Annual Conference 2018

Conference Program (Final Edition)

With The Toronto, Oct 24-26 Toronto Museum Network #OMAConf2018 & City of Toronto

1 Photo: Tourism Toronto Not Business As Usual: What’s New in 2018

 Session Duration Varies: concurrent sessions mostly start at the same time, but may not end at the same time. Use the extra time to visit the exhibitors, network with colleagues, or relax at the ‘Take-a-Minute’ tables!  EXPO Hub: visit the hub in the EXPO throughout conference to meet experts, practitioners, heritage sector partners, and other professional or service organizations, and more!  Take-A-Minute Tables: look for tables in the lobby and hallways where you can casually get to know your colleagues and unwind with mindful activities.

 Subthemes: Look for these symbols in the schedule at a glance to see if the Photo: Tourism Toronto session focusses mostly on workforce, collections, or audiences:

Workforce Collections Audiences

Walk Away a Winner!

 Win Registration to the OMA Annual Conference 2019! Submit the completed Evaluation Form in your delegate bag to the Registration Desk by 4pm on Friday to be entered into the draw!  Passport to Prizes: Win a prize package from the Exhibitors by visiting all the exhibitors listed in the Passport to Prizes in your delegate bag, and entering it into the draw at the Registration Desk. 18 exhibitors are participating this year so that prize package is BIG!  Silent Auction: Bid on over 40 incredible silent auction items on Thursday! The Auction closes at 7:00 pm during the Awards Gala Dinner. Photo: Tourism Toronto Conference Theme

Collaborating for Impact: Not Business as Usual considers how the museum sector is stronger working collaboratively, and how museums, art galleries, and historic sites can be a positive force for change in Ontario society. Hear how colleagues are working with others in the culture sector and with some unexpected partners outside of it, and changing the game when it comes to reaching diverse audiences, preserving our heritage, and shaping our communities.

Building on different examples of successful (or failed!) models, Collaborating for Impact: Not Business as Usual looks at the connections museums form in their communities and serves to provide a fresh approach to the role of museums in contemporary society. The Art Gallery of Ontario *Program subject to change 2

See & Do More at Conference Wednesday, October 24 Opening Reception at the Royal Ontario Museum, 6-9pm Opening Reception included in all FULL Registrations

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Trivia Night: in partnership with iSchool Doors open: 8:00pm, The Fortunate Fox pub (280 Bloor St W.) Test your Ontario knowledge and enjoy a fun evening with the sector’s up-and-comers. Trivia Night, now on Wednesday following the Opening Reception, is hosted by the OMA and the Group of Ontario Emerging Museum Professionals (GOEMP) Committee.

This event is open to all conference delegates and is a great way to meet with other museum professionals in a casual setting! It’s also an ideal Conference Connections meet-up time and place!

Thursday, October 25 Reception with Exhibitors Get to know suppliers, consultants, transportation companies and more!

OMA Awards of Excellence Gala & TOTAL Dance Party Celebrate excellence in Ontario’s Museum community, then dance the night away with music from every era!

Gala included in all FULL Registrations (except for Student Registrations). Extra tickets for the Awards Gala can be purchased on the OMA Website or by calling 1 866 662-8672

Thank you to our Partner!

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Schedule at a Glance—Thursday, October 25

8am start Conference Registration Opens (Until 6pm) 8am start EXPO Open (Until 6pm) 9-9:45 Conference Opening (Prince Ballroom) 9:45-10:30 Keynote: Dr. Deborah L. Mack, Associate Director, Office of Strategic Partnerships, National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution (Prince Ballroom)

10:30-11 Networking Break with Exhibitors, Thank you:

Sessions in this column are Sessions in this column are in Sessions in this column are in the in the Prince Ballroom the Breakout Princess Room Breakout North York Room 11:00 start Bringing Women’s History Collaborative Models for Archival Skills and New Digital into the 21st Century Millennial Engagement Methods (50 minutes) (50 minutes) (35 minutes)

11:50am- Lunch 12:45pm Thank you: 12:45-1:35 Inclusion2025: Where Are We Now? (Prince Ballroom) Michael Bach, Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion 1:45 start Collaborating Across Asking the Right Questions: Breaking the Glass Case Experience for Succession Real Talk about Championing (35 minutes) Planning Success Inclusion as a Museum (45 minutes) Professional (30 minutes) 2:15-2:45 Networking Break with Exhibitors 2:45 start Collapsing Silos, Building Collaboration and Ignite Sessions Communities: Consultation: Working -I Ain’t Afraid of No Ghosts, GLAM Sector Toward Better Collections -Collaborative Dynamics in Ad Hoc Collaborations Management Volunteer Groups, (50 minutes) (45 minutes) -Museums and the Climate Challenge

(25 minutes, starting at 3:00)

3:45-4:45 GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums) Plenary Panel Shelley Falconer, Art Gallery of Hamilton; Vickery Bowles, Toronto Public Library; John Roberts, Archives of Ontario; Christina Tessier, Ingenium; Petal Furness, Moderator, OMA President (Prince Ballroom)

5-6 Reception With Exhibitors

6-9 Awards of Excellence Gala (Prince Ballroom)

9pm-12am TOTAL Dance Party

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Schedule at a Glance—Friday , October 26

