Saturday, May 21 ▼

 

1:00 AM

RegistrationGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, Exhibit Hall E

8:00 AM

AAM Board of Directors BreakfastHilton Americas Exhibitor RegistrationGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, Exhibit Hall E

8:30 AM

Association of Academic Museums and Galleries Annual Conference: Who's Muse? Challenges to the Curatorial Profession in Academic MuseumsBlaffer Art Museum, University of Texas

9:00 AM

AAM Board of Directors MeetingHilton Americas, Ballroom of the Americas A AAM Registrars Committee (RC-AAM) Reinforcement Crew EventOff site

11:00 AM

AAM Council of Standing Professional Committees MeetingHilton Americas, Ballroom of the Americas B

1:00 PM

AAM Board of Directors and Standing Professional Committee LuncheonHilton Americas, Ballroom of the Americas D RegistrationGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, Exhibit Hall E

2:30 PM

AAM Board and Joint Councils MeetingHilton Americas, Ballroom of the Americas C
 

Sunday, May 22 ▼

 

7:30 AM

RegistrationGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, Exhibit Hall E

8:00 AM

AAM Board of Directors - New Member OrientationHilton Americas Exhibitor RegistrationGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, Exhibit Hall E

8:30 AM

AAM Council of Standing Professional Committees MeetingLanier Grand Ballroom AAM Council of Affiliates MeetingHilton Americas, Room 328 Forecasting the Future of Museums: A How-To WorkshopHilton Americas, Room 346AB

9:00 AM

ICOM-US Board MeetingHilton Americas, Room 339AB AAM BookstoreGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, Exhibit Hall E

9:30 AM

American Association for Museum Volunteers (AAMV) Board MeetingHilton Americas, Room 327 Building the NAME Network: Conversations in MuseumsOff site

10:00 AM

AAM Committee on Audience Research and Evaluation (CARE) Board MeetingHilton Americas, Room 332 Small Museums Administrators Committee (SMAC) Board MeetingHilton Americas, Room 329 Texas Association of Museums Board MeetingHilton Americas, Room 335A AAM Development and Membership (DAM) Committee Board MeetingHilton Americas AAM Museum Management Committee (MMC) Board MeetingHilton Americas, Room 326 AAM Public Relations and Marketing Committee (PRAM) Board MeetingHilton Americas, Room 336AB Professional Interest Group for Green Museums (PIC-GREEN) Board MeetingHilton Americas, Room 344AB AAM Committee on Education (EdCom) Board MeetingHilton Americas, Room 343B AAM Media and Technology (M&T) Board MeetingHilton Americas, Room 333 AAM National Association for Museum Exhibition (NAME) Board MeetingHilton Americas, Room 338 Registrars Committee of the American Association of Museums (RC-AAM) Board MeetingHilton Americas, Lanier Ballroom A

11:00 AM

AAM Council of RegionsHilton Americas, Room 342 AAM Curators Committee (CurCom) Board MeetingHilton Americas AAM Committee on Museum Professional Training (COMPT) Board MeetingHilton Americas, Room 334 International Museum Theatre Alliance (IMTAL) Board MeetingHilton Americas, Room 331

1:15 PM

A Dialogue on Governance Models with Governance PartnersGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 342ABC Accreditation: A View from the TrenchesGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 352DEF Career Cafe: Networking Tips and StrategiesGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 370AB Changing Relationships, Changing the World: Applying the Social Work of MuseumsGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 342DEF Charting the Future of Art Museums: A ConversationGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 372ABC Future of Exhibiting: Voices from Non-Traditional MuseumsGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 372DEF Harvest New Ideas and Resources to Go GreenGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 382ABC Listening, Reflecting and Acting Toward Inclusion: Perspectives of Museum Visitors with Disabilities as Captured Through Visitor StudiesGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 351ABC Museum Accessibility: Helping Patrons Who Are Blind See Your ExhibitionsGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 351DEF Museum Education/Interpretation 101: Program Development and PresentationGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 361ABC Museums Count: Building the IMLS National Museum CensusGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 362ABC Museums Go Multilingual: Tools, Tricks and Trends for Presenting Museum Content to EveryoneGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 371ABC New Resources for Enhancing Family LearningGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 371DEF Redefining MuseumsGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 361DEF The Controversial Stage: Interpreting Sensitive Topics Through Museum TheaterGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 381ABC The Efficacy of Disaster Planning and RecoveryGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 362DEF We Have 10,000 Followers…Now What? Evaluating Social Media's ImpactGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 332ABC Do-It-Yourself Digital CinemaHost Museums Museum Construction, Renovation and Expansion (China Track)George R. Brown Convention Center, 332DEF

