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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 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, , 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 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 , 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- 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 House Meet at Holiday Inn’s entrance (trans- 8:30 pm – 9:30 pm Council Private Participate or How JIMI Changed My Tennessee, an exemplary museum-school partnership, historic Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound portation provided to 1711 Dandridge Ave.) Reception at Market 211 18 Market Life Parlour 3 house museums, and sites associated with Knoxville’s marble Tennessee Theatre Square, Unit 211 industry. Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame

• 2 • • 3 • • Managing Mayhem: Working Through 3:15 pm – 4:30 pm Off-Site Tour: African • Off the Wall: Innovative Ways to Use Collection Challenges Parlour 5 American History and Culture: Beck Permanent Collection Objects Parlr. 3 • Trustees are Your Best Advocates: Cultural Exchange Center Meet at • Four Seasons of the Museum: SEMC Resource Expo How to Inspire Them to Build Holiday Inn’s entrance (transportation Opening, Operating, Growing, and meeting Grand Pavilion & Tennessee Ballrooms Relationships with Local, State, and provided to1927 Dandridge Avenue) Closing a Museum Parlour 4 SEMC Silent Auction Congressional Leaders Parlour 6 3:30 pm – 4:45 pm CONCURRENT SESS. • Advocacy is Easy: Make the Case for a Expo pre-function area • Ethics in Museums: Solutions for • Walk-Ins Always Welcome: The Museums Parlour 5 spaces SEMC Program Sessions Modern Problems Parlour 7 Impact of Informal Education and • Conservation and Cultural Relations: Conference Level: Parlours 1- 8 • Telling Our Story: Interpreting Drop-In Programming Parlour 3 A Discussion on Restitution Parlour 6 Private Dining Room: Lobby level off hotel restaurant African American History in Our • “You Be the Judge:” Mock IMLS • The Alchemy of Art – Cross Holiday Inn World’s Fair Park 2nd Floor: (accessible by elevators or stairs off Profession, Programming, Exhibits, Review Panel Parlour 4 Department/Cross Disciplinary 525 Henley Street the lobby) Dogwood and Mountain Laurel and Technologies Parlour 8 • The Mad-Hatter: Storage Mounts for Approach to Education Parlour 7 Knoxville, TN 37902 Annual Awards Luncheon • Countdown to Ignition! Creative Visi- the Museum Multi-Tasker Parlour 5 • Exhibits Graphics, Design Materials Phone: 865.522.2800 & General Session tor Engagement Strategies You Can • The Director as Scholar: Research Part 2 — Back by Popular Demand! Grand Pavilion Ballroom Do Right Now Priv. Dining Rm. (lobby lev.) from the Top Parlour 6 Parlour 8 SEMC Registration SEMC Meetings & Meal Functions • Preservation in the Spotlight: Case • Museums Are for Babies Parlour 7 • Working with Volunteers in Collec- Lobby Parlour 4 & 6, Private Dining Room, Mountain Laurel Studies in Marketing Collections • Museums and Libraries: Partners tions Management Dogwood (2nd fl.) Care Dogwood (2nd fl.) Beyond the Pages Parlour 8 12:15 pm – 1:45 pm Annual Awards • History in the State Park: • Sponsorships on Steroids Dogwood (2nd fl.) Luncheon Grand Pavilion Ballroom Collaboration to Find Resources • How to Increase Earned Income from 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Off-Site Tours Mountain Laurel (2nd fl.) Food Services Priv. Dining Rm. (lobby lev.) Meet in Holiday Inn lobby at 2:00 pm 12:00 noon – 1:30 pm 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Resource Expo/Silent SERA Behind-the-Scenes Tour: The Affinity Luncheons Auction Closing Party Grand Pavilion & McClung Museum of Natural History Southeastern Registrars Tennessee Ballrooms and Culture Shuttle will be available at Association (SERA) Parlour 4 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Emerging Museum hotel entrance (1327 Circle Park Dr.) Museum Educators Committee Professionals Windows on the Park Lounge EdCom Tour: Beaumont Museum (EdCom) Priv. Dining Rm. (lobby lev.) 