2011 American Association of Museums Annual Conference full schedule at aam2011.sched.org

May 21 • Saturday


A 1:00am – 6:00pm Registration George R. Brown Convention Center, Exhibit Hall E
A 8:00am – 6:00pm Exhibitor Registration George R. Brown Convention Center, Exhibit Hall E
B 8:00am – 9:00am AAM Board of Directors Breakfast Hilton Americas
B 8:30am – 6:30pm Association of Academic Museums and Galleries Annual Conference: Who's Muse? Challenges to the Curatorial Profession in Academic Museums Blaffer Art Museum, University of Texas
B 9:00am – 1:00pm AAM Board of Directors Meeting Hilton Americas, Ballroom of the Americas A
L 9:00am – 6:00pm AAM Registrars Committee (RC-AAM) Reinforcement Crew Event Off site
B 11:00am – 2:00pm AAM Council of Standing Professional Committees Meeting Hilton Americas, Ballroom of the Americas B
A 1:00pm – 6:00pm Registration George R. Brown Convention Center, Exhibit Hall E
B 1:00pm – 2:00pm AAM Board of Directors and Standing Professional Committee Luncheon Hilton Americas, Ballroom of the Americas D
B 2:30pm – 4:30pm AAM Board and Joint Councils Meeting Hilton Americas, Ballroom of the Americas C

May 22 • Sunday

A 7:30am – 6:00pm Registration George R. Brown Convention Center, Exhibit Hall E
A 8:00am – 6:00pm Exhibitor Registration George R. Brown Convention Center, Exhibit Hall E
B 8:00am – 10:00am AAM Board of Directors - New Member Orientation Hilton Americas
B 8:30am – 10:00am AAM Council of Affiliates Meeting Hilton Americas, Room 328
B 8:30am – 9:30am AAM Council of Standing Professional Committees Meeting Lanier Grand Ballroom
P 8:30am – 5:00pm Forecasting the Future of Museums: A How-To Workshop Hilton Americas, Room 346AB
A 9:00am – 6:00pm AAM Bookstore George R. Brown Convention Center, Exhibit Hall E
B 9:00am – 1:00pm ICOM-US Board Meeting Hilton Americas, Room 339AB
B 9:30am – 1:30pm American Association for Museum Volunteers (AAMV) Board Meeting Hilton Americas, Room 327
B 9:30am – 1:30pm Building the NAME Network: Conversations in Museums Off site
B 10:00am – 12:00pm AAM Committee on Audience Research and Evaluation (CARE) Board Meeting Hilton Americas, Room 332
B 10:00am – 1:30pm AAM Committee on Education (EdCom) Board Meeting Hilton Americas, Room 343B
B 10:00am – 1:00pm AAM Development and Membership (DAM) Committee Board Meeting Hilton Americas
B 10:00am – 1:30pm AAM Media and Technology (M&T) Board Meeting Hilton Americas, Room 333
B 10:00am – 1:00pm AAM Museum Management Committee (MMC) Board Meeting Hilton Americas, Room 326
B 10:00am – 1:30pm AAM National Association for Museum Exhibition (NAME) Board Meeting Hilton Americas, Room 338
B 10:00am – 1:00pm AAM Public Relations and Marketing Committee (PRAM) Board Meeting Hilton Americas, Room 336AB
B 10:00am – 1:00pm Professional Interest Group for Green Museums (PIC-GREEN) Board Meeting Hilton Americas, Room 344AB
B 10:00am – 1:30pm Registrars Committee of the American Association of Museums (RC-AAM) Board Meeting Hilton Americas, Lanier Ballroom A
B 10:00am – 12:00pm Small Museums Administrators Committee (SMAC) Board Meeting Hilton Americas, Room 329
B 10:00am – 12:00pm Texas Association of Museums Board Meeting Hilton Americas, Room 335A
B 11:00am – 1:45pm AAM Committee on Museum Professional Training (COMPT) Board Meeting Hilton Americas, Room 334
B 11:00am – 1:00pm AAM Council of Regions Hilton Americas, Room 342
B 11:00am – 1:30pm AAM Curators Committee (CurCom) Board Meeting Hilton Americas
B 11:00am – 5:00pm International Museum Theatre Alliance (IMTAL) Board Meeting Hilton Americas, Room 331
L 1:15pm – 3:15pm Do-It-Yourself Digital Cinema Host Museums
P 1:15pm – 2:30pm A Dialogue on Governance Models with Governance Partners George R. Brown Convention Center, 342ABC
P 1:15pm – 2:30pm Accreditation: A View from the Trenches George R. Brown Convention Center, 352DEF
P 1:15pm – 2:30pm Career Cafe: Networking Tips and Strategies George R. Brown Convention Center, 370AB
P 1:15pm – 2:30pm Changing Relationships, Changing the World: Applying the Social Work of Museums George R. Brown Convention Center, 342DEF
P 1:15pm – 2:30pm Charting the Future of Art Museums: A Conversation George R. Brown Convention Center, 372ABC
P 1:15pm – 2:30pm Future of Exhibiting: Voices from Non-Traditional Museums George R. Brown Convention Center, 372DEF
P 1:15pm – 2:30pm Harvest New Ideas and Resources to Go Green George R. Brown Convention Center, 382ABC
P 1:15pm – 2:30pm Listening, Reflecting and Acting Toward Inclusion: Perspectives of Museum Visitors with Disabilities as Captured Through Visitor Studies George R. Brown Convention Center, 351ABC
P 1:15pm – 2:30pm Museum Accessibility: Helping Patrons Who Are Blind See Your Exhibitions George R. Brown Convention Center, 351DEF
P 1:15pm – 3:15pm Museum Construction, Renovation and Expansion (China Track) George R. Brown Convention Center, 332DEF
P 1:15pm – 2:30pm Museum Education/Interpretation 101: Program Development and Presentation George R. Brown Convention Center, 361ABC
P 1:15pm – 2:30pm Museums Count: Building the IMLS National Museum Census George R. Brown Convention Center, 362ABC
P 1:15pm – 2:30pm Museums Go Multilingual: Tools, Tricks and Trends for Presenting Museum Content to Everyone George R. Brown Convention Center, 371ABC
P 1:15pm – 2:30pm New Resources for Enhancing Family Learning George R. Brown Convention Center, 371DEF
P 1:15pm – 2:30pm Redefining Museums George R. Brown Convention Center, 361DEF
P 1:15pm – 2:30pm The Controversial Stage: Interpreting Sensitive Topics Through Museum Theater George R. Brown Convention Center, 381ABC
P 1:15pm – 2:30pm The Efficacy of Disaster Planning and Recovery George R. Brown Convention Center, 362DEF
