2013 NEMA Conference Program - New England Museum Association Annual Conference

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You know what’s great about Newport? Well,

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In Newport you can visit colonial-era buildings and

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can toast the sunset (and the sunrise if you’re up that

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PRE!CONFERENCE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12

7:00 – 9:00 pmPECHAKUCHA NIGHTPechaKucha is the latest craze in intellectual en-tertainment, a world-wide phenomenon that’s part education, part meet-up, and all fun. Born in Ja-SDQ��3HFKD.XFKD��SURQRXQFHG�SHK�&+$.�FKD��LV�D�gathering of people making and witnessing presen-WDWLRQV�RQ�MXVW�DERXW�DQ\�WRSLF��7KH�RQO\�OLPLWDWLRQ�is the format: with 20 slides at 20 seconds each, presentations are fast-paced, rhythmic, sometimes poetic idea events.

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If you want to try your hand at PechaKucha your-self, submit a short blurb about your presentation. For more information, including a list of previous topics, go to www.nemanet.org/PKN.

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6:30 – 7:00 amNEMA FITNESSMorning Walk-RLQ�1(0$�'LUHFWRU�'DQ�<DHJHU�IRU�DQ�HQHUJL]LQJ�ZDON�around beautiful downtown Newport.

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8:15 – 9:00 amNEMA CONFERENCE PREVIEW "New for 2013!#)LUVW�WLPH�DW�D�1(0$�FRQIHUHQFH"�/HDUQ�KRZ�WR�PDNH�WKH�PRVW�RI�LW��-RLQ�$PDQGD�*XVWLQ�DQG�$VKOH\�0DU-tin, co-chairs of the Young and Emerging Professionals 3$*��IRU�FRIIHH�DQG�WLSV�IRU�KRZ�\RX�FDQ�XVH�\RXU�WLPH�to your best advantage.

9:00 – 10:30 amCONCURRENT SESSIONS

Business Models and Earned Income for Historic HousesHistoric sites always look for sustainable ways to in-crease earned income. This session examines ways in-stitutions are addressing earned income through cre-ative programs, adopting an entrepreneurial mindset, and creating sustainable business plans. Participants ZLOO�EH�JLYHQ�D�FDVH�VWXG\��TXHVWLRQV�WR�DQVZHU��DQG�

problems to solve. The aim of this exercise is to make participants consider what you need to create a sustainable business model.

Chair: Ken Turino, Manager of Community Engagement and Exhibitions, Historic New England, MA

Conservation, Replication, and Public Presentation-RLQ�XV�WR�H[SORUH�KRZ�FRQVHUYDWLRQ�SURMHFWV�can become a focal point for the visitor expe-rience. $W�5RXJK�3RLQW�LQ�1HZSRUW��RQH�REMHFW�was stabilized and then replicated for display LQ�WKH�PXVHXP��$W�9HUPRQW¶V�6KHOEXUQH�0X-seum, a carousel “orchestrion” was repaired VR�WKDW�LW�FRXOG�EH�RSHUDWHG�IRU�YLVLWRUV��$QG�at the Preservation Society of Newport Coun-W\��D�VHW�RI�ODFTXHU�SDQHOV�ZDV�FRQVHUYHG�RQ�public view. Learn about these revelatory museum programs and how they might be applied in your museum.

Chair: Bruce MacLeish, Director of Collections, Newport Restoration Foundation, RI

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and museum directors a thorough understanding of their critical and non-negotiable duties. Then we will examine real-life examples of board issues and discuss how you might handle such situations to achieve an effective resolution.

Co-chairs: Eric Hertfelder, Trustee of the Newport Restoration Foundation and former Executive Director of the Fort Adams Trust, RI; Susan Robertson, Executive Director, Gore Place, MA

Who Needs Docents? We Do! The Building Blocks of a Successful Docent ProgramDevelop a framework for starting, sustaining, and reinvigorating successful docent programs in your museum. Panelists will offer insights gleaned from coordinating docent programs at three different in-stitutions: a college art museum, a living history museum, and a consortium of four art, history, and science museums. Together, we’ll discuss recruit-ment strategies, training models, and manage-PHQW�WHFKQLTXHV��<RX¶OO�DOVR�KDYH�DQ�RSSRUWXQLW\�to share your docent program’s goals, needs, and success stories.

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Is Your Museum Ethical?Does mission or money really call the shots in your PXVHXP"�$�FRGH�RI�HWKLFV�LV�DQ�HVVHQWLDO��FRUH�GRFX-ment for navigating the sometimes shadowy terrain of negotiating with funders. Through a mix of candid pre-sentations and group discussion, this session explores how applying ethical standards supports long-term ¿QDQFLDO�VXVWDLQDELOLW\��<RX�ZLOO�OHDYH�ZLWK�D�WRRONLW�RI�resources and practical exercises to create and/or in-WHUSUHW�\RXU�RZQ�LQVWLWXWLRQ�VSHFL¿F�FRGH�RI�HWKLFV�

Chair: Rebecca Smith, Assistant Curator, Chatham Marconi Maritime Center, MA

Legal Issues and Museums: Are Lawyers Needed Now More Than Ever?The legal issues facing museums are becoming in-creasingly more complex and commonplace. This ses-sion will survey the past year of key legal develop-ments and highlight several diverse topics, including tax and legislative initiatives, litigation and other claims involving works of art, intellectual property matters, and collection management issues. The goal of the session is for attendees to recognize and identify potential legal is-sues before they become legal problems.

Co-chairs: S. Jason Baletsa, Associate General Counsel Group, Suffolk University, MA; Jonathan M. Freiman, Partner and Co-Chair, Art and Museum Law Practice, Wiggin and Dana LLP, CT

We Are All In It Together: Museum Partnerships to Meet Community NeedsOpportunities and challenges arise when museums step outside their “tra-ditional role” to address vital community issues. This session explores a variety RI�WRSLFV��LGHQWLI\LQJ�VSHFL¿F�FRPPXQLW\�challenges, proposing a program to trust-ees, securing funding, “mission creep,” and how museums can work with local partners to address systemic social chal-OHQJHV��$OWKRXJK�WKH�VHVVLRQ�ZLOO�KLJKOLJKW�programs for low income teenagers, con-cepts translate to other pressing commu-nity needs.

Chair: Sara Meirowitz, Director of Foundation and Corporate Relations, New Bedford Whaling Museum, MA

Inside the Boardroom: Temple of Wisdom or Little Shop of Horrors?Here’s your chance to understand the tools you and your board need to handle the challenges facing museums today. We’ll review the “why” and the “how” of trusteeship, giving board members

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2013 CONFERENCE KEYNOTE SPEAKER ROGER MANDLE

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Noon – 5:00 pmBOOKSTORE OPENHosted by

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DIRECTORS AND TRUSTEES LUNCHBreak bread with your fellow museum leaders. Share stories, ideas, and encouragement. Bring back in-spiration for your own institution. The Directors and 7UXVWHHV�/XQFKHRQ�LV�D�SRSXODU�IHDWXUH�RI�WKH�1(0$�&RQIHUHQFH�IRU�JRRG�UHDVRQ��'XULQJ�OXQFK��1(0$�([-ecutive Director Dan Yaeger will recap this summer’s leadership workshops, Best and Brightest: Cultivat-ing the Next Generation of Museum Leaders, and will facilitate discussion.

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Shake, Rattle, and Roll! Operating a 19th Century Train in the 21st Century7DNH�D�XQLTXH�ULGH�RQ�WKH�KLVWRULF�2OG�Colony & Newport Railway. See parts RI�$TXLGQHFN�,VODQG�\RX�PLJKW�QRW�otherwise see, such as Naval Station 1HZSRUW��ZKLOH�HQMR\LQJ�WKH�EHDXW\�RI�Narragansett Bay. Uniformed conductors ZLOO�QDUUDWH�WKH�KLVWRU\�DQG�VLJQL¿FDQFH�RI�places and people served by the railroad. They'll share thoughts on the challenges involved in operating a “moving museum” ZLWK�HTXLSPHQW�WKDW�LV�RYHU��\HDUV�old. The Old Colony’s historic rail cars (our "travelling exhibits”) will give you a sense of what local rail travel was like in WKH�ODWH��th and early 20th centuries.

Chair: Chuck Fillipo, Public Relations Coordinator, Old Colony & Newport Railway, RI

Making Meaning: Engaging the Past, Enlivening the PresentHow can museums attract and maintain new and di-YHUVH�DXGLHQFHV"�$V�RQH�RI�1HZ�(QJODQG¶V�ODUJHVW�FXO-tural institutions, The Preservation Society of Newport County attracts thousands of visitors from all over the world and engages with them through public programs, tours, exhibitions, and educational outreach. This work-shop will examine ways museums can become viable through interpretive master planning, hands-on learn-ing opportunities for school-age youth, and the creation of specialty tours.

Chair: Dr. Laurie Ossman, Director of Museum Affairs, The Preservation Society of Newport County, RI

1:45 – 3:15 pmCONCURRENT SESSIONS

A “Thinking Big at Historic Sites” Futures Scenarios GameThinking about your future is hard work, unless you make a game of it. The “TIE” game, that is. Tak-ing cues from futures studies scenario building, “TIE” brings together the Traditional and the Everyday through Innovation. Playing this interactive game, you will be pushed to your creative limits, brainstorming ideas that can be scaled to your home site and budget, keeping mission and vision in mind. The session will kick off with an introduction to the concept of futures scenarios, and will utilize storytelling, and creativity and the “TIE” game to spark big ideas.