2:00 PM

Integrating Arts & Culture into NeighborhoodsHost Museums National Alliance of State Museums Associations MeetingHilton Americas, Room 340AB Development 101: What Every Director, Trustee and Development Officer Needs to Know About the Uniqueness of Museum FundraisingHilton Americas, Room 335BC Making Exhibits That Work - An Introduction to Using and Testing PrototypesThe Health Museum

2:45 PM

Beyond Program: Making a Commitment to Expanding AudienceGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 342ABC Bones, Wings, Brands and Books: Collaborations in Informal Education.George R. Brown Convention Center, 342DEF Building Communities Through Creative CollaborationGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 362DEF Building Staff for the Museum of TomorrowGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 332ABC Career Cafe Organizational Skills Lab: Legal Updates Lightning RoundGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 370DE Climate Change, Collective Action and Museum FuturesGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 372DEF Creative Use of Volunteers with CollectionsGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 352DEF Designing for Access: In-house and on the RoadGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 372ABC From the Chalkboard to the Drawing Board: Museum Studies Students Practice ConvergenceGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 351ABC Museum Mergers: Risky Business or Successful Synergy?George R. Brown Convention Center, 351DEF Museums as Unique Forums for Engaging and Empowering Adult Immigrant Audiences and Their FamiliesGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 362ABC NAGPRA: The CUI Rule: What It Is and How to Use ItGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 361ABC NEH 2011: Public Programs; Preservation and Access; Challenge GrantsGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 361DEF Social Setup 101 - Welcome to Twitter and FacebookGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 350B Wanna Start S*@t?!George R. Brown Convention Center The Membership Program of Tomorrow: Envisioning the Future of MembershipGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 381ABC The Museums and Schools of TomorrowGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 360ABC

3:30 PM

On Air: Simple, Low-Cost Methods for Producing Compelling VideosHost Museums Exhibition Development and Management (China Track)George R. Brown Convention Center, 332DEF

4:15 PM

A New Theory on the Block: Imaginative Education, Theory and PracticeGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 342DEF Are We Diverse Yet? Revisting Museum Diversity for the 21st CenturyGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 362ABC As History Unfolds: Interpreting Current Events for a Public AudienceGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 372ABC Beginner Blogger 101: We'll Help Get You StartedGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 350B Campaign Clinic: Planning and Funding Museums of TomorrowGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 372DEF Career Cafe Idea Lounge: Museologically Incorrect: Conversations for ContrariansGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 370CF Career Cafe: Idea LoungeGeorge R. Brown Convention Center Career Cafe: Meet Your Mentor, Mentee and AAM AmbassadorGeorge R. Brown Convention Center Career Cafe: Mentoring Roundtables for Emerging and Mid-career ProfessionalsGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 322AB - Sunday Only Collections Databases: Welcome to the World of TomorrowGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 362DEF Imagining the Past, Remembering the Future: The Role of Narrative in MuseumsGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 351ABC Interactive Spaces in Art Museums: Laboratories for Visitors and Museum StaffGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 351DEF Museum Internships: Today and TomorrowGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 352DEF No Budget? No Problem! Technological Solutions for Museum Work from $0-$100George R. Brown Convention Center, 361ABC Seeing Visitors in 3D: The Power of Integrating Museum Evaluation and Market ResearchGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 361DEF Smartphone Apps: The Hype, the Reality and Everything in BetweenGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 371ABC Sustainable Preservation Strategies for MuseumsGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 371DEF Teen Voices in Museums: Innovative Ways of Working with, Listening to and Including Teen Voices in MuseumsGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 382ABC Tomorrow's Museum: A Catalyst and Incubator for InnovationGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 332ABC Twelve Little Engines That Did: The Story of a Multi-Museum Collaboration to Evaluate the Visitor ExperienceGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 342ABC

5:30 PM

Registrars Committee of the American Association of Museums (RC-AAM) Rights and Reproduction Information Network (RARIN) Open ForumHilton Americas, Room 337AB

6:00 PM

AAM CEO and Directors ReceptionMuseum of Fine Arts, Houston AAM Committee on Museum Professional Training (COMPT), Curators Committee (CurCom), and Small Museums Administrators Committee (SMAC), Joint ReceptionRienzi, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston AAM Media and Technology Committee 22nd Annual MUSE AwardsHilton Americas, Lanier Ballroom J-K An Evening at Sambuca with the AAM Committee on Audience Research and Evaluation (CARE) and The Visitors Studies AssociationSambuca Jazz Café EdCom Evening Reception and Awards CeremonyHouston Center for Contemporary Art