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Directors and Magnet School Program: Growing Directors and Trustees Luncheon Trustees Reception at Knoxville Partnerships, Creating Connections m Parlour 6 Museum of Art Knoxville Museum of Art Meet bus at hotel entrance to visit Beaumont Curators’ Luncheon (CurCom) (1050 World’s Fair Park Dr.) Elementary Magnet School (1211 Beaumont e Mountain Laurel (2nd fl.) 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm Evening in Avenue). e a 12:30 pm - 1:45 pm Directors Program: World’s Fair Park CurCom Tour: Knoxville Historic Eight Key Reasons Boards and 5:30 – 6:30 pm: Knoxville Convention Home Landmarks — Blount Mansion t t Organizations Thrive Parlour 6 Center (701 Henley Street) and James White Fort Meet at Holiday 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm DOUBLE SESSIONS 6:00 – 7:30 pm: Sunsphere (810 Clinch Ave.) Inn’s entrance to walk to Blount Mansion a i Connecting to Collections: Devel- 7:00 – 9:00 pm: Knoxville Museum of (200 West Hill Avenue) and James White’s oping Emergency Management Art (1050 World’s Fair Park Dr.) Fort (205 Hill Avenue SE) or take the free n a Plans Parlour 1 9:30 pm – 11:00 pm SERA Registrars downtown trolley. a How Do You Number That? Parlour 2 Respite Downtown Grill & Brewery (424 “Marble City” Bus Tour: Marble g pm pm South Gay Street) 2:00 – 3:15 CONCURRENT SESS. Production Landmarks of Knoxville a g • Lights, Camera, Action! Media at Meet buses at hotel entrance. Historic Houses Parlour 3 wednesdayaOcta22 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm Council Meeting l • Voice of the People: Promoting Summit s Literacy through Contemporary Art 8:00 am – 12:00 noon Registration p a Parlour 4 Sundries Courtyard (Holiday Inn Lobby) • Tips and Tricks for Managing People 9:00 am – 10:15 am General Sess.: a n Parlour 5 SEMC Annual Business Meeting and • Engaging Youth Volunteers Parlour 6 Keynote Speech on “Museums in the c c • Making the Digital Physical: Exhibit- Age of Scale” Grand Pavilion Ballroom ing & Interpreting New Media Art 10:15 am – 10:45 am Coffee Break e e Parlour 7 Pre-function area VisitKnoxville.com • Is This It? Managing Mid-Career 10:45 am – 12:00 n. CONCURRENT SESS. s Crisis Parlour 8 • They Want to Interview Me? Media • HHMAG Roundtable Discussion Training Basics Parlour 1 Dogwood (2nd fl.) • New Ideas for Old Houses: Engaging 3:15 – 3:30 pm Ice Tea Break Grand Visitors and Managing Volunteers Pavilion & Tennessee Ballrooms in Today’s Historic House Museums Parlour 2

• 4 • • 5 • Tickets SEMC 2014 Annual Meeting Scholarship scholarship program for 2015. Our silent auction coordinator conference Tickets for all evening events, receptions, tours or meal func- Sponsors & Coordinators is Jenny Lamb, Director of Interpretation & Education, Belle tions for which you have registered will be provided in your Congratulations to all our 2014 scholarship winners! Scholar- Meade Plantation, Nashville, TN. Please thank Jenny for all her a packet. We will also provide two complimentary beverage tick- ship recipients will be recognized at the Annual Awards Lun- hard work! information ets for each of the Monday and Tuesday afternoon Resource cheon on Wednesday, Oct. 22, at 12:15 pm in Grand Pavilion Ball- Expo receptions. Tickets to the Annual Awards Luncheon and room. ¶ The six SEMC Traveling Scholarships are supported Transportation Schedule affinity luncheonswill not be available at the Annual Meeting. by the SEMC Alderson Endowment and proceeds from the Conference Theme SEMC’s 2013 Silent Auction. The SEMC President’s Scholar- • Sunday, October 19 “Appalachian Renaissance: Renewing Traditions, Rethinking SEMC Message Board ship is sponsored by SEMC President Micheal Hudson. Funds Historic Westwood Reception and Tour (7:30 pm – 8:30 pm) Approaches” offers Appalachian culture, historic renewal, and and Resource Tables for the SERA Scholarships are sponsored by SERA. Please (7:00 pm departure, 8:30 pm