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9:00am-4:30pm - Pre-Conference Study Tours & Workshops (Information & Registration Coming Soon!)
5:30-7:30pm - Opening Reception - 1000 Islands Cruise
8:00am - Registration (Four Points, Kingston)
9:00-9:45am - Conference Opening - Limestone Ballroom
9:45-10:30am - Keynote - Limestone Ballroom
10:30-11:00am - Networking Break with Exhibitors - Limestone Foyer & Gibraltar Room
11:00am-12:00pm - Concurrent Sessions
- A Model of Collaboration: The Kingston Association of Museums, Art Galleries and Historic Sites (30 minutes)
- Building on Community Partnerships: Expanding the Horizons at Lang Pioneer Village Museum (30 minutes)
- In Our Own Words: Exploring Collaborations (30 minutes)
- Gamification: Bringing New Things to Old Places (30 minutes)
- Workshop: Approaches to Measuring Social Cultural Impacts of Museums
12:00-1:00pm - Lunch - Limestone Foyer & Gibraltar Room
1:00-1:30pm - IGNITE Sessions - Limestone Ballroom
- Engaging Youth Without a Hashtag
- A Passport to History
- Community and Self Representation
- Hacking the Museum: Collections Data as Opportunity
- Made “By Hand”: An Innovative Partnership of Art & Heritage
1:30-2:30pm - Concurrent Sessions
- Pedal to the Metal: The Drive to Stay Open and Relevant (30 minutes)
- Touchdown! Successful Partnership Between the Aurora Museum & Archives and the Aurora Sports Hall of Fame (30 minutes)
- Dead Men Do Tell Tales: Where Heritage and Theatre Meet
- Workshop: First Peoples Inclusion in All Things Museum
2:30-3:00pm - Networking Break with Exhibitors - Limestone Foyer & Gibraltar Room
3:00-3:30pm - Keynote - Limestone Ballroom
3:30-4:00pm - An Update from the Ministry of Tourism, Culture & Sport - Limestone Ballroom
5:00-6:00pm - President's Reception with Exhibitors - Limestone Foyer & Gibraltar Room
6:00-9:00pm - Awards of Excellence Gala
9:00-11:30pm - Canada 150+ Third Annual Trivia Night - Limestone Ballroom
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8:00am - Registration (Four Points, Kingston)
8:00-9:00am - Ontario Museum Association Annual General Meeting - Limestone Ballroom
9:00-9:45am - Keynote - Limestone Ballroom
9:45-10:15am - Concurrent Sessions
- Bring an Object, Share a Story, Make a Connection: Fostering Community Through Material Heritage
- So Long and Thanks for the Fish: Museum Futures
- OBJECTivity: An Unbiased Approach to Acquiring Artefacts
10:15-10:45am - Networking Break with Exhibitors - Limestone Foyer & Gibraltar Room
10:45-11:45am - Concurrent Sessions
- Museums and Community Hubs: Partnerships in Cultural Innovation
- Case Studies in Working Through Non-Traditional Exhibits
- Workshop: Hacking Immersive Digital Content for Museums
11:45am-12:45pm - Lunch - Limestone Foyer & Gibraltar Room
12:45-1:30pm - Concurrent Sessions
- Indigenous Collections: Promising Practices & Next Steps
- Art of Sustainable Energy
- Workshop: A Fresh Approach to Meeting Conservation Standards
1:30-2:30pm - Concurrent Sessions
- An Update for Museums from the Ministry of Tourism, Culture & Sport: Archaeological Collections in Museums Legislation, Guidance, & Ontario’s Culture Strategy
- Finding Relevance Through Branding & Community Engagement
- Workshop: Re-Think! A Workshop Exploring New Ways of Looking at Your Collections and Turning Them Into Exhibits (30 participants maximum)
2:30-3:00pm - Networking Break with Exhibitors - Limestone Foyer & Gibraltar Room
3:00-4:00pm - Concurrent Sessions
- Ontario Museums and Cultural Diplomacy
- Beyond Classrooms Kingston: How Teachers Are Using Museums and Community Sites as a Catalyst for Inquiry-Based Learning (30 minutes)
- Handing Over Your Museum to a 13 Year Old (30 minutes)
- Fundraising: Whose Job is it Anyways?
4:00-4:30pm - Conference Closing & 2018 Announcement - Limestone Ballroom
Program & Schedule Subject to Change.
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Information will be updated as it becomes available.
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