Mutual Concerns of Air and Space Museums Conference

at the Hyatt Regency Reston
with one day at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
and an afternoon at the National Museum of the Marine Corps

Thursday, April 26th - Sunday, April 29th, 2011
Optional Field trips are being planned for Monday, April 30 & May 1

Sponsored by:

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

Mutual Concerns is a unique, international meeting specifically focused on the needs of the air and space museum community. The conference features three days of panel discussions and concurrent sessions. Serving both large and small museums, the conference this year will center on the theme of Preservation and Restoration of Air and Space Collections: Consolidating Knowledge and Know-how for the Greater Good. Important topics — like fundraising, preparing the next generation of museum staff, providing educational activities, and exhibiting — will be covered and presented within the framework of the restoration theme, providing participants with enriched context for those topics.

The meeting is designed to give participants ample learning opportunities as well as meaningful and educational time at the Udvar-Hazy Center and the National Museum of the Marine Corps. The conference is also an opportunity to network with colleagues from around the world. Over 100 museum and museum related organizations attend annually.

The meeting hosts a small Marketplace with exhibitors who offer special services or experience to air and space museums. The Marketplace venue and set-up allows participants to have ample time to get to know Marketplace exhibitors and their services.

Mutual Concerns will be in Reston, Virginia this year beginning with an evening reception on Thursday, April 26 and run until Sunday, April 29, with optional field trips Monday, April 30 and Tues May 1. One day of sessions will take place at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center and an afternoon will be spent exploring the National Museum of the Marine Corps to learn more about the museum and its collection.

The Welcome Address will be by Matt Jolley of WarBird Radio. Matt is an experienced aviation journalist, former television news anchor and creator of the world's only radio station for military aviation fans... Warbird Radio.com. Join Matt for an evening of stories about his aviation adventures with the newsmakers from the warbird community who have helped shape history.

We will also be assembling a number of exciting fieldtrip opportunities spanning the Virginia area including planned trips to a few of the area's smaller air and space museums, cultural museums, CIA Museum and a visit to a local winery.

The full agenda for the conference is now available.

Online Registration is now open.

Standard Fees: $450 per person if registered by Sunday, April 1, 2012 and $485 per person starting Monday, April 2, 2012.

Multiple registrants from the same organization receive discounts. Full registration details on Registration Form.

Reception Thursday evening

All sessions from Friday – Sunday

Breakfasts and refreshments Friday, Saturday & Sunday

Dinner reception at the National Museum of the Marine Corps

One day of sessions and tours at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Insiders tour and evening dinner reception at the National Museum of the Marine Corps

Round trip bus transportation from the conference hotel to the museums

Optional Fieldtrips are being planned for Monday, April 30, with possible overnight trip extending to Tuesday, May 1.

Full details on trips and pricing will be available in January 2012

The Hyatt Regency Reston is located in the Reston Town Center with a wide array of restaurants, shopping and entertainment all within walking distance.

The room rate has been negotiated to $139 for a single room. This rate is being offered to conference participants from April 25 – 30. Additional dates at this rate before or after the conference are subject to availability. You can book your room at this special conference rate at https://resweb.passkey.com/go/SmithsonianInstitution

It is best to make reservations on line, but if you need to make by phone please call 1-888-421-1442 and request the group rate for the Mutual Concerns of Air and Space Museums.

Make your reservation before 5:00 pm, Wednesday, April 4, 2012 to take advantage of the conference rate. Space is limited. You can cancel a reservation up to 24 hours prior to your scheduled arrival date. Room rates are subject to availability after April 4.

The hotel has indoor pool, fitness center and free parking. The hotel is 15 minutes from the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center and Dulles International Airport and offers free roundtrip shuttle transportation to from Dulles International Airport. See Hyatt complimentary shuttle schedule.

If you are interested in sharing a room, please email mutualconcerns@si.edu. We will forward contact information of other interested participants for you to investigate possible room sharing.

For the first time we are holding our DC meeting in Reston, Virginia, closer to the Udvar-Hazy Center and in the Reston Town Center, which offers a wide array of restaurants, shopping and entertainment all within walking distance.

Mutual Concerns hosts a small exhibitor forum called the "Marketplace," featuring vendors that offer services and products of interest to air and space museum professionals. Every year, we welcome back some familiar sponsors with new information and seek a few new and different exhibitors to add to our forum, to provide our attendees with the latest information on areas that interest them. We integrate the Marketplace throughout our conference and events so our attendees and exhibitors have ample time to meet and talk in a relaxed atmosphere. Find out more about the Vendor Marketplace. If you are an attendee and would like to see a specific vendor attend the Marketplace, please contact Jean DeStefano at 202-633-2388 or e-mail nasmmutualconcerns@si.edu.

Vendor Marketplace Information

Mutual Concerns of Air and Space Museums Conference Reston, Virginia

Thursday, April 26th - Sunday, April 29th, 2011 Optional Field trips are being planned for Monday, April 30 & May 1

Sponsored by:

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

Mutual Concerns of Air and Space Museums Conference
Reston, Virginia

Thursday, April 26th - Sunday, April 29th, 2011
Optional Field trips are being planned for Monday, April 30 & May 1