PD Resources, Courses and Conference
June 10, 2005
Summer staff tipsheets
Hiring summer staff? Check out these helpful materials in the OMA's
Member Resources area:
Organization and Management of Museums
Fine-tune your museum management skills in the beautiful setting
of Picton, Ontario at Macauley
Heritage Park June 13 to 15.
Participants in this Certificate in Museum Studies course will
acquire an understanding of the objectives of museum and gallery
management and how to apply these to the administration of museums
and galleries in Canada. Through readings, lectures, case studies,
group projects and classroom discussion, course participants will
develop skills required for effective museums and gallery management.
Core topics: museum management, museum organization, strategic
management, human resources - paid and volunteer, financial resources,
information management, current issues, and strategies in managing
community museums.
Registration:
CMS registration
form or contact Membership and Administration Coordinator, Rebecca
Desa Gunness
Tips and Traps of Project Funding and Fundraising
Initiatives
Planning for Financial Sustainability Part 2
This one-day workshop from the OMA will outline the questions you
should answer before committing to any initiative that requires
project funding or private sector financial support.
Location:
June 17 - Thunder Bay, Thunder Bay Art Gallery
June 20 - Elliot Lake, Elliot Lake Nuclear and Mining Museum
Registration:
Workshop
flyer [ PDF - 73kb ] or contact Rebecca
Desa Gunness at the OMA.
OMA Conference 2005 line up
Friday, October 14, 2005
Brock
Plaza Hotel
(Canadian Niagara Hotels)
Niagara Falls, ON
The sessions and speakers at this year's OMA Conference reflect
the theme of "Redefining the Museum."
Keynote Address
Charlotte Gray, author of The Museum Called Canada
Closing Plenary
Gail Anderson, editor of Reinventing the Museum
Sessions
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What do our communitites want? How do we find
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Our museum collections and collecting policies:
Straitjacket or untapped opportunity to tell relevant community
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Do we need more community museums? |
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Leadership and governance for the "new"
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Reaching your community: Effective grassroots
marketing |
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Do we reflect our community? |
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Roundtable Discussions
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Bringing the world to your community: Most effective
travelling exhibits |
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Extending your community: High impact web work |
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Marketing your individual events/presence or packaged
with your community |
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Marketing yourself: Resumes and career strategies |
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Stephen Weil's "Two Islands" case study |
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Opening Reception
6:30 to 8:00 p.m. on Thurs., Oct. 13
At Riverbrink,
home of the S.E. Weir collection at Queenston, take a tour of the
unique art collection and enjoy the picturesque setting of the Niagara
River.
Banquet and Awards Ceremony
Evening of Fri., Oct. 14
Enjoy a beautiful setting overlooking the Falls!
Sat., Oct. 15 and Sun., Oct. 16
Stay for the weekend and explore over 120 architecturally and historically
significant buildings in Ontario's Niagara Region, as well as Erie
and Niagara Counties in New York, USA, as they open their doors
free of charge.
And More...
- OMA Annual General Meeting
- Silent Auction
- Tradeshow
For more information or advertising opportunities, contact the
OMA Conference Coordinator at 416-348-8672 or toll free at 1-866-OMA-8672
or by email to Conference
Ontario Museum Association
416-348-8672 toll free 1-866-OMA-8672
Fax 416-348-0438
Communications
www.museumsontario.com
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