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OCTOBER 20-22, 2014 a KNOXVILLE, TENN. *************************************************************************************************************************** WWW.SEMCDIRECT.NET VisitKnoxville.com OCTOBER 20-22, 2014 a KNOXVILLE, TENN. *************************************************************************************************************************** WWW.SEMCDIRECT.NET DEAR FRIENDS: Welcome to Knoxville! ¶ It gives me great pleasure to extend a warm welcome to all the participants of the Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Museums Conference. The work that you do sustains and preserves our history and culture for all of our citizens and future generations. We are honored to celebrate a a a this event with you in our city. ¶ While you are here, please enjoy our vibrant downtown, with its many shops and restaurants, along with our outstanding local muse- SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE ums and cultural institutions. ¶ These include the Knoxville Museum of Art, East Tennessee Historical Society, Frank H. McClung Museum, Historic Westwood, James White’s Fort, Blount Mansion, Girl Scout Museum at Daisy’s Place, Farragut Folk Life Museum, Ramsey House, Mabry-Hazen House Museum/Crescent Bend/ Marble Springs, Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, Ijams Nature Center, Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, Knoxville Zoo, Tennessee Theatre, Beck a a Cultural Exchange Center and of course the iconic Sunsphere. ¶ On behalf of all the citizens who live and work in this city, I wish you a successful and memorable stay. SUNDAY OCT 19 2:15 PM – 2:45 PM Iced Tea & Cookie TUESDAYa OCTa 21 Sincerely, MADELINE ROGERO, Mayor, City of Knoxville Break Grand Pavilion & Tennessee 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM Off-Site Program: Ballrms.Beacon Technology Demos 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM Walking Tour 1: Pre-Conference Event: Historic 2:45 PM – 4:00 PM CONCURRENT SESS. Historic Preservation Walking PROGRAM Westwood Reception and Tour • Not Even Archives 101 Parlour 1 Tour of Downtown Knoxville Meet at CONFERENCE Meet at the Holiday Inn’s entrance • How to Specify Display Cases for entrance of the Holiday Inn. a Your Museum Parlour 2 Walking Tour 2: Civil War Walking a CONTENTS MONDAYa OCTa 20 • Brass Tacks: Preventive Conser- Tour of Downtown Knoxville Meet at HIGHLIGHTS vation in Historic Houses Parlr. 3 entrance of the Holiday Inn. Schedule-at-a-Glance .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 7:30 AM – 12:00 NOON HHMAG Hands-On • Arts and Alzheimer’s: Rethinking Running Tour: See Knoxville’s Urban KEYNOTE SPEAKER Meeting Spaces .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Help Project — Collections Care at Touring Approaches Parlour 4 Wilderness on a Fun Run Meet at Join your colleagues in Knoxville for a keynote talk about Conference Information. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 Blount Mansion Meet in lobby to carpool • Habits of Effective Grant Writers entrance of the Holiday Inn. “Museums in the Age of Scale” by Michael Edson. Edson is a Resource Expo & Silent Auction Schedule.. .. .. .. .. 8 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Registration Parlour 5 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Registration strategist and thought leader at the forefront of digital transfor- Resource Expo Layout and Booths .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 Sundries Courtyard (Holiday Inn Lobby) • Developing an Effective Collec- Park View Lobby mation in the cultural sector. Session Sponsorships, Tracks & Topics .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM SEMC Council tions Management Policy Parlour 6 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM Resource Expo open Sponsors, Committees, Council & Staff .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 Meeting Mountain Laurel Room (2nd fl.) • Rethinking & Renewing State Grand Pavilion & Tennessee Ballrooms PRE-CONFERENCE EVENT OCTOber 20, MONDAY .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM JIMI Luncheon History Museums Parlour 7 8:00 AM – 12:00 NOON Registration Join us at Historic Westwood, the new home of Knox Heritage, OCTOber 21, TUESDAY .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 Private Dining Room • Exhibit Graphics: A How-To Guide Sundries Courtyard (Holiday Inn Lobby) Inc., for a reception and mini-tours of the organization’s beau- OCTOber 22, WednesdAY .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 41 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM Program Committee Parlour 8 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM DOUBLE SESSIONS tifully-restored headquarters, built in 1890. Knox Heritage Exhibitor Information .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 46 Meeting Mountain Laurel Room (2nd fl.) 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM SEMC Listening Project Runway: Designer Solutions promotes the preservation of historic buildings in a 16-county 1:00 PM – 5:30 PM Resource Expo Open Session for Affinity, SPC & State to Collections Management and region in East Tennessee. A Special Thanks to Our Host Institutions — Grand Pavilon & Tennessee Ballrooms Directors Private Dining Rm Insurance Problems Parlour 2 The following local museums have graciously agreed to allow free 1:00 PM – 2:15 PM CONCURRENT SESS. 