7:30am start Breakfast Served, Conference Registration Opens (Until 3pm) 8am start EXPO Open (Until 4pm) 8-9 Ontario Museum Association Annual General Meeting, Thank you to the OMA Council for Sponsoring Breakfast! 9-9:40 Keynote: Stephen Abram, Executive Director, Federation of Ontario Public Libraries; Principal, Lighthouse Consulting 9:40-10:10 Networking Break with Exhibitors Sessions in this column are in Sessions in this column are in Sessions in this column are in the Prince Ballroom the Breakout Princess Room the Breakout North York Room 10:10 start The Making of the Voices of Collaborative Teaching for Reaching out to the World: Chief’s Point Collaborative Learning Microsoft’s Virtual Field Trip (35 minutes) (35 minutes) Program (30 minutes) 10:50 start Room for Mystics: LiDAR for Museums an Event Collaboration through Visualizing Sound Example of Technical Regional Museum Networks (35 minutes) Collaboration and Open (35 minutes) Thinking (30 minutes) 11:30 start Museums and Post- Pathways to Toronto: Voices How Permanent is a Secondary Institutions from Toronto’s Settlement Permanent Loan? (20 minutes) Working Together Sector Collaborating for a Multi-Visit (50 minutes) (50 minutes) Field Trip Program (10 minutes) Helpful Hiccups (10 minutes) 12:20- Lunch 1:15pm Thank you: 1:15 start Organizational Living HR Policy Documents Healthy Partnering: Alzheimer Transformation– Putting the in the World of #MeToo Society at KWAG ‘Service’ in Heritage Services (50 minutes) (35 minutes) (50 minutes)

1:50-2:25 Ice Cream Break with Exhibitors Thank you:

2:25 start In a Good Way… Prioritizing Confessions of a Museum Destination Development: Indigenous Education and Professional Collaborating for Tourism Digital Learning (30 minutes, starting at 2:40) (50 minutes) (50 minutes) 3:15-4:05 Can Museums Be Brave? Plenary Panel Henry Kim, Aga Khan Museum; Ross Laird, Ph.D; Cheryl Blackman, Moderator, City of Toronto

4:05-4:30 Conference Closing (2019 Announced)

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Keynote Speakers Dr. Deborah L. Mack

Associate Director, Office of Strategic Partnerships, National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution, Thursday, October 25, 9:45-10:30am

The Work You Do, The Person You Are The National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution, opened to the public 100 years after the initial request to– and authorization by- the U.S. Congress. This presentation will examine how a cultural legacy of engagement, consensus building and collaboration shaped the creation of the museum and its opening in 2016. It will, in particular, highlight the conference themes of collaboration by highlighting the three streams of workforce, collections and audiences.

Dr. Deborah L. Mack is the Associate Director in the Office of Strategic Partnerships at the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), Smithsonian Institution. She is responsible for overall planning, management and coordination of professional partnership programs and international activities. The Office of Strategic Partnerships (OSP) at the National Museum of African American History and Culture serves as an outward-facing division responsible for leveraging NMAAHC research, programmatic initiatives and other museum professional resources that benefit African American and African Diaspora museums and related cultural institutions. OSP fulfills its mandate in the following ways: 1) Establishes strategic alliances to promote capacity building, organizational sustainability, professional development and institutional best practices, 2) Cultivates relationships within the Smithsonian, nationally and internationally with museum service, research and member organizations that serve cohorts of institutions, and 3) Supports NMAAHC research and programmatic initiatives.

Stephen Abram

Executive Director, Federation of Ontario Public Libraries; Principal, Lighthouse Consulting Inc. Friday, October 26, 9:00-9:40am Are we feeling stressed about our cultural sector? Are museums ready for their big moment? Museums deliver extreme value and are worthy of great funding. But how? Stephen Abram will inspire us with a path forward for greater success in our field, our sector and in the lives of the people of Ontario. Bring your seat-belts - it'll be an exciting ride!

Stephen Abram, MLS, a strategy and direction planning consultant for libraries, the culture sector and the information industry, is principal of Lighthouse Consulting Inc. He is also executive director of the Federation of Ontario Public Libraries where he represents Ontario’s over 300 public library systems to all levels of government. He is a library trend watcher, keynote speaker, innovator and author of Stephen’s Lighthouse blog – the top blog in the sector globally – as well as hundreds of articles and a number of books. He teaches at the graduate level at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Information. He has held executive leadership positions in libraries and at Cengage Learning (Gale), SirsiDynix, Thomson Publishing, ProQuest and IHS. He has been president of the Ontario Library Association, the Special Libraries Association and the Canadian Library Association.

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Session Descriptions—Thursday Oct 25 Concurrent Sessions, 11:00 am start discuss how this approach enhanced learning their and engagement by fostering applied research and writing skills, and Collaborative Models for Millenial Engagement exposing them to the protocols and practices of working with Laura Gibbs, City of Pickering; Clara Weng, Emerging archival and historical materials. Young Artists; Jessica Hall-Cummings, Royal Ontario Museum Lunch: 11:50am-12:45pm Thursday, 11:00-11:50, Princess Room

How are we collaborating to engage, encourage, and equip Plenary Session, 12:45-1:35 pm millennials to interact with our museums? Hear how the ROM Inclusion 2025: Where Are We Now? has engaged young donors and supporters through the Young Michael Bach, Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion Patrons Circle; how Emerging Young Artists brings millennial Thursday, 12:45-1:35 , Prince artists and curators together to produce exhibitions; and how Ballroom the Council of Heritage Organizations in Ottawa (CHOO|COPO) is building on the success of its previous Emerging Cultural Michael Bach is internationally Professionals Conference with its new Capital Heritage recognized as a thought leader Mentorship Program. Discuss how we are all having an impact and subject matter expert in the on the next generation of cultural professionals. fields of diversity, inclusion and employment equity, bringing a Bringing Women’s History into the 21st Century vast knowledge of leading Shawna White, Aurora Museum & Archives; Alyssa Gomori, practices in a live setting to his Erland Lee Museum National Historic Site; Irene Robillard, work. He is the founder and CEO Federated Women’s Institutes of Ontario; Amy Bowring, of the Canadian Centre for Dance Collection Danse Diversity and Inclusion. He has Thursday, 11:00-11:50, Prince Ballroom deep experience in strategy development, stakeholder engagement, training and