6:30 PM

AAM Development and Membership Committee (DAM) and AAM Public Relations Committee (PRAM) Joint ReceptionBayou Bend Collection and Gardens AAM Global Views Welcome ReceptionContemporary Arts Museum, Houston NAME Party at the Orange ShowThe Orange Show Center for Visionary Art

9:00 PM

AAM Opening Party: Rock the HouseHouse of Blues
 

Monday, May 23 ▼

 

7:00 AM

RegistrationGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, Exhibit Hall E

7:30 AM

2011 AAM Fellowship Recipients BreakfastHilton Americas, Lanier Ballroom A AAM Professional Interest Committee (PIC GREEN) for Green Museums Breakfast MeetingHilton Americas, Room 337AB Council of American Jewish Museums (CAJM) BreakfastHilton Americas, Room 328 Traveling Exhibtions Professional Interest Committee (TEPIC) Annual BreakfastHilton Americas, Lanier Ballroom B

7:45 AM

Career Cafe Early Bird Special: Careers in TransitionGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 370CF Career Cafe Early Bird Special: Getting Started in Your CareerGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 370AB Career Cafe Early Bird Special: Public Speaking WorkshopGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 370DE

8:00 AM

AAM Standing Professional Committee Program Chairs MeetingHilton Americas, Room 329 Membership 101: Best Practices/Next PracticesHilton Americas, Room 335BC AAM BookstoreGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, Exhibit Hall E

9:00 AM

21st-Century Skills WorkshopGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 360ABC And Other Duties as Assigned: Prioritizing Collections Management in Small MuseumsGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 342ABC Beyond Quill Pens and Butter Churns: Integrating Historical Thinking into School-Age Programs at Historic SitesGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 362ABC Career Cafe International: Museum Standards and Best Practices PrimerGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 370CF Career Cafe: Resume Writing for Emerging ProfessionalsGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 370AB Career Cafe: Using Active Learning in Your Conference PresentationsGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 370DE Collaborating with Asia: Past, Present and FutureGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 332ABC Effectiveness of Museum Programming to Encourage Visitor Dialogue About Controversial IssuesGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 342DEF Exhibitions 101: From Idea to RealityGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 372ABC Inside the 'Magnetic Museum': Leadership Perspectives on Building Core, Brand and Social MagnetismGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 362DEF Living the BrandGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 372DEF Museums as Good Neighbors: Two Approaches to Participating in PlacemakingGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 382ABC Online Fever: Ramped Up for Distance Learning Environments?George R. Brown Convention Center, 351ABC Putting 100 Years of Collecting Online: A Case Study from Historic New EnglandGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 361DEF Reassessing Environmental Standards: Balancing Collections Preservation, Visitor Comfort and Energy EfficiencyGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 361ABC Surviving Social 201 - How to Sustain Your PresenceGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 350B Talking Shop: Roundtable Discussion with Volunteer Managers and DocentsGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 352DEF The Accessible Museum of the Present and Future: Technologies and Techniques for Visitors with DisabilitiesGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 351DEF The Future of Arts Media: Expanding Your P.R. Focus with Cultural TourismGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 371ABC The Future of the Museum is the FutureGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 371DEF Varied Paths to the TopGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 381ABC Double Exposure: Growth through CollaborationHost Museums Engaging Audiences and Artists through Residency ProgramsHost Museums The U of Land & Oil - Center for Land Use Interpretation's Alternative Exhibit SpaceHost Museums Brief History of the American Cowboy and the Development of the American Cattle IndustryHost Museums

10:30 AM

General SessionGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, General Assembly

