Saturday, May 22 ▼

 

8:00 AM

Exhibitor Move-In and Registration OpenConvention Center

8:30 AM

AAM Board of Directors MeetingJW Marriott, Platinum Salons F-H

9:00 AM

AAM Registrars Committee (RC-AAM) Reinforcement Crew EventHollyhock House Museum, Heritage Square Museum, Los Angeles Police Historical Society, The Wende Mus... Association of College and University Museums and Galleries: (ACUMG) Finding Cash in Hard Times: Winning Strategies for Academic MuseumsHammer Museum at UCLA

11:00 AM

AAM Council of Standing Professional Commitees MeetingJW Marriott, Platinum Salon J

2:45 PM

AAM Board and Joint Councils Mtg.JW Marriott, Platinum Salon C

6:30 PM

AAM Leadership ReceptionJapanese American National Museum

8:00 PM

AAM Leadership DinnerLos Angeles City Hall
 

Sunday, May 23 ▼

 

8:00 AM

AAM Council of Standing Professional Committees MeetingJW Marriott, Platinum Salon F Exhibitor Move-In and Registration OpenConvention Center

8:30 AM

AAM Council of Affiliates MeetingJW Marriott, Platinum Salon G AAM Museum Assessment Program Advisory Committee MeetingJW Marriott, Platinum Salon H

9:00 AM

ICOM-US Board MeetingJW Marriott, Platinum Salon J International Convention of Exhibition and Fine Arts Transporters (ICEFAT) Steering Committee MeetingJW Marriott, Platinum Salon I AAM Registration, Ticket Exchange and Bookstore OpenConvention Center

9:30 AM

International Foundation for Cultural Property Protection's Certified Institutional Protection Manager (CIPM) Training Workshop and Certification CourseJW Marriott, Diamond Salon 6 Building the NAME Network: Conversations in ExhibitsThe Page Museum, The Los Angeles County Museum of Art

10:00 AM

AAM Media and Technology (M&T) Council Board MeetingJW Marriott, Diamond Salon 7 AAM Committee on Audience Research and Evaluation (CARE) Board MeetingJW Marriott, Diamond Salon 8 AAM Committee on Education (EdCOM) Board MeetingJW Marriott, Diamond Salon 3 AAM Committee on Museum Professional Training Board MeetingJW Marriott, Diamond Salon 9 AAM Curators Committee (CurCom) Board MeetingRosa Mexicano AAM Development and Membership (DAM) Committee Executive Board MeetingJW Marriott, Diamond Salon 10 AAM National Association for Museum Exhibition (NAME) Board MeetingJW Marriott, Diamond Salon 2 AAM Professional Interest Committee on Green Museums (GREEN) Board MeetingJW Marriott, Atrium I AAM Public Relations and Marketing (PRAM) Committee Board MeetingJW Marriott, Diamond Salon 1 AAM Registrars Committee (RC-AAM) Board MeetingJW Marriott, Atrium III AAM Small Museum Administrators Committee Board MeetingYard House American Association for Museum Volunteers Board MeetingJW Marriott, Olympic III International Museum Theatre Alliance Board MeetingJW Marriott, Atrium II Conversations with the Museum GroupJW Marriott, Georgia I & II

1:00 PM

AAM National Association for Museum Exhibition (NAME) Exhibit Development RoundtableJW Marriott, Platinum Salon F

1:15 PM

Can't Stop It! Putting Popular Culture to Work for Your MuseumConvention Center, 403B Cultivating Communities: Museum Outreach in Healthcare SettingsConvention Center, 410 Evaluating Museum Education as Community Outreach and EngagementConvention Center, 502B Evaluating Social Media EffortsConvention Center, 515A Family Philanthropy: Changing the Individual - Changing the WorldConvention Center, 515B Green Exhibits: the Why and the HowConvention Center, 503 It's Mine / It's Ours-Personal and Communal Ownership of Cultural PropertyConvention Center, 406 A/B Leadership Within Latino MuseumsConvention Center, 407 Museums: Catalysts for Civic RenewalConvention Center, 501 A/B/C My Masterpieces: Discovering Art in My Community - A Case Study in CollaborationConvention Center, 518 Social Tagging and Museum Practice: A SurveyConvention Center, 511 A/B/C Taking Your Museum to the Next Level with the Conservation Assessment and the Museum Assessment ProgramsConvention Center, 411 Teaching Ethics: Responding to what's newConvention Center, 408B The Cultural Traveler-Trends & OpportunitiesConvention Center, 403A Tilted Walls: Exhibiting in Architecturally Challenging BuildingsConvention Center, 502A What's the Evidence Base? Applying the National Academy of Sciences' (NAS) Report on Informal Science Learning to the Broader Museum FieldConvention Center, 408A

2:00 PM

On-site Insight - Evolving SkylineWalking tour of Los Angeles Central Business District and Bunker Hill National Alliiance of State Museum Associations MeetingJW Marriott, Olympic III On-site Insight - In the Footsteps of GeniusHuntington Library

