{"id":5044,"date":"2026-03-07T16:30:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T21:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scmuseums.com\/?page_id=5044"},"modified":"2026-03-10T11:53:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T15:53:33","slug":"scfm2026-proposals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scmuseums.com\/es\/scfm2026\/scfm2026-proposals\/","title":{"rendered":"SCFM2026 &#8211; Call for Proposals"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5044\" class=\"elementor elementor-5044\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a1b5dbc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a1b5dbc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a110b90\" data-id=\"a110b90\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d61b35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d61b35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"Witness to History: Place, Storytelling &amp; Collective Memory\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-622d718 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"622d718\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"639\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/scmuseums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GreetingsfromAiken.jpg?fit=1024%2C639&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5047\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/scmuseums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GreetingsfromAiken.jpg?w=1283&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1283w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/scmuseums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GreetingsfromAiken.jpg?resize=300%2C187&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/scmuseums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GreetingsfromAiken.jpg?resize=1024%2C639&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/scmuseums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GreetingsfromAiken.jpg?resize=768%2C479&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/scmuseums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GreetingsfromAiken.jpg?resize=18%2C12&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 18w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/scmuseums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GreetingsfromAiken.jpg?resize=830%2C518&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 830w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/scmuseums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GreetingsfromAiken.jpg?resize=230%2C143&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/scmuseums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GreetingsfromAiken.jpg?resize=350%2C218&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/scmuseums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GreetingsfromAiken.jpg?resize=480%2C299&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/scmuseums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GreetingsfromAiken.jpg?resize=481%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 481w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/scmuseums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GreetingsfromAiken.jpg?resize=310%2C193&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 310w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/scmuseums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GreetingsfromAiken.jpg?resize=150%2C94&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Greetings from Aiken, South Carolina [Card]. (1930). <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-837dafa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"837dafa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The SCFM Annual Conference is a time where we can celebrate the impact that museums have made on the state of South Carolina. It\u2019s a time where we can share our successes, learn from our challenges, and grow as museum professionals. We look forward to this year&#8217;s conference September 9-11, 2026 in Aiken, SC. This year&#8217;s theme is\u00a0Witness to History: Place, Storytelling &amp; Collective Memory.Museums stand as witnesses to history, holding stories that are deeply rooted in place and community. This theme explores how memory, storytelling, and lived experiences shape our collective identity, inviting us to reflect on the past while envisioning the future.<\/p><p>A great conference requires great sessions! We rely on you representing a variety of experiences, backgrounds and expertise to craft engaging, informative, and relevant sessions for our annual conference. We encourage a wide range of proposals from individuals at any career-level from any size and type of museum and cultural organization. We want to hear from you! Consider submitting a proposal today!<\/p><center><\/center>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-967e532 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"967e532\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>SESSION PROPOSALS ACCEPTED UNTIL Friday, May 1, 2026 11:59 PM.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-909e19f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"909e19f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9895e7c\" data-id=\"9895e7c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6278e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6278e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>CRAFTING A PROPOSAL<\/strong><\/h4><p>Session ideas can originate from a variety of inspirations &#8212; your experiences, questions you want to discuss, topics you&#8217;ve heard elsewhere, institutional achievements and current innovations. While you must be well-versed in your chosen topic, you do not have to be an expert to organize a session. Brainstorm with colleagues and reach out to NEW peers and partners to develop a clear path forward. The best sessions present varied perspectives that allow attendees to further their professional development, provide ideas translatable to their home institutions or that inspire change and growth. Be innovative and creative!<\/p><p>We look forward to hearing your ideas! Please complete the form below <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">by\u00a0no later than Friday, May 1, 2026<\/span>\u00a0to be considered for this year&#8217;s conference program.<\/p><p>If you have any questions, please contact <a href=\"mailto:scfm@scmuseums.org\">scfm@scmuseums.org<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19f82fc pp-gravity-form-button-custom pp-gravity-form-pagination-buttons-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-pp-gravity-forms\" data-id=\"19f82fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pp-gravity-forms.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-contact-form pp-gravity-form\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\nvar 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