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Conference 2005: Schedule
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Thursday, October 13 |
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5:30 p.m.Opening Reception
RiverBrink - Home of the S.E. Weir Collection at Queenston welcomes all delegates of the OMA Conference to an Opening Reception in the gallery. Admire the beauty of Niagara past and present while touring Riverbrink, the S.E. Weir Collection and enjoying local wines. RiverBrink is located on the Niagara Parkway midway between Niagara Falls and Niagara-on-the-Lake and offers a picturesque view of the Niagara River and Lewiston, NY.
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Friday, October 14 |
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7:30 - 8:45 a.m.Continental Breakfast/Registration
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8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.Tradeshow
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9:00 - 10:15 a.m.Welcome/Keynote Address:
Charlotte Gray - Bringing History to Life, Bringing Life to
History
In a material world, museums are well-positioned to tell the stories of our past through their fascinating and intriguing artefacts. But are museums missing the best stories? Charlotte will talk about some of the techniques she uses to grab readers' attention.
Charlotte Gray is the author of five bestsellers on Canadian history, most recently The Museum Called Canada. The recipient of the Pierre Berton Medal for popularizing Canadian history, presented by Canada's National History Society, Charlotte was the advocate for Sir John A. Macdonald on the CBC series The Greatest Canadian. Born in England, Charlotte lives in Ottawa.
Conference delegates: please see Suggested Pre-readings if you wish to purchase a copy of The Museum Called Canada prior to the conference.
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10:30 - 11:45 a.m.Three Concurrent Sessions
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What Do Our Communities Want? How Do We Find Out? |
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Speaker/Facilitator: Barbara Soren
Sometimes we find ourselves preparing programs and exhibits
that we think our communities want or should want.... But how
do we know? Learn some strategies for finding out about your
community's needs and interests. Participants will discuss how
to find this information, how to make use of it and leave with
an action plan for their museum.
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Our Museum Collections and Collecting Policies: Straitjacket or Untapped Opportunity to Tell Relevant Community Stories? |
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Panellists: Bev Easton, freelance exhibit designer; Brian Laurie-Beaumont, Senior Planning Specialist, CCI; Carrie Sorenson, Acting Curator Brant Museum & Archives
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Do We Need More Community Museums? |
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NEW! Moderator: Jeff Goodes
Host and producer of Fresh Air on CBC Radio One
Fresh Air is heard Saturday and Sunday mornings from
six to nine. The program taps into the energy and ideas
of an Ontario weekend. In a province as diverse as ours,
the story possibilities are endless. Jeff has been with
the CBC for over a decade, beginning his career in Winnipeg.
In Toronto, he has worked with Metro Morning, Here and
Now and CBC Television's Undercurrents. Jeff loves museums.
He wanders through as many as he can ranging from the
Uffizie Gallery in Florence to the Village Museum in
Bucharest to the Southey and District Museum in Rural
Saskatchewan.
Panellists: The "Yes We Do!"
side will be supported by Dr. Aldona Sendzikas of the
University of Waterloo History Department and the Fanshawe
Pioneer Village Board, and Tom Reitz, Manager/Curator
of Doon Heritage Crossroads.
The "No We Don't!" side will be argued by Randall
Denley, City Columnist for the Ottawa Citizen (his focus
is on how government spends your money) and Jon Linton
of TCI Management Consultants, who has described himself
as "a natural contrarian."
Our fiery debating teams, both "Pro" and
"Con," have agreed to tackle the question
we love to argue. Then...have your say! Remember, forewarned
is forearmed. If you know the arguments and the perspectives,
you can prepare yourself and your museum!
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12:00 - 1:30 p.m.Lunch and Annual General Meeting
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1:45 - 3:00 p.m.Four Concurrent Sessions
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Building Community and Funder Relationships
(formerly Building Community and Government Relationships) |
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Through the generous sponsorship of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA), the conference concurrent session "Building Community and Funder Relationships" will be lead by Paul Born of the Tamarack Institute for Community Engagement.
We've asked Mr. Born to share examples of exciting community development work and to begin a conversation with us about how mainstream organizations such as our museums can "think differently" about our potential to have community impact.
Designed to promote community building across Canada, Tamarack's mission is to develop a process to help people create bold visions for the future of their communities, and work together to achieve those visions more easily and effectively. Through work with local organizations, Tamarack seeks out and encourages committed citizens to build communities that are caring, prosperous and healthy.
The Tamarack Institute for Community Engagement (www.tamarackcommunity.ca) has considerable experience in the following areas:
- Comprehensive Community Initiatives: Impacting whole systems
- Asset based thinking and development: Seeking solutions rather than solving problems
- Multisectoral collaboration: Building diverse stakeholder teams
- Partnership development: Working together made easier and more effective
- The role of the private sector in building communities: Business not only supports the common good but can actually contribute to the social development of a community
- Resource development for bold community ideas: Raising funds and finding friends for big community ideas
- Citizen and Community Engagement: Helping groups to engage citizens in inspired action as they work and learn together on behalf of their communities to create and realize bold visions for their future.
