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THE 2007 CAM CONFERENCE IN LONG BEACH...
The Early Bird Registration Deadline is January 12, 2007!
Charting a Course: New
Models for Times of Change
California Association of
Museums’ Annual Conference
February 21-24, 2007
Long
Beach, California
The California Association of Museums (CAM) invites you to
begin charting your course for a better future at the 2007 CAM conference in Long Beach, California,
February 21-24, 2007. This conference will bring together a diverse group of
museum professionals from across California
for a stimulating and enjoyable exchange of ideas, perspectives, and resources.
Long Beach’s waterfront, harbors, and
cultural offerings will be the backdrop for an unforgettable conference with
numerous Long Beach
institutions hosting workshops and special events. The conference will be held
at the Coast Long Beach Hotel, with views of the city and the harbor. An
overview of the workshops, sessions, events and speakers is listed below.
CAM has reserved a block of rooms at
the Coast Long Beach Hotel for Wednesday, February 21-Friday, February 24, 2007
at a discounted rate of $115.00 plus tax. For a room with a bay view, the group
rate is $135.00 plus tax. Reservations must be made through the hotel by
calling (562) 435-7676 and asking for the "California Association of
Museums" group rate. To receive the group rate, reservations must be made
by January 31, 2007. These rooms are available first come, first served and the
quantity is limited.
Conference Schedule: http://www.calmuseums.org/conferences_and_workshops/2007schedule.html
Registration Fees and Forms: http://www.calmuseums.org/conferences_and_workshops/2007registration.html
Hotel and Transportation: http://www.calmuseums.org/conferences_and_workshops/2007hotel.html
If you have any questions, please email mailto:[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
- LIVEN IT UP! Strategies for
Innovative Interpretation in Museums
- Excellent Judges: A Field Test
- Emergency Response: Recovering
Wet Collections (Part 1) and Making Material Choices for Storage &
Exhibit Materials (Part 2)
- CERA Quarterly Meeting
SESSIONS
- Open or Closed Doors? A Dialogue
About Museums, Culture and Diversity
- Collaborative Online Learning
Resources
- Evaluating Fundraising Events -
Are They Worth the Time and Effort?
- Planning Exhibits for Learning
Accessibility: Visitors with Learning Differences Challenge Us To Do Better
- Succession Success: How to
Attract and Keep Trustees
- Museum Alliances: Common Goals,
Common Good
- Taking Membership to the Major
Donors Level
- See/Hear: Cross Disciplinary
Approaches to Exhibiting Collections
- Up and Coming: New Research in
Collections Management
- Wayfinding, Identity, and the
Visitor Experience
- Wrestling with Event Rentals
and Catering Issues
- Mining Your Customer Data for
Fundraising and Audience Development
- Celebrating Diversity Through
Innovative Exhibitions and Programming
- Collections Management Database
Systems - Search & Rescue!
- What You Need to Know About
What School Children Need to Know: The Latest in Prek-12 California Curriculum Standards
- No More Putting It Off:
Utilizing Formative Evaluation for Education Programs
- Judging Excellent Judges
- Collections Management
Roundtable Discussions
- Going Green, Part I: Creating
More Sustainable Museums for the Future
- School Partnerships that Work
- How to Tell Your Museum's
Financial Story
- Going Green, Part II: A
Behind-the-Scenes Tour of the Aquarium of the Pacific
- Interpretation for the iPod
Generation: How Podcasts and Downloadable Tours Help Reach New Audiences
- How to Work with Government
EVENING EVENTS AND POST-CONFERENCE EVENT
- Opening Night at the Long Beach Aquarium
of the Pacific
- Animal Encounters at the
Aquarium of the Pacific
- A Night in Havana
-- The Museum
of Latin American
Art
- A Boat, Buffalo,
and Big Bands: Catalina Island Field Trip
KEYNOTE SPEAKER/LUNCHEON PROGRAMS/HONOREES
- Dr. Jeff Bonner, the President
and CEO of the St. Louis Zoo and author of Sailing with Noah –
Stories from the World of Zoos
- Marjorie Schwarzer, author of
Riches, Rivals and Radicals: 100 Years of Museums in America
- "Culturally Sensitive
Design and Diverse Museum Audiences," a panel discussion with William
Moreno, Executive Director of the Claremont Museum of Art, Mario Campos,
Principal of Jones & Jones Architects and Landscape Architects, Ltd., and
Harish Shah, Partner of Shah Kawasaki Architects
- Edward Able, former President
and CEO of the American Association of Museums, is the recipient of the
2007 CAMMY Award
EXHIBIT HALL
- 23 exhibitors to share their
services and products available to the California museum field
- Two receptions and two exhibit
hall breaks
- A fun exhibit hall quiz about California museums
and several prize drawings
This conference is supported in part by Associated
Foundations, Inc. 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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