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2024 AMI Conference Registration

Registration is now open for the 2024 AMI conference in Cape Girardeau, MO. Conference dates are September 9,10,11 with pre-conference workshops available on September 8. See the schedule e-booklet for more information.

If you are paying by credit or debit card, please use this link to register: https://associationmissouriinterpreter.betterworld.org/events/2024-ami-annual-conference

If you are paying by check or cash, please use this link to register:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3ZSHFWR

Watch the AMI Facebook page for a helpful video on the new registration processes. If you have questions about registering, contact Sarah S. Jones at the Missouri State Museum (MO State Parks) at sarah.s.jones@dnr.mo.gov.

THE HOTEL REGISTRATION DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED. You now have until August 15 to book your stay. Use this link to get the group rate: www.druryhotels.com/bookandstay/newreservation/?groupno=10098600

AMI Conference Schedule:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1V3NccHOzuOiz2u9kVQdjJDqFEaFYz8DW/view?usp=sharing

Registration Video Instructions:

https://youtu.be/cTwOHm3w8UU

2024 AMI Call for Presentations

CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS IS CLOSED.

Conference Theme: Interpretation Through Diverse Lenses

Since this year’s conference will be in the Cape Girardeau/southeastern part of Missouri, our thematic lens idea is sparked by the many facets of trails west of the Mississippi River. Examples of such trails might include those that we travel for recreational experiences, trails that Indigenous people were forced to take after being removed from their homes in the east, and trails that diverse settlers traveled for centuries to make a new life in an expanding new nation. Southeastern Missouri has stories to tell, and it is up to us as Interpreters to connect our audiences to those stories.
Off-theme topics are also welcome. Submission approval is not limited to the conference theme. Please feel free to submit proposals that in any way advance the profession of interpretation.

Call for Papers for 2023 Conference

Are you interested in presenting for 2023’s Association of Missouri Interpreters Conference? Submit your session proposal now! There are now two ways you can submit your session proposal. You can either fill out the SurveyMonkey provided (link provided here), or fill out and email the document below to Kimberlea Scott at kimberleascott20@gmail.com. Forms and surveys are due July 15th, 2023, so act fast!

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UPDATE: AMI Conference 2020

After a lengthy discussion, surveying our AMI members, and working with the executive board, the AMI 2020 Conference Committee has decided to postpone this year’s conference. The committee would like to express our sincere gratitude to the northwest Missouri committee in allowing us to move our conference to 2021. Please SAVE THE DATE for the 2021 AMI Conference to be held at Lake of the Ozarks September 19th – September 23rd, 2021! We cannot wait to see all of your smiling faces when we can meet again!

Although a conference will not be held in 2020, AMI does plan to continue with awards and scholarships. If you or someone you know is deserving of an award or scholarship, please visit our webpage https://www.mointerp.net/awards-scholarships/ to find the scholarship and award forms. We are working on ways to virtually honor award and scholarship recipients this year as well as other opportunities for AMI members to socialize and gain continuing education, so please stay tuned for more information.

POSTPONED: AMI Conference 2020

CLICK HERE FOR AN UPDATED ANNOUNCEMENT.

Good Afternoon,

At our committee meeting this afternoon, the members were all in consensus to postpone the AMI Conference that was to be held at Lake of the Ozarks this coming September 2020.  The committee has made the decision after discussing survey results, personal thoughts, and reviewing the AMI Board’s e-mails from last week. The committee also decided to maintain the same committee and job duties and we will meet this September to discuss next year and rearrange as needed.

I will contact Lodge at Port Arrowhead and let them know our decision and see if we can get dates secured for next September 2021.

We did brainstorm ideas for virtual webinars through the year and Kendra will be bringing ideas to the board for discussion.  Amber will be scheduling and hosting social hours as well through a web platform.

Thank you for your support and please pass on to those who need to be aware of the change.

AMI 2019 Conference Awards

Congratulations to all of the 2019 AMI award winners!

Outstanding Interpretive Volunteer

Barney Combs, Historic Daniel Boone Home Award accepted by Amber Edwards (left). Lee Wilbeck (right)

Interpretive Giant

Janet Price, Moon Shadow Moments

Best Workshop Presentation

Jo Schaper, Geo Communications Services Jo Schaper(left), Lee Wilbeck (right)

George Kastler/Aubree Schmid Student Scholarships

Marissa Ginger, University of Central Missouri
& Anna Skalicky , Macalester College, MN Marissa Ginger. Anna Skalicky, not pictured.

Outstanding Interpretive Media

David Spear, Susie Wachowski, Lisa May
Missouri Department of Conservation- Outreach and Education

Outstanding Service

Steve Jacobsen, Anita B. Gorman Discovery Center Lee Wilbeck (L), Steve Jacobsen (center), Adam Brandsgaard (R)

AMI Interpreter Quiz

Adam Brandsgaard, Shelly Colastkie, Connie Weber, Cyndi Cogbill, Mike Duane

AMI Interpreter Quiz Champion

Jordi Raos, Springfield Conservation Nature Center John Miller (left), Jordi Raos (right)

Click Here to Learn More About Awards and Scholarships

2019 AMI Conference Program

This PDF will function as a paperless Conference Program that allows attendees to bounce between schedules, session descriptions, maps, and keynote.

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2019 AMI Conference ProgramDownload

“Let your Resources Roar!” Keynote Speaker: John Cunning

John says his work in parks started when he was four years old when his family visited the Grand Canyon.  He picked up litter in the picnic area and could trade a bag of litter for ice-cream. Throughout his 34-year career with Missouri State Parks, he worked as a historic site manager, a museum director, and as director for the Resource Management and Interpretation Program.  In 2013, John was awarded AMI’s Outstanding Professional Interpreter in and NAI Region 6’s Distinguished Professional Interpreter. John has helped plan and has been a trainer at the annual Spring Interpreter School for many years.  He has presented living history programs as a snake oil salesman in a 1870s medicine show, guided countless historic building tours, interpreted Tom Benton’s capitol mural to Chinese diplomats, and interpreted interpretation to elected and appointed officials.  And he loved just about every minute of it.

Now retired, John started a consulting business (Heritage Interpretation Services LLC), works part-time with an estate sale management company, and is planning a few motorcycle trips.

2019 AMI Conference Registration

September 15-17, 2019
AMI Conference Registration has been extended to August 31st!

See the updated registration packet for conference details.

Full Registration:

Pre-registration deadline is August 22, 2019–after that, you must register at the Workshop ($10 higher fee))

(includes membership renewal for the upcoming year, banquet & some meals)

A 2019 Registration Packet, with a paper registration form, is available for download below. To register online, please fill out the linked form on SurveyMonkey.

The SurveyMonkey registration form will give the workshop committee a means of tracking registrations electronically, but you will NOT be able to pay for your registration form here.  Your confirmation email will include instructions on how to send payment to AMI treasurer Phillip Brinkley via mail, email, or fax.  We realize many of you will use your agency’s purchasing cards for payment, so AMI obtained the ability to accept credit card payments.  To save service charges, you will be asked to fill out a form and mail or fax the information to Phillip, or call him and give him your credit card number.  We hope to have online payment capability in the future without the use of third-party processors, but we are still looking for a safe and affordable option.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE!

2019 AMI Workshop Registration PacketDownload

CLICK HERE for more information on the 2019 AMI Conference.