12:15 PM

AAM Alliance for Lesbian and Gay Concerns (ALGC) Professional Interest Committee LuncheonHilton Americas, Lanier Ballroom J AAM Historic House Museums Professional Interest Committee Business LuncheonHilton Americas, Room 336AB AAM National Program Committee Meeting and LuncheonHilton Americas, Room 339AB AAM Native American Museum Collaboration Network (NAMCNPIC) Professional Interest Committee LuncheonHilton Americas, Lanier Ballroom A AAM Public Relations and Marketing Committee (PRAM) Business LuncheonHilton Americas, Lanier Ballroom G AAM Small Museums Administrators Committee (SMAC) Celebrates Small Museums Day LuncheonHilton Americas, Room 344AB AAM Visitors Services Professional Interest Committee (VSPIC) LuncheonHilton Americas, Room 343B American Association for Museum Volunteers (AAMV) Networking LuncheonHilton Americas, Room 343B American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) LuncheonHilton Americas, Room 346AB Association of Academic Museums and Galleries (AAMG) Annual Business LuncheonHilton Americas, Room 340AB Association of Children's Museums Luncheon: An Introduction to the ACM Benchmarking CalendarHilton Americas, Room 335B International Museum Theatre Alliance (IMTAL) LuncheonHilton Americas, Room 342 Latino Network Professional Interest Committee (LNPIC) LuncheonHilton Americas, Room 335A MuseumExpo Opening ReceptionGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, Exhibit Hall E MuseumExpoGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, Exhibit Hall E

1:00 PM

Building on the Legacy and Vision of the de MenilsHost Museums Stop Hate. Starting Here. Teaching the Lessons of the HolocaustHost Museums What's Behind the Bugs and ButterfliesHost Museums

2:00 PM

College and University Museum Task Force MeetingHilton Americas Career Cafe International: Building Your Cross-cultural CompetenciesGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 370AB Career Cafe Organizational Skills Lab: Grappling with Fundraising Fears and Board EngagementGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 370CF This Old House: Engaging the 21st CenturyHost Museums Collections Management and the Museum Information System (China Track)George R. Brown Convention Center, 332DEF Career Cafe: One-on-one Resume ReviewGeorge R. Brown Convention Center The Green Museum 101 - A Primer on Environmental PracticeHilton Americas, Room 338

2:15 PM

Best Practices of Creating and Sustaining Museum-Developed Live ProgrammingGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 371DEF Blogging Basics 201: How to Keep Your Blog Working for YouGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 350B Digital Records and Collections: Will They Still Love You Tomorrow?George R. Brown Convention Center, 342DEF Established and Emerging Educational Leaders: A Roundtable Building on Lessons LearnedGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 352DEF Gifts of Property: A Guide for Museum ProfessionalsGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 372ABC Museums + Museum Studies: Collaborations as Incubators for Social ChangeGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 360ABC Objects That Change the World: Social Conscience and Museum CollectionsGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 361ABC Perfecting the Partnership: Identifying Needs and Resources for More Successful Museum PartnershipsGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 382ABC Planning Tomorrow's Collections Today: Collections Plan for Small MuseumsGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 351ABC Questioning Assumptions: Alternative Futures for MuseumsGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 382ABC Reinventing Your Membership Program to Maximize Financial Impact and Member EngagementGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 332ABC Round Table Discussion of Horizon Report: Museum EditionGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 362ABC Saving the Future: Museum Community Response to the Gulf Oil SpillGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 361DEF The Greenest Show on Earth: Creating and Distributing Digital ExhibitionsGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 330AB Visitor Studies 101: Collecting and Interpreting Visitor DataGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 362DEF Volunteer Interns in Museums: Perils, Pitfalls and PearlsGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 371ABC CANCELLED - Jumping into Mid-CareerGeorge R. Brown Convention Center CANCELLED -New Media, New Museums: Strategies for Successful Engagement with Internet JournalismGeorge R. Brown Convention Center

3:30 PM

Overcoming Barriers to Adopting a Mobile AppGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 350E AAM Museum Accreditation Program and Museum Assessment Program Ice Cream SocialHilton Americas, Lanier Ballroom D-E Marketplace of IdeasGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, Hall D&E

3:45 PM

Career Cafe International: The Successes and Challenges of Working AbroadGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 370CF Career Cafe Organizational Skills Lab: Building a Sustainable Nonprofit OrganizationGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 370DE Joint Committee on Archives, Libraries and Museums (CALM) MeetingHilton Americas, Room 329

4:15 PM

Education and Visitor Services (China Track)George R. Brown Convention Center, 332DEF

4:30 PM

Getty Leadership Institute at Claremont Graduate University Alumni ReceptionThe Grove Restaurant

5:00 PM

AAM Speed NetworkingHilton Americas, Lanier Ballroom G-H Association of Midwest Museums Reception (AMM)The Heritage Society Cooperstown Graduate Program ReceptionHilton Americas, Room 230 The University of the Arts Alumni and the Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums Member ReceptionHilton Americas, Room 336AB