development, research, solution development and execution, This session explores how we preserve and interpret employee engagement, data analytics, measurement and Women’s History through the experiences from two diversity scorecards, targeted recruiting strategies, marketing collaborate projects: The multi-faceted digitization project and communications, Employee Resource Groups, Diversity undertaken by the Federated Women’s Institutes of Ontario Councils, and diversity related legislation (Employment Equity (FWIO) and the Aurora Museum & Archives re-mount of the Act, AODA, etc.) among other skills and experiences. play, the Temple of Fame. Previously, Michael was the National Director of Diversity, Equity

and Inclusion for KPMG in Canada, a role he created and held for Archival Skills and New Digital Methods seven years. Additionally, Michael completed a 2½ year Paulina Rousseau, University of Toronto Scarborough; secondment as the former Deputy Chief Diversity Officer for Rick Halpern, University of Toronto; Kelly Morrison, KPMG International. At KPMG Michael was responsible for the Student, University of Toronto; Karen Black, Sashbear overarching diversity strategy for the firm’s operations in Foundation Canada, including the development and implementation of Thursday, 11:00-11:35, North York Room diversity related programs and initiatives. During his tenure, KPMG received several prestigious diversity related awards – This presentation uses a recent graduate seminar in Public including being named one of Canada’s Top Employers for History to shine a light on local, community, and digital history, Diversity and one of Canada’s Best Employers for New discussing how beginning graduate students were introduced to Canadians. KPMG is the only organization that has won both new methodologies and skills, using digital humanities tools. awards in all five years they have been awarded. Several of the students demonstrate their final projects and

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Session Descriptions—Thursday Oct 25

Concurrent Sessions, 1:45 pm start Reality content, one small museum is giving visitors and partners a chance to reach out and touch the museum Asking the Right Questions: Real Talk about Championing collections, the natural environment and the past. This Inclusion as a Museum Professional presentation will share the experience producing and using Kendra Campbell; Jaclyn Qia-Hiansen, Royal Ontario traditional and VR films to break down barriers in Museum understanding and to generate new synergies. Find out how Thursday, 1:45-2:15, Princess Room this project built local and international collaboration, audiences and partnerships in a small rural community. Inclusion has never been – nor can ever be – a one-size-fits -all checklist. Rather, it’s a continuous process of learning Networking Break, 2:15-2:45 from and responding to the ever-evolving conversations in communities that are often under-represented within the sector. As museum professionals, we have a duty to Concurrent Sessions, 2:45 pm start collaborate with communities and ensure they have a Collaboration and Consultation: Working Toward Better place at the table when planning our exhibitions and Collections Management events. How can we do this in a way that acknowledges Nathalie Guenette, Canadian Heritage Information the value of lived experiences? How can we respectfully Network; Janet Reid, Markham Museum; Nathan integrate diverse collaborators into our Etherington, Brant Historical Society; Sim Salata, Grey everyday workflows? This interactive session will not Roots Museum & Archives provide answers, but rather work with participants to Thursday, 2:45-3:30, Princess Room build their understanding of how to ask the right questions. This session explores the maintenance and management of museum collections through the ongoing and recent Collaborating Across Experience for Succession Planning collaborative projects undertaken by Grey Roots Museum & Success Archives, Brant Museum & Archives, Markham Museum, and CHIN. Presented as short case studies, these institutions reflect Madeline Smolarz, City of Kingston & Petal Furness, Grey on their experiences towards better collections management. Roots Museum & Archives

Thursday, 1:45-2:30, Prince Ballroom Collapsing Silos, Building Communities: GLAM Sector

Collaborations At first, the concept of succession planning may be daunting, but it can also be seen as an essential collaboration between Kaven Baker-Voakes; Michael Rikley-Lancaster, Mississippi coworkers to produce a healthier museum sector for all. Led by Valley Textile Museum; Kerry Badgley, Ontario Library one experienced and one emerging museum professional, this Association; Lisa Snider, Archives Association of Ontario unconference style workshop aims to inspire and empower Thursday, 2:45-3:35, Prince Ballroom participants to tackle this topic head on. The co-moderators will use digital tools and audience-generated content to Pressures on public institutions are likely here to stay. Museums, explore the potential of and solutions for succession planning archives, and libraries are all facing remarkably similar in the Ontario museum workforce. challenges whether reduced volunteers, staffing, funding, or overall resources. Yet, they are similarly facing demands to be Breaking the Glass Case more open to the public they serve. Three panelists representing Andrea Wilson & Tom Strnad, Craigleith Heritage Depot/ these institutions will come together for a lively discussion on The Blue Mountains Museum Depot current collaborations, while discussing new ways of partnering Thursday, 1:45-2:20, North York Room into the future. Innovation and reinvention can happen anytime!