return) Meet at hotel entrance for c innovative approaches — all at the SEMC 2014 Annual Meeting The message board will be located near registration. Resource take time to thank our sponsors for their generous support. ¶ shuttle bus to Historic Westwood (3425 ) c in Knoxville! SEMC 2014 program sessions offer new directions tables will be located near the Resource Expo. Please be pre- SEMC’s Scholarship Coordinators are Karen Utz, Curator, o to help your institution evolve and move your career forward. pared to take brochures home at the end of the annual meeting Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark, Birmingham, AL; • Monday, October 20 o Meet us in Knoxville to share creative ideas and success sto- sessions after 2:00 pm on Wednesday, Oct. 22. Tweet @SEMC2 and Alice-Taylor Colbert, Dean, College of Arts & Humanities, HHMAG Hands-On Help Project (7:30 am – 12:00 noon) n ries, explore new directions and emerging trends in museums, or use #SEMC2014 throughout annual meeting. Lander University, Greenwood, SC. SERA Scholarship Coor- Meet in lobby to walk or carpool, Blount Mansion n and network with the most congenial and supportive group of dinator is Cindy Gardner, Director of Collections, Museum (200 West Hill Avenue) f museum professionals in the nation! SEMC 2014 Publication Division, Mississippi Department of Archives and History, OFF-SITE WORKSHOPS (2:00 pm – 4:30 pm) f Design Competition Jackson, MS. Please thank the coordinators for their hard work Film & Video Preservation at Tennessee Archive of e General Information The SEMC Publication Design Competition began in 1988 to — there were 82 applicants for 9 scholarships, making the pro- Moving Image and Sound. Meet at Holiday Inn’s entrance e The SEMC 2014 Annual Meeting and Resource Expo are head- recognize and reward excellence in the graphic design of South- cess highly competitive. to walk to Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound or r quartered at the Holiday Inn World’s Fair Park. All activities eastern museums’ publications. The competition encourages take the free downtown trolley (601 South Gay Street) r e take place at the hotel except for specially noted workshops, communication, effective design, creativity, pride of work, and SEMC Traveling Scholarship Winners Window Restoration at Historic Mabry-Hazen House. e tours, and evening events. Locations are subject to change. All recognition of institutional image and identity. The SEMC 2014 Student Category Meet at Holiday Inn’s entrance (transportation provided, 1711 n changes will be posted in the registration area at Holiday Inn Publication Design Competition Coordinator is Sarah Lowe. Samantha Roberts, Kennesaw State University/Tellus Dandridge Avenue) n World’s Fair Park. ¶ For your comfort and safety, please plan to Come see the winning entries displayed in the Expo pre-func- Science Museum, Kennesaw, GA Exhibits Networking Meet-Up (NAME) & CurCom Net- c wear flat walking shoes and appropriate outerwear. tion area. The winners will be featured at the Annual Awards Emerging Museum Professional working Meet-Up (5:30 pm – 6:30 pm) Meet at Holiday Inn’s c Luncheon and in the Winter 2015 issue of SEMC’s quarterly Allison Baker, Curatorial Assistant, McKissick Museum, entrance to walk to Speakeasy Library in the historic Oliver e Attendee List newsletter, Inside SEMC. Columbia, SC Hotel (407 Union Avenue) e a A list of all annual meeting attendees is in your tote bag. This Allison Hiblong, Director of Operations, Arkansas Inland HHMAG Member Cocktail Hour (5:30 pm – 6:30 pm) Meet in a M list includes all attendees registered by Tuesday, September 30, SEMC 2014 Exhibition Competition Maritime Museum, North Little Rock, AR lobby to carpool, call Leah Walker at 423.923.1015 for directions. i 2014. It will be updated after the meeting to include those attend- The SEMC Exhibition Competition recognizes and rewards Small Museum Category Evening Event: “Historic Gay Street” (6:00 pm – 8:00 pm) i O ees who registered after September 30 and will be emailed to