2016 Conference
Conference Sessions Handouts
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Wednesday Sessions
8:00 – 8:45 am
NEMA Conference Preview
9:00 – 10:00 am
Concurrent Sessions
- Are We There When They Need Us?
- Developing Effective Core Documents
NEMACMP.pdf
direct-care-of-collections-ethics-guidelines-and-recommendations-pdf.pdf
- Encouraging Civic Engagement
- Does Your Board Embrace Diversity as a Strategy?
- Keeping the Pace: The Value of an Actionable Strategic Plan
Keeping_the_Pace_the_Value_of_an_Actionable_Strategic_Plan.pdf - Museum Enchanted: It Takes a Village to Create a Faerie Village
- Stick a Pin in It: Low Cost, High Impact Exhibit Interactives
- Women|Museums: Lessons from the Workplace
10:30 am – 12:15 pm
Keynote Session
1:15 – 4:45 pm
Off-site Sessions
- Building the “Permanent” Exhibit
- History Museums Engaging Families in STEM Learning
History_Museums_Engaging_Families_in_STEM_Learning_handout_NEMA.pdf - Indigenous Perspectives and Cultural Education at the Pequot Museum
1:45 – 3:15 pm
Concurrent Sessions
- Book Discussion: The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up
Sentiment.docx
Background.docx
Future_of_Ownership.docx - “Doing Good” Starts with Museum Finances
MuseumFinancesNEMA2016.pdf - Don’t Short Circuit Good Governance—Make it a Priority!
- Engaging Young Professionals and Millennials in Museum Collections
- Preservation Tools for Historic House Museums
- Sleep Well: How to Identify and Mitigate Museum Risk
- The Internship Revisited
Redefining_the_Internship_10_25_2016_Draft.docx
2:00 – 3:00 pm
Career Conversation with Jeff Andersen
3:45 – 5:15 pm
Concurrent Sessions
- Beyond the Basics of Access
Beyond_basicsNEMA_2016_PPT_final.ppt - Bringing Latin@ Voices into Interpretation
- Building a Collaborative Board & Staff Advance Team
- Composing Experiences
- Deep Roots: What Does Commitment to Community Mean?
deep_roots_handout.docx - Museum Workers and Vicarious Trauma
HandoutMuseumWorkersVicariousTrauma.pdf - Engaging Visitors in Conversation Forums about Societal Issues
- Stump the Lawyers
Thursday Sessions
8:30 am – 12:30 pm
Off-site Sessions
- Makers in Museums
- Papers in Museums
- Standing Out and Fitting In
- Walking Tour of Historic Coogan Farm
9:30 – 10:30 am
Concurrent Sessions
- Caught on Camera
- Connecticut’s Kid Governor
- Empathy in Mission & Practice
MaturityModel_Instructions_102116.pdf
MaturityModel_Rubric_102116.pdf - Expanded Learning Time in Schools
- In Two Places at Once
- Plugging Into Data
- Tackling Collections Backlog
NEMA_2016_Presentation_IMLS.ppt
Collections_VBI_-_Lessons_Learned_-_draft_2016-11-09.doc - What is White Light?
NEMA_What_Color_is_White_Light.pdf
NEMA_2016_handout_packet.pdf
10:00 – 10:30 am
Demonstration Station
The Front Door: Does It Entice You In?
11:00 am – Noon
Career Conversation with Katherine Kane
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Concurrent Sessions
- Forensic Finds
- Why Small Museums Matter
- Incremental Steps Towards Emergency Preparedness
Donnis_NEMA_session_handout.docx - Resume Lab
REsume_Exampe.pdf
Writing_Powerful_Impactful_and_Memorable_HR_Resumes.pdf
How_to_Write_a_Rsum_That_Stands_Out.pdf - Remixing the Museum
- What Are You Asking?!
Survey_Workshop_Handout_-_Resources.pdf
Survey_Workshop_Handout_-_Tips.pdf
NEMA_2016_survey_workshop.pdf - Museums and Civic Discourse
Museums_and_Civic_Discourse_ResourcesHandout.pdf - Getting It Paid For: Preparing and Submitting Successful IMLS Grant Applications
IMLS_NEMA_Mock_Proposals_20161110.pdf
IMLS_NEMA_Worksheets_20161110.pdf
IMLS_NEMA_PPT_20161110.pdf
11:30 am – Noon
Demonstration Station
Basics of Mold-making and Casting
1:15 – 4:45 pm
Off-site Sessions
- Off the Beaten Path
- Offensive Objects
- Walking Tour of Historic Stonington
3:00 – 4:30 pm
Concurrent Sessions
- Developing & Executing a Creative Year-Round Sponsorship Strategy
- Exploring the Risks & Rewards of Community Conversations
- Looking Good Without a Graphic Artist
Copy_of_NEMA-_Lookin_Good_Without_a_Graphic_Artist_-_Notes.pdf - Program Failures
- Exhibits for Current Social Issues
Rapid_Response_NEMA_session_handout.pdf - A Teacher’s Perspective
Facing_your_fears_high_school.pdf
Teacher_Survey_results.pdf - Talking Textiles
- Telling the Whole Story
3:30 – 4:00 pm
Demonstration Station
MuseumHive: How to Participate and Develop Community Content
Friday Sessions
8:30 – 12:30 pm
Off-site Session
Undread the Dead: Taking the Fear out of Cemetery Preservation
8:45 am – 10:15 am
Concurrent Sessions
- Beyond Batman, Beyonce, and the BBC: Museum/Pop Culture Mash-Ups
- Changing the Narrative: How a Social Tea Turned Into a Salon-Style Discussion about Pacifism
- Creating a Major Gift Program in a Small Shop
- How to use Photogrammetry to create 3D models of Cultural Heritage Objects
NEMA_Photogrammetry_110616_WEB.pdf - Mounting a Theatrical Production at Your Site: Practical Considerations from Backstage at Boston’s Old State House
- Museum People LIVE!
- Plugged In: Keeping the Buzz Going
9:30 – 10:00 am
Demonstration Station
Practical Tips for Museum Evaluation: Developing Effective Metrics and Data Collection Tools
10:45 am – 12:15 pm
Concurrent Sessions
- AAM’s Direct Care of Collections, Ethics, Guidelines and Recommendations White Paper
- Community-Supported Software Today
Open_Source_Resources_for_Museums_and_More.docx
NEMA_Presentation_V4_all_2016_1107.pptx - Adventures in Digital Storytelling & Mobile Engagement
- Now Trending
- Stretching Our Scope
- Web Upgrades on a Shoestring Budget
11:00 – 11:30 am
Demonstration Station
2:30 – 3:30 pm
Concurrent Sessions
- Catalyst for Community: Overcoming Divisive Issues
- The Generation Game: Millennials, Gen-Xers, and Baby Boomers Working Together
handout_for_game_show_session.pdf
generations.survey.legal.pdf - How can you create better exhibits while involving a wider range of museum staff and visitors at the same time? PROTOTYPING!
Elvis_the_Prototyper.doc - Museums and the Whole Self
- Museums at the Intersections: Strategies for Community and Justice Issues
SOCIALJUSTICEMUSEUMSRESOURCELIST.pdf
Getting_Intersectional_in_Museums.pdf
Mapping_the_Margins_by_Kimberle_Crenshaw_1993.pdf
Cuyler_An_Exploratory_Study_of_Demographic_Div...nt_Workforce_-_Grantmakers_in_the_Arts_2015.pdf
BriefDefinitionsofJusticeandCommunityActionterms.pdf