Chair: Kate Laurel Burgess-Mac Intosh, Principal, Revitalizing Historic Sites, MA

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0XVHXPV��IRU�D�ORRN�DW�her distinguished career and a discussion of working in the PXVHXP�¿HOG��3ULRU�WR�MRLQLQJ�WKH�0XVHXPV��+ROO\�ZRUNHG�LQ�¿QDQFH�DQG�PDQDJHPHQW�IRU�PRUH�WKDQ��\HDUV�DV�&)2�DQG�&22�RI�0RWKHUZHDU��,QF��$�JUDGXDWH�RI�+DPLOWRQ�&ROOHJH��she also completed a professional development program for new museum directors presented E\�WKH�<DOH�6FKRRO�RI�0DQDJHPHQW�DQG�WKH�$PHULFDQ�$OOLDQFH�RI�0XVHXPV��DV�ZHOO�DV�WKH�$FKLHYLQJ�([FHOOHQFH�H[HFXWLYH�OHDGHUVKLS�program of Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.

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Environmental and Climate Change Communication: Our Public is Ready. Are We?To help communities adapt and become more sustain-able, museums must change how they connect with them. Yale University’s Climate Change Communica-WLRQ�3URMHFW and 1HZ�(QJODQG�$TXDULXP¶V�1DWLRQDO�Network for Ocean and Climate Change Interpretation will help us understand how to communicate with dif-ferent audiences about climate and ocean change, and practice more effective environmental communication WHFKQLTXHV��'LVFXVV�WKH�GLIIHUHQFHV�EHWZHHQ�OHDUQLQJ�DQG�HQJDJHPHQW�DQG�KRZ�WR�KHOS�DXGLHQFHV�UHÀHFW�RQ�their capacity as civic actors.

Chair: Sarah Sutton Brophy, LEED-AP, Principal, bMuse: Sustainable Museums, MA

Let’s Talk: Making the Executive Director/Board Relationship Work in Very Small Museums 7KH�('�RI�D�PXVHXP�ZLWK�D�EXGJHW�XQGHU��.�LV�D�MDFN�RI�DOO�WUDGHV��PRVWO\�RQ�WKHLU�RZQ��DQG�UHVSRQVLYH�to many bosses. While the board guides the organiza-tion, the ED also often needs to manage the “bosses” as volunteers. Use this session to develop a toolbox of best practices: communications, board management, setting boundaries, engaging com-PLWWHHV��GHDOLQJ�ZLWK�GLI¿FXOW�board members, exploring op-portunities. Come prepared to brainstorm and share.

Chair: Barbara Palmer, Executive Director, The Bidwell House Museum, MA

Making the End Run: Innovative Ways to Engage and Retain High School Audiences0XVHXPV�LQFUHDVLQJO\�HQ-FRXQWHU�GLI¿FXOW\�ZKHQ�WU\-ing to get into high schools and engage teenage students. For several years the Bangor 0XVHXP�DQG�+LVWRU\�&HQWHU�has utilized innovative ways to collaborate with teachers, students, and parents that reach far beyond classroom walls and into the fabric of the community. Use this case study to discover how your PXVHXP�FDQ�EHQH¿W�IURP�LQ-creased student internships, long-term involvement, na-tional exposure, plus many unexpected outcomes.

Chair: Jennifer Pictou, Executive Director, Bangor Museum and History Center, ME

Museum Educators!! We’ve created a particularly strong track for you this year, in conjunction with the Museum Education Roundtable. Highlighted sessions include:

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Newportal: A Collaborative Effort for Online Collections AccessFive cultural institutions in Newport, RI, are creating NewPortal, an online collaborative collections cata-log, combining information from their technologi-cally-disparate database systems. Learn about the processes, pitfalls, and challenges of technological collaboration between small institutions without a dedicated IT staff. Presenters will explain the devel-opment of Newportal and where it stands today, as well as how other small institutions can implement VLPLODU�FROODERUDWLYH�WHFKQRORJ\�SURMHFWV��

Chair: Kristen Costa, Assistant Curator, Newport Restoration Foundation, RI

Telling a Better Story Outside the Walls of Your Museum2XWGRRU�VSDFHV�SURYLGH�RUJDQL]DWLRQV�ZLWK�XQLTXH�RSSRUWXQLWLHV�IRU�ZD\¿QGLQJ�DQG�LQWHUSUHWDWLRQ��9LVL-tors encounter a range of electronic media and sig-nage throughout their visit to any property. Done

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Treading Water in the Shark Pool: Transforming an Organization on the Brink+RZ�GRHV�DQ�RUJDQL]DWLRQ�DGGUHVV�\HDUV�RI�GH¿FLWV��triage concerns of a demoralized staff, and resusci-tate an organization on the brink? New leaders at the $PHULFDQ�7H[WLOH�+LVWRU\�0XVHXP�ZRUNHG�ZLWK�VWDII�WR�develop effective low-cost methods for engaging the community and re-engaging donors, resulting in in-creased gifts and attendance. Join the discussion of how “out of the box” thinking can result in successful, innovative new initiatives at your museum.

Co-chairs: Sally Gould, CFRE, Director of Development, American Textile History Museum, MA; Jonathan A. Stevens, President and CEO, American Textile History Museum, MA

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21st Century Museum Community: Using Collections & Technology to Strengthen Relationships with Individuals, Schools, and the PublicRecently, many museums have placed re-newed emphasis on making their collec-tions and mission more active, participa-tory, representative, and part of people’s daily lives. These are key characteristics of contemporary culture, and recognized DV�HVVHQWLDO�FRPSRQHQWV�RI�WKH��st century mu-seum experience. Come explore the philosophy, VWUXFWXUH��EHQH¿WV��DQG�FKDOOHQJHV�RI�SDUWLFLSD-tory programs that use both physical and online collections at two different museums. You will leave with replicable program models and re-source material.

Co-chairs: Krystal Kornegay Rose, Online Learning Community Project Manager, Mystic Seaport, CT; Bridget McCormick, Education Coordinator, Maine Historical Society; Larissa Vigue Picard, Community Partnership Coordinator, Maine Historical Society

Bring your resume to conference and get a one-on-one career tune-up from a seasoned museum SURIHVVLRQDO�±�MXVW�WKH�WKLQJ�WR�HQKDQFH�\RXU�MRE�search! Stop by the Walk-In Registration desk WR�VLJQ�XS�IRU�D��PLQXWH�VHVVLRQ�ZLWK�D�1(0$�board member, who will check out your C.V. and give you some on-the-spot advice. Pre-UHJLVWUDWLRQ�LV�UHTXLUHG��spaces are limited.

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Creating Experiences for Visitors to “Think with Their Hands” 0XVHXPV�DUH�RQH�RI�WKH�IHZ�SODF-es where children and adults still get authentic experiences with real materials and the problem solving that comes with making things from scratch. Experience the process as you try engaging in hands-on activi-ties from art, children’s, history, and science museums. Learn how these educators are providing programming that encourages exploration, ingenu-ity, and even playfulness.

Co-Chairs: Denise Leblanc, Director of Learning Experiences, The Discovery Museums, MA; Paul Orselli, Chief Instigator, Paul Orselli Workshop (POW!), NY; Cathy Saunders, Director of Education, Providence Children’s Museum, RI; Melissa Westlake, Curator of Education, Historic Newton, MA

How Drastic Is Your Plastic?How does one begin to develop a collections care plan for art or artifacts composed of plastic? Learn about WKH�VSHFLDO�UHTXLUHPHQWV�RI�RQH�RI�WRGD\¶V�PRVW�SUHYD-lent materials: condition reporting, handling issues, exhibition, and storage concerns will be highlighted. You’ll also hear about basic deterioration mechanisms of plastics and instrumentation that can be used to identify them. Concrete take-aways will include an ac-tion plan, a condition report form with germane termi-nology, materials to use and avoid with plastics, plus bibliographic and electronic resources.

Co-chairs: James Martin, Director, Orion Analytical, LLC., MA; Ingrid A. Neuman, Museum Conservator, Rhode Island School of Design Museum, RI

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Intellectual Property Licensing for MuseumsThis roundtable discussion will be hosted by attorneys familiar with intellectual property licensing. You’ll get a brief introduction on common intellectual property licensing sce-narios (i.e. image licensing, music licensing, etc.) and suggestions for how to approach common legal is-sues with practical and common sense solutions. Bring examples of your museum’s current license templates to share with your col-leagues. Discover how other mu-seums are handling their licensing practice, gain exposure to differ-

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Leadership Matters: What Does 21st Century History Museum Leadership Look Like?What makes successful history museum leaders tick? Can curators and educations be leaders, or are the only leaders CEOs? What do personal narratives teach us about leadership at one of the most challenging WLPHV�LQ�WKH�¿HOG¶V�KLVWRU\"�5HFHQW�UHVHDUFK�RI�KLVWRU\�museum leaders in the US and Canada has revealed LPSRUWDQW�GLVFRYHULHV�DERXW�WKH�FKDUDFWHULVWLFV�RI��st

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Chair: Anne Ackerson, Principal, Anne W. Ackerson Consulting, NY

Radical EngagementDo you wonder how to build museums and audiences IRU�WKH�PDMRULW\�PLQRULW\�IXWXUH�RI�1HZ�(QJODQG�DQG�the US? Does your museum want to attract and retain D�UDQJH�RI�VWDII�DQG�DXGLHQFHV��EXW�LW�MXVW�LVQ¶W�ZRUN-ing very well? You may be erecting and maintaining barriers without being aware of them. Find out how museums look from perspectives different from the traditional museum-goer, and how museum strategies can, perhaps unwittingly, provide barriers to change.

