Earlybird registration ends March 26th, 2010 Bridging the Gap: Cultural Institutions and their Communities in the 21st Century April 10, 2010 Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL Video games, the internet, amusement parks, and other forms of technology and entertainment are making it increasingly important for museums, archives, and historic sites to adapt and understand the needs of their visitors. How can these institutions remain relevant and adhere to their missions while serving the needs of a technologically advanced society? These are questions we hope to answer at Bridging the Gap: Cultural Institutions and their Communities in the 21st Century, the 2010 Eastern Illinois University Historical Administration Program Association Symposium. Keynote Address The Ideal of Community Engagement in the American Historical Profession Presented by Bob Beatty, Vice President for Programs American Association for State & Local History 2010 Symposium Sessions Combating First-Eye Experience: Bringing Tangible Experiences to Living History Sites Presenter Jeremy Teeples 21st Century Trends in Online Accessibility to Collections: Three Case Studies Presenters: Angela Stanford, Nathan Kemler, and Lindsey MacAllister Object Literacy in a Digital World: The Value of Teaching with Objects Presenters Craig Hadley and Dr. Joy Beckman Crafting New Understandings of “Maya” Art: Investigating Aesthetics, Cultural Identity, and Globalization in a University Exhibition Presenters Rachel Walters, Peter Van Ael, Jeff Kowalski, and Janie Wilson-Cook For a registration form, please visit: http://eiuhapa.org/images/documents/2010_hapa.pdf ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).