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Conference 2006: Schedule
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Friday, October
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7:30 - 8:45 a.m.
Continental Breakfast/Registration
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7:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Tradeshow
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9:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Three Concurrent Sessions
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Building a Case for Culture: Using Statistics
and Financials |
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Speaker: Heather C. Young, Young
Associates; Billie Bridgman, President and CEO, Council
for Business and the Arts in Canada
This session focuses on gathering statistics and using
them in a positive way to advocate for your site and
to leverage greater opportunities for heritage and
culture. |
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Engaging Youth |
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Speakers: Cheryl Ewing, Director
of Development, eyeGo to the Arts; Vishnu Ramcharan,
Ontario Science Centre; Heather Robinson, Children and
Teens Services Department Head, St. Thomas Public Library
Panellists will discuss characteristics of youth (adolescents
and teens), needs of youth, and ways museums and galleries
of all types can offer programs and exhibit experiences
that are engaging to youth visitors apart from programming
for school groups. In addition to sharing what they
have learned through their study and work, the panellists
will provide you with ideas for valuable partners in
meeting youth needs in your community. |
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Museums and Cultural Tourism |
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Speakers: Craig Metcalf, Director,
Department of Culture and Heritage, City of Orillia;
Kathryn Stevenson, President, Lake Country Tourism
The business of tourism packaging provides unique opportunities
for heritage and cultural organizations. By joining
forces with attractions, businesses and special events
in your community, you can assemble a tourism package
that can be accessed by groups and individual visitors.
The Lake Country model provides important benchmarks
and highlights successes and challenges.
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10:45 - 12:00 p.m.
Three Concurrent Sessions
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More than Just Chocolate: The Six Things you
Need for a Successful Organization |
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Speakers: Pam
Buell, Parks Canada; Christine Kerr, BaAM Productions
Museums, like other organizations, need more than just
a building and collection to be successful. This session
will outline some of the essential elements of a successful
organization. |
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Human Resources in Culture: Presenting a United
Front |
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Speakers: Bob Johnston, Cultural
Careers Council of Ontario; Susan Annis, Cultural Human
Resources Council
The speakers will discuss their respective and common
organizational initiatives on behalf of museum and cultural
workers. |
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Threatened with Closure: Speaking out for the
Stuff |
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Speakers: Shanna Dunlop, Fanshawe
Pioneer Village; Janice Griffith, Canadian Canoe Museum
Coming together to make the case for the value of collections.
Through two case studies, a look at how to advocate
for museum collections while being threatened with closure
or, even worse, once the doors have already been locked. |
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12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Lunch and Annual General Meeting
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2:15 - 4:15 p.m.
Roundtable Discussions
Share your ideas and experiences in these facilitated discussions
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Dealing with Difficult
Volunteers |
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Stress Management:
not venting, real solutions |
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Ethnic, Multicultural
and Native Issues: Dealing with Stereotypes and Racism |
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Advocating for
Research in Museums |
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How the OMA Advocates
for its Members and our Sector |
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Desk Yoga |
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Giving Voice to
Stories |
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Accreditation / Certification - Advocacy for
our Profession |
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OMBI & Performance Measures for
Museums
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4:15 - 5:00 p.m.
Closing Plenary: Dr. Jim Fleck, O.C., Chair, Minister's
Advisory Council
Jim Fleck is Chairman of the Council for Business
and the Arts in Canada, President of the Art Gallery of Ontario
Foundation, Chairman of the Art Gallery of Ontario's Building
Committee overseeing the Frank Gehry renovations and extension,
and past Chairman of the Board and President of the Art Gallery
of Ontario.
He was founding president of The Power Plant Contemporary
Art Gallery at Harbourfront Centre, and director, treasurer
and vice-President of The National Ballet of Canada. He was
the 2003 winner of the Edmund C. Bovey Award for Leadership
Support of the Arts, a national award to recognize individual
members of the business community who have contributed leadership,
time, money and expertise to benefit the arts. Dr. Fleck was
appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1997.
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