Chair: Dan Elias, Executive Director, New Art Center, MA

Thinking Outside the Hearth: Innovative Strategies and Ideas for Historic Foodways ProgrammingLooking to develop hands-on, sensory experiences with a foodways theme, but lack a historic hearth-side? Seeking to align your programming with the burgeoning interest in and support of local farms, chefs, and heritage foods? This session will offer in-sight into successful (and less successful) program-ming experiences with suggestions on how sites can collaborate with local chefs, restaurants, and other food purveyors and experts to engage new audiences ZLWK�LQQRYDWLYH�SURJUDPV�DQG�SURMHFWV�FHQWHUHG�RQ�foodways.

Chair: Elyssa Tardif, Director, Newell D. Goff Center for Education and Public Programs, Rhode Island Historical Society

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Chair: Douglas Stark, Executive Director, Tennis Hall of Fame Museum, RI

Cabinet-Making TourColonial Newport was home to a thriving furniture-making industry, including the renowned Townsend and Goddard workshops. This tour will include an in-depth exploration of these workshops, the craftsmen, and the elegant furniture they created.

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lives of these artisans.

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Chair: Pieter Roos, Executive Director, Newport Restoration Foundation, RI


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of access within their institutions. This introduction will include an exploration of myths and realities surround-ing people with disabilities and will strengthen your comfort level, enabling you to better serve this audi-HQFH��$Q�RYHUYLHZ�RI�DFFHVV�VHUYLFHV��SUDFWLFDO�WLSV��VFHQDULRV��DQG�OHJDOLWLHV�RI�WKH�$PHULFDQV�ZLWK�'LV-DELOLWLHV�$FW�ZLOO�DUP�\RX�ZLWK�WRROV�WR�PDNH�LW�ZRUN��(You’re welcome to continue the discussion in-depth in ³$FFHVV«7KH�1H[W�6WHS´�DW��DP�LQ�WKH�VDPH�URRP��

Co-Chairs: Maria Cabrera, Community Relations Supervisor, Museum of Science, MA; Katherine Farrior, Docent Coordinator, John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, MA; Charles Washburn, Executive Director, VSA Massachusetts

Collaborations: Who, What, When, Where, Why, and Why Not This panel will discuss col-laborations and collabora-tive practices within mu-seums—from the actual application, to the best implementation, and what to avoid. The panel will ex-amine collaborations from a variety of vantage points: interdepartmentally, externally, and institutionally. From a panel of representatives from a wide-range of organizations, you will KHDU�VSHFL¿F�FDVH�VWXGLHV��DORQJ�with generalized advice for your institution to navigate this reces-sion-led, cultural phenomenon.

Chair: Adriene Katz, Visitor Guide & School Programs Guide, Shelburne Museum, VT

“Extreme” Museum Renovation at the Peak of New EnglandWith absolutely brutal weather FRQGLWLRQV��0RXQW�:DVKLQJWRQ�LV�one of the world’s most extreme SODFHV��0RXQW�:DVKLQJWRQ�2E-servatory is midway through a complete redesign of its outdated mountaintop museum—a space visited each summer by over ��SHRSOH��,Q�VSULQJ��the museum will reopen as “Ex-WUHPH�0RXQW�:DVKLQJWRQ�́ �7KLV�session will look at the evolu-tion of the museum storyline, from very broad-based to highly focused, and the tradeoffs that guided decision-making during planning and design.

Chair: Scot Henley, Executive Director, Mount Washington Observatory, NH

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Thursday

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9:30 am Jessica Bitely, Northeast Document Conservation Center, Learn How to Prepare for a Collection Assessment

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Gaming in Museums: From Low-Tech to High-TechWhat makes a game fun? Why do we need games in museums and how can they enhance interpreta-tion? Games at museums can attract new audienc-es and keep current visitors engaged and return-ing for new experiences. Learn about the options for high-tech and low-tech games and examples of these in museums. Find out how you can develop a game with a limited budget or staff and take part in a short workshop to develop a game concept.

Chair: Tamar Agulian, Education Specialist, Gore Place, MA


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Taking the Ropes Down: A Survival Guide to ReinterpretationReinterpretation is an excit-ing venture, but not with-out challenges. From eas-ing staff through changes, to keeping the public engaged when you’re closed, there is much to consider when decid-ing how to retell your story. Learn what to do, and what not to do, from the Florence Gris-ZROG�0XVHXP��ZKLFK�KDV�VXF-cessfully completed the process, the Stowe Center, which is at the beginning, and Linda Norris, who has guided many museums through reinterpretation and survived to talk about it.

Chair: Shannon Burke, Director of Education and Visitor Services, Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, CT

Transforming Volunteer ProgramsVolunteers play a key role in the visitor experience, in-FOXGLQJ�ZD\¿QGLQJ��SURPRWLQJ�UHOHYDQW�SURJUDPPLQJ��and engaging visitors with enriching content. In this session, we will share the successes and challenges of transforming two museum volunteer programs to bet-ter serve visitors. Learn how we encouraged volun-teers to come out from behind the traditional informa-tion desk, and centralized access to information and resources. Finally, brainstorm with us how we can best help volunteers adapt to change.

Chair: Julia Brucker, Manager of Tours and Visitor Learning Programs, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, MA

UnChristmas Tidings: Balancing Authenticity and FestivityThis session will provide a survey of challenges and successes with holi-day programming, including ex-amples of innovative “UnChristmas” programming. Hear how museums have balanced accurate interpreta-tion of New England’s past with the public’s desire for a festive experi-ence. We’ll discuss the role of mu-seums in combating misconceptions about holiday traditions, especially in the context of current debates about Christmas. Finally, participants will re-ceive some concrete tips and resourc-es for ensuring accuracy in their holi-day history interpretation.

Chair: Lisa Dady, Director of Education and Public Programs, Newport Restoration Foundation, RI

Join Ruth S. Taylor, Execu-tive Director of Newport His-

torical Society, for a look at her distinguished career and a dis-FXVVLRQ�RI�ZRUNLQJ�LQ�WKH�PXVHXP�¿HOG��5XWK�KDV�RYHU��\HDUV�RI�SURIHVVLRQDO�H[SHULHQFH�LQ�QRQ�SUR¿WV��LQFOXGLQJ�PDQDJH-ment and board development, education, devel-RSPHQW��DQG�VWUDWHJ\��$V�IRUPHU�SUHVLGHQW�RI�WKH�International Yacht Restoration School, she had a VLJQL¿FDQW�UROH�LQ�WKH�HVWDEOLVKPHQW�RI�WKHLU�DZDUG�ZLQQLQJ�YRFDWLRQDO�SURJUDP��5XWK�KDV�D�%$�LQ�$Q-WKURSRORJ\�DQG�DQ�0$�LQ�/HDGHUVKLS�LQ�0XVHXP�Education.

CAREER CONVERSATION10:00 $ 11:00 am

9:15 – 9:45 amDEMONSTRATION STATION IN THE EXHIBIT HALLLearn How to Create and Shoot High-Quality Digital Images Edward Coderre, President, The Digital Ark, RI

9:45 – 10:15 amDEMONSTRATION STATION IN THE EXHIBIT HALL

Learn How to Climb the Alliance’s Continuum of Excellence Julie Hart, Senior Director, Standards & Excellence Programs, DC

10:30 – 11:00 amCOFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT HALL

11:00 am – 12:30 pmCONCURRENT SESSIONS

Alternative Ways to Manage Data: Cloud-Based Data Management SystemsWith the growth of digital asset management and popularity of inter-net-based software platforms, mu-seum professionals are looking to the cloud for solutions to collections-data management. Whether it is their low- or no-cost price tag, the remote accessibility, or ease of upgrade, cloud-based data management systems may be a



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better choice than traditional off-the-shelf products. Join our presenters from across the museum spectrum WR�GLVFXVV�H+LYH��&ROOHFWLRQ�6SDFH��&ROOHFWLYH�$FFHVV��6.,1�0XVHXP��DQG�&ROOHFWRU�6\VWHPV�

Chair: Camille Myers Breeze, Director, Museum Textile Services, MA

It’s in the Bag: Developing Family Backpacks for your MuseumFamily backpacks can offer sites a way to create non-staffed family experiences in which the parents be-come the facilitator, rather than the bystander, of WKHLU�IDPLO\¶V�OHDUQLQJ��0HPEHUV�RI�WKH�866�&RQVWLWX-WLRQ�0XVHXP�DQG�*RUH�3ODFH¶V�EDFNSDFN�GHYHORSPHQW�teams will share their design, testing, and fabrica-tion processes. You will learn tricks to create low-cost

prototypes to test with the public and will leave with a toolkit to develop your own backpack program.

