Conference Schedule

MONDAY

Trustee & Board of Directors Day

8:00 – 9:30 Registration & Continental Breakfast (Rotunda)

9:00—9:30 First time attendees with Board Members & Affinity Chairs

9:30 – 10:45 Sessions

 

-Staying Relevant with Social Media ( MKT )

-Introducing the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area (ED/MKT/PRE)

10:45 – 11:00 Coffee Break - (Rotunda 2nd floor)

11:00 – 12:00 Keynote Speaker, Dr. Lonnie Bunch

Sponsored by the Louisiana Civil Rights Project

12:00 – 2:30 Awards Luncheon Senate Chamber

2:30 – 3:45 Sessions

-Video Conferencing Field Trips for the 21st Century (ED )*

-Future of Museums, Zoos, and Nature Centers Is GREEN (PRE/ED) *

-Recruiting and Retaining 21st Century Volunteers (DEV )

4:15 – 5:45 Directors & Trustees Forum with Dr. Bunch

5:30 – 8:30 Legislative Reception

 

 

TUESDAY

8:00 – 9:00 Registration & Continental Breakfast (Rotunda)

9:00 – 11:30 Plenary Session Senate Chamber

11:30 – 12:30 Networking Lunch Senate Chamber

12:30 - 1:45 Sessions

-New Populations in LA (AD/TRU )

-An Ounce of Prevention: Bridging the Gap Between Exhibition and Conservation,
Best Practices for Small Museums ( CUR, CON, PRE )

-Tweeting All Museums: Engaging Students through Web 2.0 (ED)*

1:45 - 2:00 Coffee Break - Rotunda 2nd floor

2:00 – 3:15 Sessions

-Online Resources for Educators and Researchers/KNOWLA/ Louis (ED )*

-Women in the Museum Field SUNO ( ED )

-Grants Funding Today and Tomorrow ( DEV / MEM )

 

*Sponsored by Museum Educators Roundtable

 

 

 

 

 

AD Administration

DEV Development

MKT Marketing

TRU Trusteeship

COL Collections

ED Education

MEM Membership

VOL Volunteers

CON Conservation

EX Exhibits

PRE Preservation

VS Visitor

CUR Curatorial

FR Fundraising

PR Public Relations