P 1:15pm – 2:30pm We Have 10,000 Followers…Now What? Evaluating Social Media's Impact George R. Brown Convention Center, 332ABC
B 2:00pm – 5:00pm National Alliance of State Museums Associations Meeting Hilton Americas, Room 340AB
L 2:00pm – 4:00pm Integrating Arts & Culture into Neighborhoods Host Museums
P 2:00pm – 5:00pm Development 101: What Every Director, Trustee and Development Officer Needs to Know About the Uniqueness of Museum Fundraising Hilton Americas, Room 335BC
P 2:00pm – 5:00pm Making Exhibits That Work - An Introduction to Using and Testing Prototypes The Health Museum
P 2:45pm – 4:00pm Beyond Program: Making a Commitment to Expanding Audience George R. Brown Convention Center, 342ABC
P 2:45pm – 4:00pm Bones, Wings, Brands and Books: Collaborations in Informal Education. George R. Brown Convention Center, 342DEF
P 2:45pm – 4:00pm Building Communities Through Creative Collaboration George R. Brown Convention Center, 362DEF
P 2:45pm – 4:00pm Building Staff for the Museum of Tomorrow George R. Brown Convention Center, 332ABC
P 2:45pm – 4:00pm Career Cafe Organizational Skills Lab: Legal Updates Lightning Round George R. Brown Convention Center, 370DE
P 2:45pm – 4:00pm Climate Change, Collective Action and Museum Futures George R. Brown Convention Center, 372DEF
P 2:45pm – 4:00pm Creative Use of Volunteers with Collections George R. Brown Convention Center, 352DEF
P 2:45pm – 4:00pm Designing for Access: In-house and on the Road George R. Brown Convention Center, 372ABC
P 2:45pm – 4:00pm From the Chalkboard to the Drawing Board: Museum Studies Students Practice Convergence George R. Brown Convention Center, 351ABC
P 2:45pm – 4:00pm Museum Mergers: Risky Business or Successful Synergy? George R. Brown Convention Center, 351DEF
P 2:45pm – 4:00pm Museums as Unique Forums for Engaging and Empowering Adult Immigrant Audiences and Their Families George R. Brown Convention Center, 362ABC
P 2:45pm – 4:00pm NAGPRA: The CUI Rule: What It Is and How to Use It George R. Brown Convention Center, 361ABC
P 2:45pm – 4:00pm NEH 2011: Public Programs; Preservation and Access; Challenge Grants George R. Brown Convention Center, 361DEF
P 2:45pm – 4:00pm Social Setup 101 - Welcome to Twitter and Facebook George R. Brown Convention Center, 350B
P 2:45pm – 5:30pm The Membership Program of Tomorrow: Envisioning the Future of Membership George R. Brown Convention Center, 381ABC
P 2:45pm – 5:30pm The Museums and Schools of Tomorrow George R. Brown Convention Center, 360ABC
P 2:45pm – 4:00pm Wanna Start S*@t?! George R. Brown Convention Center
L 3:30pm – 5:30pm On Air: Simple, Low-Cost Methods for Producing Compelling Videos Host Museums
P 3:30pm – 5:30pm Exhibition Development and Management (China Track) George R. Brown Convention Center, 332DEF
P 4:15pm – 5:30pm A New Theory on the Block: Imaginative Education, Theory and Practice George R. Brown Convention Center, 342DEF
P 4:15pm – 5:30pm Are We Diverse Yet? Revisting Museum Diversity for the 21st Century George R. Brown Convention Center, 362ABC
P 4:15pm – 5:30pm As History Unfolds: Interpreting Current Events for a Public Audience George R. Brown Convention Center, 372ABC
P 4:15pm – 5:30pm Beginner Blogger 101: We'll Help Get You Started George R. Brown Convention Center, 350B
P 4:15pm – 5:30pm Campaign Clinic: Planning and Funding Museums of Tomorrow George R. Brown Convention Center, 372DEF
P 4:15pm – 5:30pm Career Cafe Idea Lounge: Museologically Incorrect: Conversations for Contrarians George R. Brown Convention Center, 370CF
P 4:15pm – 5:30pm Career Cafe: Idea Lounge George R. Brown Convention Center
P 4:15pm – 5:30pm Career Cafe: Meet Your Mentor, Mentee and AAM Ambassador George R. Brown Convention Center
P 4:15pm – 5:30pm Career Cafe: Mentoring Roundtables for Emerging and Mid-career Professionals George R. Brown Convention Center, 322AB - Sunday Only
P 4:15pm – 5:30pm Collections Databases: Welcome to the World of Tomorrow George R. Brown Convention Center, 362DEF
P 4:15pm – 5:30pm Imagining the Past, Remembering the Future: The Role of Narrative in Museums George R. Brown Convention Center, 351ABC
P 4:15pm – 5:30pm Interactive Spaces in Art Museums: Laboratories for Visitors and Museum Staff George R. Brown Convention Center, 351DEF
P 4:15pm – 5:30pm Museum Internships: Today and Tomorrow George R. Brown Convention Center, 352DEF
P 4:15pm – 5:30pm No Budget? No Problem! Technological Solutions for Museum Work from $0-$100 George R. Brown Convention Center, 361ABC
P 4:15pm – 5:30pm Seeing Visitors in 3D: The Power of Integrating Museum Evaluation and Market Research George R. Brown Convention Center, 361DEF
P 4:15pm – 5:30pm Smartphone Apps: The Hype, the Reality and Everything in Between George R. Brown Convention Center, 371ABC
P 4:15pm – 5:30pm Sustainable Preservation Strategies for Museums George R. Brown Convention Center, 371DEF
P 4:15pm – 5:30pm Teen Voices in Museums: Innovative Ways of Working with, Listening to and Including Teen Voices in Museums George R. Brown Convention Center, 382ABC
P 4:15pm – 5:30pm Tomorrow's Museum: A Catalyst and Incubator for Innovation George R. Brown Convention Center, 332ABC
P 4:15pm – 5:30pm Twelve Little Engines That Did: The Story of a Multi-Museum Collaboration to Evaluate the Visitor Experience George R. Brown Convention Center, 342ABC
B 5:30pm – 6:30pm Registrars Committee of the American Association of Museums (RC-AAM) Rights and Reproduction Information Network (RARIN) Open Forum Hilton Americas, Room 337AB
R 6:00pm – 7:30pm AAM CEO and Directors Reception Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
R 6:00pm – 8:00pm AAM Committee on Museum Professional Training (COMPT), Curators Committee (CurCom), and Small Museums Administrators Committee (SMAC), Joint Reception Rienzi, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