Chair: Lauren McCormack, Manager of Bicentennial Programs, USS Constitution Museum, MA

Access… The Next StepContinue the ac-cess discussion with a more in-depth look at how to cre-ate a more inclusive environment in your museum. Learn how

to address the needs of older visitors, support all stu-dents in school groups, and use your awareness of accessibility issues to build more inclusive facilities, websites, and communications. This session builds on ³$FFHVV«,W¶V�1RW�$V�6FDU\�$V�<RX�7KLQN´�DW��DP�DQG�gives you the tools to create policies and procedures that give your museum a good base for total customer service. (Newcomers are welcome too.)

Chair: Hannah Goodwin, Manager of Accessibility, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA

Building Your Case with Government: Advocacy and Legislation 101Is advocating with your local government a priority, but you are not sure how to start? Join us to learn how to be most effective at making the case to your elect-HG�RI¿FLDOV��/HG�E\�H[SHUW�DUWV�DGYRFDWHV��WKLV�VHV-sion provides orientation for engaging in advocacy and ways to apply it to city hall, the state legislature, and beyond. Following the presentation, we’ll gather by state to discuss current advocacy issues.

Co-chairs: NEMA’s Advocacy Committee (Maria Cabrera, Supervisor, Community Relations, Museum of Science, MA; Judith Tolnick Champa, Editor-In-Chief, Art New England; Janie Cohen, Executive Director, Robert Hull Fleming Museum, VT; Leah Fox, Director of Public Programs, Currier Museum of Art, NH; Kate McBrien, Curator of Historic Collections, Maine State Museum; Dawn Salerno, Director of Education, Mystic Arts Center, CT)

Cultural and Heritage Tourism in New EnglandNew England attracts visitors with its bountiful cul-ture and heritage. From learning about our pre-co-ORQLDO�SDVW�DW�WKH�0DVKDQWXFNHW�0XVHXP�WR�FXWWLQJ�edge art being created in our states, this region has D�XQLTXH�GUDZ�IRU�YLVLWRUV�DQG�ORFDOV�ZKR�VHHN�LQVSL-UDWLRQ��0XFK�RI�WKH�1HZ�(QJODQG�H[SHULHQFH�LV�WKH�FXOWXUDO�EDFNERQH�RI�$PHULFD��3URPRWLQJ�1HZ�(QJ-land history, art, and culture as vibrant and relevant WR�OLIH�WRGD\�LV�D�VWLPXODQW�WR�OHDUQ�HYHQ�PRUH��$V�integral pieces of the region and communities where they exist, museums serve as both anchors and bea-cons for economic growth. Learn how to maximize your marketing efforts by harnessing tourism marketing opportunities.

Chair: Jonathan Lhowe, Founder, VisitNewEngland.com, RI

Curating, Debating, Drawing, Seeing, Writing: Using Collections to Engage College StudentsLearn how faculty members and museum staff use col-lections and exhibitions in college-level teaching. Pre-senters will share case studies of their experiences and WKRVH�RI�WKHLU�FROOHDJXHV�LQ�XVLQJ�REMHFWV�WR�HQKDQFH�student learning and will share examples of assign-ments that have helped students develop their skills at curating, debating, drawing, seeing, and writing, and, of course, at thinking critically and communicating ef-fectively. Examples will range from brief one-time exer-FLVHV�WR�VHPHVWHU�ORQJ�SURMHFWV��

Chair: Margaret Tamulonis, Manager, Collections and Exhibitions, Fleming Museum of Art, University of Vermont



Tuesday7:00 – 9:00 pmPechaKucha Night

Wednesday6:30 – 7:00 amMorning Walk

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8:00 – 9:00 amWelcome Coffee and Baked Goods

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Income for Historic Houses�` Conservation, Replication, and

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10:45 – 12:15 pmKeynote Session

Noon – 5:00 pmBookstore Open

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1:45 – 5:15 pmOff-site Sessions�` 0DNLQJ�0HDQLQJ��(QJDJLQJ�WKH�Past, Enlivening the Present�` Shake, Rattle, and Roll! Operating D��WK�&HQWXU\�7UDLQ�LQ�WKH��VW�Century

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3:45 – 5:15 pmConcurrent Sessions�` ��st�&HQWXU\�0XVHXP�&RPPXQLW\��Using Collections & Technology to Strengthen Relationships with Individuals, Schools, and the Public�` Creating Experiences for Visitors to “Think with Their Hands” �` How Drastic Is Your Plastic?�` Intellectual Property Licensing for 0XVHXPV�` /HDGHUVKLS�0DWWHUV��:KDW�'RHV��st�&HQWXU\�+LVWRU\�0XVHXP�Leadership Look Like?�` Radical Engagement�` Thinking Outside the Hearth: Innovative Strategies and Ideas for Historic Foodways Programming

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Thursday7:00 – 8:00 amMorning Pilates

8:00 am – 5:00 pmRegistration and Bookstore Open

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8:00 – 9:00 amIMP Professional Affinity Group Breakfast

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6:00 – 9:00 pmEvening Events (See Page 22) �` Directors and Trustees Dinner, Tennis Hall of Fame, hosted by 0XVHXP�6HDUFK��5HIHUHQFH�` 0XUGHU�DW�WKH�0XVHXP��1HZSRUW�$UW�0XVHXP�` Dinner Discussion

Friday7:00 – 8:00 amMorning Yoga

8:00 am – 12:00 pmRegistration and Bookstore Open

8:00 am – 1:00 pmExhibit Hall Open

8:00 – 9:00 amWake-up Coffee and Baked Goods in Exhibit Hall

8:30 am – 12:30 pmOffsite Sessions�` Connoisseurs Tours at the Newport Historical Society�` Tour of the U.S. Naval War College 0XVHXP

8:45 – 10:15 amConcurrent Sessions�` Caring for Your Learners: 'HYHORSLQJ�D�&XOWXUH�RI�,QTXLU\��` ,W¶V�$ERXW�3HRSOH��&RQQHFWLQJ�ZLWK�Visitors through Performance�` 0DQDJHPHQW�RI�&XOWXUDO�Landscapes and Historic Gardens�` Perfecting Your Elevator Speech�` Piloting into the Future�` Special Event Success: Fundraisers and Friendraisers�` “The New Recruits”

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10:15 – 10:45 amCoffee Break in Exhibit Hall

10:45 – 11:45 amCareer Conversation with Elizabeth Goddard

10:45 – 12:15 pmConcurrent Sessions�` Building a Strong Culture of Philanthropy from Top to Bottom �` Consolidating and Preserving &XOWXUDO�$VVHWV��D�*DPH�&KDQJHU�in Worcester�` Innovative Collaborations: Providing Professional Development, Classroom Resources and Field Trip Opportunities for Educators in Your Community�` The “Public Programming” Conundrum�` The Public Relevance of Science Centers�` 7KH�7RS��5HDVRQV�<RXU�0XVHXP�6KRXOG�&DUH�$ERXW�Investing in an Outdoor Discovery Space

11:00 – 11:30 amDemonstration Station�` Shape Dance: Learn How to use Performance to Enhance Visitor Experience

12:15 – 1:00 pm Exhibit Hall Closing Reception and Raffle

1:00 – 2:15 pmAnnual Luncheon Meeting

2:30 – 4:00 pmConcurrent Sessions�` Giving Trends of High Net Worth Philanthropists�` 6KDUHG�$XWKRULW\��7KH�.H\�WR�0XVHXP�(GXFDWLRQ�DV�6RFLDO�Change�` 9LVLW�ZLWK�)ULHQGV��$Q�,QVWLWXWLRQDO�Campaign to Change Perceptions


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Valuing Neurodiversity: Interns with Asperger’s Syndrome in a Museum Gallery Guide ProgramThis panel will present three perspectives of a su-pervised summer placement of college-age adults ZLWK�GLDJQRVHV�RI�$VSHUJHU¶V�6\QGURPH�LQ�WKH�+DU-YDUG�0XVHXP�RI�1DWXUDO�+LVWRU\�*DOOHU\�*XLGH�VXP-PHU�YROXQWHHU�SURJUDP��$�0DVVDFKXVHWWV�*HQHUDO�+RVSLWDO�$VSLUH�MRE�FRDFK�ZLOO�GLVFXVV�KHU�UROH�LQ�VXS-porting the interns as they develop social and work-place competencies in a structured environment. The +01+�YROXQWHHU�FRRUGLQDWRU�ZLOO�GLVFXVV�KRZ�WUDLQLQJ�in explicit communication skills and development of gallery “stories” is useful and productive for the en-WLUH�YROXQWHHU�WHDP��7KH�GLUHFWRU�RI�WKH�0*+�$VSLUH�SURJUDP�ZLOO�GLVFXVV�WKH�ORQJ�WHUP�EHQH¿W�WR�WKH�individual interns and their families of this museum LQWHUQ�SODFHPHQW��7KH�SDQHO�ZLOO�DGGUHVV�TXHVWLRQV�from other museum programs interested in partner-LQJ�ZLWK�MRE�VNLOO�EXLOGLQJ�SURJUDPV�IRU�\RXQJ�DGXOWV�with disabilities. In addition the panel will share strategies for working with neurodiverse individuals in a volunteer program.

