Call-Out for Panelists for MPMA's Conference
It is time to think about your proposal
for MPMA's 2016 Conference
Mountain-Plains Museums Association
Join us at MPMA's Annual Conference
in Oklahoma City, OK: October 23-27, 2016
Proposal Deadline: January 15, 2016
CALL-OUT FOR PANELISTS
Can't find panelists?
Request a CALL-OUT from MPMA. We will send out an eblast for those
proposals that need panelists. The eblast will include a brief description of
the session or workshop and the kind of panelists you want. Contact us:
[log in to unmask] (mailto:[log in to unmask])
Wanna join a panel? Check out these requests for panelists ...then
contact the submitter directly.
SESSIONS THAT NEED PANELISTS
*Session Title: Mutually Beneficial Collaborations between Museums and
Communities
Description: This session will analyze how museums and community
organizations such as libraries, art galleries, community centers, etc. can work
together to provide unique and interesting experiences for residents and
expanded venues and program opportunities for museums. The successful traveling
exhibition program developed by the Space Science Institute's National
Center for Interactive Learning places science activities in rural libraries
and other science museums have effective state-wide and regional library
collaborations. The session's goal is to point out how the museums' mission is
expanded and met by these connections, while clearly benefiting the local
residents.
Looking for other museums of all types that have successful outreach
programs that take them out of their immediate communities into regional
locations, especially in smaller and rural communities. Two or three additional
panelists can share their institutions' experiences.
Contact: Robert Mac West, [log in to unmask]
(mailto:[log in to unmask])
Principal at Informal Learning Experiences, Denver, CO
*Session Title: Challenges of Concealed Weapons in Museums
Description: Museums are confronting more frequently the issue of
concealed weapons as more states adopt new laws on weapons. Numerous twitter and FB
postings attest to this. Some museums have posted "ban" icons on their
doors. Others have removed them or have never used them citing difficulty in
enforcement. Still others do not see this as an issue while some
constituents vow never to set foot in a museum that allows weapons.
Looking for folks whose museum is addressing this issue. Are you
following the law, ignoring it or is it not even an issue at all?
Contact: Monta Lee Dakin, [log in to unmask]
*Session Title: Building a Manual for Data Standards
Description: At the Marianna Kistler Beach Museum, I have developed a data
standards manual that serves dual purposes. In this manual, the fields
of our database are defined and rules are set for how data should be entered
into the database. The book doubles as a training tool for teaching new
staff, student workers, interns, and volunteers how to use the database. For
more experienced staff, it gives a starting point from which to clean
data. The manual brings together best practices to create a useful resource
for a museum staff who works with a diverse collection. The goal behind
standardizing our data is to make information easier for the public to search
on our website.
Looking for Collections Managers, Registrars, Curators, Volunteer
Coordinators, and Emerging Museum Professionals who have also worked on
standardizing data at their institutions or are interested in beginning such a
project. Those with projects in-progress are welcome to participate.
Contact: Theresa Ketterer [log in to unmask] (mailto:[log in to unmask])
Assistant Registrar/Collections Manager at the Marianna Kistler
Beach Museum of Art, Manhattan, KS
*Session Title: "Getting it all Together"
Description: There is never enough time or staff to get it all done.
We've recently revamped our shared network storage to make it easier to locate
files and retrieve information. If we share information that we all need,
we increase communication and save time-time we can use doing the rest of
our jobs! See how we did it, what worked, and what didn't work. This is
intended to be a discussion about revamping shared network storage to increase
efficiencies.
Looking for more panelists who have gone through this process.
Contact: Stephanie Teasley, [log in to unmask]
(mailto:[log in to unmask])
Registrar at the Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita, KS
FILLED*Session Title: Collections Management Swap Meet
FILLED *Session Title: Museums in the media: visibility vs collections
care
Submit a proposal - Have something to share?
Proposals are now being accepted for workshops, sessions and poster
sessions
PROPOSAL DEADLINE: January 15, 2016
Not sure how to get started?
Check our _website_ (http://www.mpma.net/accurrent.php) for suggested
topics
_Go here_ (http://www.mpma.net/accurrent.php) for the proposal form for
sessions, workshops, poster sessions
Can't find panelists? Request a CALL-OUT from MPMA.
We will send an eblast for those proposals that need panelists. The
eblast will include a brief description of the session or workshop and the kind
of panelists you are looking for. Want to be included? Contact us:
[log in to unmask] (mailto:[log in to unmask])
Bookmark this date: October 23-27, 2016
MPMA's regional museum conference is a great place for anyone who works in
a museum of any kind to get ideas on current practices for their programs
and buildings. It is where they can mingle with peers, learn about the
latest techie stuff, get the straight talk on current standards, and hear new
ways for reaching visitors of all ages and abilities.
MPMA: A Ten-State Museum Network
Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma,
South Dakota, Texas and Wyoming
Mark your calendar: 2016 MPMA Conference October 23 - October 27
Oklahoma City, OK
Mountain-Plains Museums Association
7110 West David Drive
Littleton, Colorado 80128-5404
303-979-9358
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