2012 Conference Program Schedule

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17

8:00am - 4:00pm   Study Tours
5:00 - 7:30pm   Opening Reception - Niagara Falls History Museum
 

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18

7:30am - 6:00pm   Conference Registration
8:00am - 6:00pm   Tradeshow
8:00am - 7:00pm   Silent Auction
8:00 - 9:00am   Breakfast with the Exhibitors
9:00 - 10:00am  Opening Address and Keynote Speaker
 Diarmuid Nash, Partner, Moriyama & Teshima Architects
10:00 - 10:30am   Networking Break
10:30 - 11:45am

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

"Outside of the Box" Government Relations and Funding: Mastering Your Museum's Hybridity to Maximize Public Sector Support
Youth Invasion! The Epic Update of a National Youth Project
Destination: ACCESSIBLE Museum!
11:45am - 12:45pm Lunch and OMA 40th Anniversary Social with cake
Special Presentation at 12:15pm: Telling Our Stories: 40 years of the OMA
12:45 - 2:00pm

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

The 'Museum' Experience
Peace: The Exhibition - Pushing Boundaries and Broadening Visitor Expectations at the Canadian War Museum
Accessibility in Exhibition Design
2:00 - 2:15 Health Break
2:15 - 2:45pm

SPECIAL PRESENTATION

Update & Museum Standards Assessment Presentation: Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport (MTCS)
2:45 - 3:15pm   Networking Break - Supported by TOTAL TRANSPORTATION
3:15 - 4:30

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Youth Engagement: What's in it for You/th?
The Modern Travel Guide and How to Get Listed
Museum Planning for Ontario Museums
5:00 - 9:00pm
PRESIDENT'S RECEPTION, AWARDS BANQUET & SILENT AUCTION
Marriott Gateway on the Falls Hotel
 

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19

7:30am - 5:00pm   Conference Registration
8:00am - 3:00pm   Tradeshow
8:15 - 9:30am
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING / BREAKFAST
9:30 - 10:15am   Plenary Session - Mark O'Neill
10:15 - 10:45am   Networking Break
10:45am - 12:00pm
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
UNESCO and National Built Heritage Museums: Communicating the Past to the Future
The ROM: Engaging New Audiences for the Next 100 Years
Display Case Layout Workshop
12:00 - 1:00pm   Lunch
1:00- 1:45pm
SPECIAL PRESENTATION
Destination: Museum Professional - Poster Session, University of Toronto, Master of Museum Studies Program
1:45- 2:15pm   Networking Break - Supported by PACART
2:15 - 3:30pm
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Magic Squares and the Magic of Collaboration
Risks of Expanding the Museum Demographic
Get on Route 1812
3:30 - 4:30pm
IGNITE
4:30- 4:45pm Closing Address and Announcement of 2013 Conference

 

Photo Credit: Katie Shoemaker for the Ontario Museum Association, 2012

*Conference program is subject to change.