5:15 PM

Career Cafe: Idea LoungeGeorge R. Brown Convention Center

5:30 PM

AAM Committee on Audience Research and Evaluation (CARE) Business MeetingHilton Americas, Room 339AB AAM Asian Pacific American Professional Interest Committee (APAPIC) ReceptionHilton Americas, Room 343B AAM Professional Interest Committee (PIC GREEN) for Green Museums ReceptionHilton Americas, Room 340AB Gallery Systems Users ReceptionHilton Americas, Room 337AB Oklahoma Museums Association and the Museum of the Red River Networking ReceptionHilton Americas, Room 343B Registrars Committee of the American Association of Museums (RC-AAM) International and American Registrars ReceptionHilton Americas, Lanier Ballroom A Museum Education Roundtable (MER) ReceptionMuseum of Fine Arts, Houston

6:00 PM

AAM Board Alumni ReceptionHilton Americas, Room 430 AAM Emerging Museum Professionals ReceptionLucky Strike

6:30 PM

Naturally Wild Evening at the Houston ZooHouston Zoo Career Cafe: Dine and DialogueGeorge R. Brown Convention Center Career Cafe: Dine and DialogueGeorge R. Brown Convention Center Career Cafe: Dine and DialogueGeorge R. Brown Convention Center

7:00 PM

Texas Sized Block Party at the Museum of Fine Arts, HoustonMuseum of Fine Arts, Houston and Contemporary Arts Museum

7:30 PM

Out of this World: An Evening at the Space Center HoustonSpace Center Houston
 

Tuesday, May 24 ▼

 

7:30 AM

AAM Public Relations and Marketing Committee (PRAM) Networking Breakfast and Issues ExchangeHilton Americas, Room 346AB Informal Learning Experiences Traveling Exhibitions ForumHilton Americas, Lanier Ballroom A

7:45 AM

Career Cafe Early Bird Special: Communicating Across Four Generations in the WorkplaceGeorge R. Brown Convention Center Career Cafe Early Bird Special: Public Speaking WorkshopGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 370DE

8:00 AM

AAM BookstoreGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, Exhibit Hall E RegistrationGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, Exhibit Hall E

9:00 AM

Aftershocks: Recovery of Cultural Materials in Haiti and Lessons for U.S. MuseumsGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 342DEF Audio and Video for You 101: Putting the Parts in PlaceGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 350B Career Cafe Organizational Skills Lab: Making Effective DecisionsGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 370DE Career Cafe: Resume Writing for Emerging ProfessionalsGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 370AB Career Cafe: Resume Writing for Mid-career Professionals or Career-changersGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 370CF Crossing Contexts: What Families Value About Museum ExperiencesGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 332ABC Documentation as Collections: What's So Strange About That?George R. Brown Convention Center, 342ABC Educators as Advocates: Speaking Up for MuseumsGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 372ABC Exhibition Critique and Discussion 2011: BIG Texan StyleGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 372DEF Exploring a Leverage-Model: Digital Technology, Professional Development and MicrofundingGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 382ABC Heads Up! Security Training for Non-Security PersonnelGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 351ABC Is Traditional Media Dead? The Future of Earned Media and How to Be SuccessfulGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 351DEF Leading ChangeGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 361ABC Museum Assessment Program: View from the TrenchesGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 360ABC Museums in Motion: A Case StudyGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 350E National Endowment for the Arts Grants WorkshopGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 361DEF New Directions for Docents: Creating an Effective Learning Community in the Art MuseumGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 362DEF Practical Futurism: Harnessing the Power of Forecasting for Your Institutional PlanningGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 371ABC Success in a Development Office of OneGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 371DEF Teach with O'Keeffe: One Traveling Exhibition, Three Museums and Four Schools; A National Collaboration to Promote Arts IntegrationGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 362ABC There and Back Again: New and Creative Ways for Small Museums to Host and Produce Traveling ExhibitionsGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 381ABC What's So Queer About Improving Your Museum?George R. Brown Convention Center, 352DEF Behing the Walls: Learning Innovative Archival/Artifact Storage Systems--Julia Ideson Library/Houston Metropolitan Research Center (HMRC) Renovation and New Archival WingHost Museums Buffalo Bayou Walking TourHost Museums Folk Art Conservation: The Beer Can HouseHost Museums The Zoo of TomorrowHost Museums

10:00 AM

MuseumExpoGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, Exhibit Hall E

10:30 AM

Career Cafe Organizational Skills Lab: Understanding Team DynamicsGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 370DE Career Cafe: Interviewing Techniques From Both SidesGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 370AB Career Cafe: The Doctor is In! Tips and Srategies for Being a ConsultantGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 370AB Designing a Powerful Website on a Shoestring BudgetGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 350B