2:15 PM

Taking the First Step Towards Customizing Exhibitions and Programs: A workshop on how to meaningfully segment your audience through the use of visitor's identity-related motivationsJW Marriott, Diamond Salon 6

2:30 PM

Organizational Skills Lab: Fearless Negotiation SkillsConvention Center, 404A

2:45 PM

Building a MuseumConvention Center, 403B Delving Beyond Zip Codes to Deepen Relationships and Identify EvangelistsConvention Center, 503 Engagement Party: How A Provocative Residency Program Impacts A Contemporary Art Museum CommunityConvention Center, 403A How to Demonstrate the Public Value of museumsConvention Center, 408B International Art Couriers: Can't Live With Them, Can't Live Without ThemConvention Center, 407 Managing ControversyConvention Center, 518 Museum Marketing Collaborations that Bolster Attendance and Diversify AudiencesConvention Center, 515B Museums as Leaders in the Field of Education: Training Teachers to Teach in New WaysConvention Center, 406 A/B Neither Fish nor Fowl: Museum Directors Managing Public- Private Partnerships.Convention Center, 411 Sustainable Stewardship: Protecting the Health of Collections, the Environment, and Institutional BudgetsConvention Center, 501 A/B/C Talking Shop: Roundtable Discussion with Volunteer Managers and DocentsConvention Center, 408A Technology Tutorial - Tools and Tips for Real-Time Online InteractionConvention Center, 505 What Do You Say After You Say Hello? Museums Using the Internet for Digital OutreachConvention Center, 515A Jump Start Digital Work in Your Institution: An Interactive Planning SessionConvention Center, 502A Learning from Hollywood: How Lessons from the Entertainment Industry Can Help Us Connect Emotionally With Our AudienceConvention Center, 511 A/B/C NAGPRA At 20: Assessing the NAGPRA ExperienceConvention Center, 410 To Form a More Perfect Union: Creative Partnerships with Immigrant CommunitiesConvention Center, 409 A/B

4:15 PM

Art and Science Integration: Collaborative Approaches from Coast to CoastConvention Center, 501 A/B/C Blurring Borders Inside Museums: A Formative Process in Organizational ChangeConvention Center, 515A Case Studies of Universal Design: How and Why Some Museums are Seamlessly Raising the Bar on Design that Welcomes EveryoneConvention Center, 502B Check It Out: Expanding Community with Museum and Library PartnershipsConvention Center, 407 Dissolving Walls: Interpreting Outdoor SpacesConvention Center, 515B Engaging Audiences and Communities: Lessons from Libraries, Performing Arts, Parks and Communities of FaithConvention Center, 411 International Museum PartnershipsConvention Center, 403B Managing Foreign Travel RisksConvention Center, 518 Secrets of the 'Magnetic Museum'Convention Center, 406 A/B Technology Tutorial - The Essentials of PodcastingConvention Center, 505 The Consultant Love Connection: Who Do You Call First?Convention Center, 403A The Dollars and Sense of Energy Conservation in Museum FacilitiesConvention Center, 503 The Impact of IMLS's Connecting to Collections Initiative on America's MuseumsConvention Center, 401 The New Normal after a Black Swan* Event (*a low-probability, high-impact event)Convention Center, 408A When the Plot Thickens: Storyline Testing for Exhibition Designers and DevelopersConvention Center, 408B

5:30 PM

AAM Registrars Committee (RC-AAM) Rights and Reproduction Information Network (RARIN) Open ForumJW Marriott, Diamond Salon 9

6:00 PM

AAM CEO/Directors Reception -- California Science CenterCalifornia Science Center AAM Education Committee (EdCom) and AAM Committee on Audience Research and Evaluation (CARE) Committee Reception: An Evening at the Skirball Cultural CenterSkirball Cultural Center AAM Media and Technology Committee (M&T) 21st Annual Muse AwardsWestin Bonaventure, Emerald Bay AAM Curators (CurCom) Small Museums Administrators (SMAC) and Committee on Museum Professional Training (COMPT) Joint ReceptionHollyhock House, Barnsdale Park National Association for Museum Exhibition (NAME) PartyThe Velaslavasay Panorama

6:30 PM

AAM Development and Membership (DAM) and Public Relations (PRAM) Committee ReceptionThe Edision Downtown

7:00 PM

Going Global: A Mixer at MOCAThe Geffen Contemporary at MOCA

9:00 PM

AAM Opening Party: White Glove OptionalClub Nokia and the Grammy Museum
 

Monday, May 24 ▼

 

7:30 AM

AAM Committee on Museum Professional Training (COMPT) Issues BreakfastJW Marriott, Diamond Salon 9 AAM Professional Interest Committee (PIC GREEN) Breakfast MeetingJW Marriott, Diamond Salon 8 Council of American Jewish Museums (CAJM) Business BreakfastJW Marriott, Diamond Salon 10 AAM Annual Meeting Fellows BreakfastJW Marriott, Diamond Salon 6 & 7 AAM Traveling Exhibition Roundtable Professional Interest Committee BreakfastJW Marriott, Diamond Salon 4

