Welcome!

Thank you for being on the Western Museums Association 2026 Program Committee!

This website is the main resource for the WMA Program Committee. Information about meetings, the actual session proposals, follow up notes, etc. can all be found here. Please use the navigation menu to the left (or in the “hamburger” menu if you’re on a smaller screen) to maneuver about.

The best place to start is Reviewing Guidelines & Process - followed by All Proposals.

Important Dates:

• February 9, 2026: RFP Opens
• March 5, 2026: WMA Hosts Session Brainstorm Zoom
• March 27, 2026: RFP deadline
• April 3, 2026: Proposals website updated with proposals
• April 17, 2026: PC rankings due to staff
• April 27, 2026: Staff sends rankings by track to PC for review
• May 1, 2026: PC meeting finalizes accepted sessions
• May 4, 2026: Staff send accept/decline emails to proposers (declined sessions are offered the option to present content as a poster or roundtable)