2012 Conference Program

Ignite 2012

Are we a museum?: TIFF's Search for an Identity David Carey, Director of Government and Foundation Relations, TIFF According to the International Council of Museums (ICOM), a museum is "a non-profit, permanent institution in the service of society an ...More Green Hand Program Pamela Woolner, Curator, Meaford Museum player_Ignite Session Five: Archaeological Excavation Simulation We have a...

Ignite 2012

Friday, October 19 - 3:30 to 4:45pm Click on the pictures to see the video. ABOUT IGNITE Ignite gives presenters 5 minutes and 20 slides to demonstrate their ideas and professional passions. Each slide is displayed for 15 seconds and automatically moves forward, making for a fast-paced and dynamic session! Return to Conference 2012 main page . Return to 2012 Schedule at a Glance .

Update & Museum Standards Assessment Presentation: Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport (MTCS)

Thursday, October 18 - 2:15 - 2:45pm Presenters: Kevin Finnerty, Assistant Deputy Minister - Culture Division; Peter Armstrong, Director, Programs and Services Branch; Elka Weinstein, Museum & Heritage Programs Advisor, Culture Programs Unit, Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport L to R: Kevin Finnerty, Assistant Deputy Minister - Culture Division; Peter Armstrong, Director, Programs and...

Opening Keynote Address: Diarmuid Nash, Partner, Moriyama & Teshima Architects

Opening Keynote Speaker Diarmuid Nash , Partner, Moriyama & Teshima Architects, AAA, BES, M.Arch., OAA(PP), AIBC, FRAIC(PP), HON AIA, HON FCARM Thursday, October 18 - 9:00am to 10:00am Kathleen Powell, OMA Past President, opens the 2012 OMA Annual Conference and introduces the Mayor of Niagara Falls, Jim Diodati Mayor Jim Diodati welcomes Conference delegates to Niagara Falls and takes the...

Plenary Session: Mark O'Neill

Plenary Session Mark O'Neill , President and CEO, Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation Friday, October 19 - 9:30am to 10:15am Karen Bachmann, outgoing OMA Councillor, introduces Mark O'Neill who will speak of the Corporation's exhibitions, collections and programs, as well as the recently announced Canadian Museum of History . Mr. O'Neill presents several new acquisitions, including the...

Telling Our Stories: 40 years of the OMA

Thursday, October 18 - 12:15 Presenters: Lynne Teather Associate Professor, Museum Studies, University of Toronto, Chair of ICTOP Lynne Teather presents a brief history of the Ontario Museum Association. Marie Lalonde, current OMA Executive Director, brings greetings from John McAvity, the Association's first Executive Director and presents the 40th Anniversary Brochure. Greg Baeker, second OMA...

"Outside of the Box" Government Relations and Funding: Mastering Your Museum's Hybridity to Maximize Public Sector Support

Thursday, October 18 - 10:30 to 11:45 am Presenters: David Carey, Director of Government and Foundation Relations and Ben MacIntosh, Senior Coordinator, Government & Foundation Relations, TIFF Download the TIFF presentation materials (2.4 MB). Ben MacIntosh, Senior Coordinator, Government & Foundation Relations, TIFF, presents. David Carey, Director of Government and Foundation Relations...

Get on Route 1812

Friday, October 19 - 2:15 to 3:30pm Presenters: Adrienne Horne, Regional Project Manager, Western Corridor War of 1812 Bicentennial Alliance; Mike Baker, Curator, Elgin County Museum Download the Western Corridor War of 1812 Bicentennial Alliance presentation materials (4.2 MB) Download the Elgin County Museum presentation materials (12.9 MB) Adrienne Horne, Regional Project Manager, Western...

Museum Planning for Ontario Museums

Thursday, October 18, 3:15 to 4:30 pm Presenters: Barry Lord, Co-President and Maria Piacente, VP Exhibitions, Lord Cultural Resources Download the presentation materials (3.3 MB) Barry Lord, Co-President, Lord Cultural Resources Session Description: As museums take on more complex roles in their communities and the number of museum stakeholders increases to include a greater array of people,...

Risks of Expanding the Museum Demographic

Friday, October 19 - 2:15 to 3:30pm Presenters: Lyne Erwin, Managing Director, Marsh Canada Limited and Amanda Conlon, Associate Director, London Children’s Museum Download the presentation materials Lyne Erwin, Managing Director, Marsh Canada Limited Session Description As with most businesses, museums and galleries are always looking for ways to increase revenue. By expanding their demographic...