7:45 AM

Natural History Museum Interpretation BrainstormJW Marriott, Platinum Salon F

8:00 AM

'Early Bird Special': Getting Started in Your Museum CareerConvention Center, 404A Idea Lounge: The Formalization of Museum Studies--Survey ResultsConvention Center, 404B Public Speaking WorkshopConvention Center, 405 AAM Standing Professional Committee Program Chair MeetingJW Marriott, Diamond Salon 2 'Copyright Refresher: What You Need to Know about Rights and Reproductions in Today's MuseumsJW Marriott, Diamond Salon 1 AAM Registration, Ticket Exchange and Bookstore OpenConvention Center Career Cafe CentralConvention Center, 404A

8:30 AM

On-site Insight - Behind the Scenes with the Southwest Museum of the American Indian (NOTE:TIME CHANGE)Southwest Museum of the American Indian

9:00 AM

Communicating Environmental Burdens and Solutions Across GenerationsConvention Center, 411 Community Museums: In Flux, Here and ThereConvention Center, 403B Deaccession: New PerspectivesConvention Center, 403A Domestic Couriering 101: Best Practices for Navigating Across Town or Across CountryConvention Center, 502A Exhibiting the Mexican Revolution: Community Collaboration, International Partnerships and Contemporary ConcernsConvention Center, 407 Getting Your Content To Go: Content Design For MobilityConvention Center, 408A Idea Lounge: Conducting a Museum Intellectual Property AuditConvention Center, 404A In This Together: Museum-Wide Strategies to Strengthen Visitor ExperiencesConvention Center, 511 A/B/C Letting Go? Historical Authority in a User-Generated WorldConvention Center, 501 A/B/C Long Range Thinking/Planning: Not Just for Large MuseumsConvention Center, 409 A/B Membership Without Boundaries: Membership Planning for Significant GrowthConvention Center, 503 NEH 2010: Public Programs, Preservation and Access, and ChallengeConvention Center, 401 On the Road: Ephemeral Exhibits and The Visitor ExperienceConvention Center, 515B Organizational Skills Lab: Understanding Museum LifecyclesConvention Center, 404B Resume Writing Workshop for Emerging ProfessionalsConvention Center, 405 Rise to the Challenge: a museum-school partnership for environmental educationConvention Center, 502B Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program: A Multidimensional Pursuit of InclusionConvention Center, 410 Technology Tutorial - Got Friends? Social Media for MuseumsConvention Center, 505 The Future of Museums, Libraries, and ArchivesConvention Center, 406 A/B The Next Generation of Visitors: Creating Experiences for MillennialsConvention Center, 515A Vision and ConquestConvention Center, 518 Working with Emotionally Sensitive CollectionsConvention Center, 408B Museum Group Meeting OfficeJW Marriott, Studio II Exhibitor Registration OpenConvention Center

9:30 AM

On-site Insight - Major Museum Construction and Its Disruptions: Keeping the Doors Open and Visitors HappyNatural History Museum of Los Angeles

10:00 AM

On-site Insight - Historic Fashion at the Fashion Institute of Design MuseumFIDM Museum

10:30 AM

Resume Writing Workshop for Mid-career ProfessionalsConvention Center, 405 General Session - Julia AlvarezConvention Center Concourse Hall Organizational Skills Lab: Grappling with Fundraising Fears and Board EngagementConvention Center, 404B

12:15 PM

AAM Committee on Museum Professional Training Annual Business Meeting and LuncheonJW Marriott, Atrium I AAM Historic House Museum Professional Interest Committee LuncheonJW Marriott, Platinum Salon G AAM Latino Network Professional Interest Committee (LNPIC) LuncheonJW Marriott, Atrium III AAM National Program Committee Meeting LuncheonJW Marriott, Diamond Salon 2 AAM Native American and Museum Collaboration Network Professional Interest Committee Business LuncheonJW Marriott, Platinum Salon F AAM Public Relations and Marketing Committee (PRAM) Business LuncheonJW Marriott, Platinum Salon E AAM Small Museums Administrators Committee (SMAC) Celebrates Small Museums DayJW Marriott, Diamond Salon 3 Alliance for Lesbian and Gay Concerns (ALGC) Professional Interest Committee LuncheonJW Marriott, Diamond Salon 7 American Association for Museum Volunteers (AAMV) Networking LuncheonJW Marriott, Diamond Salon 9 American Association for State and Local History Membership LuncheonJW Marriott, Diamond Salon 8 Association of Children's Museums Luncheon: Growing the Field Through Outreach and PartnershipsJW Marriott, Georgia I & II Association of College and University Museums and Galleries Annual Business LuncheonJW Marriott, Platinum Salon J International Museum Theatre Alliance LuncheonJW Marriott, Diamond Salon 10 Visitor Services Professional Interest Committee (VSPIC) Annual Business LuncheonJW Marriott, Platinum Salon I MuseumExpo Opening ReceptionConvention Center MuseumExpoConvention Center

