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Eyes on the Horizon: Envisioning and Realizing Our Future
California Association of Museums' Annual Conference
February 21-24, 2006 in Monterey, California
The Early Bird Registration Deadline is January 15, 2006!
All registrations must be postmarked or made online to receive these
discounted rates.
The California Association of Museums (CAM) invites you to consider the
future of museums and examine strategies for obtaining our goals at "Eyes on
the Horizon: Envisioning and Realizing Our Future," the 2006 CAM conference
in Monterey, California, February 21-24, 2006. An overview of the workshops,
sessions, events and speakers is listed below.
Conference Schedule: http://www.calmuseums.org/cam2006/schedule.html
Registration Prices, Online Registration, and Downloadable Forms:
http://www.calmuseums.org/cam2006/registration.html
Hotel and Transportation: http://www.calmuseums.org/cam2006/hotel-trans.html
If you have any questions, please email [log in to unmask] or call the CAM
office at (831) 471-9970. We are happy to answer any questions you may have.
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
. Surveying and Assessing Collection Needs
. The Science and Art of Effective Web Design
SESSIONS
. Hispanic Marketing at the Monterey Bay Aquarium: A Case Study
. Strategies and Solutions for a Collections Move
. Bringing Your Mission to the Front Lines: Visitor Experience Reinvented
. Lunchtime Learning: Problems with Provenance Case Study
. Lunchtime Learning: Cheap and Easy Program Ideas
. Lunchtime Learning: Being "Green" Forum
. Recognizing and Adapting to our Changing Community: Recent Projects Funded
by the California Cultural and Historical Endowment
. Re-Imagining the Museum in the 21st Century
. Why Aren't Teachers Using Our Resources? The Importance of Tying Museum
Curricula into the California Content Standards
. Avoiding Clouds on the Horizon: What Administrators Need to Know Before
Expanding, Renovating, or Constructing a Museum
. Share Your Museum. Electronically!
. Building Diverse Audiences: Getting to Know Community Leaders
. Cultural and Heritage Tourism and Museum Collaboration
. The Artful Use of Interactives: Theatricality vs. Authenticity
. Corporate Support for Museums - Three Strategies
. Realizing New Audiences or Envisioning Controversy: Lessons of Small
Museums in Hosting Challenging Exhibitions
. Compare and Contrast: Federal NAGPRA and Cal NAGPRA
. The Nonprofit Integrity Act: How Does It Affect You?
. Realizing Sustainability: Practices for Creating Successful Museums
. Membership Math
. Embracing Our Future: Working with Teen Volunteers
. Evaluating a Community-Based, Bicultural/Bilingual Program-Lessons Learned
. Strategic Public Sector Engagement for Museums
EVENING EVENTS
. A Taste of the Valley: The National Steinbeck Center & Monterey County
Agriculture
. The Cradle of California History: Colton Hall, Monterey Museum of Art, &
the Maritime Museum
. The Ocean's Edge: The Monterey Bay Aquarium & Doc's Lab
PRE AND POST-CONFERENCE EVENTS
. Apples, Roller Coasters, Surfers, & Sea Stars: Exploring Santa Cruz
County's Best
. Free admission to over 14 museums across the Monterey Bay region
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS/HONOREES
. Sandy Lydon, a.k.a. the "History Dude," and Linda Yamane, California
Indian basketweaver, singer, and storyteller
. Julie Packard, Executive Director and Vice Chairman of the Monterey Bay
Aquarium
. The Honorable Diane Feinstein, U.S. Senator and Recipient of the 2006
CAMMY Award (schedule permitting)
LUNCHEONS
. Director's Luncheon: "Evaluating Future Technology Trends and
Applicability in Museums-A Dialogue"
. Cammy Luncheon (open to all delegates)
. Boxed Lunches
EXHIBIT HALL
. 23 exhibitors to share their services and products available to the
California museum field
. Three exhibit hall breaks
. A fun exhibit hall quiz about California museums
. A silent auction to benefit CAM's Legislative Advocacy Fund
This conference is supported in part by Associated Foundations, Inc.,
the Community Foundation for Monterey County, and other sponsors
CAM is supported in part by a grant from the California Arts Council, a
state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
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