Be inspired by a small museum! Creating film and Virtual 8 *Program subject to change

Session Descriptions—Thursday Oct 25

Concurrent Sessions, 2:45 pm start Plenary Panel, 3:45 - 4:45 pm

Ignite Sessions, North York Room GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums) Panel I Ain’t Afraid of No Ghosts, Thursday 3:45-4:45, Prince Ballroom Lisa Terech, Oshawa Museum Shelley Falconer, Art Gallery of Hamilton; Vickery Bowles, Part of the Ignite Sessions, Thursday 3:00-3:25 Toronto Public Library; John Roberts, Archives of Ontario; Christina Tessier, Ingenium; Petal Furness, Moderator, “Is this place haunted?” To find an engaging way to answer this Grey Rooys Museum & Archives commonly asked question, the Oshawa Museum developed a meaningful and unique partnership with Proo{f}, offering annual The significant public trust in GLAMs as knowledge institutions paranormal investigations. This case study will introduce the stems largely from their commitment to objectivity and Evening with Proo{f} event, showcase how this partnership has truthfulness. Our current world sees cynicism and increased been beneficial to the OM and Proo{f}, and offer tips to those partisanship on the rise, challenging courts, newspapers, and considering such an event at their historic house museum. constitutional institutions. The importance of public trust in these institutions cannot be overestimated; what is the role of Collaborative Dynamics in Ad Hoc Volunteer Groups cultural organizations, such as galleries, libraries, archives and Lana Tran, Student, University of Toronto museums in the world of fake news? What are the Part of the Ignite Sessions, Thursday 3:00-3:25 opportunities for GLAMs to promote civic engagement in support of our democratic values and freedoms? And more Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale—the world’s largest outdoor art importantly, how can we do this collaboratively? festival, set in rural Japan—collaborates with local people to fill landscape and unused infrastructure with art and cultural activity. The festival adopts a “deliberately inefficient” ethos, relying on the transient volunteer group Kohebi. This session considers how local ideologies and community structures inspire unconventional co-creation methods in order to integrate non- Western organizational paradigms into the museum field.

Museums and the Climate Challenge Chris Castle, Coalition of Museums for Climate Justice Part of the Ignite Sessions, Thursday 3:00-3:25 Fleming College Students at the OMA Annual Conference 2017

Museums and the Climate Challenge is a video created in partnership between the Alberta Museums Association, the Coalition of Museums for Climate Justice, and Shadow Light Reception with Exhibitors, 5 - 6 pm Production. It is the first in a three-part series that will raise awareness of this vital issue and support the global museum Get to know the conference exhibitors and museum community in taking an active role in the fight against climate colleagues from across the province! Relax with take-a- change. minute tables, bid on the Silent Auction, or fill out your Passport to Prizes by visiting all of the exhibitors! For more on the 2018 exhibitors, see pg 17 or visit http://bit.ly/OMAexpo

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GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums) Panel, Thursday 3:45-4:45

Moderator

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ChristinaTessier Shelley Falconer

Furness, Petal Art Gallery of Hamilton Ms. Falconer's 25-year career includes national and international experience as a Shelley Falconer, consultant, curator, educator and administrator. She has worked as a senior manager and consultant with a variety of important cultural/educational organizations including the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, University of Toronto, Centennial College, the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Toronto District School Board, Department of Heritage, Government of Canada, Sotheby's London and Waddington Galleries, England. Ms. Falconer has directed and managed numerous award winning projects including exhibitions and installations for Rideau Hall in Ottawa, Canada House in London, England and the Canadian Embassy in Washington D.C. She has also authored and produced numerous exhibition texts and catalogues including the publication Stones, Bones and Stitches: Storytelling through Inuit Art. Her award winning Art2Life: the Canadian Century digital project won a prestigious United Nations World Summit award for best in e-content and creativity. Ms. Falconer was also awarded a York Region District School Board Applause Award for outstanding contributions to education and the community.

Vickery Bowles, Toronto Public Library Vickery Bowles is the City Librarian at Toronto Public Library (TPL), a 100 branch library system serving 2.8 million people. She believes passionately in the difference public libraries make in the lives of individuals, in communities and cities. Vickery has worked in a number of leadership positions, spearheading service development that support capacity building, civic engagement, economic development and social cohesion. She is currently working to advance TPL’s new strategic plan and its digital strategies that support new service models, digital literacy, the customer experience, e-learning, and innovation. Vickery is vice-chair of the Board of the Urban Libraries Council (ULC) based in Washington, D.C., a member of the Canadian Urban Libraries Council (CULC), the Federation of Ontario Public Libraries (FOPL) and the Toronto Region Board of Trade Smart Cities Working Group.

John Roberts, Archives of Ontario John Roberts is the Chief Privacy Officer and Archivist of Ontario at the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services since September 2015. He has over twenty-five years of experience ranging from operational, policy and senior leadership roles to government information management and digital government initiatives, in both the New Zealand and Ontario public services. His extensive knowledge of information management and privacy protection has contributed to his numerous achievements, which include: successfully creating and leading the policy design and implementation of new public recordkeeping legislation in New Zealand; supporting major organisational change in the New Zealand public sector; and leading strategic engagement with New Zealand state sector agencies to support their involvement with the Government Chief Information Officer and Government Chief Privacy Officer. Since arriving in Ontario he has overseen the development of the OPS Recordkeeping, Access and Privacy Transformation Strategy, the Archives of Ontario’s successful Ontario 150 commemoration program, and been part of multi-ministry leadership on enterprise data integration work.

Ingenium Christina Tessier was appointed to the position of President and CEO of Ingenium – Christina Tessier, Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation in June 2018. Prior to her appointment, Christina served since 2014 as Director General of the Canada Science and Technology Museum where she led the fast-tracked renewal of the exhibition galleries and visitor experience elements for the Museum which reopened in November 2017. Prior to her role as Director General, Christina was Director of Operations at Ingenium’s Canada Aviation and Space Museum. Christina has worked in the cultural field for close to 18 years at various institutions, including the Portrait Gallery of Canada, Parks Canada, where her work focused on National Historic Sites, and at Ottawa’s Bytown Museum. Christina is an active member of her community and currently sits on the Algonquin College Foundation Board. She has also served on a number of committees and juries for the Canadian Museums Association, Ontario Museum Association, and the City of Ottawa. She was President of the Council of Heritage Organizations in Ottawa and the founding Chair of the Ottawa Museum Network.