R 6:00pm – 8:00pm AAM Media and Technology Committee 22nd Annual MUSE Awards Hilton Americas, Lanier Ballroom J-K
R 6:00pm – 8:00pm An Evening at Sambuca with the AAM Committee on Audience Research and Evaluation (CARE) and The Visitors Studies Association Sambuca Jazz Café
R 6:00pm – 8:00pm EdCom Evening Reception and Awards Ceremony Houston Center for Contemporary Art
R 6:30pm – 8:30pm AAM Development and Membership Committee (DAM) and AAM Public Relations Committee (PRAM) Joint Reception Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
R 6:30pm – 8:30pm AAM Global Views Welcome Reception Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston
R 6:30pm – 10:30pm NAME Party at the Orange Show The Orange Show Center for Visionary Art
R 9:00pm – 11:00pm AAM Opening Party: Rock the House House of Blues

May 23 • Monday

A 7:00am – 6:00pm Registration George R. Brown Convention Center, Exhibit Hall E
B 7:30am – 8:30am 2011 AAM Fellowship Recipients Breakfast Hilton Americas, Lanier Ballroom A
B 7:30am – 8:30am AAM Professional Interest Committee (PIC GREEN) for Green Museums Breakfast Meeting Hilton Americas, Room 337AB
B 7:30am – 8:30am Council of American Jewish Museums (CAJM) Breakfast Hilton Americas, Room 328
B 7:30am – 8:30am Traveling Exhibtions Professional Interest Committee (TEPIC) Annual Breakfast Hilton Americas, Lanier Ballroom B
P 7:45am – 8:50am Career Cafe Early Bird Special: Careers in Transition George R. Brown Convention Center, 370CF
P 7:45am – 8:50am Career Cafe Early Bird Special: Getting Started in Your Career George R. Brown Convention Center, 370AB
P 7:45am – 8:50am Career Cafe Early Bird Special: Public Speaking Workshop George R. Brown Convention Center, 370DE
A 8:00am – 6:00pm AAM Bookstore George R. Brown Convention Center, Exhibit Hall E
B 8:00am – 9:00am AAM Standing Professional Committee Program Chairs Meeting Hilton Americas, Room 329
P 8:00am – 10:15am Membership 101: Best Practices/Next Practices Hilton Americas, Room 335BC
L 9:00am – 11:00am Brief History of the American Cowboy and the Development of the American Cattle Industry Host Museums
L 9:00am – 11:00am Double Exposure: Growth through Collaboration Host Museums
L 9:00am – 11:00am Engaging Audiences and Artists through Residency Programs Host Museums
L 9:00am – 11:00am The U of Land & Oil - Center for Land Use Interpretation's Alternative Exhibit Space Host Museums
P 9:00am – 10:15am 21st-Century Skills Workshop George R. Brown Convention Center, 360ABC
P 9:00am – 10:15am And Other Duties as Assigned: Prioritizing Collections Management in Small Museums George R. Brown Convention Center, 342ABC
P 9:00am – 10:15am Beyond Quill Pens and Butter Churns: Integrating Historical Thinking into School-Age Programs at Historic Sites George R. Brown Convention Center, 362ABC
P 9:00am – 10:15am Career Cafe International: Museum Standards and Best Practices Primer George R. Brown Convention Center, 370CF
P 9:00am – 10:15am Career Cafe: Resume Writing for Emerging Professionals George R. Brown Convention Center, 370AB
P 9:00am – 10:15am Career Cafe: Using Active Learning in Your Conference Presentations George R. Brown Convention Center, 370DE
P 9:00am – 10:15am Collaborating with Asia: Past, Present and Future George R. Brown Convention Center, 332ABC
P 9:00am – 10:15am Effectiveness of Museum Programming to Encourage Visitor Dialogue About Controversial Issues George R. Brown Convention Center, 342DEF
P 9:00am – 10:15am Exhibitions 101: From Idea to Reality George R. Brown Convention Center, 372ABC
P 9:00am – 10:15am Inside the 'Magnetic Museum': Leadership Perspectives on Building Core, Brand and Social Magnetism George R. Brown Convention Center, 362DEF
P 9:00am – 10:15am Living the Brand George R. Brown Convention Center, 372DEF
P 9:00am – 10:15am Museums as Good Neighbors: Two Approaches to Participating in Placemaking George R. Brown Convention Center, 382ABC
P 9:00am – 10:15am Online Fever: Ramped Up for Distance Learning Environments? George R. Brown Convention Center, 351ABC
P 9:00am – 10:15am Putting 100 Years of Collecting Online: A Case Study from Historic New England George R. Brown Convention Center, 361DEF
P 9:00am – 10:15am Reassessing Environmental Standards: Balancing Collections Preservation, Visitor Comfort and Energy Efficiency George R. Brown Convention Center, 361ABC
P 9:00am – 10:15am Surviving Social 201 - How to Sustain Your Presence George R. Brown Convention Center, 350B
P 9:00am – 10:15am Talking Shop: Roundtable Discussion with Volunteer Managers and Docents George R. Brown Convention Center, 352DEF
P 9:00am – 10:15am The Accessible Museum of the Present and Future: Technologies and Techniques for Visitors with Disabilities George R. Brown Convention Center, 351DEF
P 9:00am – 10:15am The Future of Arts Media: Expanding Your P.R. Focus with Cultural Tourism George R. Brown Convention Center, 371ABC
P 9:00am – 10:15am The Future of the Museum is the Future George R. Brown Convention Center, 371DEF
P 9:00am – 10:15am Varied Paths to the Top George R. Brown Convention Center, 381ABC
P 10:30am – 12:00pm General Session George R. Brown Convention Center, General Assembly
B 12:15pm – 1:45pm AAM Alliance for Lesbian and Gay Concerns (ALGC) Professional Interest Committee Luncheon Hilton Americas, Lanier Ballroom J
B 12:15pm – 1:45pm AAM Historic House Museums Professional Interest Committee Business Luncheon Hilton Americas, Room 336AB
B 12:15pm – 1:45pm AAM National Program Committee Meeting and Luncheon Hilton Americas, Room 339AB
B 12:15pm – 1:45pm AAM Native American Museum Collaboration Network (NAMCNPIC) Professional Interest Committee Luncheon Hilton Americas, Lanier Ballroom A
