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The Southeastern Museums Conference (SEMC), begun in 1951, is a nonprofit membership organization that serves 12 states throughout the Southeast - Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia - and Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
SEMC fosters professionalism, mutual support, and communication among its members and the larger museum community. A nonprofit membership organization, SEMC strives to increase educational and professional development opportunities, improve the interchange of ideas and information, and encourage respect and collegiality.
SEMC programs and services include:
- An annual meeting held one of the first three weeks in October.
- Jekyll Island Management Institute (JIMI)
- Annual Meeting and JIMI scholarships
- Awards programs recognizing excellence in Southeastern museums and museum professionals
- Mentor Program, Annual Meeting Career Center
- Quarterly newsletter
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