12:30 PM

Book Signing - Julia AlvarezConvention Center AAM Bookstore

1:00 PM

On-site Insight - Delivering Content and Going WirelessLos Angeles County Museum of Art On-site Insight - Using Inspiration to Develop Engaging ExhibitsGriffith Observatory

2:00 PM

Organizational Skills Lab: Working with ConsultantsConvention Center, 405 Redefining MuseumsConvention Center, 513 Organizational Skills Lab: Project Management BasicsConvention Center, 404B

2:15 PM

75 Winning Ideas in 75 MinutesConvention Center, 502A A Conversation with IMLS StaffConvention Center, 407 A Spotlight on Making Cognitive Development Research Meaningful to Adult VisitorsConvention Center, 409 A/B Beyond Words: Editing as Exhibition DevelopmentConvention Center, 518 Blogging, and Tweeting and Facebook Oh My! Web 2.0 for Small MuseumsConvention Center, 406 A/B Building Synergy: Translating Strategic Vision into the Daily Lives of Museum StaffConvention Center, 501 A/B/C Changing Museums, Living Cultures - An Alaska Native PerspectiveConvention Center, 410 Collaborations in Collection Storage: Making Shared Storage WorkConvention Center, 511 A/B/C Demographic Transformation and the Future of Museums: Trends and ImplicationsConvention Center, 403A Design for ParticipationConvention Center, 402 A/B Don't Just Stand There, Do Something! Inspiring Citizen Engagement Inside the MuseumConvention Center, 503 How Can History Museums Be More Interactive?Convention Center, 408A Is Your Dry Sprinkler System Under Attack?Convention Center, 411 Museums Imagining A Community of Communities: Exploring Diversity Through Multisensory EngagementConvention Center, 502B Reaching Latino Audiences: Successful Marketing and Communications StrategiesConvention Center, 515B Remembering the Recent Past: Engaging Audiences to Personally Reflect upon 9/11, Katrina, and GuantánamoConvention Center, 515A Sustaining Innovation: Maintaining In-depth School and Community Partnerships in Times of ChangeConvention Center, 408B Technology Tutorial - Designing a Big Powerful Website on a Shoestring BudgetConvention Center, 505 Training the Next Generation of Museum ProfessionalsConvention Center, 403B

3:30 PM

Broadening Your Audience: Delivering Content Across Multiple PlatformsConvention Center, 514 Idea Lounge: Museologically Incorrect: Further Conversations for ContrariansConvention Center, 405 Marketplace of IdeasConvention Center, Petree Hall

3:45 PM

Straight Talk Roundtables: Museums Thriving in the Economic DownturnConvention Center, Joint Committee on Archives, Libraries, and Museums (CALM) MeetingJW Marriott, Diamond Salon 2

4:00 PM

Book Signing - Nina SimonConvention Center AAM Bookstore Idea Lounge: Oops! Learning from Mistakes and Unintended ConsequencesConvention Center, 404B Idea Lounge: Shape your Career through the Seminar for Historical AdministrationConvention Center, 404A AAM Museum Assessment Program (MAP) and Accreditation: A view from the trenchesJW Marriott, Platinum Salon E Mentoring Roundtables for emerging and mid-career professionalsConvention Center, 408B

5:00 PM

AAM Museums Advocacy Day Reunion and Open HouseWestin Bonaventure, Santa Anita C Association of Midwest Museums (AMM) ReceptionWells Fargo History Museum Cooperstown Graduate Program ReceptionJW Marriott, Chairman's Suite

5:15 PM

Meet your Mentor(or Mentee)!Convention Center, 408B

5:30 PM

AAM Latino Network Professional Interest Committee (LNPIC) ReceptionWestin Bonaventure, Santa Anita A & B AAM Registrars Commitee (RC-AAM) International and American Registrars ReceptionWestin Bonaventure, Santa Barbara B & C The George Washington University Alumni ReceptionWestin Bonaventure, Santa Barbara A Museum Education Roundtable Annual ReceptionChinese American Museum

6:00 PM

AAM Board Alumni ReceptionJW Marriott, Olympic III Asian Pacific American Professional Interest Committee (APAPIC) Annual ReceptionMorono Kiang Gallery Bradbury Building

6:30 PM

AAM Emerging Museum Professionals (EMP) ReceptionLa Plaza de Cultura y Artes Dine and Dialogue: Museums Around the Edges: Enhancing the Visiting Experience with Distinctive RetailPlease visit the Restaurant Reservation Desk at the LA Hospitality Lounge to get location Dine and Dialogue: The Origination and Evolution of Design IdeasPlease visit the Restaurant Reservation Desk at the LA Hospitality Lounge to get location