Petal Furness began her museum career at Grey Roots Museum & Archives in 2004. Petal Furness, Grey Roots Museum & Archives She led the passionate Heritage Interpretation team. In 2014, she became Manager. An Indigenous woman born in Vancouver and raised in foster care, Petal chose to pursue Native Studies post-secondary. She worked summers at Fort Langley NHS, portraying an 1858 fur trader’s wife. Storytelling is her life’s passion. Petal’s 4 children and 2 grandchildren are the light of her life. She is serving a term as President of the OMA. 10 *Program subject to change

Session Descriptions—Friday Oct 26

Concurrent Sessions, 10:10 am start educational programming and an exhibition at Museum London. The presentation will consider the many results of this collaboration for the Saugeen First Nation as well as for Reaching out to the World: Microsoft’s Virtual Field Trip Museum London. Program Elise Brunet, Law Society of Ontario & Karen Taylor, The Concurrent Sessions, 10:50 am start Canadian Canoe Museum

Friday, 10:10-10:40, North York Room Room for Mystics: Visualizing Sound

In 2016, the Canadian Canoe Museum became the first Canadian Vox Aeris Trio & Sandra Meigs museum to partner with Microsoft to provide virtual field trips to Friday, 10:50-11:25, Prince Ballroom schools around the world, using Skype. In 2017, Osgoode Hall, a National Historical Site with a heritage staff of one, joined the The spatial and sensory requirements of interdisciplinary exhibits program. This session will introduce Microsoft’s Virtual Field can appear prohibitive, but such collaborations are often Trips, compare two institutions’ programming, and describe invaluable wells of perspective. How can this be mediated? The practicalities of virtual tours, including technology, “virtuality,” Vox Aeris Brass Trio, who have worked closely with Sandra Meigs bookings, and funding. and the Art Gallery of Ontario, discuss the logistics, reception, and contractual benefits of integrating non-static elements into Collaborative Teaching for Collaborative Learning the gallery or museum. Meigs discusses her artistic impetus. A Meredith Leonard & John Summers, Halton Region Heritage demonstration of Meigs’ work, Room for Mystics, is followed by an interactive discussion on outgrowth. Services; Bep Schippers; Mary Collier, OMA

Friday, 10:10-10:45, Princess Room LiDAR for Museums, an Example of Technical

Collaboration and Open Thinking In August 2018, the OMA offered its inaugural Summer Institute at The Canadian Transportation Museum and Heritage Village. Graeme Watson, LiDAR Partnership; Scott McKever, Canyon Designed as an experiment in collaborative learning, the Institute Logics; Scott Pustai, TOTAL Fine Arts; Steve Cory, Objex will combine two existing CMS courses into a new learning Unlimited format that mirrors current institutional best practices for Friday, 10:50-11:20, Princess Room developing exhibits and programming. Join the course directors and the OMA Professional Development Manager, along with a LiDAR (Laser Scanning) is being used more in various aspects of representative from the host site and CMS students to discuss Museum Management. Technology professionals with strong and share successes, challenges and lessons learned from the ties to the museum community will relate how they utilized an Summer Institute. open philosophy collaboration model to form a commercial partnership. They will demonstrate how they utilized this model The Making of Voices of Chief’s Point to form unique LiDAR deliverables for museums; different Amber Lloydlangston & Bimadoshka Pucan, Museum applications of LiDAR for education, maintenance, collection London management and transportation will be shown. The audience Friday, 10:10-10:45, Prince Ballroom will be encouraged to envision applications and solutions for their own museums.

This conference presentation will explore the collaborative partnerships established between Bimadoshka Pucan, Museum London and Saugeen Elders and Anishinaabeg Traditional Teachers. This collaboration made accessible, through digital technology, Anishinaabeg songs and stories recounted by Robert and Eliza Thompson in 1938. It also resulted in Toronto’s Unofficial Mascot *Program subject to change 11

Session Descriptions—Friday, Oct 26

Concurrent Sessions, 10:50 am, Continued field trip programs and develop lasting relationships with local students.

Event Collaboration through Regional Museum Networks Helpful Hiccups Amy Klassen, Niagara Historical Society & Museum; Adrian Jessica Chase, Museums of Prince Edward County Petry, St. Catharines Museum & Welland Canals Centre Friday, 12:00-12:10, North York Room Friday, 10:50-11:25, North York Room This session will discuss the first annual “Flashback February: The Museums of Niagara Association (MONA) collaborated to Heritage Week in Prince Edward County”, and the partnerships present a series of events called First Fridays from 2015-2017. necessary to make this week of programming a success. They The series consisted of uniquely themed events at different will explore the collaborations that worked, the ones that didn’t, museums in the Niagara Region with the goal of attracting the and how their partnering strategy has evolved in anticipation of 20-35 year demographic to our museums and showing them next year’s event. This session will be particularly relevant to that cultural spaces can be experienced in new ways. MONA members working in small community or municipal museums, worked together to collaborate on grant funding, shared human who may be looking for inspiration regarding the forging of resources and audience development. community partnerships.