B 12:15pm – 1:45pm AAM Public Relations and Marketing Committee (PRAM) Business Luncheon Hilton Americas, Lanier Ballroom G
B 12:15pm – 1:45pm AAM Small Museums Administrators Committee (SMAC) Celebrates Small Museums Day Luncheon Hilton Americas, Room 344AB
B 12:15pm – 1:45pm AAM Visitors Services Professional Interest Committee (VSPIC) Luncheon Hilton Americas, Room 343B
B 12:15pm – 1:45pm American Association for Museum Volunteers (AAMV) Networking Luncheon Hilton Americas, Room 343B
B 12:15pm – 1:45pm American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) Luncheon Hilton Americas, Room 346AB
B 12:15pm – 1:45pm Association of Academic Museums and Galleries (AAMG) Annual Business Luncheon Hilton Americas, Room 340AB
B 12:15pm – 1:45pm Association of Children's Museums Luncheon: An Introduction to the ACM Benchmarking Calendar Hilton Americas, Room 335B
B 12:15pm – 1:45pm International Museum Theatre Alliance (IMTAL) Luncheon Hilton Americas, Room 342
B 12:15pm – 1:45pm Latino Network Professional Interest Committee (LNPIC) Luncheon Hilton Americas, Room 335A
M 12:15pm – 5:00pm MuseumExpo George R. Brown Convention Center, Exhibit Hall E
M 12:15pm – 2:00pm MuseumExpo Opening Reception George R. Brown Convention Center, Exhibit Hall E
L 1:00pm – 3:00pm Building on the Legacy and Vision of the de Menils Host Museums
L 1:00pm – 3:00pm Stop Hate. Starting Here. Teaching the Lessons of the Holocaust Host Museums
L 1:00pm – 3:00pm What's Behind the Bugs and Butterflies Host Museums
B 2:00pm – 3:00pm College and University Museum Task Force Meeting Hilton Americas
L 2:00pm – 4:00pm This Old House: Engaging the 21st Century Host Museums
P 2:00pm – 3:30pm Career Cafe International: Building Your Cross-cultural Competencies George R. Brown Convention Center, 370AB
P 2:00pm – 3:30pm Career Cafe Organizational Skills Lab: Grappling with Fundraising Fears and Board Engagement George R. Brown Convention Center, 370CF
P 2:00pm – 5:00pm Career Cafe: One-on-one Resume Review George R. Brown Convention Center
P 2:00pm – 4:00pm Collections Management and the Museum Information System (China Track) George R. Brown Convention Center, 332DEF
P 2:00pm – 5:00pm The Green Museum 101 - A Primer on Environmental Practice Hilton Americas, Room 338
P 2:15pm – 3:30pm Best Practices of Creating and Sustaining Museum-Developed Live Programming George R. Brown Convention Center, 371DEF
P 2:15pm – 3:30pm Blogging Basics 201: How to Keep Your Blog Working for You George R. Brown Convention Center, 350B
P 2:15pm – 3:30pm Digital Records and Collections: Will They Still Love You Tomorrow? George R. Brown Convention Center, 342DEF
P 2:15pm – 3:30pm Established and Emerging Educational Leaders: A Roundtable Building on Lessons Learned George R. Brown Convention Center, 352DEF
P 2:15pm – 3:30pm Gifts of Property: A Guide for Museum Professionals George R. Brown Convention Center, 372ABC
P 2:15pm – 3:30pm Museums + Museum Studies: Collaborations as Incubators for Social Change George R. Brown Convention Center, 360ABC
P 2:15pm – 3:30pm Objects That Change the World: Social Conscience and Museum Collections George R. Brown Convention Center, 361ABC
P 2:15pm – 3:30pm Perfecting the Partnership: Identifying Needs and Resources for More Successful Museum Partnerships George R. Brown Convention Center, 382ABC
P 2:15pm – 3:30pm Planning Tomorrow's Collections Today: Collections Plan for Small Museums George R. Brown Convention Center, 351ABC
P 2:15pm – 3:30pm Questioning Assumptions: Alternative Futures for Museums George R. Brown Convention Center, 382ABC
P 2:15pm – 3:30pm Reinventing Your Membership Program to Maximize Financial Impact and Member Engagement George R. Brown Convention Center, 332ABC
P 2:15pm – 3:30pm Round Table Discussion of Horizon Report: Museum Edition George R. Brown Convention Center, 362ABC
P 2:15pm – 3:30pm Saving the Future: Museum Community Response to the Gulf Oil Spill George R. Brown Convention Center, 361DEF
P 2:15pm – 3:30pm The Greenest Show on Earth: Creating and Distributing Digital Exhibitions George R. Brown Convention Center, 330AB
P 2:15pm – 3:30pm Visitor Studies 101: Collecting and Interpreting Visitor Data George R. Brown Convention Center, 362DEF
P 2:15pm – 3:30pm Volunteer Interns in Museums: Perils, Pitfalls and Pearls George R. Brown Convention Center, 371ABC
S 2:15pm – 3:30pm CANCELLED - Jumping into Mid-Career George R. Brown Convention Center
S 2:15pm – 3:30pm CANCELLED -New Media, New Museums: Strategies for Successful Engagement with Internet Journalism George R. Brown Convention Center
P 3:30pm – 5:30pm Marketplace of Ideas George R. Brown Convention Center, Hall D&E
P 3:30pm – 4:45pm Overcoming Barriers to Adopting a Mobile App George R. Brown Convention Center, 350E
R 3:30pm – 5:00pm AAM Museum Accreditation Program and Museum Assessment Program Ice Cream Social Hilton Americas, Lanier Ballroom D-E
B 3:45pm – 5:30pm Joint Committee on Archives, Libraries and Museums (CALM) Meeting Hilton Americas, Room 329
P 3:45pm – 5:00pm Career Cafe International: The Successes and Challenges of Working Abroad George R. Brown Convention Center, 370CF
P 3:45pm – 5:00pm Career Cafe Organizational Skills Lab: Building a Sustainable Nonprofit Organization George R. Brown Convention Center, 370DE
P 4:15pm – 6:15pm Education and Visitor Services (China Track) George R. Brown Convention Center, 332DEF
R 4:30pm – 6:30pm Getty Leadership Institute at Claremont Graduate University Alumni Reception The Grove Restaurant
P 5:00pm – 6:30pm AAM Speed Networking Hilton Americas, Lanier Ballroom G-H
R 5:00pm – 6:30pm Association of Midwest Museums Reception (AMM) The Heritage Society
R 5:00pm – 6:30pm Cooperstown Graduate Program Reception Hilton Americas, Room 230