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM New Members/First Crash Course on Interpretive Writing EVENING EVENTS admission to SEMC 2014 Annual Meeting participants during • Steal This Form! Parlour 1 Time Annual Meeting Attendees Parlour 4 Soak up the historic charm of downtown Knoxville with a stroll their regular operating hours. To gain free admission, show • Not as Scary as You Think: Making “Speed Networking” Private Dining Rm 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM CONCURRENT SESS. down bustling Gay Street, take in the grandeur of the Historic your SEMC Annual Meeting Badge at museum entrances Meaningful Experiences for Teens 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Resource Expo/Silent • #SEMC2014: Hashtags and a Tennessee Theatre and the East Tennessee History Center, and (details page 14). Parlour 2 Auction Grand Opening Reception Volunteers in Social Media for c explore the many dining options in the Market Square District. • How to Hire Well Parlour 3 Grand Pavilion & Tennessee Ballrooms Museums Parlour 1 t Then experience the exciting modern artistic and architectural Beck Cultural Exchange Center • Historic Homes of Knoxville: 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Exhibits Networking • Art, History, and Heritage in a a o offerings around World’s Fair Park with a progressive party Blount Mansion Breaking Barriers and Creating Meet-Up (NAME)Speakeasy Library in Student Union: Interpretive Graphics encompassing the Knoxville Convention Center, the iconic Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge Successful Partnerships Parlour 4 the historic Oliver Hotel (407 Union Ave.) at UT’s Newest Landmark Parlour 3 Confederate Memorial Hall – Bleak House Sunsphere, and the Knoxville Museum of Art! • 300 Surveys, Everyone Circled “5.” 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM CurCom Networking • Storytelling and Measuring Success a n Crescent Bend Now What? Parlour 5 Meet-Up Speakeasy Library in the historic Parlour 5 East Tennessee Historical Society a Oliver Hotel (407 Union Ave.) t NETWORKING GATHERINGS The Emporium Center for Arts & Culture • Networking Tools and Tips for • Eight Things Every Museum Leader Connect with museum colleagues, directors, registrars, edu- Farragut Folk Life Museum Emerging Professionals Parlour 6 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Academic Museum Should Know About Fundraising g e cators, exhibit designers, academic museums, historic house Fort Dickerson • From the Inside Out: Fostering a Gathering Private Dining Room Parlour 6 museums, and emerging museum professionals (EMPs). Use Girl Scout Museum at Daisy’s Place Sense of Community Through Exhibit 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM HHMAG Member • Media for Exhibits 101+ Parlour 7 l n #SEMC2014 for live conversation. Ijams Nature Center Design Parlour 7 Cocktail Hour Meet in lobby to carpool • Spotlight on Student Research in t Historic Westwood • Curatorial Research: New Ap- or call Leah Walker at 423.923.1015 for Museums Parlour 8 a DIRECTORS’ LUNCHEON James White’s Fort proaches to Traditional Roles Parlour 8 directions. • STEM, STEAM, STEHM: Integrating Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum s The annual Directors’ Luncheon on Tuesday, October 21, will 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM Off-Site Workshop 1 – 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM EVENING ON Gay STEM Into Education Programs n feature an encore presentation by William R. Mott, author of Knoxville Convention Center Film & Video Preservation Tennessee Street AND Market SQUARE Private Dining Room (lobby level) Knoxville Museum of Art the new book, Super Boards: How Inspired Governance Trans- Archive of Moving Image and Sound ShowcasiNG SOUTHERN • Volunteers and Interns: Maximizing c Knoxville Zoo forms Your Organization. Meet at Holiday Inn’s entrance to walk to CHARM Historic Tennessee Theatre Your Greatest Resources Dogwood (2nd fl.) Mabry-Hazen House & Bethel Cemetery Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and (604 S. Gay St.) AM AM Grand e Marble Springs State Historic Site East Tennessee History 10:15 – 10:45 Coffee Break OFF-SITE TOURS McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture Sound or take the free downtown trolley Center (601 S. Gay St.) Market Square and Tennessee Ballrooms Expo Demo Experience the cultural richness and diversity of Knoxville with Museum of Appalachia (601 South Gay Street) District Meet in Holiday Inn lobby for 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM CONCURRENT SESS. off-site tours of historic downtown buildings, Civil War battle- Old Gray Cemetery Off-Site Workshop 2 – Window the 10-minute walk at 6:00 pm, or take the • Technology Showcase Parlour 1 fields, the city’s unique urban wilderness areas, the McClung Ramsey House Restoration Historic Mabry-Hazen trolley from Holiday Inn. • What is JIMI and Why Should I Museum of Natural History and Culture at the University of The Sunsphere
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