Concurrent Sessions, 11:30 am start Pathways to Toronto: Voices from Toronto’s Settlement Sector

Irina Mihalache & Randa Tukan, University of Toronto; How Permanent is a Permanent Loan? Gracia Dyer Jalea, Toronto Ward Museum; Community Kelley Swift Jones & Zarah Walpole, Simcoe County Partners, Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture, Quaker Museum Committee for Refugees Friday, 11:30-11:50, North York Room Friday, 11:30am-12:20pm, Princess Room

How do you deal with “permanent” loan arrangements when The panel features team members who worked on Pathways to the interested parties have very different understandings of Toronto, a project developed by the Toronto Ward Museum in their rights and responsibilities? This session will use the Simcoe collaboration with University of Toronto faculty and students County Museum’s experience in negotiating the return of its and the Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants. It tells portrait of Sir Gowan - on permanent loan to the Barrie Court the life stories of eight professionals in Canada’s settlement House - as a case study. Curators and lawyers have very different sector: the front line workers who are themselves immigrants. understandings of what “permanent” means. Having items on Through a digital exhibition and public campaign built through permanent loan returned to your possession may be more consultations with the participants, Pathways shines light on the difficult than you thought. unsung heroes of the sector.

Collaborating for a Multi-Visit Field Trip Program Amy Cubberley, St. Marys Museum Friday, 11:50am -12:00pm, North York Room

This session intends to discuss the benefits of collaborating with local schools to develop multi-visit field trip programs. Using the St. Marys Museum’s partnership program with Little Falls Public School and rural schools in the Avon Maitland District School Board as a case study, this presentation will outline how they overcame barriers, such as bussing costs, to develop multi-visit Photo: Tourism Toronto, the Princess Gates For latest updates visit: bit.ly/OMAConf2018 12

Session Descriptions—Friday Oct 26 Concurrent Sessions, 11:30 am, Continued Living HR Policy Documents in the World of #MeToo Jeanne LeSage

Friday, 1:15-2:05, Princess Room Museums and Post-Secondary Institutions Working

Together Arts HR expert Jeanne LeSage will review how to respond to critical Cara Krmpotich, University of Toronto; Amy Bowring, Dance issues in the sector such as #Metoo and Workplace Harassment, Collection Danse; Bronwyn Jaques, Queen’s University; reviewing employer obligations when it comes to compliance; and Sascha Priewe & David Evans, Royal Ontario Museum strategies on how to create HR policies in a small to mid sized Friday, 11:30am-12:20pm, Prince Ballroom organizations.

This panel draws attention to the opportunities and challenges for Organizational Transformation—Putting the ‘Service’ in both cultural and post-secondary institutions to have a positive Heritage Services impact on each other through collaboration. It includes case John Summers, Halton Region Heritage Services; Pauline studies from small and large, precarious and stable, institutions. Dolovich, Reich + Petch Design International; Jon Linton, TCI Presenters will share their experiences and research, and Management Consultants encourage questions and ideas from the audience. We want to Friday, 1:15-2:05, Prince Ballroom introduce OMA members to, and inspire them to pursue, museum/post-secondary collaborations that are mutually The 2014 Museum Master Plan created for Halton Region by beneficially, leading to personal, professional and institutional consultants Reich+Petch and TCI recommended a bold and growth. innovative new approach to heritage in the Regional Municipality

of Halton. The shift from a conventional, place-based museum to a Lunch: 11:50am-12:45pm decentralized, outward-facing, community-centered organization

represents a new and more sustainable approach to preserving and Concurrent Sessions, 1:15 pm start communicating heritage in a municipal context. Heritage Services staff now work collaboratively with community partners to deliver

museum services in various locations across the Region. Healthy Partnering: Alzheimer Society at KWAG

Annabelle Girard, Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery Networking Break: 1:50-2:25 Friday, 1:15-1:50, North York Room

In 2017, Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery worked in partnership with Concurrent Sessions, 2:25 pm start the Alzheimer Society Waterloo Wellington to develop Meet Me at the Gallery. The idea of the program was twofold: to create Destination Development: Collaborating for Tourism relevant art workshops that engaged participants living with Adrienne Carter, Hamilton Halton Brant Regional Tourism dementia and their caregivers; and to provide a working model for program delivery for partnered art institutions. This session Association; Phil Casey, Attractions Ontario explores the step by step process of the working partnership Friday, 2:25-3:15, North York Room between the Gallery and the Alzheimer Society, its challenges and its impact in participating regional galleries. Develop collaborations to create a destination that will attract a wide audience. Partnerships between cultural institutions, entertainment facilities, culinary options, outdoor activities and accommodators can lead to the development of experience-based activities that are authentic and give the visitor a real sense of local life. Join Adrienne Carter, Destination Development Manager for

the Region of Hamilton Halton Brant, as we explore unique

partners to engage with and ways to collaborate to build your

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Session Descriptions—Friday, Oct 26

