New York, NY — January 30, 2008 — Museum-Ed, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to connecting the museum educator community, and LearningTimes, LLC, a leading producer of online conferences for education and training, announced today the members of the Professional Writing Panel featured at the Museum-Ed Online Conference. The conference will be held entirely over the Internet on February 20-21, 2008.

The panel, entitled "Writing for Professional Publications," encourages museum educators to share their expertise by writing for publication and will help develop skills necessary for professional writing.

The panel will be led by Carol Stapp, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Director of the Museum Education Program at George Washington University, and Lotte Lent, Assistant Director of the Museum Education Program at GWU. The distinguished panel includes:

• Zahava D. Doering, Editor
  Curator: The Museum Journal
  
  
• Liz Maurer, Editor-in-Chief
  Journal of Museum Education
  
  
• Carolyn Widner Ward, Ph. D., Editor
  Journal of Interpretation Research
  
  
• Gretchen Jennings, Managing Editor
  The Exhibitionist

The panel is just one of eight interactive webcasts featuring experts in the field of interpretive writing that will be taking place during The Museum-Ed Online Conference.

"We're so pleased that this unique group of professionals is combining their expertise in support of professional writing among museum educators," said Kris Wetterlund, Conference Chairperson. "This panel promises to be a highly interactive learning experience, contributing to the professional development of the next generation of museum education leaders."

Conference registration is only $45 and includes access to the panel session as well as all other live online events, session recordings, and an online community for participant discussions and resources for one year.

For more information and to sign-up visit www.learningtimes.net/museumed

About Museum-Ed
Museum-Ed is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing museum educators opportunities to ask questions, to exchange ideas, to explore current issues, to share resources, to reflect on experiences, and to inspire new directions in museum education. Museum-Ed is not a membership organization. All of the resources on the Museum-Ed Web site are free and available to educators in any type of museum, and anyone interested in the field of museum education.