Early Bird Discount ends TODAY! Monday the 29th REGISTER now TO GET THE CHEAPEST RATE MPMA’s 2016 Annual Regional Museum Conference October 23-27 Oklahoma City Register online _Click here: MPMA 2016 Annual Conference: Oklahoma City, OK | Summary | powered by RegOnline_ (https://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?EventID=1851824) Find more info at MPMA’s website _www.mpma.net_ (http://www.mountplainsmuseums.org/) Conference Program: http://www.mpma.net/2016/2016-Program.pdf You can still register for the conference, but the cheapest rate ends August 29th Premier educational & networking event for museum leaders and staff Tours of some really incredible museums and historic sites. GREAT Workshops: * Photoshop 101 * Developing Effective Core Documents for your Museum * Paper Preservation for Museums and Archives * Family Friendly Galleries on a Dime * 3D Modeling: Photogrammetry * Font University: Intro to Label Design * Framing and Art Installation 101 * Volunteers as a Gateway to Success * Disaster Preparedness * Strategic Planning: Museums and the Art and Science of Building Relationships TOURS: Apply what you learn in sessions *National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum *Oklahoma City Zoo / Botanical Garden / Science Museum *Chickasaw Cultural Center *Art Museums: Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art, Oklahoma City Museum of Art *Norman's University Museums: Sam Noble Museum of Natural History, Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, Charles Russell Center of Western Art *Historic Downtown Guthrie *Historic House Tour of the first Preservation District Collegial Meet Ups Curators Committee Educators Committee Emerging Museum Professionals Knitting Network Indigenous People & Museums Network Registrars Committee Small Museum Administrators Committee Texas Tech University University of Central Oklahoma Special Speakers: 1. General Session: Mason Williams / TV Writer / Fool for Ideas Mason Williams, Recording Artist of mega hit Classical Gas, Grammy and Emmy Award Winner, Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame, Head Writer for Smothers Brothers Show 2. Leadership Lunch: Whatever Happened to Randolph Scott? Byron Price, Director, Charles M. Russell Center for the Study of Art of the American West, University of Oklahoma; Director, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, OK 3. Closing Lunch: Preserving the Past to Build a Future Bob Blackburn, Executive Director of the Oklahoma Historical Society, OK City; Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby, Ada, OK; Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Bill John Baker, Tahlequah, OK 4. Directors Lunch: Sam Noble Museum: How to Survive and Flourish across One Hundred Years of Threats Dr. Michael A. Mares, Director and Joseph Brandt Professor, Sam Noble Museum, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 5. Indigenous People & Museums Network: Native Voice and the Care of American Indian Collections James Pepper Henry (Kaw), Executive Director at Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK 6. RC-MPMA for Registrars Lunch: Working with Culturally Sensitive Materials in American Indian Collections Matt Reed (Pawnee), Curator of American Indian and Military History Collections, Oklahoma Historical Society; Second Chief of the Chaui Band of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma 7. CurCom for Curators Breakfast: Finding Skeletons (and Wolves) in the Closet: A New Exploration of the Gilcrease Art Collection Laura F. Fry, Senior Curator and Curator of Art, Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK 8. EdCom for Educators Lunch: Cultivating a Museum Community with Education at the Core Donna Merkt, Curator of Education, Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art, Shawnee, OK 9. SMAC Lunch: The Small Museum Games: May the Odds Be Ever in Your Favor Valerie Duncan, Assistant Director, Museum and Sites Division, Oklahoma Historical Society, Guthrie, OK Evening Educational Experiences: see how other museums do it! *Opening Event: LIVE! at the Oklahoma History Center *Evening Event: Stepping Foot on Sacred Soil – Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum *Late-Nite: “Open Mic Night:” What is Said at MPMA Stays at (or Confessing Deepest Museum Secrets) *Closing Party: Always a blast and it will be once again! Come dance with us. FABulous Sessions: Many on Exhibits, Technology, Collections, Security, Science, Administration Sessions for Students and Emerging Professionals Exhibits on a Budget Funding Sources Archival Collections Sessions for Small Museums Sessions on Controversial Issues Administration Packing Heat in Museums: Policies for Open and Concealed Carry Not out to Pasture Yet: Keeping Retirees in the 'Field’ Revitalize Your Museum for Today’s Audiences Archives/Libraries Archiving in a 3-D World Collections/Collections Management Digital Collections Collection Donations and the Law Using MPMA’s Storage Furniture CO-OP Digital Networking for Vertebrate Collections Solutions for Handling Large Art Storage Ideas Swap Meet The Efficiency of the iPad for Condition Reporting Community Engagement/Collaboration Almost Forgotten: Cold War Civil Defense Museum-Military Partnerships Museums Help Communities Deal with Loss/Change Conservation Art Conservation Goes Public Care of Outdoor Sculptures Saving a Silent Film Treasure: Daughter of Dawn Diversity/Inclusivity Convergence! Educating Kids Together Language is Never Neutral: Practicing Cultural Sensitivity Education/Interpretation Tips for Reaching New Audiences Making Science Accessible to Schools Across Oklahoma Museum Education SWAP-Meet 2.0 Myths, Legends and Museums National History Day in MPMA Emerging Museum Professionals Making Museum Internships Successful Do I Really Need a Master’s Degree? Director’s Panel: Perspectives on Hiring Resume Building, Cover Letters, CVs Exhibits Digital Exhibitions Creating Art Exhibit for a Multinational Corporation Museums on Main Street in Ponca City Navigating the Technology Minefield with Exhibits Student Voices in Exhibit Design Facilities/Operations/Security Are we REALLY Safe? Exhibit Space as Event Space Filming in the Museum House Museum/ Historic Pres/ Heritage Management Changing Role of House Museums New Deal Treasures in Your Backyard Rest in Peace: Preserving Headstones Leadership/Governance Board Members: Recruitment, Training, Responsibility Marketing/PR Marketing to the Masses How to Raise Funds and Collect the Best Professional Development Mentorship for Mid-to Late Career Professionals Publishing Win the Next MPMA Book Award Shops Designing a Museum Gift Shop Technology Pokémon Go Social Media on a Shoestring Community-Supported Software Solutions Data Standards for Museum Collections Engaging Audiences Via 3D Technologies Filemaker Pro 14 Suite Sharing Archival Collections with the Public Media & Technology Winners Spill Their Secrets Exciting Extra Stuff Emerging Professionals: many sessions just for you Retiring or Mid Career: Got you covered, too Tribal Collections and Issues: Top notch speakers on these This conference will provide tools to: Cultivate your leadership style Help you remain relevant in a changing world Cultivate excellence for you and your museum Provide opportunities for learning Enhance the lives of all who do museum work Provide the Unexpected with lively discussions Help you reconnect and recharge Broaden your network in MPMA’s 10-state museum network Conference Hotel: Crowne Plaza Oklahoma City Reservations: Contact the hotel directly at 405-848-4811 or Call Central Reservations and ask for the MPMA’s Block 1-877-227-6963. 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