Paul Born works with Foundations, all levels of government, local and national voluntary organizations and, on occasion, business to assist them with their specific community engagement efforts. He provides tailored speaking, training, coaching and strategic consulting to meet the particular needs of the requesting groups.
Paul, in partnership with Alan Broadbent of the Maytree Foundation, formed and now leads Tamarack - An Institute for Community Engagement.
Paul has over 20 years of experience and training in
community building. This includes 12 years as Executive
Director of the Communities Opportunities Development
Association (became Lutherwood-CODA, now known as Lutherwood),
one of Canada's most successful community economic development
organizations. He then founded and was the Consulting
Director of Opportunities 2000, a region-wide initiative
to reduce poverty in Waterloo Region from 1997-2001.
Paul has founded and led innovative local and national
organizations that have been recognized with national
(Imagine) and international awards (United Nation's
top 40) in community development, including Vibrant
Communities, Opportunities 2000, Foundation for Rural
Living and the Canadian Community Economic Development
Network. He completed a Masters degree in leadership
from Royal Roads University in British Columbia. His
thesis work focused on "Leaderful Communities."
Paul is well known for the many entertaining and inspirational talks and seminars he provides to groups throughout Canada.
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Reaching your Community: Effective Grassroots Marketing |
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Panellists: Francisco Alvarez, Director
of Communications, ROM; Larissa Ciupka, Director of
Marketing and Communications, Art Gallery of Hamilton
What do the specialists know that would help us in
our community museums with little or no marketing budget?
Francisco and Larissa have agreed to share their expertise
and provide realistic strategies for getting the word
out without big bucks.
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Do We Reflect Our Community? |
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Panellists: Jennifer Ellison, PhD
candidate at York University and Douglas Worts, Interpretive
Planner, Art Gallery of Ontario
With a slightly different take on this topic, we've
asked our speakers to draw on their current research,
in Canada and internationally, and share their expertise
on the role of community museums in society today, presenting
controversial issues or sensitive topics, and to provide
examples of how museums can address contemporary subjects
that affect all citizens.
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Heritage Community Centres: What Can We Learn From the For-Profit Model? A Salon |
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Settle in for coffee and conversation with colleagues and consultants who have experience representing history and culture "for profit" such as "Olympic Spirit" and "St. Jacobs Country."
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3:15 - 3:35 p.m.
Roundtable Discussions
Share your ideas and experiences in these facilitated discussions
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Bringing the World to Your Community: Creating and Borrowing Travelling Exhibits |
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Extending Your Community: High Impact Web Work |
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Marketing Your Event/Site: Individually or as a Community Package |
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Marketing Yourself: Résumé and Career Strategies |
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Stephen Weil's "Fantasy Islands" Case Study
One of three exercises originally developed
for an AAM museum conference in 1996 and titled To Help
Think About Museums More Intensely. Come be intense with
us for twenty minutes! Conference delegates: Please see Suggested Pre-readings to download or purchase a copy of this exercise prior to the conference. |
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3:40 - 4:00 p.m. Roundtable Discussions (repeat of
above sessions)
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4:15 - 5:00 p.m.Closing Plenary: Gail Anderson - Reinventing the Museum
and the Role of LeadershipThe role of leadership in the revitalization and transformation
of museums will be the focus of this closing plenary session.
Drawing on some of the key benchmarks of museum development
cited in her recent publication, Reinventing the Museum:
Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on the Paradigm Shift,
Anderson will discuss change and leadership in museums. She
will share successes and challenges facing museum leaders
in today's environment using contemporary examples to illustrate
her points with thoughts to consider for the future.
Gail Anderson has been active in the museum field
for almost 30 years in a range of capacities, including Deputy
Director of the Mexican Museum in San Francisco and board
member for the American Association of Museums (AAM). Today,
Anderson runs her own consulting business in California, Gail
Anderson & Associates, focusing on museum management issues
such as trustee development, strategic planning, and organizational
development. She is the editor and contributing author of
the AAM publication Museum Mission Statements: Building A
Distinct Identity. She is working on an introductory text
to complement Reinventing the Museum: Historical and Contemporary
Perspectives on the Paradigm Shift (2004).
Conference delegates: please see Suggested Pre-readings if you wish to purchase a copy of Reinventing the Museum prior to the conference.
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6:30 p.m.Banquet and Awards Ceremony, Edgewaters Tap & Grill
The OMA Conference Banquet will take place at the Edgewaters
Tap & Grill, a restaurant run by the Niagara Parks Commission,
located at Queen Victoria Place in Niagara Falls. From this
venue, diners will enjoy a superb view of the Falls. To mark
this evening occasion, the Niagara Falls will be illuminated
with the OMA corporate colours: blue and white. Don't miss
this spectacle and opportunity to connect with your colleagues! |
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