7:00 PM

An Evening at the Getty CenterJ. Paul Getty Museum Exposition Park Block PartyExposition Park

7:30 PM

Getty Leadership Institute Alumni ReunionThe Restaurant at the Getty Center
 

Tuesday, May 25 ▼

 

7:30 AM

AAM Committee on Audience Research and Evaluation (CARE) Business Breakfast MeetingJW Marriott, Diamond Salon 2 AAM Public Relations and Marketing Committee (PRAM) Networking Breakfast and Issues ExchangeJW Marriott, Platinum Salon E Informal Learning Experiences Traveling Exhibitions RoundtableJW Marriott, Diamond Salon 3

8:00 AM

'Early Bird Special': Communicating Across Four Generations at WorkConvention Center, 404A Idea Lounge: Museums are from Mars, Designers are from VenusConvention Center, 404B Public Speaking WorkshopConvention Center, 405 AAM Registration, Ticket Exchange and Bookstore OpenConvention Center

9:00 AM

Building A New Generation of Cultural Heritage: Museums and Community IdentityConvention Center, 403B Capital Campaign Clinic: Up-to-Date Advice for the Ever-Changing LandscapeConvention Center, 409 A/B Changing Places: From Black and White to Technicolor -- Exhibition as a Catalyst for Community EngagementConvention Center, 502B Collaborating with Tribal Communities in Museum ExhibitsConvention Center, 518 Crossing Boundries: Artists and Museums Past, Present, and FutureConvention Center, 503 Demystifying the Mighty I.T. (Information Technology)Convention Center, 407 Greening Your Museum: What Gets Measured Gets DoneConvention Center, 403A Heavy Lifting 101: Moving Collections at Small MuseumsConvention Center, 511 A/B/C Keys to a Successful Museum StoreConvention Center, 513 Know When to Walk Away (Know When to Run): Changing Museum JobsConvention Center, 408A Managing from the MiddleConvention Center, 404A Museums and 21st Century Skills: Perspectives on Policy and PracticeConvention Center, 515B Museums and Archaeologists: A Partnership on the Preservation of Cultural HeritageConvention Center, 501 A/B/C Organizational Skills Lab: So You Have a Staff, Now What?Convention Center, 404B Resume Writing Workshop for Emerging ProfesionalsConvention Center, 405 Risk and Reality: Tools for Taking Risks Within Professional RealitiesConvention Center, 406 A/B School in the Park: A Whole New Way of LearningConvention Center, 410 Steal This Session! Taking-and Using-the Best from Contemporary CultureConvention Center, 515A Technology Tutorial - Designing a Big Powerful Website on a Shoestring BudgetConvention Center, 505 The 2010 Exhibition Critique and Discussion: Hollywood-Style (NOTE: DATE CHANGE)Convention Center, 411 The Future by DesignConvention Center, 502A Visitor Studies 101: Collecting and Interpreting Visitor DataConvention Center, 408B On-site Insight - The California Condor Rescue Zone--Letting Our Story SoarLos Angeles Zoo On-site Insight - Turning Hate to HopeMuseum of Tolerance Storytelling BootcampJW Marriott, Platinum Salon H Forecasting the Future of Museums: California as Case StudyWestin Bonaventure, San Gabriel A Exhibitor Registration OpenConvention Center

9:30 AM

On-site Insight - LA Rings in Arts and Culture in Citywide CelebrationDorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles County Music Center

10:00 AM

Book Signing - Lois H. SilvermanConvention Center AAM Bookstore On-site Insight - Storms, Arks, and Rainbows: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Developing Noah's Ark at the SkirballSkirball Cultural Center MuseumExpoConvention Center

10:30 AM

Resume Writing Workshop for Mid-career ProfessionalsConvention Center, 405 Organizational Skills Lab: Making Effective DecisionsConvention Center, 404B

10:45 AM

MuseumExpo Open HourConvention Center Museum Store Layout & Design Features That Increase SalesConvention Center, 513

11:00 AM

Book Signing - Lonnie BunchConvention Center AAM Bookstore AAM First-Time Attendee Welcome ReceptionMuseumExpo, Exhibit Halls A & B

12:15 PM

Wildlife Rescue, a new traveling exhibit launching March 2011!Convention Center, 514 AAM Committee on Audience Research and Evaluation (CARE) Issues LuncheonJW Marriott, Diamond Salon 1 AAM Committee on Diversity in Museums LuncheonJW Marriott, Diamond Salon 2 AAM Committee on Education (EdCom) Networking Lunch and Awards CeremonyJW Marriott, Diamond Salon 3 AAM Curators Committee (CurCom) Business LuncheonJW Marriott, Platinum Salon G AAM Development and Membership (DAM) Professional Network LuncheonJW Marriott, Diamond Salons 8 & 9 AAM Media and Technology Committee LuncheonJW Marriott, Diamond Salon 6 AAM Museum Association Security Committee (MASC) LuncheonJW Marriott, Platinum Salon F AAM Museum Management Committee Business LuncheonJW Marriott, Diamond Salon 7 AAM Registrars Committee (RC) Annual Business LuncheonJW Marriott, Platinum Salon E National Association for Museum Exhibition Issues LuncheonJW Marriott, Platinum Salon I-J Career Cafe 'Blue Plate Specials'Convention Center, 404A Personal Branding WorkshopConvention Center, 405 Professional Writing WorkshopConvention Center, 404B

