The Ohio Museums Association is the leading advocate for connecting and empowering Ohio museums and museum professionals. OMA is the vital resource for strengthening Ohio museums. Founded in 1976 by members of the Ohio's museum community, OMA works with a variety of museums, museum professionals and providers of museum services to strengthen the state's museum, foster excellence in the field and support the museum community. OMA holds an annual conference that is held each spring in a different area of the state. OMA also publishes the "Ohio Museums Monthly" - a monthly e-newsletter that includes topics like People and Museums in the News, Professional Developement opportunities, Job Openings, and more. Just a few of the additional resources the Ohio Museums Association offers the museum community in Ohio are: - The OMA Job Board on www.ohiomuseums.org - Advocacy on both the state and national level - The Annual Visual Communication awards which recognizes excellence in museum's communication material - The Awards of Outstanding Achievement which recognizes museum professionals and institutional excellence - Workshops throughout the state that cover a wide variety of topics and job specialties - Collaborative programming with other state-wide and national organizations - Diverse online and social networking resources Membership is available for institutions, individuals, students, and museum service providers. For more information visit www.ohiomuseums.org.