Southeastern Museums Conference

Since 1951, museums in the southeast have gathered staff together for networking and training purposes at an annual fall meeting. Traditionally, the SEMC Annual Conference is held in October. SEMC Awards programs recognize excellence in Southeastern museums and museum professionals.

SEMC is launching a professional development program to equip a new generation of museum leaders with outward-looking skills and stratagems that increase their effectiveness as leaders and their ability to create a productive and inclusive environment within the museum and among the museum's board. The program is developed in partnership with the Association of African American Museums (AAAM) and focuses on leadership staff of small and mid-sized institutions.

The annual Jekyll Island Management Institute (JIMI) provides a total immersion environment for museum professionals to learn more about general museum administration and operations. JIMI gives administrators the key resources imperative to orchestrating personnel efficiency, staff morale and overall organizational improvement. JIMI offers opportunities for participants to learn management skills through presentations, small group discussions, projects and participatory exercises.