12:15 PM

Keys To A Successful Museum StoreGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 350F AAM Committee on Audience Research and Evaluation (CARE) Issues LuncheonHilton Americas, Room 340AB AAM Committee on Diversity in Museums (DIVCOM) Business LuncheonHilton Americas, Room 335B AAM Committee on Education (EdCom) Business and Networking Lucheon with Special Guest Lois H. SilvermanHilton Americas, Lanier Ballroom D-E AAM Committee on Museum Professional Training (COMPT) Annual Business LuncheonHilton Americas, Room 338 AAM Curators Committee (CurCom) Business LuncheonHilton Americas, Room 337AB AAM Development and Membership (DAM) Professional Network LuncheonHilton Americas, Lanier Ballroom J AAM Media and Technology Committee (M&T) LuncheonHilton Americas, Lanier Ballroom G AAM Museum Association Security Committee (MASC) Luncheon and Business MeetingHilton Americas, Room 332 AAM Museum Management Committee (MMC) Business LuncheonHilton Americas, Room 344AB AAM National Association for Museum Exhibition (NAME) LuncheonHilton Americas, Lanier Ballroom A Registrars Committee of the American Association of Museums (RC-AAM) Annual Business LuncheonHilton Americas, Lanier Ballroom H-K Career Cafe 'Blue Plate Specials'George R. Brown Convention Center, 370AB Career Cafe: Personal Branding WorkshopGeorge R. Brown Convention Center Career Cafe: Professional Writing WorkshopGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 370DE

1:00 PM

History Matters: Object-Based Learning at Houston's Home for America's TreasuresHost Museums

1:30 PM

The Exhibit DoctorHilton Americas, Room 342

2:00 PM

Career Cafe Organizational Skills Lab: Mediating ConflictGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 370DE Career Cafe: 'Top 10 Job Skills' RoundtablesGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 370CF Forging Ahead: The Role of Museum Education in Developing 21st-Century LearnersGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 372DEF Going Green at the MuseumGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 351ABC Homeschool and Museum Dialogue: A Conversation About Three Houston ProgramsGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 382ABC Media Production 201 - Beginning Your Media EmpireGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 350B Museum Store Layout and Design Features That Increase SalesGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 350F Museums Linking Peoples: Perspectives from Brazil, Kenya and TurkeyGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 332ABC P.R. and Marketing 101: Back to BasicsGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 352DEF Planning a Domestic Exhibition or an International Show? How U.S. Government Indemnity Now Works Both Ways for Traveling ExhibitionsGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 351DEF Planning for Content-Heavy Exhibitions: A Collaborative Approach to Balancing the Need to Inform and the Visitor's Capacity to Absorb InformationGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 372ABC Referendum on Dioramas: Dusty Relics or Dynamic Displays for the Museum of Tomorrow? Debate and Cast Your Vote!George R. Brown Convention Center, 361ABC Technology: Threat, Challenge or Opportunity for Organizational Change in MuseumsGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 361DEF Trends in America's Philanthropic Support and Their Impact on Major Gifts StrategiesGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 371ABC What Do Scholars Want? Digital Publishing Strategies in the Art MuseumGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 371DEF Who Governs the Cultural Commons?George R. Brown Convention Center, 360ABC Death Becomes YouHost Museums Forensic Facial Reconstruction Brings History to LifeHost Museums Nuts & BoltsHost Museums Career Cafe: One-on-one Resume ReviewGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 370AB Creating the Museum of the Future Through Public ValueGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 362DEF Global and Local Perspectives on Museum Funding Models and Governance Structures: How Economic Changes Are Challenging Museums in the U.S. and Around the WorldGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 362ABC IMLS: Meeting the Needs of Today's and Tomorrow's MuseumsGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 342ABC Whose Hands Are in the Cookie Jar?George R. Brown Convention Center, 342DEF