12:30 PM

On-site Insight - The Chinese American Museum: Creating and Sustaining a Community-Based MuseumThe Chinese American Museum

1:00 PM

On-site Insight - Passing It Forward: Using History to Inspire Civic Engagement (NOTE: DATE CHANGE)Japanese American National Museum

2:00 PM

Art as Social ActionConvention Center, 515B Beyond Boundaries: Contemplating Using Contract Registrars within the MuseumConvention Center, 503 Breathing New Life into History InterpretationConvention Center, 406 A/B Buyer's Guide to Shipping Art By AirConvention Center, 514 Digitization of Collections and the InternetConvention Center, 403B Effectiveness of On-Site Visits and Off-Site Media on the Visitor ExperienceConvention Center, 502A How to Manage Your Online PresenceConvention Center, 405 Innovative Technology: Breaking down barriers between the physical and virtual museum experienceConvention Center, 411 Movement and Sound in Museum Collections: Preserving and Providing Access to Audiovisual MaterialsConvention Center, 410 Museum Education 101: Program Development and PresentationConvention Center, 501 A/B/C Museum Marketing Goes Social: Best Practices for Adding Social Media to Your Marketing MixConvention Center, 403A Nothing in life is free: Trends in Gallery Design to Avoid Reconfiguration ExpensesConvention Center, 513 Organizational Skills Lab: Understanding Team DynamicsConvention Center, 404B Participatory Learning in the Art Museum: Three Museums, Three ModelsConvention Center, 511 A/B/C Successful Strategies for Sustainability in Uncertain Times: Learnings from MAP and AccreditationConvention Center, 502B Technology Tutorial - A Basic Primer on Video ProductionConvention Center, 505 The 22nd Annual Excellence in Exhibition CompetitionConvention Center, 515A Think Like an EcoSystem--Collaborating Across Arts, Science, and Other DisciplinesConvention Center, 407 On-site Insight - Reinstalling the J. Paul Getty Museum's Permanent Collection GalleriesJ. Paul Getty Museum A Collection Without Borders: What Would you Choose?Convention Center, 518 Artful Accessibility: Programming to Reach 1 in 6 AmericansConvention Center, 408A Beyond Boundaries in a Globalized WorldConvention Center, 408B Engaging Diverse Donors: Developing Supportive Relationships with Latino, African American, and Asian American CommunitiesConvention Center, 409 A/B

3:00 PM

On-site Insight - A Visit to the Museum of Jurassic TechnologyMuseum of Jurassic Technology

3:30 PM

Book Signing - Kim Fortney and Beverly SheppardConvention Center AAM Bookstore Idea Lounge: An Alliance of Spirit: Museum and School PartnershipsConvention Center, AAM Bookstore Organizational Skills Lab: Mediating ConflictConvention Center, 404B

3:45 PM

Barcoding and Radio Frequency IDentification for Collections ManagementConvention Center, 501 A/B/C Collecting, Ethics, and PatrimonyConvention Center, 403B Creating a High Impact Volunteer and/or Docent ProgramConvention Center, 502B Crossing Cultures, Crossing Time: New Connections at England's Oldest MuseumConvention Center, 410 Emerging Digital Trends in MuseumsConvention Center, 515A Museum Architecture: Renovate, Adapt, or Build?Convention Center, 406 A/B Pecha-Kucha: Redefining Cultural Programs and OutreachConvention Center, 515B Pedagogy Without Borders: Dewey, Freire, Malaguzzi and the 21st Century MuseumConvention Center, 511 A/B/C Statewide Planning Can Help Preserve Collections/Plan for DisastersConvention Center, 407 Technology Tutorial - The Essentials of PodcastingConvention Center, 505 Term Limits Will Save Your Sanity: Board Development for Small MuseumsConvention Center, 411 The Balboa Park Cultural Partnership: 24 Arts, Science, and Cultural InstitutionsConvention Center, 502A The Situation Room: Learning from Peer Reviewers in the Trenches of Museum PracticeConvention Center, 503 Tracking the Many-Headed Monster: Embedding Evaluation in Museum NetworksConvention Center, 403A

4:00 PM

The Museum Group: A Conversation with Peter SellarsJW Marriott, Platinum Salon J

4:15 PM

Idea Lounge: Interns and Volunteers in Exhibition DevelopmentConvention Center, 404A