Chair: Carol Carlson, M.A. Coordinator of Volunteers, Harvard Museums of Science and Culture, MA

11:15 – 11:45 amDEMONSTRATION STATION IN THE EXHIBIT HALLNeed an Exhibit Mount in a Hurry? Learn to make simple but elegant mounts from acid-free corrugated cardboard and acrylic rods with minimal tools. David Dempsey, Smith College Museum of Art, MA

11:45 am – 12:15 pmDEMONSTRATION STATION IN THE EXHIBIT HALLLearn How to Demystify Credit Card Processing Dan Verrico, Manager of Sales, Strategic Payment Systems, MA

12:45 – 2:20 pmPAG LUNCHES�6HH�SDJH��IRU�GHVFULSWLRQV��

1:45 – 4:30 pmOFFSITE SESSIONS3UH�UHJLVWUDWLRQ�LV�UHTXLUHG��5HJLVWUDWLRQ�LV�OLPLWHG��(DFK�RIIVLWH�VHVVLRQ�LV��

Collection Research at Marble House-RLQ�FXUDWRUV�3DXO�0LOOHU�DQG�&KDUOHV�%XUQV�IRU�D�WDON�RQ�WKH�FROOHFWLRQV�DQG�JUHDW�URRPV�DW�0DUEOH�+RXVH��D�property of the Preservation Society of Newport Coun-W\��0VVUV��%XUQV�DQG�0LOOHU�DUH�SUHSDULQJ�D�ERRN�RQ�WKH�GHFRUDWLYH�DQG�¿QH�DUW�KLJKOLJKWV�DQG�³JUHDW�URRPV´�RI�the society’s eleven house museums. The session will focus on the former W.K. Vanderbilt estate and begin with a lecture by Charles Burns discussing some of the UHFHQW�UHVHDUFK�LQFOXGLQJ�WKH�UH�LGHQWL¿FDWLRQ�RI�WZR�“lost” portraits by Hyacinthe Rigaud in the dining room DQG�WKH�9HQHWLDQ�FHLOLQJ�SDLQWLQJ�E\�3HOOHJULQL�LQ�0UV��9DQGHUELOW¶V�EHGURRP��0U��0LOOHU�ZLOO�IROORZ�XS�ZLWK�DQ�in-depth review on the design sources of the Ballroom, 'LQLQJ�5RRP�DQG�*RWKLF�5RRP�DW�0DUEOH�+RXVH��7KH�*RWKLF�5RRP�ZDV�UHFHQWO\�IHDWXUHG�LQ�D��FROODERU-ative art exhibition sponsored by the Preservation So-FLHW\�DQG�WKH�5LQJOLQJ�0XVHXP��)RFXV�WRXUV�RI�0DUEOH�+RXVH�ZLOO�IROORZ�WR�YLHZ�WKH�REMHFWV�GLVFXVVHG�FRQWH[-tually. There will be time for an independent visit to WKH�&KLQHVH�7HD�+RXVH��0UV��9DQGHUELOW¶V�IDQWDV\�SD-vilion perched on the cliffs of the property overlooking WKH�$WODQWLF��

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Colonial Walking TourThis walking tour will take visitors around Newport’s colonial era downtown and introduce visitors to the

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PAG Lunch Sessions 12:45 – 2:20 pm

Children’s Museums PAG Join us for an open discussion of the latest success-es and challenges in children’s museums and how the &KLOGUHQ¶V�0XVHXPV�3$*�FDQ�EHWWHU�VHUYH�1(0$�SUR-fessionals. We’ll discuss what’s new with colleagues, recent museum successes and challenges, and what future workshop topics would be most useful for participants. Co-chairs: Kim Kuta Dring, Director of Content Devel-opment and Evaluation, Stepping Stones Museum for Children, CT; marypaz, Independent Museum Profes-sional, MA; Paula Rais, Director of Community Engage-ment, The Children’s Museum of New Hampshire

College and University Museums PAG .HHS�WKH�FRQYHUVDWLRQ�JRLQJ�DW�WKLV�\HDU¶V�3$*�URXQGWDEOH�luncheon. Join colleagues across New England for lively discussions about current issues and follow-up with peers RQ�WKH�WRSLFV�SUHVHQWHG�DW�RXU�-XO\�3$*�ZRUNVKRS��7R-gether we’ll explore innovative ideas as well as pragmatic approaches to common challenges. Co-chairs: Dr. Jill Deupi, Director, Bellarmine Museum of Art, CT; Kristina Durocher, Director, Museum of Art, University of New Hampshire

Development, Membership, Public Relations & Marketing PAG Join the chairs and your colleagues for an informal dis-FXVVLRQ�RI�KRZ�1(0$�FDQ�EHVW�SURYLGH�IRU�\RXU�SURIHV-VLRQDO�GHYHORSPHQW�QHHGV��$UH�\RX�D�RQH�SHUVRQ�GH-velopment/membership shop or do you work in a large organization and provide specialized talent? Do you prefer to learn at your own pace? Remotely? Or in face WR�IDFH�PHHWLQJV"��7KH�DQVZHUV�WR�WKHVH�TXHVWLRQV�DQG�PRUH�ZLOO�KHOS�1(0$�EHWWHU�SODQ�ZRUNVKRSV��HYHQWV�and/or online resources to strengthen your skills and enhance your professional life.Co-chairs: Allison Crosscup, Assistant Director, Institu-tional Giving, Peabody Essex Museum, MA; Leigh Thom-as, Assistant Director, Slater Memorial Museum, CT

Education PAG(QMR\�OXQFK�DQG�D�JUHDW�FRQYHUVDWLRQ�ZLWK�FROOHDJXHV��$V�ZH�FOLPE�WKH�FDUHHU�ODGGHU��PDQ\�PXVHXP�HGXFD-WRUV�¿QG�WKHPVHOYHV�IDU�UHPRYHG�IURP�ZKDW�LQLWLDO-O\�GUHZ�WKHP�WR�WKH�¿HOG²GLUHFWO\�HQJDJLQJ�ZLWK�VWX-dents/audiences to create excitement around learning. Our conversation will center on ways we can remember, UH�FRQQHFW�ZLWK��DQG�RU�UHGH¿QH�RXU�SDVVLRQ�IRU�PXVH-um education.Co-chairs: Elisabeth Nevins, Seed Education Consult-ing, MA; Jane Seney, Educator for Tour and Docent Programs, Currier Museum of Art, NH

Exhibitions PAG The Artist in the Museum -RLQ�WKH�([KLELWV�3$*�IRU�SUHVHQWDWLRQV�RQ�WZR�XQLTXH�models of artist-museum collaborations that invited the artists to explore, distill, and respond to collections and HQYLURQPHQWV�LQ�WKH�5RJHU�:LOOLDPV�0XVHXP�RI�1DWXUDO�+LVWRU\�DQG�WKH�0,7�0XVHXP�Co-chairs: Jan Crocker, Exhibits Manager, Heritage Museums & Gardens, MA; Chris R. Sancomb, Exhibit Designer, Providence Children’s Museum, RI

Library and Archives and Curators PAGs 7KLV�\HDU�WKH�/LEUDU\��$UFKLYHV�DQG�&XUDWRUV�3$*V�DUH�teaming up to discuss a topic of interest and impor-tance to both professional disciplines - digital collabo-rations and the sharing of collections information. Rep-resentatives from the Newport Cultural Consortium will discuss their work on a groundbreaking online collab-orative collections database called NewPortal that will VHUYH�WKH�FRQVWLWXHQWV�RI�¿YH�FXOWXUDO�LQVWLWXWLRQV�EDVHG�in and around Newport. Library & Archives Co-Chairs: Rebecca Parmer, Archivist, USS Constitution Museum, MA; Elizabeth Roscio, Archi-vist, Bostonian Society, MA Curators Co-Chairs: Darren Brown, Collections Curator, Beverly, MA; Heather Leavell, Curator, Peabody Histori-cal Society, MA

The Museum Directors’ DiscussionBack by popular demand! This is an opportunity for CEO/Directors to discuss concerns and challenges in an open forum setting. Our facilitator will keep the con-versation moving while we share ideas and solutions. :KHWKHU�\RX�DUH�D�VHDVRQHG�RU�D�¿UVW�WLPH�GLUHFWRU��this discussion will be for CEOs of any size museum. Participation is limited to CEO/Directors.Chair: Susan Goganian, Director, Beverly Historical Society, MA

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Registrars PAG 0HHW��(DW��&KDW��&RQQHFW�ZLWK�\RXU�IHOORZ�UHJLVWUDUV�collections managers/collections care professionals over lunch and tell us what you have been up to during WKH�SDVW�\HDU��6KDUH�\RXU�XSGDWHV�IURP�WKH�¿HOG��DVN�IRU�DGYLFH��WHOO�XV�DERXW�D�QHZ�SURMHFW�RU�MXVW�FRPH�WR�meet your colleagues.