R 5:00pm – 6:30pm The University of the Arts Alumni and the Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums Member Reception Hilton Americas, Room 336AB
P 5:15pm – 6:15pm Career Cafe: Idea Lounge George R. Brown Convention Center
B 5:30pm – 6:30pm AAM Committee on Audience Research and Evaluation (CARE) Business Meeting Hilton Americas, Room 339AB
R 5:30pm – 6:30pm AAM Asian Pacific American Professional Interest Committee (APAPIC) Reception Hilton Americas, Room 343B
R 5:30pm – 6:30pm AAM Professional Interest Committee (PIC GREEN) for Green Museums Reception Hilton Americas, Room 340AB
R 5:30pm – 6:30pm Gallery Systems Users Reception Hilton Americas, Room 337AB
R 5:30pm – 7:00pm Museum Education Roundtable (MER) Reception Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
R 5:30pm – 6:30pm Oklahoma Museums Association and the Museum of the Red River Networking Reception Hilton Americas, Room 343B
R 5:30pm – 6:30pm Registrars Committee of the American Association of Museums (RC-AAM) International and American Registrars Reception Hilton Americas, Lanier Ballroom A
R 6:00pm – 7:30pm AAM Board Alumni Reception Hilton Americas, Room 430
R 6:00pm – 8:00pm AAM Emerging Museum Professionals Reception Lucky Strike
L 6:30pm – 9:30pm Naturally Wild Evening at the Houston Zoo Houston Zoo
P 6:30pm – 9:30pm Career Cafe: Dine and Dialogue George R. Brown Convention Center
L 7:00pm – 10:00pm Texas Sized Block Party at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and Contemporary Arts Museum
L 7:30pm – 9:30pm Out of this World: An Evening at the Space Center Houston Space Center Houston

May 24 • Tuesday

B 7:30am – 8:30am AAM Public Relations and Marketing Committee (PRAM) Networking Breakfast and Issues Exchange Hilton Americas, Room 346AB
B 7:30am – 8:45am Informal Learning Experiences Traveling Exhibitions Forum Hilton Americas, Lanier Ballroom A
P 7:45am – 8:50am Career Cafe Early Bird Special: Communicating Across Four Generations in the Workplace George R. Brown Convention Center
P 7:45am – 8:50am Career Cafe Early Bird Special: Public Speaking Workshop George R. Brown Convention Center, 370DE
A 8:00am – 6:00pm AAM Bookstore George R. Brown Convention Center, Exhibit Hall E
A 8:00am – 6:00pm Registration George R. Brown Convention Center, Exhibit Hall E
L 9:00am – 11:00am Behing the Walls: Learning Innovative Archival/Artifact Storage Systems--Julia Ideson Library/Houston Metropolitan Research Center (HMRC) Renovation and New Archival Wing Host Museums
L 9:00am – 11:00am Buffalo Bayou Walking Tour Host Museums
L 9:00am – 11:00am Folk Art Conservation: The Beer Can House Host Museums
L 9:00am – 11:00am The Zoo of Tomorrow Host Museums
P 9:00am – 10:15am Aftershocks: Recovery of Cultural Materials in Haiti and Lessons for U.S. Museums George R. Brown Convention Center, 342DEF
P 9:00am – 10:15am Audio and Video for You 101: Putting the Parts in Place George R. Brown Convention Center, 350B
P 9:00am – 10:15am Career Cafe Organizational Skills Lab: Making Effective Decisions George R. Brown Convention Center, 370DE
P 9:00am – 10:15am Career Cafe: Resume Writing for Emerging Professionals George R. Brown Convention Center, 370AB
P 9:00am – 10:15am Career Cafe: Resume Writing for Mid-career Professionals or Career-changers George R. Brown Convention Center, 370CF
P 9:00am – 10:15am Crossing Contexts: What Families Value About Museum Experiences George R. Brown Convention Center, 332ABC
P 9:00am – 10:15am Documentation as Collections: What's So Strange About That? George R. Brown Convention Center, 342ABC
P 9:00am – 10:15am Educators as Advocates: Speaking Up for Museums George R. Brown Convention Center, 372ABC
P 9:00am – 10:15am Exhibition Critique and Discussion 2011: BIG Texan Style George R. Brown Convention Center, 372DEF
P 9:00am – 10:15am Exploring a Leverage-Model: Digital Technology, Professional Development and Microfunding George R. Brown Convention Center, 382ABC
P 9:00am – 10:15am Heads Up! Security Training for Non-Security Personnel George R. Brown Convention Center, 351ABC
P 9:00am – 10:15am Is Traditional Media Dead? The Future of Earned Media and How to Be Successful George R. Brown Convention Center, 351DEF
P 9:00am – 10:15am Leading Change George R. Brown Convention Center, 361ABC
P 9:00am – 10:15am Museum Assessment Program: View from the Trenches George R. Brown Convention Center, 360ABC
P 9:00am – 10:15am Museums in Motion: A Case Study George R. Brown Convention Center, 350E
P 9:00am – 10:15am National Endowment for the Arts Grants Workshop George R. Brown Convention Center, 361DEF
P 9:00am – 10:15am New Directions for Docents: Creating an Effective Learning Community in the Art Museum George R. Brown Convention Center, 362DEF
P 9:00am – 10:15am Practical Futurism: Harnessing the Power of Forecasting for Your Institutional Planning George R. Brown Convention Center, 371ABC
P 9:00am – 10:15am Success in a Development Office of One George R. Brown Convention Center, 371DEF
P 9:00am – 10:15am Teach with O'Keeffe: One Traveling Exhibition, Three Museums and Four Schools; A National Collaboration to Promote Arts Integration George R. Brown Convention Center, 362ABC
P 9:00am – 10:15am There and Back Again: New and Creative Ways for Small Museums to Host and Produce Traveling Exhibitions George R. Brown Convention Center, 381ABC
P 9:00am – 10:15am What's So Queer About Improving Your Museum? George R. Brown Convention Center, 352DEF
M 10:00am – 4:00pm MuseumExpo George R. Brown Convention Center, Exhibit Hall E
P 10:30am – 11:45am Career Cafe Organizational Skills Lab: Understanding Team Dynamics George R. Brown Convention Center, 370DE
P 10:30am – 11:45am Career Cafe: Interviewing Techniques From Both Sides George R. Brown Convention Center, 370AB