5:00 PM

Mountain Plains Museums Association Board MeetingJW Marriott, Platinum Salon F AAM Museum Accreditation Program ReceptionWestin Bonaventure, Santa Anita A & B International Coalition of Sites of Conscience ReceptionWestin Bonaventure, Beaudry A The University of the Arts and the Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums Alumni and Membership ReceptionWestin Bonaventure, Santa Barbara A

5:30 PM

Bank Street College Open HouseWestin Bonaventure, San Gabriel C AAM Registrars Committee (RC-AAM) Book Signing for the New Museum Registration Methods 5th EditionWestin Bonaventure, Hollywood Ballroom Gallery Systems Users ReceptionWestin Bonaventure, Palos Verdes John F. Kennedy University ReceptionWestin Bonaventure, Santa Anita C Seminar for Historical Administration (SHA) ReceptionWestin Bonaventure, San Fernando Forecasting the Future of Museums ReceptionWestin Bonaventure, San Gabriel B

6:00 PM

Smithsonian Affiliates ReceptionJapanese American National Museum

6:30 PM

Dine and Dialogue: Audience Input: The Promise and Curse of the 'Wiki-Museum'Please visit the Restaurant Reservation Desk at the LA Hospitality Lounge to get location Dine and Dialogue: Checking Up on Yourself: A Success-Failure MatrixPlease visit the Restaurant Reservation Desk at the LA Hospitality Lounge to get location Dine and Dialogue: The Transformative Power of ArtPlease visit the Restaurant Reservation Desk at the LA Hospitality Lounge to get location

7:00 PM

Sound and Vision - Art Party at Bergamot StationBergamot Station

7:30 PM

Hammer Bash!Hammer Museum at UCLA An Avant Garde Centennial Celebration: Museum of Latin American ArtLong Beach Museum of Latin American Art An Evening at the Aquarium of the Pacific: Where Art, Science, and Technology Connect People to the OceanLong Beach Aquarium
 

Wednesday, May 26 ▼

 

7:30 AM

Los Angeles/Houston Host Committee Orientation MeetingConvention Center, 510

8:00 AM

'Early Bird Special': How to Craft an Effective AAM Session ProposalConvention Center, 404A Idea Lounge: Building a Volunteer Visitor Studies Programme with Limited ResourcesConvention Center, 404B Public Speaking WorkshopConvention Center, 405 AAM Registration, Ticket Exchange and Bookstore OpenConvention Center

9:00 AM

'Unexhibitable? You Decide' (NOTE: DATE CHANGE)Convention Center, 408A Advocacy Boot CampConvention Center, 518 Art on Campus: Guidelines and Policies for Internal Loans and Public Art CollectionsConvention Center, 515A Blurring the Border Between Learning and Doing: The Win-Win Value of Service Learning Programs in MuseumsConvention Center, 503 Brand Longevity: Maintaining Brand Visual Identity Across Departments and Communication ChannelsConvention Center, 408B Collections Conundrums 2010: Current IssuesConvention Center, 501 A/B/C Connecting to Community: IMLS National Medals for Museum ServiceConvention Center, 407 Cultural Properties: Common Vulnerabilities, Threat Indicators and Protective MeasuresConvention Center, 513 Don't Just Survive: ThriveConvention Center, 515B Forecasting the Future of Museums: California as a Case StudyConvention Center, 502B Idea Lounge: Engaging Audiences Through Affinity GroupsConvention Center, 404B Idea Lounge: Leveraging Your Regional Association to Boost Your CareerConvention Center, 404A Inclusive Practice: Examining the Role of Organizational Dynamics in Serving Underrepresented CommunitiesConvention Center, 409 A/B International Standards for Collections CareConvention Center, 403B Measuring a Museum's Educational Impact: A Decade of ResearchConvention Center, 511 A/B/C Multimodal Approaches: Diverse Doors Into MuseumsConvention Center, 403A On Affecting the Social Fabric of a Country: Case Studies from Guatemala and Saudi ArabiaConvention Center, 410 Optimize Volunteer Interpreters to Personalize Visitors' ExperienceConvention Center, 502A Resume Writing Workshop for Emerging ProfessionalsConvention Center, 405 Sticky! Using Game Elements to Keep Online Visitors Coming Back for MoreConvention Center, 406 A/B Technology Tutorials - A Basic Primer on Video ProductionConvention Center, 505 The Great Planetary MuseumConvention Center, 411 Exhibitor Registration OpenConvention Center

9:30 AM

On-site Insight - Journey to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and BeyondJet Propulsion Laboratory

10:00 AM

MuseumExpoConvention Center

10:30 AM

On-site Insight - Audubon Nature Center in Los AngelesAudubon Nature Center at Debs Park Resume Writing Workshop for Mid-career ProfessionalsConvention Center, 405 General Session - Amy TanConvention Center Concourse Hall Organizational Skills Lab: Strategic Thinking and PlanningConvention Center, 404B