3:45 PM

75 Winning Ideas In 75 Minutes: Worst, Best and Next!George R. Brown Convention Center, 382ABC Career Cafe Organizational Skills Lab: So You Have a Staff, Now What?George R. Brown Convention Center, 370DE Career Cafe Organizational Skills Lab: The Value of Sharing Data Across Your MuseumGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 370AB Career Cafe: 'A Day in the Life...' Reality RoundtablesGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 370CF From Data to Action: Using Visitor Psychographics and Experience Preferences to Make Institutional DecisionsGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 372ABC Here Today, Permitted Tomorrow: How to Apply for Fish and Wildlife PermitsGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 372DEF Marketing Made Easy: Build an Email Campaign for Your MuseumGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 350B Museums and Globalization: Building Successful International PartnershipsGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 332ABC No Need to Apologize: Presenting Difficult Subjects with DiplomacyGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 332DEF Pushing the Envelope: Challenges for the First Collections Professional in a Small MuseumGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 351ABC Registrars: Let's Get This Show on the Road!George R. Brown Convention Center, 352DEF Revitalizing Historic Sites Through Contemporary Art: Interpretation and InspirationGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 351DEF Strategies and Sustainability of Social Media Engagements Across MuseumsGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 361ABC The Role of Art Museums in Improving Observation in Medical EducationGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 360ABC Thinking Inside the Box: Using our Professional Skills and Values to Make Better Web-based ExperiencesGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 371ABC Walk the Walk: Using Learning Theory Research in the Exhibit Design ProcessGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 381ABC Wall-to-Wall: Connecting Cultural Assets in Hartford, Houston and PittsburghGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 330AB

5:00 PM

Bank Street College Museum Education Programs ReceptionHilton Americas, Room 333

5:15 PM

Career Cafe: Idea LoungeGeorge R. Brown Convention Center

5:30 PM

Registrars Committee of the American Association of Museums (RC-AAM) Emerging Museum Collections Professionals ReceptionHilton Americas, Room 335A Seminar for Historical Administration (SHA) ReceptionHilton Americas, Room 335C The George Washington University Museum Programs Alumni ReceptionHilton Americas, Room 340AB

6:30 PM

Career Cafe: Dine and DialogueGeorge R. Brown Convention Center

7:00 PM

Walk Through Houston's Past: An Evening at the Heritage SocietyThe Heritage Society Dream a Little Dream of Me - Exploring African and American Art and Music at Texas Southern UniversityTexas Southern University Meander the MenilMenil Campus-The Menil Collection, Byzantine Fresco Chapel, The Rothko Chapel and Houston Center for... A 'Night at the Museum' at the Houston Museum of Natural ScienceHouston Museum of Natural Science
 

Wednesday, May 25 ▼

 

7:30 AM

Houston/Minneapolis/St. Paul Host Committee Orientation MeetingHilton Americas, Room 340AB

7:45 AM

Career Cafe Early Bird Special: Crafting a Great Session ProposalGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 370AB Career Cafe Early Bird Special: How to Manage Your Online PresenceGeorge R. Brown Convention Center

8:00 AM

AAM BookstoreGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, Exhibit Hall E RegistrationGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, Exhibit Hall E

9:00 AM

A Dialogue on The Immortal Life of Henrietta LacksGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 371ABC A Little Help from a Friend: Interpreting Difficult Knowledge with Educational Partners to Strengthen the Museum of TomorrowGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 352DEF All Hands on Deck: Getting Visitors Involved in the Work of the MuseumGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 342ABC Career Cafe Early Bird Special: Managing From the MiddleGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 370DE Career Cafe Organizational Skills Lab: Understanding Museum LifecyclesGeorge R. Brown Convention Center Career Cafe: Creating Effective PresentationsGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 370AB Collaborations with Museums in the Middle EastGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 332ABC Collections Conundrums 2011: Current IssuesGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 342DEF Culture Shock: Empowering Staff to Take Creative RisksGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 371DEF Does Your Exhibition Need a Check Up? Non-Evaluators Address the Role of Audience Research and Evaluation in Health ExhibitionsGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 372ABC Emotional Collection, Universal Connections: Lessons from the Museum of Broken RelationshipsGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 372DEF Engaging Children in Objects and Art Using High-Tech to No-Tech Tools.George R. Brown Convention Center, 362ABC Fast Forward: Proven Strategies to Reach the Next GenerationGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 382ABC Google Analytics: How Do You Measure UpGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 350E Open Source for Museums: The Experiment ContinuesGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 351ABC Sharing our Heritage: Smithsonian Collections and Indigenous Community Collaboration in AlaskaGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 351DEF Take the Right StEPs! A New Program to Guide History Museums and SitesGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 381ABC The 23rd Annual Excellence in Exhibition CompetitionGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 361DEF The Care and Keeping of Cultural Facilities: Challenges of the Built EnvironmentGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 362DEF The Long View: Leadership Decisions for Environmentally Sustainable Museum ProjectsGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 362DEF Behind the Walls: Learning Innovative Archival/Artifact Storage Systems: The African American Library at The Gregory School Renovation (AFLGS)Host Museums Visitor Experiences: Designing Limitless Opportunities within LimitsHost Museums Out in the Open: The City of Houston's Art CollectionHost Museums Peer Review Team: Site Visit Success for AAM Peer ReviewersHilton Americas, Room 338