P 10:30am – 11:45am Career Cafe: The Doctor is In! Tips and Srategies for Being a Consultant George R. Brown Convention Center, 370AB
P 10:30am – 12:00pm Designing a Powerful Website on a Shoestring Budget George R. Brown Convention Center, 350B
B 12:15pm – 1:45pm AAM Committee on Audience Research and Evaluation (CARE) Issues Luncheon Hilton Americas, Room 340AB
B 12:15pm – 1:45pm AAM Committee on Diversity in Museums (DIVCOM) Business Luncheon Hilton Americas, Room 335B
B 12:15pm – 1:45pm AAM Committee on Education (EdCom) Business and Networking Lucheon with Special Guest Lois H. Silverman Hilton Americas, Lanier Ballroom D-E
B 12:15pm – 1:45pm AAM Committee on Museum Professional Training (COMPT) Annual Business Luncheon Hilton Americas, Room 338
B 12:15pm – 1:45pm AAM Curators Committee (CurCom) Business Luncheon Hilton Americas, Room 337AB
B 12:15pm – 1:45pm AAM Development and Membership (DAM) Professional Network Luncheon Hilton Americas, Lanier Ballroom J
B 12:15pm – 1:45pm AAM Media and Technology Committee (M&T) Luncheon Hilton Americas, Lanier Ballroom G
B 12:15pm – 1:45pm AAM Museum Association Security Committee (MASC) Luncheon and Business Meeting Hilton Americas, Room 332
B 12:15pm – 1:45pm AAM Museum Management Committee (MMC) Business Luncheon Hilton Americas, Room 344AB
B 12:15pm – 1:45pm AAM National Association for Museum Exhibition (NAME) Luncheon Hilton Americas, Lanier Ballroom A
B 12:15pm – 1:45pm Registrars Committee of the American Association of Museums (RC-AAM) Annual Business Luncheon Hilton Americas, Lanier Ballroom H-K
P 12:15pm – 1:45pm Career Cafe 'Blue Plate Specials' George R. Brown Convention Center, 370AB
P 12:15pm – 1:45pm Career Cafe: Personal Branding Workshop George R. Brown Convention Center
P 12:15pm – 1:45pm Career Cafe: Professional Writing Workshop George R. Brown Convention Center, 370DE
P 12:15pm – 1:30pm Keys To A Successful Museum Store George R. Brown Convention Center, 350F
L 1:00pm – 3:00pm History Matters: Object-Based Learning at Houston's Home for America's Treasures Host Museums
P 1:30pm – 4:30pm The Exhibit Doctor Hilton Americas, Room 342
L 2:00pm – 4:00pm Death Becomes You Host Museums
L 2:00pm – 4:00pm Forensic Facial Reconstruction Brings History to Life Host Museums
L 2:00pm – 4:00pm Nuts & Bolts Host Museums
P 2:00pm – 3:15pm Career Cafe Organizational Skills Lab: Mediating Conflict George R. Brown Convention Center, 370DE
P 2:00pm – 3:15pm Career Cafe: 'Top 10 Job Skills' Roundtables George R. Brown Convention Center, 370CF
P 2:00pm – 5:00pm Career Cafe: One-on-one Resume Review George R. Brown Convention Center, 370AB
P 2:00pm – 5:00pm Creating the Museum of the Future Through Public Value George R. Brown Convention Center, 362DEF
P 2:00pm – 3:15pm Forging Ahead: The Role of Museum Education in Developing 21st-Century Learners George R. Brown Convention Center, 372DEF
P 2:00pm – 5:00pm Global and Local Perspectives on Museum Funding Models and Governance Structures: How Economic Changes Are Challenging Museums in the U.S. and Around the World George R. Brown Convention Center, 362ABC
P 2:00pm – 3:15pm Going Green at the Museum George R. Brown Convention Center, 351ABC
P 2:00pm – 3:15pm Homeschool and Museum Dialogue: A Conversation About Three Houston Programs George R. Brown Convention Center, 382ABC
P 2:00pm – 5:00pm IMLS: Meeting the Needs of Today's and Tomorrow's Museums George R. Brown Convention Center, 342ABC
P 2:00pm – 3:15pm Media Production 201 - Beginning Your Media Empire George R. Brown Convention Center, 350B
P 2:00pm – 3:15pm Museum Store Layout and Design Features That Increase Sales George R. Brown Convention Center, 350F
P 2:00pm – 3:15pm Museums Linking Peoples: Perspectives from Brazil, Kenya and Turkey George R. Brown Convention Center, 332ABC
P 2:00pm – 3:15pm P.R. and Marketing 101: Back to Basics George R. Brown Convention Center, 352DEF
P 2:00pm – 3:15pm Planning a Domestic Exhibition or an International Show? How U.S. Government Indemnity Now Works Both Ways for Traveling Exhibitions George R. Brown Convention Center, 351DEF
P 2:00pm – 3:15pm Planning for Content-Heavy Exhibitions: A Collaborative Approach to Balancing the Need to Inform and the Visitor's Capacity to Absorb Information George R. Brown Convention Center, 372ABC
P 2:00pm – 3:15pm Referendum on Dioramas: Dusty Relics or Dynamic Displays for the Museum of Tomorrow? Debate and Cast Your Vote! George R. Brown Convention Center, 361ABC
P 2:00pm – 3:15pm Technology: Threat, Challenge or Opportunity for Organizational Change in Museums George R. Brown Convention Center, 361DEF
P 2:00pm – 3:15pm Trends in America's Philanthropic Support and Their Impact on Major Gifts Strategies George R. Brown Convention Center, 371ABC
P 2:00pm – 3:15pm What Do Scholars Want? Digital Publishing Strategies in the Art Museum George R. Brown Convention Center, 371DEF
P 2:00pm – 3:15pm Who Governs the Cultural Commons? George R. Brown Convention Center, 360ABC
P 2:00pm – 5:00pm Whose Hands Are in the Cookie Jar? George R. Brown Convention Center, 342DEF
P 3:45pm – 5:00pm 75 Winning Ideas In 75 Minutes: Worst, Best and Next! George R. Brown Convention Center, 382ABC
P 3:45pm – 5:00pm Career Cafe Organizational Skills Lab: So You Have a Staff, Now What? George R. Brown Convention Center, 370DE
P 3:45pm – 5:00pm Career Cafe Organizational Skills Lab: The Value of Sharing Data Across Your Museum George R. Brown Convention Center, 370AB
P 3:45pm – 5:00pm Career Cafe: 'A Day in the Life...' Reality Roundtables George R. Brown Convention Center, 370CF
P 3:45pm – 5:00pm From Data to Action: Using Visitor Psychographics and Experience Preferences to Make Institutional Decisions George R. Brown Convention Center, 372ABC
