17-18, 2022: bbcon: Blackbaud’s Tech Conference for Good | virtual
Grace Stewart, Senior Manager, DEAI Programs, presenting on Cultural Organizations as Community Connectors: How to Promote Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion
October 9-11, 2022: Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums Annual Meeting | Washington D.C.
Brianne Roth, Museum Assessment Program Officer, and Susan Zwerling, Museum Assessment Program Officer, presenting on Re-Engage and Increase Relevance with the Museum Assessment Program; Laura Lott, President & CEO, presenting
October 6-9, 2022: Western Museums Association Annual Meeting | Portland, OR
Kristin Herlihy, Senior Manager, Membership, representing AAM
October 5, 2022: Mountain-Plains Museum Association Conference | virtual
Susan Zwerling, Museum Assessment Program Officer, presenting on Museum Assessment Program Process
September 29-30, 2022: Nelson Atkins Museum of Art | Kansas City, MO
Elizabeth Merritt, Vice President, Strategic Foresight & Founding Director, Center for the Future of Museums, presenting
September 12-15, 2022: Association of Science and Technology Centers, Annual Conference | Pittsburgh, PA
Shelon Atwater, Director, Exhibits & Revenue Programs, and Kristin Herlihy, Senior Manager, Membership, representing AAM
August 23, 2022: ICOM General Conference | Prague & virtual
Elizabeth Merritt, VP, Strategic Foresight & Founding Director, Center for the Future of Museums, panel discussion; Laura Lott, AAM President and CEO, representing AAM
August 10-12, 2022: Association of African American Museums’ Annual Conference | Miami, FL
Julie Hart, Senior Director of Standards & Excellence, representing AAM
July 28, 2022: Blackbaud, TrendsWatch: Museum Schools as Community Infrastructure | webinar
Elizabeth Merritt, VP, Strategic Foresight & Founding Director, Center for the Future of Museums presenting
July 14, 2022: American Association for State and Local History | webinar
Ember Farber, Director, Advocacy, presenting on Reframing Advocacy
June 7, 2022: Louisiana Association of Museums | virtual
Elizabeth Merritt, VP, Strategic Foresight & Founding Director, Center for the Future of Museums, workshop presentation An Interactive Introduction to Strategic Foresight
June 4, 2022: Small Museum Association Conference | College Park, MD
Danyelle Rickard, Accreditation Program Officer, presenting on Disaster Planning: The Why’s, How’s, & What to Include
May 19-22, 2022: AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo | Boston, MA
April 27, 2022: National Maritime Historical Society, Awards Dinner | Washington D.C.
Laura Lott, AAM President and CEO, presenting
April 19, 2022: Artificial Intelligence for Cultural Organisations Network Workshop | virtual
Elizabeth Merritt, VP, Strategic Foresight & Founding Director, Center for the Future of Museums, speaking
April 6-7, 2022: Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities | virtual workshopSusan Zwerling, Museum Assessment Program Officer, panelist on Disaster Planning and Readiness
April 3, 2022: Emerging Arts Leaders Symposium at American University | Washington D.C.
Julie Hart, Senior Director of Standards & Excellence, speaking
April 1, 2022: Conner Prairie Annual Meeting | virtual
Laura Lott, AAM President and CEO, keynote
March 7, 2022: Imagine Solutions Conference | Naples, Florida
Laura Lott, AAM President and CEO, speaking
February 28-March 1, 2022: Museums Advocacy Day | virtual
February 2, 2022: Association of Science Museum Directors 2022 Director’s Forum | Seattle, WA
Laura Lott, AAM President and CEO, speaking
December 15, 2021: World Science Fiction Convention, DisCon III | Washington D.C.
Elizabeth Merritt, VP, Strategic Foresight & Founding Director, Center for the Future of Museums, speaking on Science Fiction for Museum Futures
November 15, 2021: New England Museum Association, Annual Conference | virtual
Katherine McNamee, Director, Human Resources, speaking on Diversity Recruiting to Make Museum Boards, Leaders and Managers More Inclusive
November 2: National Nordic Museum, On the Front Line: Arctic Museums and Climate Change | virtual
Laura Lott, AAM President and CEO, speaking
November 2, 2021: National Guild for Community Arts Education, Groundwork: Healing within Community Arts Education | virtual
Elizabeth Merritt, VP, Strategic Foresight & Founding Director, Center for the Future of Museums, panelist on Cross Movement Solidarity in Creative Aging: Anti-Ageism + Anti-Ableism + Anti-Racism
October 27, 2021: Southeastern Museums Conference Annual Meeting | hybrid
Ember Farber, Director, Advocacy, presenting on Speak Up and Speak Out: Museum Advocacy
October 20, 2021: Texas Association of Museums, Finding Alternative Futures Technology Round-Up | virtual
Elizabeth Merritt, VP, Strategic Foresight & Founding Director, Center for the Future of Museums, speaking
October 4, 2021: Iowa Museum Association Annual Conference | virtual
Laura Lott, AAM President and CEO, keynote
August 19, 2021: National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum, The Post-9/11 Story: Questions, Reflections, and a Museum Exhibit | virtual
Laura Lott, AAM President and CEO, keynote
July 22, 2021: The Giving Institute Summer Symposium | Washington D.C.