9:30 AM

Full-Mission: Space Center HoustonGeorge R. Brown Convention Center

10:00 AM

MuseumExpoGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, Exhibit Hall E Observing Your Visitors: Tracking and Timing in ExhibitionsMuseum of Fine Arts, Houston

10:30 AM

General SessionGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, General Assembly

12:15 PM

ICOM-US LuncheonHilton Americas, Lanier Ballroom H-K Career Cafe Organizational Skills Lab: Your Board: Fully Effective, Beyond Compliance, Well-roundedGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 370DE Career Cafe: Graduate 'Flash' ShowcaseGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 370AB Career Cafe: Personal Branding WorkshopGeorge R. Brown Convention Center

1:00 PM

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston's Unique 3-D Object & Electronic Records Storage SystemsHost Museums Print Process ParadeHost Museums

2:00 PM

Build a Mobile ApplicationGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 350B Career Cafe Organizational Skills Lab: Business Activities of Nonprofits--Tax ConsiderationsGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 370AB Career Cafe: Accelerate your Career with Small Changes, Big ImpactGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 370AB Changing Demographics: Myth or Reality, and What Museums Have Been Doing to Attract New AudiencesGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 342ABC DAM(S) the Torpedos, Full Speed Ahead: Digital Asset Management Systems and the Museums of TomorrowGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 342DEF Down on the Bayou: Presenting Site-Specific Electronic Art in a Public EnvironmentGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 351DEF Emergency Management and Planning: How Events in the 21st Century Have Impacted the Way We Plan for, Respond to and Recover from Major EmergenciesGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 372ABC Engaged and Connected: Creating Communities of Museum Learning ProfessionalsGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 352DEF Engaging Your Learning Audience Online: Techniques for Getting Participants InvolvedGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 332ABC Maximizing Upper-Level Giving Circles: How to Grow, Steward, Retain and Move These Vital Members Up the Donor PyramidGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 372DEF The Plant Heard Around the World: Using Social Media to Create a Community PhenomenonGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 361ABC Youth as Content Developers: Museums, New Media and 21st-Century SkillsGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 382ABC Career Cafe: One-on-one Resume ReviewGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 370AB Materials 101: Proven Principles for Storage, Display, Packing of Collection ObjectsGeorge R. Brown Convention Center

3:30 PM

Career Cafe: Idea LoungeGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 350E

3:45 PM

Artists Re-consider Their Role as Educators and Museum Educators Re-examine Their PracticeGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 342ABC Career Cafe Organizational Skills Lab: TNT! Igniting a Strategic Team-focused Culture at AAMGeorge R. Brown Convention Center Generational Change Underway: Impacts on Both Audience and Museum LeadershipGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 352DEF Going Rogue: Displaying and Managing Collections in Non-Traditional Museum EnvironmentsGeorge R. Brown Convention Center High Capacity, High Quality: Strategies for Meaningful School ProgramsGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 342DEF Museum/Library Co-creation: Border Crossing to Enhance Public ValueGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 351DEF Spend Your Mobile Interpretation Dollars Wisely: Secrets of Creating Engaging Content for Apps, Smartphones, iPhones, Droids and Traditional Audio Tour PlayersGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 361ABC Tales of Teens, Technology and TeamworkGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 372ABC The Access Experiment: Behind the Scenes in our Secret WorldGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, 372DEF

5:30 PM

Registrars Committee of the American Association of Museums (RC-AAM) Roundtable of IdeasHilton Americas

6:30 PM

Career Cafe: Dine and DialogueGeorge R. Brown Convention Center

7:00 PM

Come Fly AwayLone Star Flight Museum Howdy! Welcome to the George Ranch Historical ParkGeorge Ranch Historical Park Noche Latina - En Familia!Children's Museum of Houston and The Health Museum
 

Thursday, May 26 ▼

 

8:00 AM

Center for the Future of Museums Council MeetingHilton Americas International Foundation for Cultural Property Protection's Certified Institutional Protection Manager (CIPM) Training Workshop and Certification CourseHilton Americas, Room 338
 



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