Co-chairs: Mary Busick, Registrar for Loans & Exhibitions, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, CT; Meredith Vasta, Registrar/Collection Manager, Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center, CT

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Chair: Liz Spoden, Education Assistant, Newport Restoration Foundation, RI

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Excellence at All Levels: Applying Standards at Your Museum0XVHXP�VWDQGDUGV�FDQ�EH�PHW�E\�PXVHXPV�RI�DOO�sizes and disciplines. Get an overview of national VWDQGDUGV�DQG�¿QG�RXW�KRZ�DSSO\LQJ�VWDQGDUGV�WR�

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Chair: Julie Hart, Senior Director, Standards & Excellence Programs, American Alliance of Museums, DC

Littlest Learners & Museum Moms: Enriching Museum Education for Prewalkers, Preschoolers, and their CaregiversJoin roundtable discussions with educators at every-WKLQJ�IURP�KLVWRULF�KRPHV�WR�DUW�PXVHXPV�DQG�DTXDUL-ums as we grapple with meaningful programs for young children and their caregivers. Discussion topics will include the who, what, where, and when, but more importantly the “why” of including this demographic in your programming. Tease out your challenges and EUDLQVWRUP�VROXWLRQV�ZLWK�\RXU�SHHUV��0DWHULDOV�LQFOXG-ing sample lesson plans and suggested readings will be provided for session attendees.

Chair: Melissa Houston, Registrar, The Barnum Museum, CT

Managing Multiple Volunteers with Minimal StaffIn art, science, and history centers alike, resources are scarcer than ever and staff must do more with less. 8QSDLG�GRFHQWV�DQG�YROXQWHHUV�FDQ�¿OO�JDSV�DQG�DGG�EHQH¿W�WR�WKH�FRPPXQLW\��EXW�KRZ�GR�\RX�PDQDJH�WKLV�

without a dedicated volunteer coordinator? Join an interactive panel discussion with represen-tatives from three small muse-ums to discuss how volunteer programs are built, managed, and sustained, and how we bal-ance these tasks with our other day-to-day responsibilities.

Chair: Carrie Midura, PR & Development Assistant, Andover Historical Society, MA

New Programs & New Media: The Synergy of SuccessHow did one New England mu-seum increase its admissions E\��LQ�D�VLQJOH�\HDU�ZLWKRXW�D�EORFNEXVWHU�H[KLELWLRQ"�$UH�there transferable strategies for your museum, regardless of its size? Join this session and trade ideas with two accomplished communicators who share a combined half century of broad-FDVW�MRXUQDOLVP�H[SHULHQFH�$1'�nearly as long in public sec-tor and museum communica-tions. Explore creative ways of

Donate to The EverWonder Children’s Museum Experience)RU�WKH�SDVW�WKUHH�\HDUV��1(0$�&RQIHUHQFH�DWWHQGHHV�KDYH�GR-nated to local charities. It has been extremely gratifying to see how much the New England museum community cares! We rarely select a single museum for this activity, but this year is different. We ask that you help us in supporting the important effort to create a new children’s museum in Newtown, Con-QHFWLFXW��7KH�(YHU:RQGHU�&KLOGUHQ¶V�0XVHXP�([SHULHQFH�LV�D�QRQ�SUR¿W�FUHDWHG�E\�1HZWRZQ�SDUHQWV�ZRUNLQJ�KDUG�WR�FUHDWH�a permanent children’s museum in Newtown.

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3:15 – 3:45 pmDEMONSTRATION STATION IN THE EXHIBIT HALLLearn How to Safely Clean Your Textiles Camille Breeze, Director, Museum Textile Services, MA

4:00 – 4:30 pmDEMONSTRATION STATION IN THE EXHIBIT HALLSo You Think you Want to Start Your Own Business? *HW�$GYLFH�DQG�7LSV�IRU�6WDUWLQJ�DQG�Growing Your Own Business. Independent Museum Professional PAG Co-chairs: Trip Anderson, Matt Kirchman, and Jeanne Koles

engaging your audience with new programs and new media to build admissions.

Chair: John Rodman, Director of Museum Experience, The Preservation Society of Newport County, RI

Taking Play Seriously: Play and Learning for Adult Audiences'LVFRYHU\��SOD\IXOQHVV��LPDJLQDWLRQ��WKH\¶UH�QRW�MXVW�for kids anymore. Today, museums are inviting adult audiences to get in on the fun. In this session, develop strategies that invite adults to explore, empathize, and HQMR\�DXWKHQWLF�VRFLDO�LQWHUDFWLRQV��8VLQJ�UHDO�ZRUOG�H[-amples, we’ll review changing perspectives on the role of play in adult lives, share useful references on play and hands-on learning for adults, and offer criteria for developing adult-friendly interactivity. Serious fun!

Chair: Michelle Moon, Assistant Director of Adult Programs, Peabody Essex Museum, MA

The Smoking Gun: Firearms in Small InstitutionsLeaving the politics and arguments of gun ownership and control at the door, this session will give curators and directors of small institutions the resources to make LQIRUPHG�GHFLVLRQV�DERXW�WKHLU�¿UHDUPV�FROOHFWLRQV��3UH-senters will provide attendees with general guidelines DQG�D�VWDUWLQJ�SODFH�WR�UHVHDUFK�DQG�¿QG�VROXWLRQV�IRU�WKH�needs of their own collection. You will receive a packet RXWOLQLQJ�VWDWH�VSHFL¿F�OHJLVODWLRQ�DQG�UHVRXUFHV�IRU�WKH�New England area.

Co-chairs: Katherine Chaison, Co-Director and Curator, and Stacey Fraser-deHaan, Co-Director and Educator, Ipswich Museum, MA

Who Cares about Global Warming? Museums Should – Now More Than EverOur global warming expert will lay out possible climatic impacts on New Eng-land, where summers could resemble those in southern states by the end of this century. Then in roundtable groups, we will discuss strategies for our diverse museums to inform public opinion and promote responsible action. We will learn from each other how the climate change challenge offers opportunities for new ex-hibits and programs to attract SDWURQV�ZKLOH�IXO¿OOLQJ�RXU�FXO-tural missions.

Chair: Sherman “Pat” Morss, AIA, LEED-AP; Associate Principal, Finegold Alexander + Associates Inc; Life Trustee, USS Constitution Museum, MA

$�JUHDW�ZD\�WR�HQG�WKH�DIWHUQRRQ��-RLQ�us for wine and delicious hors d’oeuvres in the action-packed Exhibit Hall, the place to be for interacting with the latest innovative products and services. *HW�\RXU�UDIÀH�FDUGV�VLJQHG�IRU�JUHDW�

prizes (drawing is Friday afternoon), chat with friends, and relax a bit before your evening starts.

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date of birth, and Social Security Numbers (detailed information will be sent to you after you register). If you are not a US citizen and would like to attend, SOHDVH�FRQWDFW�WKH�1(0$�RI¿FH�IRU�PRUH�LQIRUPDWLRQ�

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Caring for Your Learners: Developing a Culture of Inquiry 0XVHXPV�DQG�FXOWXUDO�LQVWLWXWLRQV�DUH�ULFK�HQYLURQ-ments to spark and develop critical thinking skills. 7KH�0XVHXP�RI�)LQH�$UWV��%RVWRQ�KDV�GHYHORSHG�DQ�approach to school and teacher programs and train-ing for its museum educators that meets all learners ZKHUH�WKH\�DUH�±�ZKHWKHU�WKH\�DUH�WHDFKHUV��VWXGHQWV��or museum educators. How can museums engage stu-dents in critical thinking through school programs? How do you best prepare your educators to engage ZLWK��VW�FHQWXU\�OHDUQHUV"�-RLQ�WKH�GLVFXVVLRQ�

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It’s About People! Connecting with Visitors Through Performance7KH�XVH�RI�WKHDWULFDO�WHFKQLTXHV�WR�WHOO�WKH�VWRULHV�RI�PXVHXP�H[KLELWV�DQG�REMHFWV�LV�QRZ�D�SURYHQ�LQWHU-pretive and educational strategy. In this session, par-ticipants will witness the power and variety of live mu-seum performance and discuss how these experiences create meaningful connections with visitors. Presenters ZLOO�GH¿QH�FRPPRQ�WHUPV��VKDUH�EHVW�SUDFWLFHV��DQG�explain processes for theatrical program implementa-tion. Participants will then brainstorm ideas for using these methods at their home institutions.

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7:00 – 8:00 amNEMA FITNESSMorning Yoga-RLQ�.U\VWDO�5RVH��D�FHUWL¿HG�\RJD�LQVWUXFWRU��IRU�D�UHMX-venating yoga class. Bring a mat, bottle of water, and dress in comfortable clothing.

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Connoisseurs Tours at the Newport Historical SocietyJoin us for a Connoisseurs Tour at the Newport Histori-cal Society, which the society offers to give the public a personal look at highlights of their rich collections. 7KHVH�WRXUV�DOORZ�DWWHQGHHV�WR�JHW�FORVH�WR�REMHFWV�DQG�at times touch them, serving to promote the society’s holdings and generate a high level of engagement. However, intimate access to those pieces does present challenges. Where does the line between useful and UHFNOHVV�OLH"�7KLV�WRXU�ZLOO�RIIHU�WKH�1(0$�FRPPXQLW\�a Connoisseurs Tour and then discuss the role of this kind of personal interaction for collecting institutions.

