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| SNAG Year-End Appeal | |
 You should have received SNAG's year-end appeal in your mailboxes. You can direct your donation to one of four specific areas -- Technology, Student Benefits, Professional Development, Conferences -- or to the General Fund.
We hope you'll read the letter and make a contribution of any amount to SNAG this year. Anyone who donates $75 or more will receive a free CERF+ Studio Protector.
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| SNAG/crafthaus scholarship | | Applications for the second annual SNAG/crafthaus scholarship are due January 10, 2012. This SNAG scholarship is for crafthaus members and will be juried by crafthaus editor Brigitte Martin. The first recipient of this scholarship in 2011 was Timothy McMahon.
The recipient will receive a free conference registration to the SNAG conference in Phoenix/Scottsdale, a one-year membership in SNAG, a one-year membership in crafthaus, and prominent blogspace on crafthaus for one year.
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| Jewelers to Introduce Fairtrade & Fairmined Gold to US Market in 2012 | |  Co-organized by Ethical Metalsmiths (SNAG members Christina Miller and Christine Dhein) and Fair Trade Action, a diverse, international group of jewelry, environmental, and mining stakeholders convened in Santa Fe the last weekend in October. The participants identified an initial goal to introduce certified Fairtrade and Fairmined gold to the US market in 2012.
Fairtrade and Fairmined gold certification is the result of a joint effort between Fairtrade International (FLO) and the Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM). It enables artisanal and small-scale miners (ASM) to improve their livelihoods through a set of standards for responsible mining, which the miners have to fulfill in order to get certified.
For more information visit www.fairgold.org, www.communitymining.org and www.fairtrade.net.
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Conference Program Guide - Early Bird Reservation Rates
| |  All information about "The Heat Is On" conference in Phoenix/Scottsdale next May will be available in a conference Program Guide just like our Seattle Program Guide.
Advertise in the printed edition that will be at the conference and in the online digital version that will have your ad hyperlinked for immediate responses. The digital Program Guide will be available on the SNAG website in early May and stay up through August for post-conference reference.
Reserve now to enjoy Early Bird rates by contacting Jean Savarese.
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| SNAG Nominations and Elections Committee Seeks Qualified Candidates for 2012 | |
The SNAG Nominations and Elections Committee is seeking qualified candidates for the 2012 election. We are seeking your help in identifying potential nominees for one (1) President-Elect, two (2) members of the Board of Directors and one (1) member of the Nominations and Elections Committee.
"The best thing about serving on the board was being able to meet so many people in the field. It helped my career because I became a known entity to a lot of people in the field." --Melissa Huff, former member of SNAG board of directors
SNAG is an organization dedicated to furthering the field of jewelry and metalsmithing by supporting the professional practice of artists, designers, jewelers, and metalsmiths. Come be a part of this dynamic organization by devoting your time, energy, and ideas to lead this group forward and the jewelry/ metals field towards greater success. SNAG leadership is created by the membership through this process.
Nominations can be made directly to an NEC member or through the NEC webpage.
NEC Chair, Mary Hallam Pearse, Courtney Starrett, Kristi Kloss.
To speak with someone that has direct knowledge of SNAG initiatives please contact NEC Chair, Mary Hallam Pearse, 706-201-6140.
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| Getting to Know You | |  The third in our series of profiles of the board members.
Find out more about metalsmith Bryan Park.
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| SNAG News December 15 Submission Deadline | |  Send us information about new opportunities and announcements for the next issue. Think Kudos, Calls for Entries, News from the Field, and the newly expanded "Publications & Media" section, open to everyone who wants to publicize a new book or DVD.
For Publications & Media, send an email with "Publications & Media" in the subject line. In order to be considered for inclusion you must send:
- Title
- Author
- Description - 50 words max
- Hardcover or softcover (if book)
- Publisher
- Price
- jpg image of cover - approx 200 x 150 pixels, 72 dpi
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| Reminder: Seattle Minutes | | Don't forget: the minutes from both the board of directors' meeting and the membership meeting in Seattle this past May are up on SNAG's website.
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