Concurrent Sessions, 2:25 pm, Continued Knowledge Holder

Indigenous Knowledge lives in the experience of its keepers. The In a Good Way… Prioritizing Indigenous Education and OMA Council, Conference Hosts, staff and volunteers thank and Learning respectfully acknowledge Carolyn King as the Knowledge Holder Wendy Ng, J’net Ayayqwayaksheelth, Sarah Chu, Sadia for the 2018 Conference. A member of the local Indigenous Zaman, Royal Ontario Museum Community, she is generously available to participants Friday, 2:25-3:15, Prince Ballroom throughout the conference, answering questions about local Indigenous cultural information and issues. One-on-one time This interactive workshop will explore some important with the Knowledge-Holder is available upon request. "better practices" used by the ROM Learning Department and ROM Canada staff to authentically engage Indigenous Carolyn King communities. We will share our educational initiatives that Carolyn King is the former elected draw inspiration from Indigenous ancestral objects to bridge Chief of the Mississaugas of the New links across generations and foster institutional change. Credit First Nation and completed one Participants will gain insight into how the ROM seeks input, two-year term in political office from critiques, and relevant feedback to improve our working December 1997 to December 1999. relationship with Indigenous communities. She was the first woman ever elected as Chief of her First Nation. She is Confessions of a Museum Professional currently the sole proprietor of JDI Diane Pellicone, Royal Ontario Museum; Courtney Murfin, Business Services, where her goal is to Royal Ontario Museum; Annemarie Hagan, Peel Art be a facilitator/resource person for Aboriginal/First Nation Gallery, Museum and Archives; Julian Kingston, Oakville Peoples in Canada. Ms. King is engaged by government, colleges Museum and universities, businesses and community organizations to do Friday, 2:40-3:10, Princess Room cross-cultural training sessions/presentations to help people develop a better understanding of Aboriginal/First Nations Peoples in Canada. Inspired by “PostSecret,” an ongoing community mail art project that began in 2005, the GOEMP Committee invites Carolyn King has over 25 years of work experience in the field of you, colleagues across Ontario who possess a wide range of First Nations community development. Her extensive experience and background, to mail in anonymous stories experiences include community development, public relations, about working in museums, historic sites, or galleries. economic development, the development of environmental Postcards will be displayed at the GOEMP Booth (#8 in the planning policies and procedures, and establishing community EXPO Hall) so that attendees can see a range of museum radio. She is also a Board member on numerous local community experiences in a small curated installation. This session will -based organizations and has served as a board volunteer at feature a panel of select museum and gallery leaders from municipal, regional, and national levels. As a First Nation Ontario who will speak about various issues that affect employee for nearly 20 years with the Consultation and museum professionals across the province by directly Outreach Office of the Mississaugas of the New Credit First responding to the postcards. Nation, she gained hands-on experience and an in-depth knowledge of her First Nation community. In 2012, she was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in recognition of my support for First Nation history and the Plenary Panel, 3:15-4:05 pm advancement of Aboriginal Peoples. Can Museums Be Brave? Carolyn resides on the Mississsaugas of the New Credit First Henry Kim, Aga Khan Museum; Ross Laird, Ph.D.;Cheryl Nation. She is married with 2 children and 5 grandchildren. Blackman, City of Toronto, Moderator Friday, 3:15-4:05, Prince Ballroom (see pg 15) For latest updates visit: bit.ly/OMAConf2018 14

Can Museums Be Brave? Panel, Friday 3:15-4:05

As museums shift from being thought of as conventional, conservative, and unwavering, they are embracing the challenge of tackling complex social issues in Canada and worldwide. Museums as memory institutions are called upon to memorialize and interpret dark heritage, or sensitive and tragic events, and to contribute to civic engagement and social change. In addressing provocative topics, museums interpret history and the present with objects (as “witnesses” of the event) and art. Control of that message is a great responsibility, with the accompanying potential and fear of opening people’s wounds when considering tragedy. How should the design and delivery of exhibitions and programs be responsive to this challenge? How do museums respectfully collaborate with affected communities? If the job of museums in the wake of trauma is to teach and heal, how do we find the wisdom to end a visit on a thoughtful or uplifting note?

Henry Kim, Aga Khan Museum An ancient history scholar and classical archaeologist by training, Henry Kim joined the Aga Khan Museum as Director and CEO from the University of Oxford where he taught, curated collections, and managed capital projects at the Ashmolean Museum from 1994 to 2012. Educated at Harvard and Oxford, he served as curator of Greek coins and university lecturer in Greek numismatics at Oxford. From 2004 to 2011, he was the Project Director for the Ashmolean Redevelopment Project, a £70 million redevelopment and transformation of the museum. He then became Director of the University Engagement Programme, a three-year project sponsored by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation aimed at expanding the use of the museum’s collections in teaching across the university.

Ross Laird, Ph.D. Ross Laird, Ph.D. is an author, clinical consultant, educator, and scholar. His work focuses on the interconnected themes of mentorship, trauma, addictions, mental health, and creativity. Ross has worked with hundreds of organizations and thousands of individual clients and students, from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside to corporate boardrooms and university classrooms across North America. Ross is interested in the spaces between things, in the unspoken, in the unexamined and unexpressed. In his consulting work he focuses on difficult and complex themes such as educational innovation, mental health, addictions, trauma, childhood development, conflict resolution, creativity, leadership, and technology. He has worked with large corporate clients governmental organizations, post-secondary educational institutions, professional organizations , independent schools, nonprofit organizations (such as the National September 11 Memorial and Museum), and many other groups.

Cheryl is Director, Museums and Heritage Services at the City of Toronto. Cheryl Blackman, City of Toronto, Moderator Formerly Assistant Vice-President, Audience Development at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM). Her responsibilities included ensuring a quality experience for the front of house, and diversity and inclusion for the museum. Cheryl was the main point of contact for more than 1300 volunteers, and she led the ROM's Community Access Network (ROMCAN) which she created and has grown into more than 60 partnerships with organizations across the GTHA. Cheryl’s leadership and commitment to inclusion has grown this area into a highly successful part of the ROM where the museum regularly achieves high satisfaction levels amongst visitors, and wins awards for innovation in all aspects of access and community building. Cheryl holds a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW), and a Master of Business Administration (MBA), and is a Fellow of Inclusion and Philanthropy from the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP). She is the Incoming Vice Chair at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery and an Officer of the Diversity committee at the American Alliance of Museums, as

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6 10 5 Plenary Room 11 Stairs and Ramp 12 4 Prince Ballroom to Parking 3

Plenary 2 Foyer 1 Duncan Room 1 2 3 5 4 To Outdoor

5 4 3 2 1 Paths 16 Elevators 6 EXPO Hall 15 7 Crown Room 14 8 13 9 10 11 12 Legend