Laura Lott, AAM President and CEO, panelist on The Resiliency of the Sector
June 30, 2021: The Cultural Center Planning Initiative, Digital Transformer Series: Momentum | virtual
Elizabeth Merritt, VP, Strategic Foresight & Founding Director, Center for the Future of Museums speaking
June 16, 2021: Blackbaud, TrendsWatch 2021: Navigating a Disrupted Future | virtual webinar
Elizabeth Merritt, VP, Strategic Foresight & Founding Director, Center for the Future of Museums presenting
June 15, 2021: Chicago Humanities Festival, What’s Next? Series | virtual panel discussion
Elizabeth Merritt, VP, Strategic Foresight & Founding Director, Center for the Future of Museums, panelist on What’s Next: Museums
June 7-9: AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo | virtual
May 24, 2021: AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo | virtual
May 6, 2021: Saint Louis Art Museum, Advancing Change: The Future of Museum Leadership | virtual diversity summit
Laura Lott, AAM President and CEO, presenting on Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion: A Leadership Imperative
May 11, 2021: Natural History Museum of Utah, I.D.E.A. Symposium | virtual
Andrew Plumley, Senior Director Equity and Culture, presenting From Statements to Action
April 29, 2021: The Association of Art Museum Curators, Art Curators Conference | virtual
Laura Lott, AAM President and CEO, speaking
April 12, 2021: Ohio Museums Association | virtual conference
Elizabeth Merritt, VP, Strategic Foresight & Founding Director, Center for the Future of Museums, keynote and workshop presentation
April 12, 2021: Texas Association of Museums | virtual annual meeting
Susan Zwerling, Museum Assessment Program Officer and Brianne Roth, Museum Assessment Program Officer presenting on Recalculating, Recalculating…Using the Museum Assessment Program as Museum’s GPS on the Road to Excellence
April 6, 2021: Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries & Museums | virtual museum summit
Julie Hart, Senior Director, Standards & Excellence Programs, representing AAM at Sustaining and Advancing Indigenous Cultures: Developing an Action Plan
April 5, 2021: Women in Preservation Symposium | virtual
Ember Farber, Director, Advocacy, panelist on The Power of Passion
March 25, 2021: HeritageRail Alliance Spring Symposium | virtual
Ember Farber, Director, Advocacy, presenting AAM Advocacy update
March 15-19, 2021: Virginia Association of Museums | virtual annual conference
Elizabeth Merritt, VP, Strategic Foresight & Founding Director, Center for the Future of Museums, presenting
March 11, 2021: American Law Institute Continuing Legal Education: Legal Issues in Museum Administration | virtual conference
Barry Szczesny, Director, Government Relations and Public Policy, presenting Legislative and Regulatory Update for Museum Professionals
February 25, 2021: Blackbaud, Navigating the New Normal: A Guide for Arts & Cultural Organizations in a Pandemic-Impacted World | virtual panel discussion
Elizabeth Merritt, VP, Strategic Foresight & Founding Director, Center for the Future of Museums, panelist
February 22-23, 2021: Museums Advocacy Day | virtual
January 27, 2021: Virginia Commission for the Arts | virtual conference
Grace Stewart, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility and Inclusion Project Manager, presenting webinar on DEAI
January 27, 2021: Federation of State Humanities Councils | webinar
Andrew Plumley, Director of Inclusion, presenting Operationalizing Racial Equity Work at Nonprofits
January 21, 2021: Allentown Art Museum | virtual panel discussion
Andrew Plumley, Director of Inclusion, panelist on Museums’ Role in Fostering Equitable & Inclusive Communities
January 11, 2021: Ohio Museums Association | webinar
Ember Farber, Director, Advocacy, presenting on Best Practices for Virtual Advocacy Meetings