Chair: Ruth Taylor, Executive Director, Newport Historical Society, RI

Tour of the U.S. Naval War College Museum7KH�8�6��1DYDO�:DU�&ROOHJH�0XVHXP�LQYLWHV�\RX�WR�D�tour of its location in Founders Hall at the Naval War College. Exhibits interpret the naval history of Nar-ragansett Bay from colonial times to the present. The ��WHPSRUDU\�H[KLELW�IHDWXUHV�WZHQW\�¿YH�RULJLQDO�ZRUNV�RI�DUW�RQ�ORDQ�IURP�WKH�8�6��1DY\�$UW�&ROOHFWLRQ�LQ�Washington D.C. The Executive Director will lead a guid-ed tour and staff will be available to discuss the muse-um’s recent programs and plans for the future.

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Management of Cultural Landscapes and Historic Gardens8QOLNH�EXLOGLQJV�DQG�REMHFWV��KLVWRULF�JDUGHQV�DQG�landscapes cannot interpret one isolated time peri-od. Instead, gardens show the rich layers of history through which they’ve grown. Panelists will present the myriad challenges and rewards of cultural land-scape management. They will touch on environ-mental issues, funding sources, educational and in-terpretive programs, and multidisciplinary manage-ment strategies as they relate to historic grounds and gardens of public museums and institutions.

Chair: Mike Volmar, PhD, Chief Curator, Fruitlands Museum, MA

“The New Recruits”: Newport Art Museum’s MUSE Program and the Next Generation of Museum Professionals & Audiences:KHQ�GLG�\RX�¿UVW�WKLQN�DERXW�EHFRPLQJ�D�PXVHXP�professional? For many of us, it was at an early age, ZKLFK�PHDQV�WKH�IXWXUH�RI�RXU�¿HOG�GHSHQGV�RQ�UDLVLQJ�awareness of the museum profession in our commu-nity schools. This panel of educators from the Newport $UW�0XVHXP��DORQJ�ZLWK�VWXGHQWV�DQG�FRPPXQLW\�SDUW-QHUV�IURP�WKH�086(��0XVHXP�6WXGLHV�3URJUDP��ZLOO�talk about how they are introducing high schoolers to PXVHXP�SUDFWLFH��086(�EULQJV�KLJK�VFKRRO�VWXGHQWV�WR�PXVHXPV�DQG�FXOWXUDO�LQVWLWXWLRQV��GHPRQVWUDWLQJ�¿UVW�hand the diversity of careers in the arts and museum ¿HOG��<RX�ZLOO�FRPH�DZD\�ZLWK�VWUDWHJLHV�WR�KHOS�PXVH-ums actively reach out to high schools through art cur-riculum and enlist young adults as the next generation of museum audiences and professionals.

Co-chairs: Maggie Anderson, Director of Education, Newport Art Museum, RI, Peter Dickison, MUSE Coordinator, Newport Art Museum, RI

Special Event Success: Fundraisers and FriendraisersSpecial events can be a great way for organizations to raise money, increase awareness, and engage audi-ences. They can also be time consuming, costly, and UHVXOWV�FDQ�EH�GLI¿FXOW�WR�PHDVXUH��'LVFRYHU�WKH�GLIIHU-ences between fundraisers and friendraisers and how your museum can incorporate both into fundraising strategies. This panel discussion will offer practical ad-vice on event creation, marketing, building awareness, and event follow-up in addition to case studies.

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Piloting into the Future+RZ�FDQ�SLORW�SURMHFWV�OHDSIURJ�XV�LQWR�WKH�IXWXUH"�7KH�(GXFDWLRQ�DQG�'LJLWDO�0HGLD�GHSDUWPHQWV�DW�1HZ�<RUN¶V�0HWURSROLWDQ�0XVHXP�RI�$UW�KDYH�EHHQ�H[SHULPHQWLQJ�collaboratively with programs that involve new tech-nologies and seek to make the museum relevant for

DXGLHQFHV�WRGD\�DQG�WRPRUURZ��5HFHQW�0HW�SURJUDPV�involving 3D scanning and printing technologies will serve as our case-study, as we consider how museums can strategically draw from their missions and histories WR�GH¿QH�SLORW�SURMHFWV�DQG�WKHQ�WXUQ�H[SHULPHQWV�LQWR�sustainable strategies.

Chair: Jacqueline Terrassa, Managing Museum Educator, Gallery and Studio Programs, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY

Perfecting Your Elevator SpeechSituation stressful. You’ve got two minutes of face time with a VIP. You’ve got two hours of information to share. What to do? Break out your elevator speech! $V�D�VXFFHVVIXO�PXVHXP�SURIHVVLRQDO��\RXU�HOHYDWRU�speech is a critical component of your communica-tions arsenal. You absolutely have to be able to make your case in two minutes or less whenever key oppor-tunities present themselves. So here’s a key opportu-nity for your professional growth: spend a few minutes with us to learn (or review) the elements of developing and presenting your elevator speech. You’ll learn how to compose your elevator speech, present like a pro, ad lib, relax, use body language, and get to “yes.”

Chair: Dan Yaeger, Executive Director, New England Museum Association, MA

9:00 – 9:30 amDEMONSTRATION STATION IN THE EXHIBIT HALLLearn How to Find, Connect With, and Keep a Mentor Young and Emerging Professionals Co-Chairs Amanda Kay Gustin and Ashley Martin

9:30 – 10:00 amDEMONSTRATION STATION IN THE EXHIBIT HALLLearn How to Prepare for a Collection Assessment Jessica Bitely, Preservation Specialist, Northeast Document Conservation Center, MA

10:15 – 10:45 amCOFFEE BREAK IN EXHIBIT HALL

10:45 am – 12:15 pmCONCURRENT SESSIONS

Consolidating and Preserving Cultural Assets: a Game-Changer in Worcester)RU�PDQ\��LW�FDPH�DV�D�VKRFN��WKH�+LJJLQV�$UPRU\�0X-VHXP�ZDV�WR�FORVH�LQ�WKH�IDOO�RI��PRYLQJ�LWV�FRO-OHFWLRQ�DQG�HQGRZPHQW�WR�WKH�:RUFHVWHU�$UW�0XVHXP��But, behind the scenes, the transfer of assets was dis-cussed for years as the best of all possible outcomes, keeping the Higgins collection intact and in its commu-QLW\��VWUHQJWKHQLQJ�WKH�:$0�ZLWK�D�³JDPH�FKDQJHU´�WR�

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CAREER CONVERSATION10:45 - 11:45 am

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Co-Chairs: Suzanne Maas, Interim Director, Higgins Armory Museum, MA; Matthias Waschek, Executive Director, Worcester Art Museum, MA

Building a Strong Culture of Philanthropy from Top to Bottom $�VWURQJ��YLEUDQW�FXOWXUH�RI�SKLODQWKURS\�VWDUWV�DW�WKH�top and extends throughout your organization. This interactive panel session will cover “how” to build and nurture a culture of philanthropy, and “why” it is fun-damentally important to your institution’s fundraising success. We will review the essential elements criti-cal to a strong, enduring fundraising program. Donor-centered vs. transactional fundraising will be explored. Trustees, CEOs, managers and development directors ZLOO�EHQH¿W�IURP�WKLV�VHVVLRQ��

Chair: Mary B. Kozik, Chief of Institutional Advancement, The Preservation Society of Newport County, RI

The “Public Programming” Conundrum0XVHXPV�FUHDWH�DQ�DUUD\�RI�SXEOLF�SURJUDPV�IRU�D�range of audiences to meet diverse institutional goals. Increasingly, education departments are asked to share or cede responsibility to marketing, member-ship, development or even a new “public program-ming” department. Folks from education, marketing, and membership who have responsibility for creating public programs (perhaps in happy harmony with oth-er departments, perhaps not!) will discuss this trend and share their secrets of success, frustrations, and HPHUJLQJ�TXHVWLRQV�

Chair: Laura Roberts, Principal, Laura Roberts Consulting, MA

Innovative Collaborations: Providing Professional Development, Classroom Resources and Field Trip Opportunities for Educators in Your Community0XVHXPV��]RRV��WHFKQRORJ\�DQG�VFLHQFH�FHQWHUV�SUR-vide resources and support to those who teach the next generation of students to be creative thinkers. Learn about highly successful collaborative programs WKDW�WKH�0XVHXP�,QVWLWXWH�IRU�7HDFKLQJ�6FLHQFH�IDFLOL-tates with partner institutions including Professional Development Summer Institutes and Seminars, and the Science by Connections website. Discover how to develop and fund partnerships that will work in your geographic region and explore the Science by Con-nections website.

Chair: Sandra Ryack-Bell, Executive Director, Museum Institute for Teaching Science, Quincy, MA

The Public Relevance of Science CentersIn its new Science Center (due to be completed in ��WKH�0DULD�0LWFKHOO�$VVRFLDWLRQ�ZLOO�KRVW�IRUXPV�to inform public discourse on science-based policy is-sues confronting Nantucket such as tick-borne diseas-es, seal population changes, and erosion. This session will focus on designing programs to provide solid sci-HQWL¿F�UHVHDUFK�ZKLOH�UHPDLQLQJ�SROLWLFDOO\�QHXWUDO��:H�

will consider the pros and cons of speaker panels, exhibitions, internet-based presentations, DQG�¿OP�VHULHV�WR�DGGUHVV�WRS-ics in your hometown.

