JUNE 23-26, 2011

The Alberta Media Arts Community is invited to the 2011 Conference, "Back to Our Roots."  The conference takes place at the Holiday Inn - Hinton (393 Gregg Avenue, Hinton, AB).

Delegates should plan to arrive the evening of Thursday June 23rd.  There will be two full days of activities and we will check out on the morning of June 26th (3 nights). 

Activites include: the Spirit of Helen Award, Prairie Tales 13 Premiere, Media Arts Collections Presentation, AMAAS History Walk, Keynote Speech: Hinton Mayor Glenn Taylor, AMAAS AGM, Networking and Hot Springs!

Registration Fee: $100 shared room, $200 private room (weekend value $700) Spaces limited, registrations filled on a first come basis.  AMAAS will provide up to 10 travel bursaries to interested delegates based on travel distance and financial need.  CSIF will also provide some carpooling opportunities for its membership.  

Please contact: 403-890-7278 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it to register.

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2011 Nomination Form

The Spirit of Helen Award is an annual Alberta Media Arts Alliance (AMAAS) award
given in honour of Helen Folkmann, an artist and arts advocate whose creativity,
activism, strength and determination inspired people across Canada. Helen passed
away in 2004, and this award acknowledges an artist, cultural worker or advocate
whose contributions to Alberta’s media arts community reflects Helen’s remarkable
spirit.

Nominations: This award is open to all artists and cultural workers in Alberta.
Individuals or organizations associated with the Alberta Media Arts community may
nominate one candidate per year. Nominations must be received by June 1, 2011.
Please include a biography of your nominee (max. one page) and a statement
indicating why you are nominating this individual (max. one page). Nominations will
be reviewed by an anonymous peer jury.

Award: $1,500 cash award and certificate. The award will be presented on June 25th at
the 2011 AMAAS Conference in Hinton. The successful nominee or representative
should be available to attend. Please send your signed (and scanned) nomination form
and attachments to AMAAS Executive Director, Kevin Allen, by e-mail:
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , or by mail to: 901, 1323 15 Ave. SW, Calgary, AB T3C 0X8.


Name of Nominee:
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Title/Organization:
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Address:
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Nominated by:
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Title/Organization:
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Telephone: ______________________ Fax: __________________ Email: ________________________
Signature:
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