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STROBEL ON FCC ADVISORY COMMITTEE, MEDIA DIVERSITY INITIATIVES
Sylvia Strobel has been invited to sit on the Federal Communication Commission's special Federal Advisory Committee on Diversity in the Digital Age. Additionally, Ms. Strobel has been asked to participate in a national think tank for executive-level women in media, hosted by the National Association of Broadcasters' Education Foundation and American Women in Radio and Television. The group, which was joined by FCC Commissioner Deborah Taylor Tate for its inaugural meeting on March 13th in Washington D.C., will examine strategies for advancing more women into the top ranks of the media industry. Strobel serves as "of counsel" to the Lancaster-based law firm Lehmann Strobel PLC which she co-founded in 1996, and is the President and General Manager of the Pennsylvania Public Television Network.
LEHMANN PRESENTS AT STATEWIDE MUSUEM CONFERENCE
Managing partner Walter G. Lehmann presented a seminar entitled “ABCs and XYZs of IP (and some Q&A) at the 2008 Statewide Museum Conference. The conference, which was organized by the Pennsylvania Federation of Museums and Historical Organizations in partnership with the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission and the Western Pennsylvania Museum Council, was held in Pittsburgh April 13-15. Lehmann gave an overview of intellectual property concepts and then encouraged a discussion of how these concepts apply to the day-to-day operations of museums. Lehmann explained that museums are creating and using intellectual property every day in many ways, and that a basic understanding of these concepts is essential to protect the museum’s interest in its own property, to respect the interests of other intellectual property owners, and to avoid liability. Lehmann also stressed that the management of intellectual property in the museum context must be mission-driven. “This means understanding the basic tension between protecting your intellectual property rights and allowing others to use those objects you hold in trust for the public.” For more information on how to manage your museum’s intellectual property rights, contact Walter G. Lehmann at walt@lehmannstrobel.com.
STROBEL APPOINTED TO PA WOMEN’S CAMPAIGN FUND BOARD
Sylvia Strobel, founder and of counsel to Lehmann Strobel PLC, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Women’s Campaign Fund. The PWCF supports progressive women candidates to the Pennsylvania General Assembly regardless of party affiliation. Pennsylvania, which was ranked 44 out of 50 states in a 2002 survey, lags behind most states in the percentage of women elected to serve in the state legislature.
LEHMANN AWARDED FELLOWSHIP TO ATTEND MAAM CONFERENCE
The MidAtlantic Association of Museums awarded Walter G. Lehmann a fellowship to attend the MAAM 2007 Conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The fellowship recognized Lehmann’s role as an “Emerging Professional” in the museum profession. In his application for the fellowship, Lehmann wrote: “As a mid-career professional, I am seeking ways to apply my extensive experience advising creative professionals and non-profit organizations to the critical issues of museum management and administration.” By participating in the conference, Lehmann was able to meet with other museum professionals and discuss current topics facing the museum profession. Lehmann is currently enrolled in the Museum Studies masters program at George Washington University in Washington D.C.
LEHMANN JOINS BOARD OF NORTH MUSEUM
Walter G. Lehmann, managing partner at Lehmann Strobel PLC, has jointed the board of the North Museum of Natural History and Science in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The North Museum is Central Pennsylvania’s only collections-based natural history museum and home to its largest planetarium. The museum’s collection of over 350,000 objects is organized into major categories of regional archeology, botany, geology, mineralogy, mammology, ornithology and paleontology. The North Museum, which attracts over 30,000 visitors annually, is accredited by the American Association of Museums.
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