Chair: Janet E. Schulte, Ph.D., Executive Director, Maria Mitchell Association, MA

The Top 10 Reasons Your Museum Should Care About Investing in an Outdoor Discovery SpaceBe inspired by leaders from di-verse organizations: an art and history museum, a children’s museum, a nature center, and a zoo. Each presenter will dis-cuss the impacts outdoor dis-covery spaces have had on their organizations, including

generating increased visitation, income, membership, giving, and visitor engagement. Best practice exam-SOHV�DQG�WLSV�ZLOO�EH�VKDUHG��$�³WRS�WHQ´�IRUPDW�ZLOO�EH�used to share compelling information about why build-ing an outdoor space will make a difference!

Chair: Tobey Eugenio, Principal Consultant, Heritage Museums & Gardens, MA



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11:00 – 11:30 amDEMONSTRATION STATION IN THE EXHIBIT HALLShape Dance: Learn How to use Performance to Enhance Visitor Experience Jillian Finkle, Immediate Past President, International Museum Theatre Alliance (IMTAL), RI

12:15 – 1:00 pm EXHIBIT HALL CLOSING RECEPTION AND RAFFLEDon’t miss this special opportunity to explore the services and products in the Exhibit Hall. Will you ZLQ�RQH�RI�WKH�ZRQGHUIXO�UDIÀH�SUL]HV�JHQHURXV-ly donated by our exhibitors? Perhaps you’ll win a registration to next year’s conference! Bring your VLJQHG�UDIÀH�FDUG�DQG�MRLQ�LQ�WKH�IXQ�

1:00 – 2:15 pmANNUAL LUNCHEON MEETINGFind out what’s new in your DVVRFLDWLRQ��0DNH�\RXU�YRWH�FRXQW�LQ�HOHFWLQJ�WKH�1(0$�ERDUG�DQG�RI¿FHUV��&HOHEUDWH�the career of Charlie Browne, RXU�¿UVW�/LIHWLPH�$FKLHYHPHQW�$ZDUG�UHFLSLHQW��6ZDS�VWRULHV�with friends over a pleasant lunch.

Chair: Phelan Fretz, Executive Director, ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, VT


Giving Trends of High Net Worth Philanthropists7KLV�ZLOO�EH�DQ�LQWHUDFWLYH�VHVVLRQ�UHYLHZLQJ�NH\�¿QG-ings of the largest nationwide study to date on the giving behaviors and motivations of wealthy donors to QRQSUR¿WV��(VWDEOLVKHG�LQ��WKH�%DQN�RI�$PHULFD�Study of High Net Worth Philanthropy, conducted in partnership with The Center on Philanthropy at Indi-ana University, is the most comprehensive survey of WKH�FKDULWDEOH�SUDFWLFHV�DQG�DWWLWXGHV�RI�ZHDOWK\�$PHU-icans and what issues drive their charitable activities.

Chair: Claire Costello, National Philanthropic Practice Executive for Philanthropic Solutions, U.S. Trust Bank of America Corporation, MA

Visit with Friends: An Institutional Campaign to Change Perceptions2Q�'HFHPEHU��WKH�<DOH�8QLYHUVLW\�$UW�*DO-lery celebrated the grand opening of its renovated and expanded museum. To promote the opening, the public relations team, consisting of museum staff and a PR consultant, developed and implemented

a strategic communications plan. This panel discussion will serve as a case study focus-ing on timelines, goals, challenges/oppor-WXQLWLHV��VWDII�SUR¿OHV��EXGJHW��TXDOLWDWLYH�TXDQWLWDWLYH�VWDWLVWLFV��OHVVRQV�OHDUQHG��DQG�next steps.

Chair: Maura Scanlon, Director of Public Relations, Yale University Art Gallery, CT

Shared Authority: The Key to Museum Education as Social Change'UDZLQJ�RQ�WKH�ODWHVW�LVVXH�RI�WKH�-RXUQDO�RI�0XVH-um Education, this session explores why a framework of “shared authority” must underlie effective social

change work when museums and collaborating organizations work together to engage audiences on pressing social issues. You will gain insight into the challenges and rewards of authentic, recip-rocal collaboration through the presenters’ case studies, and will consider how this type of engagement serves museums, our missions, and the larger community.

Chair: Cynthia Robinson, Director, Museum Studies Program, Tufts University, MA

:H�DUH�WKULOOHG�WR�SUHVHQW�WKH�¿UVW�1(0$�/LIHWLPH�$FKLHYHPHQW�$ZDUG�WR�RXU�JRRG�friend and colleague, Charlie Browne, who KDV�UHWLUHG�IURP�WKH�)DLUEDQNV�0XVHXP��3ODQHWDULXP�DIWHU��\HDUV�RI�VHUYLFH��LQFOXGLQJ��\HDUV�DV�H[HFXWLYH�GLUHFWRU��Throughout his career, he has been an active VXSSRUWHU�DQG�OHDGHU�RI�1(0$��VHUYLQJ�RQ�WKH�board for many years, and has advanced the PXVHXP�¿HOG�QDWLRQDOO\�WKURXJK�OHDGHUVKLS�LQ�$$0��3OHDVH�MRLQ�XV�DW�WKH�1(0$�$QQXDO�0HHWLQJ�WR�UHFRJQL]H�&KDUOLH¶V�DFKLHYHPHQWV�and contributions.

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Conference ChairsTrudy Coxe, The Preservation Society of Newport County

Ron Potvin, John Nicholas Brown CenterDoug Stark, International Tennis Hall of Fame and Museum

Local CommitteeKaren BinderElle BurgessMeryle CawleyChuck FlippoC. Morgan GrefeLisa GoddardRichard J.S. GutmanRick Nagele

Financial Aid for the NEMA Annual Conference

Scholarships and FellowshipsThanks to the generosity of sponsors, several scholarships and fellowships are available to help make the NEMA conference more affordable.

For complete information on the application process, visit www.nemanet.org. Application postmark deadline: September 13, 2013.

NEMA Professional Develop-ment AwardEstablished to make the annual FRQIHUHQFH�¿QDQFLDOO\�DFFHVVLEOH��It helps support travel, lodging and registration for individual members of NEMA and employees of NEMA institutional members at the NEMA annual conference. Awards of up to $300 are avail-able depending on availability of funds. It is expected that re-cipients and/or their institution will provide some of the costs of attending.

Diversity FellowshipThe John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities and Cul-tural Heritage at Brown University provides a $500 fellowship to a culturally diverse museum pro-fessional to attend the NEMA annual conference. NEMA members from diverse social, economic, racial, or ethnic backgrounds whose attendance

DW�WKH�FRQIHUHQFH�ZLOO�EHQH¿W�WKHLU�museum and whose commitment to museum work will be reinforced by their participation are encouraged to apply. Applicants must register for the entire conference. The stipend may be used to fund registration, travel, lodg-ing, and food.

The Laura B. Roberts ScholarshipThis $500 stipend is awarded to support travel, lodging and registra-tion. Priority for this scholarship will be given to graduates of the Harvard

Thanks for making the conference possible!

Host InstitutionsInternational Tennis Hall of Fame MuseumNewport Art MuseumNewport Historical SocietyNewport Restoration FoundationOld Colony & Newport RailwayPreservation Society of Newport CountyTouro SynagogueU.S. Naval War College Museum

Scholarship SponsorsLaura B. RobertsJohn Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities and Cultural Heritage at Brown University

University Products

Marketing PartnerMuseum Education Roundtable

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Cover ArtCover art: Mrs. Samuel Browne (Katherine Winthrop Browne), by John Smibert, 1734 (detail). © Rhode Island Historical Society, RHiX1128

Image CreditsInside front cover: provided by Discov-erNewport.org; US 22 Intrepid -Twice a winner of The America's Cup by Barbara Eckstein. Page 4: provided by DiscoverNew-port.org. Page 11: Gavin Ashworth photos courtesy of The Preservation Society of Newport County. Page 18: Photo courtesy of Newport Restoration Foundation. Page 22: provided by the International Tennis Hall of Fame and Museum

Extension Museum Studies Program, 7XIWV�&HUWL¿FDWH��%DQN�6WUHHW�0X-seum Leadership, and Cooperstown programs. This scholarship has been provided with support from Laura B. Roberts.

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Products, provides a $300 stipend for NEMA members to be used for a three-day conference registration. Any curator who has worked in the ¿HOG�¿YH�\HDUV�RU�OHVV��DQG�works for an institution with an annual budget of $250,000 or less, is eligible for the award.

VolunteeringVolunteering is an easy way to save you and your institution money while still being able to attend many of the great sessions offered at Conference. It’s simple: work one shift and you attend one day for free; work three shifts and your whole conference registration is free! Jobs can

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The new NEMA Fellowship Program offers a museum professional or student the chance to build thought OHDGHUVKLS�LQ�WKH�PXVHXP�¿HOG��2QH�NEMA Fellow will be chosen and awarded a stipend of $750 toward attendance at the 2013 NEMA Con-ference.

The NEMA Fellow will write articles for NEMA publications and will be introduced at the NEMA conference.

NEMA Fellowship Program

New for 2013!

2013 NEMA Conference Program - New England Museum Association Annual Conference

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