P 3:45pm – 5:00pm Here Today, Permitted Tomorrow: How to Apply for Fish and Wildlife Permits George R. Brown Convention Center, 372DEF
P 3:45pm – 5:00pm Marketing Made Easy: Build an Email Campaign for Your Museum George R. Brown Convention Center, 350B
P 3:45pm – 5:00pm Museums and Globalization: Building Successful International Partnerships George R. Brown Convention Center, 332ABC
P 3:45pm – 5:00pm No Need to Apologize: Presenting Difficult Subjects with Diplomacy George R. Brown Convention Center, 332DEF
P 3:45pm – 5:00pm Pushing the Envelope: Challenges for the First Collections Professional in a Small Museum George R. Brown Convention Center, 351ABC
P 3:45pm – 5:00pm Registrars: Let's Get This Show on the Road! George R. Brown Convention Center, 352DEF
P 3:45pm – 5:00pm Revitalizing Historic Sites Through Contemporary Art: Interpretation and Inspiration George R. Brown Convention Center, 351DEF
P 3:45pm – 5:00pm Strategies and Sustainability of Social Media Engagements Across Museums George R. Brown Convention Center, 361ABC
P 3:45pm – 5:00pm The Role of Art Museums in Improving Observation in Medical Education George R. Brown Convention Center, 360ABC
P 3:45pm – 5:00pm Thinking Inside the Box: Using our Professional Skills and Values to Make Better Web-based Experiences George R. Brown Convention Center, 371ABC
P 3:45pm – 5:00pm Walk the Walk: Using Learning Theory Research in the Exhibit Design Process George R. Brown Convention Center, 381ABC
P 3:45pm – 5:00pm Wall-to-Wall: Connecting Cultural Assets in Hartford, Houston and Pittsburgh George R. Brown Convention Center, 330AB
R 5:00pm – 6:30pm Bank Street College Museum Education Programs Reception Hilton Americas, Room 333
P 5:15pm – 6:15pm Career Cafe: Idea Lounge George R. Brown Convention Center
R 5:30pm – 6:30pm Registrars Committee of the American Association of Museums (RC-AAM) Emerging Museum Collections Professionals Reception Hilton Americas, Room 335A
R 5:30pm – 6:30pm Seminar for Historical Administration (SHA) Reception Hilton Americas, Room 335C
R 5:30pm – 7:30pm The George Washington University Museum Programs Alumni Reception Hilton Americas, Room 340AB
P 6:30pm – 9:30pm Career Cafe: Dine and Dialogue George R. Brown Convention Center
L 7:00pm – 10:00pm A 'Night at the Museum' at the Houston Museum of Natural Science Houston Museum of Natural Science
L 7:00pm – 9:30pm Dream a Little Dream of Me - Exploring African and American Art and Music at Texas Southern University Texas Southern University
L 7:00pm – 9:30pm Meander the Menil Menil Campus-The Menil Collection, Byzantine Fresco Chapel, The Rothko Chapel and Houston Center for Photography
L 7:00pm – 9:00pm Walk Through Houston's Past: An Evening at the Heritage Society The Heritage Society

May 25 • Wednesday

B 7:30am – 8:30am Houston/Minneapolis/St. Paul Host Committee Orientation Meeting Hilton Americas, Room 340AB
P 7:45am – 8:50am Career Cafe Early Bird Special: Crafting a Great Session Proposal George R. Brown Convention Center, 370AB
P 7:45am – 8:50am Career Cafe Early Bird Special: How to Manage Your Online Presence George R. Brown Convention Center
A 8:00am – 3:30pm AAM Bookstore George R. Brown Convention Center, Exhibit Hall E
A 8:00am – 3:30pm Registration George R. Brown Convention Center, Exhibit Hall E
B 9:00am – 12:00pm Peer Review Team: Site Visit Success for AAM Peer Reviewers Hilton Americas, Room 338
L 9:00am – 11:00am Behind the Walls: Learning Innovative Archival/Artifact Storage Systems: The African American Library at The Gregory School Renovation (AFLGS) Host Museums
L 9:00am – 11:30am Out in the Open: The City of Houston's Art Collection Host Museums
L 9:00am – 11:00am Visitor Experiences: Designing Limitless Opportunities within Limits Host Museums
P 9:00am – 10:15am A Dialogue on The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks George R. Brown Convention Center, 371ABC
P 9:00am – 10:15am A Little Help from a Friend: Interpreting Difficult Knowledge with Educational Partners to Strengthen the Museum of Tomorrow George R. Brown Convention Center, 352DEF
P 9:00am – 10:15am All Hands on Deck: Getting Visitors Involved in the Work of the Museum George R. Brown Convention Center, 342ABC
P 9:00am – 10:15am Career Cafe Early Bird Special: Managing From the Middle George R. Brown Convention Center, 370DE
P 9:00am – 10:15am Career Cafe Organizational Skills Lab: Understanding Museum Lifecycles George R. Brown Convention Center
P 9:00am – 10:15am Career Cafe: Creating Effective Presentations George R. Brown Convention Center, 370AB
P 9:00am – 10:15am Collaborations with Museums in the Middle East George R. Brown Convention Center, 332ABC
P 9:00am – 10:15am Collections Conundrums 2011: Current Issues George R. Brown Convention Center, 342DEF
P 9:00am – 10:15am Culture Shock: Empowering Staff to Take Creative Risks George R. Brown Convention Center, 371DEF
P 9:00am – 10:15am Does Your Exhibition Need a Check Up? Non-Evaluators Address the Role of Audience Research and Evaluation in Health Exhibitions George R. Brown Convention Center, 372ABC
P 9:00am – 10:15am Emotional Collection, Universal Connections: Lessons from the Museum of Broken Relationships George R. Brown Convention Center, 372DEF
P 9:00am – 10:15am Engaging Children in Objects and Art Using High-Tech to No-Tech Tools. George R. Brown Convention Center, 362ABC
P 9:00am – 10:15am Fast Forward: Proven Strategies to Reach the Next Generation George R. Brown Convention Center, 382ABC
P 9:00am – 10:15am Google Analytics: How Do You Measure Up George R. Brown Convention Center, 350E
P 9:00am – 10:15am Open Source for Museums: The Experiment Continues George R. Brown Convention Center, 351ABC