1 Registration Breakout Local Arrangements Room 2 Breakout Committee Welcome Desk North York Room Room 3 Knowledge Holder Princess 4 Take a Minute Table Room 5 Conference Connections lkPillar

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Exhibitors: Museum Services, Supplies, & Exhibits

Prince Ballroom Foyer EXPO Hall 1. PACART 1. Hunter Expositions 2. Carr McLean 2. Provincial Heritage Organizations (PHOs) and 3. Bouw Design #MuseumsConnectON Photo Station 4. TOTAL Fine Arts 3. Thursday: Sherbrooke Museum of Nature & 5. TOTAL Fine Arts Science, Friday: Parks Canada 6. Friesens 4. Armstrong Fine Art Services Ltd. 7. Toronto History Museums 5. Tactile Vision Graphic 8. Royal Ontario Museum 6. Thursday: THEMUSEUM, Friday: Ontario 9. Canadian Museum of History Nonprofit Network (ONN) and OPTrust 10. Marsh Canada Ltd. 7. Lucidea 11. Advanced 3D Technology for Museum 8. Thursday: Museums4Climate Justice Pop-Up Management Session, Friday: Get to know GOEMP 12. iSchool, Faculty of Information, University of 9. Canadian Museum of Nature Toronto 10. Public Service Health and Safety Association 11. Letourneau Heritage Consulting & Inclusive Passport to Prizes! Voices

Visit the exhibitors listed in the passport found in your 12. EXPO Hub delegate bag and have them initial or stamp your 13. Surface Impression passport. Once your passport is full, write your name 14. Take a Minute Table on it and enter it into the draw at the registration 15. Ingenium table! Winner will be drawn at conference closing. 16. B3K Digital

EXPO Hub

Drop by ‘The Hub’ at Booth 12 in the EXPO Hall to meet and talk with experts, professional and service organizations, and other key sector stakeholders. Thursday Friday 10:30-11:30 Ontario Legislative Assembly 10-11am Museum Impact Survey, am Stephen Abram 11:30am- Working With Historical Reenactors, 11am-12pm International Council of Museums 12pm Richard Feltoe (ICOM) Canada 12-1pm Parks Canada & Canadian Heritage 12-1pm Ontario Museum Association Council

1:45-2:45pm Canadian Centre for Diversity and 1-2pm Bloor St. Culture Corridor, Inclusion, Michael Bach Heather Kelly

2:45-3:45pm Ontario Library Association 2:05-3pm HR 911, Jeanne Lesage

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Accessibility, How to Register, and Get Social!

The Coalition of Museums for Climate Accessibility at Conference Justice, EXPO Booth 8, Thursday Only The Ontario Museum Association is committed to The Coalition of Museums for Climate Justice's (GTHA creating accessible and inclusive events. If you have Branch) Advice Booth on Thursday will provide real any particular accommodation requirements that time advice from the Coalition to spark conversations were not previously communicated, or suggestions and ideas about how museum professionals and for future events, please speak to OMA Staff or send institutions can handle topics around climate change them to [email protected] or by and climate justice. Using Post Its we will work phone at 416-348-8672 or 1-866-662-8672 together to create an ongoing continuum of impactful ideas, partnerships, and stakeholders. A white board will act as a “bathroom wall” inviting participants to share what they really think about climate change. Come for information and inspiration, stay for the varied ways to engage, and come back to see how we Photo: Tourism Toronto evolve throughout the day! To learn more about the How to Register Coalition of Museums for Climate Justice, visit the booth or email [email protected].  Register Online: bit.ly/OMAConf2018

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Hotel & Getting Around

This year’s conference is at the Westin Prince, in Toronto, located in the beautiful green setting of the Don River Valley. With a short nature trail on the hotel grounds, the spacious Westin Prince is easily accessible by TTC and close to two of Toronto’s major arteries: Highway 401 and the Don Valley Parkway, providing access to all the excitement Toronto has to offer. Hotel parking is $15/day or $7/day for hotel guests. Transit The Westin Prince is located on TTC Bus Routes 95, 122 and 395. Use the TTC Trip Planner to plan your route. TTC cash fare is $3.25.

From Union Station to Westin Prince: Take the TTC Yonge Line (Line 1- Yellow) Northbound towards Finch Station. Get off at York Mills Station. Take Eastbound Bus Routes 95, 122 or 395 and get off at Upjohn Road or Lesmill Road, depending on the bus route. TTC Photo: Tourism Toronto Drivers are happy to let you know where your stop is if you ask them. From Westin Prince to York Mills Station: Take a taxi (approximately $12), or take TTC Bus Route 95, 122, or 395 Westbound. The busses pull right into York Mills station and you don’t need to pay again to get on the subway.

Tell Us How We Did!

Look in your Delegate Bag for the Conference Evaluation Form! Complete and submit the form at the Registration Desk before 4pm on Friday to enter into the draw for free registration to the OMA Conference 2019! You are also welcome keep your evaluation anonymous or complete it electronically following the conference, but please note that you won’t be eligible for the draw.

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The Westin Prince features a fitness centre, whirlpool, running routes, and also has a short nature trail on the premises (<1km). Delegates are encouraged to take a moment to relax and explore the greenery. The hotel lobby also provides a space to relax or meet with colleagues away from the hustle-and-bustle of the conference.

Take-A-Minute Tables Look for tables throughout conference where you can unwind with mindful activities and get to know your colleagues. Take-A-Minute tables are located in the EXPO Hall and in hallway leading to the EXPO Hall, and are available throughout the conference.

Photo: Tourism Toronto, the Distillery District Fuel Up! Provided meals will include vegetarian, vegan, and gluten free options.