excellence in the research, design, development, educational Jennifer Moss, Assistant Curator/Education Specialist, Historic Tennessee Theatre (604 South Gay Street) & East n all Resource Expo exhibitors. The updated list is available to value and effectiveness of exhibitions in Southeastern muse- Oconee Heritage Center, Walhalla, SC Tennessee History Center (601 South Gay Street) Meet in n N all Annual Meeting attendees by request to the SEMC Central ums. The SEMC Exhibition Competition Chair is Nathan Kari Barley, Executive Director, Pioneer Holiday Inn lobby for the 10-minute walk at 6:00 pm, or take the f Office by September 30, 2014. Jones. One Award of Excellence is given in each budget category. Museum of Alabama, Troy, AL trolley shuttles from Holiday Inn. f D Historic House Museum o Attendee Registration SEMC 2014 Award Recipients Beth Batton, Executive Director, The Oaks House Museum, • Tuesday, October 21 o A Holiday Inn World’s Fair Park (Lobby Level) SEMC Awards are given in recognition of innovation, service Jackson, MS Walking Tour 1: Historic Preservation Walking Tour Yr Monday, Oct 20: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm and leadership in museum professionals. The SEMC Awards Seasoned Museum Professional of Downtown Knoxville (7:30 am – 9:00 am) r Tuesday, Oct. 21: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Committee, chaired by Allison Reid, honors outstanding col- Tricia Blakistone, Webmaster, Social Media Manager and Walking Tour 2: Civil War Walking Tour am Wednesday, Oct. 22: 8:00 am – noon leagues who have helped shape the world of museums. The Librarian, North Carolina Museum of History, Raleigh, NC of Downtown Knoxville (7:30 am – 9:00 am) m a awards will be presented on Wednesday, Oct. 22, as part of the Running Tour: See Knoxville’s Urban a o Name Badges Annual Awards Luncheon. SEMC President’s Scholarship Winner Wilderness on a Fun Run (7:30 am – 9:00 am) t Name badges must be worn at all times. Name badges will be Betty Fletcher, Operational Director, Nathanael Meet at entrance of the Holiday Inn. t c required for admission to all SEMC annual meeting program James R. Short Award Recipient Greene Museum, Greenville, TN Off-Site Tour: African American History and Culture at i sessions and workshops. Badges and tickets will be required for Pam Meister, Interim Director, Mountain Heritage Center, The Beck Cultural Exchange Center (3:15 pm – 4:30 pm) i t all meal functions and evening events. All host institutions will Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC SERA-SEMC Annual Meeting Travel Meet at Holiday Inn’s entrance (transportation provided, ao grant free admission to SEMC participants with SEMC Annual Museum Leadership Award Recipient Scholarship Winners 1927 Dandridge Avenue) o Meeting Badge at other museums during their regular operat- Deborah Van Horn, Registrar, Historical Society, Entry-Level Professional Directors Reception at Knoxville Museum of Art n2 ing hours through Wednesday, October 22. Please call or check Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History, Frankfort, KY Jane-Coleman Harbison, Registrar, Cheekwood Botanical (5:30 pm – 7:00 pm) Meet at Knoxville Museum of Art n their websites listed on page 14 for operating hours and admis- Emerging Museum Professionals Award Recipient Garden and Museum of Art, Nashville, TN Evening in World’s Fair Park (5:30 pm – 9:00 pm) 0 sion policies. Heather Guy Nowak, Director of Programs, Sloss Furnaces Seasoned Museum Professional Walk or take the hotel shuttle from entrance of the Holiday Inn. National Historic Landmark, Birmingham, AL Robin Bauer Kilgo, Consultant/Project Associate, Knoxville Convention Center (701 Henley Street), Distinguished Contributor Award Florida Connecting to Collections, Big Pine Key, FL Sunsphere (810 Clinch Ave), Robert Sullivan, former President and Director, The Bok Knoxville Museum of Art (1050 World’s Fair Park Drive) Tower Gardens Foundation, Inc., Lake Wales, FL SEMC 2014 Silent Auction SERA Registrars Respite (9:30 pm – 11:00 