LIVE Schedule
| Thursday, August 27, 2009 (All times listed in Eastern Time) | ||
| 10:30am – 11:00am | Welcome and Orientation A brief orientation session will take place at the beginning of Day 1. This session will outline the ways in which you may participate and interact with the session presenter and other online viewers. |
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| 11:00am – 12:15pm | Thinking Outside the Museum Walls: A New, and Possibly Old Approach to Local History For years, museums have been seen as the way to preserve and present history. Unfortunately, this led to an over abundance of museums competing for limited resources. There are numerous ways to connect to communities that don’t require museums. This session focuses on alternative ways to think about presenting history. Laura Casey (Chair), Texas Historical Commission |
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| 1:00pm – 2:15pm | The Object and Not-Object: Exploring Differences in Viewing How can we reposition artifacts and exhibits to foster personal connections with visitors? What happens when visitors engage with digital representations of artifacts through FLickr, YouTube, Wikipedia, and Facebook? We’ll discuss how these new media tools inspire visitors to engage directly with objects and express this interaction as social experiences. Janna Bennett (Chair), Children’s Museum of Indianapolis |
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| 3:00pm – 4:15pm | Are They Being Served? Cultural Consumer Survey Are our visitors happy with their museum experiences? What do they do in their leisure time? Why do they financially support museums? The Connecticut Humanities Council, Connecticut Landmarks, and Reach Advisors surveyed 4,500 Connecticut cultural consumers. From community engagement to restroom maintenance to guided tours, find out what our visitors really want through survey results applicable to history museums nationwide. Scott Wands (Chair), Connecticut Humanities Council |
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| 4:30pm – 5:30pm | Virtual Happy Hour Join members of the AASLH Annual Meeting Team for an informal “virtual happy hour;” an informal open forum where you can discuss the day’s highlights, unwind, reflect on the things learned and meet new colleagues. Enjoy! |
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| Friday, August 28, 2009 (All times listed in Eastern Time) | ||
| 10:30am – 11:00am | Welcome and Orientation | |
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| 11:00am – 12:15pm | Is Less More? Evaluating Management Systems at Historic Sites Environmental management projects in four National Trust historic sites have demonstrated the inherent conflicts of installing HVAC systems in precious buildings not built to function as museums. We will review the various problems and discuss the different innovative suggestions for rethinking our approach to climate management systems at each site. Barbara Campagna (Chair), National Trust for Historical Preservation |
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| 1:00pm – 2:15pm | Everything Old is New Again-Fresh Approaches to Interpretation and Exhibition of Special Collections and Archives Library, museum, and historical society staff can develop meaningful constituent connections through the use of special collections and archives. Through increased access, user-centered design, and innovative interpretation and exhibitions, new approaches to special collections encourage collaboration and active engagement with visitors and broaden possibilities for institutions as cultural entrepreneurs. Trina Nelson Thomas (Chair), Indiana Historical Society |
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| 3:00pm – 4:15pm | Managing Your Museum Through Hard Times The museum field is facing the toughest period in forty years, and a watershed for many institutions. It is critical that directors and senior staff rethink their organization, operation and goals creatively yet with discipline. This session offers strategies and tools that have worked successfully in downturns and restructuring museums. Tom Costello (Chair), Cultural Resources Management Group |
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| 4:30pm – 5:30pm | Virtual Happy Hour Join members of the AASLH Annual Meeting Team for an informal "virtual happy hour;" an informal open forum where you can discuss the day’s highlights, unwind, reflect on the things learned and meet new colleagues. Enjoy! |
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