12:15 PM

AAM Development and Membership (DAM) Committee Membership 101 Educational LuncheonJW Marriott, Diamond Salon 1 ICOM-US Business Meeting and LuncheonJW Marriott, Diamond Salon 3 'A Day in the Life' Reality RoundtablesConvention Center, 408A Career Cafe 'Blue Plate Specials'Convention Center, 404A Personal Branding WorkshopConvention Center, 405 Professional Writing WorkshopConvention Center, 404B

12:30 PM

Book Signing - Amy TanConvention Center AAM Bookstore Sites of Conscience: Dialogue Across Differences on Global Immigration IssuesJapanese American National Museum

2:00 PM

Are The Best Things Online Free? Resources to Identify and Profile ProspectsConvention Center, 515B Beyond the Turnstile: Making the Case for Museums and Sustainable ValuesConvention Center, 518 Bridging the Borders: Engaging Visitors in Global Issues Through Innovative ProgrammingConvention Center, 407 Designing Museums as Making Movies: A Proposition to Modify Current Practices and to Promote New RolesConvention Center, 503 Developing Content for Technology ApplicationsConvention Center, 406 A/B Generation O: Teens and Their Arts OrganizationsConvention Center, 502B Living in a Material WorldConvention Center, 403B Organizational Skills Lab: Evaluating and Coaching EmployeesConvention Center, 404B Organizational Skills Lab: Understanding the Three Dimensions of Your BoardConvention Center, 405 So Many Crates, So Little Space'Convention Center, 513 Technology Tutorial - Got Friends? Social Media for MuseumsConvention Center, 505 The Completely Virtual Exhibition: What is Gained, What is Lost?Convention Center, 408B The Power of Native Media to Transform Communities: The Role of a MuseumConvention Center, 411 Three Transformations: The Role of Audience and Community in Redefining Three MuseumsConvention Center, 410 Watch those watts: Sustainable & Green Practices for Lighting & AV Systems in Museum ExhibitionConvention Center, 511 A/B/C What We Do Best: Re-Visiting the Role of Informal Learning in MuseumsConvention Center, 515A On-site Insight - Illuminating Gems: Display Strategies for Cameos and IntagliosGetty Villa CineMuse Digital Cinema ShowcaseConvention Center, 514 Exhibitor Move-OutConvention Center

3:30 PM

Idea Lounge: Appreciative Inquiry: A Positive Approach to Transforming Your OrganizationConvention Center, 405 The new generation of Museum Guides: iPhone, Android and moreConvention Center, 513 AAM Council of Regional Associations MeetingJW Marriott, Diamond Salon 6 Organizational Skills Lab: Working with ConsultantsConvention Center, 404B

3:45 PM

AAM Registrars Committee (RC) Roundtable of IdeasJW Marriott, Diamond Salon 2 Art Museum Installation Design: Three WaysConvention Center, 501 A/B/C Beyond the Shiny Object: Mission-Driven Museum Technology DevelopmentConvention Center, 502A Collaborative Museum Partnerships in Collections StewardshipConvention Center, 407 Creating Effective Visitor Experience TeamsConvention Center, 408A How Various Museum Types May Attract Under-Represented Market SegmentsConvention Center, 518 Learning from the Media: Encouraging Wonder and Discovery Among Children and FamiliesConvention Center, 511 A/B/C Preventive Conservation and Collections ManagementConvention Center, 403B Student Exhibitions at Museums: Engaging Students as Artists, Curators, and ProgrammersConvention Center, 406 A/B Synchronicity-Blurring Boundaries Through Interdisciplinary Collaborations in Opera, Music, and Visual ArtsConvention Center, 409 A/B Technology Tutorial - Tools and Tips for Real-Time Online InteractionConvention Center, 505 Telling the 'Tough Stuff'Convention Center, 408B The Risky Business of Audience Development: Three Institutions' Innovative ApproachesConvention Center, 503 Transformations in Cultural and Experiential LearningConvention Center, 411 Visual to Verbal: Museums and Language AcquisitionConvention Center, 410

6:30 PM

Dine and Dialogue: Screens, Screens, Screens: Scourge or Boon to Museums and Society at Large?Please visit the Restaurant Reservation Desk at the LA Hospitality Lounge to get location Dine and Dialogue: History for Hipsters: Engaging Young Professionals at History Museums and Historic SitesPlease visit the Restaurant Reservation Desk at the LA Hospitality Lounge to get location Dine and Dialogue: The Best of Times, The Worst of Times: Conversations in Arts and CulturePlease visit the Restaurant Reservation Desk at the LA Hospitality Lounge to get location Dine and Dialogue: The Personal Side of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA)Please visit the Restaurant Reservation Desk at the LA Hospitality Lounge to get location

7:00 PM

Art, Culture and Mammoths- Miracle MileLos Angeles County Museum of Art Make Your Mark: Museum of ToleranceMuseum of Tolerance One-Night World Tour - Fowler Museum at UCLAFowler Museum at UCLA
 



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