P 9:00am – 10:15am Sharing our Heritage: Smithsonian Collections and Indigenous Community Collaboration in Alaska George R. Brown Convention Center, 351DEF
P 9:00am – 10:15am Take the Right StEPs! A New Program to Guide History Museums and Sites George R. Brown Convention Center, 381ABC
P 9:00am – 10:15am The 23rd Annual Excellence in Exhibition Competition George R. Brown Convention Center, 361DEF
P 9:00am – 10:15am The Care and Keeping of Cultural Facilities: Challenges of the Built Environment George R. Brown Convention Center, 362DEF
P 9:00am – 10:15am The Long View: Leadership Decisions for Environmentally Sustainable Museum Projects George R. Brown Convention Center, 362DEF
L 9:30am – 12:00pm Full-Mission: Space Center Houston George R. Brown Convention Center
M 10:00am – 2:00pm MuseumExpo George R. Brown Convention Center, Exhibit Hall E
P 10:00am – 4:30pm Observing Your Visitors: Tracking and Timing in Exhibitions Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
P 10:30am – 12:00pm General Session George R. Brown Convention Center, General Assembly
B 12:15pm – 1:45pm ICOM-US Luncheon Hilton Americas, Lanier Ballroom H-K
P 12:15pm – 1:45pm Career Cafe Organizational Skills Lab: Your Board: Fully Effective, Beyond Compliance, Well-rounded George R. Brown Convention Center, 370DE
P 12:15pm – 1:45pm Career Cafe: Graduate 'Flash' Showcase George R. Brown Convention Center, 370AB
P 12:15pm – 1:45pm Career Cafe: Personal Branding Workshop George R. Brown Convention Center
L 1:00pm – 3:00pm Museum of Fine Arts, Houston's Unique 3-D Object & Electronic Records Storage Systems Host Museums
L 1:00pm – 3:00pm Print Process Parade Host Museums
P 2:00pm – 3:15pm Build a Mobile Application George R. Brown Convention Center, 350B
P 2:00pm – 3:15pm Career Cafe Organizational Skills Lab: Business Activities of Nonprofits--Tax Considerations George R. Brown Convention Center, 370AB
P 2:00pm – 3:15pm Career Cafe: Accelerate your Career with Small Changes, Big Impact George R. Brown Convention Center, 370AB
P 2:00pm – 5:00pm Career Cafe: One-on-one Resume Review George R. Brown Convention Center, 370AB
P 2:00pm – 3:15pm Changing Demographics: Myth or Reality, and What Museums Have Been Doing to Attract New Audiences George R. Brown Convention Center, 342ABC
P 2:00pm – 3:15pm DAM(S) the Torpedos, Full Speed Ahead: Digital Asset Management Systems and the Museums of Tomorrow George R. Brown Convention Center, 342DEF
P 2:00pm – 3:15pm Down on the Bayou: Presenting Site-Specific Electronic Art in a Public Environment George R. Brown Convention Center, 351DEF
P 2:00pm – 3:15pm Emergency Management and Planning: How Events in the 21st Century Have Impacted the Way We Plan for, Respond to and Recover from Major Emergencies George R. Brown Convention Center, 372ABC
P 2:00pm – 3:15pm Engaged and Connected: Creating Communities of Museum Learning Professionals George R. Brown Convention Center, 352DEF
P 2:00pm – 3:15pm Engaging Your Learning Audience Online: Techniques for Getting Participants Involved George R. Brown Convention Center, 332ABC
P 2:00pm – 5:00pm Materials 101: Proven Principles for Storage, Display, Packing of Collection Objects George R. Brown Convention Center
P 2:00pm – 3:15pm Maximizing Upper-Level Giving Circles: How to Grow, Steward, Retain and Move These Vital Members Up the Donor Pyramid George R. Brown Convention Center, 372DEF
P 2:00pm – 3:15pm The Plant Heard Around the World: Using Social Media to Create a Community Phenomenon George R. Brown Convention Center, 361ABC
P 2:00pm – 3:15pm Youth as Content Developers: Museums, New Media and 21st-Century Skills George R. Brown Convention Center, 382ABC
P 3:30pm – 5:00pm Career Cafe: Idea Lounge George R. Brown Convention Center, 350E
P 3:45pm – 5:00pm Artists Re-consider Their Role as Educators and Museum Educators Re-examine Their Practice George R. Brown Convention Center, 342ABC
P 3:45pm – 5:00pm Career Cafe Organizational Skills Lab: TNT! Igniting a Strategic Team-focused Culture at AAM George R. Brown Convention Center
P 3:45pm – 5:00pm Generational Change Underway: Impacts on Both Audience and Museum Leadership George R. Brown Convention Center, 352DEF
P 3:45pm – 5:00pm Going Rogue: Displaying and Managing Collections in Non-Traditional Museum Environments George R. Brown Convention Center
P 3:45pm – 5:00pm High Capacity, High Quality: Strategies for Meaningful School Programs George R. Brown Convention Center, 342DEF
P 3:45pm – 5:00pm Museum/Library Co-creation: Border Crossing to Enhance Public Value George R. Brown Convention Center, 351DEF
P 3:45pm – 5:00pm Spend Your Mobile Interpretation Dollars Wisely: Secrets of Creating Engaging Content for Apps, Smartphones, iPhones, Droids and Traditional Audio Tour Players George R. Brown Convention Center, 361ABC
P 3:45pm – 5:00pm Tales of Teens, Technology and Teamwork George R. Brown Convention Center, 372ABC
P 3:45pm – 5:00pm The Access Experiment: Behind the Scenes in our Secret World George R. Brown Convention Center, 372DEF
B 5:30pm – 6:30pm Registrars Committee of the American Association of Museums (RC-AAM) Roundtable of Ideas Hilton Americas
P 6:30pm – 9:30pm Career Cafe: Dine and Dialogue George R. Brown Convention Center
L 7:00pm – 9:30pm Come Fly Away Lone Star Flight Museum
L 7:00pm – 9:30pm Howdy! Welcome to the George Ranch Historical Park George Ranch Historical Park
L 7:00pm – 10:00pm Noche Latina - En Familia! Children's Museum of Houston and The Health Museum

May 26 • Thursday

B 8:00am – 11:00am Center for the Future of Museums Council Meeting Hilton Americas
P 8:00am – 5:00pm International Foundation for Cultural Property Protection's Certified Institutional Protection Manager (CIPM) Training Workshop and Certification Course Hilton Americas, Room 338