pm) Please bid on the silent auction items in the Resource Expo. Meet at Downtown Grill & Brewery As always, the funds raised by the silent auction will go to the (424 South Gay Street) • 6 • • 7 • • Wednesday October 22 12. Cinebar Productions, Inc. 30 OFF-SITE TOURS (2:00 pm – 3:30 pm) 13. CoreStrategies for Nonprofits, Inc. 1 Meet in Hilton lobby at 2:00 pm 14. Culture Connect 46 holiday inn World’s fair park SERA Behind-the-Scenes Tour: The McClung Museum 15. dmdg2 41 of Natural History and Culture. Bus transportation 16. EVENTSIGNS.BIZ 56 Knoxville, Tennessee provided (1327 Circle Park Drive) 17. Explus 22 EdCom Tour: Beaumont Museum Magnet School 18. Fedex Custom Critical 59 Grand pavilion & Tennessee Ballrooms Program: Growing Partnerships, Creating Connec- 19. Four Colour 50 tions. Bus transportation provided (1211 Beaumont Avenue) 20. Frina Design 8 CurCom Tour: Knoxville Historic Home Landmarks 21. Gaylord Bros. 32 Blount Mansion (200 West Hill Avenue) and James 22. Glavé & Holmes Architecture 16 Grand pavilion ballroom White Fort (205 Hill Avenue SE). Meet in lobby to walk or 23. Goosepen Studio & Press 54 take the free downtown trolley to Blount Mansion. 24. Haizlip Studio 13 “Marble City” Bus Tour: Marble Production 25. Hasselblad Bron Inc. 11 Landmarks of Knoxville. Bus transportation provided 26. HealyKohler Design 2 27. History IT 25 28. Hollinger Metal Edge, Inc. 57 29. JGL Food Service Consultants 45 30. K Design 4 resource expo & 31. Lord Aeck Sargent 14 32. Malone Design/Fabrication 17 a 33. Masterpak 39 silent auction 34. MBA Design & Displays Products 42 35. MediaMerge 53 36. Method-1 Interiors 43 schedule 37. Mid-America Arts Alliance 24 38. Music Maker Relief Foundation 5 Monday, October 20 39. MuseumRails 26 r 1:00 – 5:30 pm: Resource Expo Open 40. Nomad Mobile Guides 49 r Me 2:15 – 2:45 pm: Resource Expo Ice Tea & Cookie Break 41. North Carolina Museums Council pre-function area e 4:30 – 5:30 pm: Resource Expo Grand Opening Reception 42. Northeast Document Conservation Center 12 Os 43. OnCell-TourSphere 28 s Tuesday, October 21 44. PastPerfect Software 62 No 9:00 am – 5:30 pm: Resource Expo Open 45. Patterson Pope, Inc. 51 o 10:15 – 10:45 am: Coffee Break 46. Print File 58 Du 12:00 noon – 1:30 pm: Free Deli Buffet in Expo 47. Prism Technologies, Inc. 48 u 3:15 – 3:30 pm: Resource Expo Snack Break 48. Q Media Productions, Inc. 34 tennessee ballroom Ar 4:30 – 5:30 pm: Resource Expo/Silent Auction Closing Party 49. Re:discovery Software 60 r 50. Riggs Ward 20 Yc 51. SEMC Career Center pre-function area c a 52. Solid Light, Inc. 35 e 53. Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers 61 e ao resource expo 54. StudioAmmons Inc. 38 a 55. Studio Displays Inc. 23 ec a 56. Tennessee Association of Museums pre-function area e layout & booths 57. The Charleston Mint 33 xt 58. The Design Minds, Inc. 10 x a 1. 10-31 Inc. 6 59. The History Workshop 15 p 2. 1220 Exhibits, Inc. 37 60. The Nassal Company 9 p 2 3. American Alliance of Museums 52 61. The University of Oklahoma, College of Liberal Studies 7 o 4. Aon/Huntington Block 29 62. U.S. Art Company, Inc. 36 o 0 5. Art Guard 55 63. Universal Fiber Optic Lighting 31 6. Association of Academic Museums and Galleries 47 64. Viking Metal Cabinet Company 21 7. Big River Online 19 65. Wooten & Wooten Auctioneers & Appraisers 27 8. Blair, Inc. 3 9. Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals 40 10. Charlotte Van & Storage 18 11. Charlton Hall Auctions 44 • 8 • • 9 • Conservation and Cultural Relations: A Discussion on Restitution Education Spotlight on Student Research in Museums session They Want to Interview Me? Media Training Basics Not as Scary as You Think: Making Meaningful Volunteers and Interns: Maximizing Your Greatest Resources Four Seasons of the Museum: Opening, Operating, Experiences for Teens Storytelling and Measuring Success a Growing, and Closing a Museum Arts and Alzheimer’s: Rethinking Touring Approaches Ethics in Museums: Solutions for Modern Problems sponsorships, New Ideas for Old Houses: Engaging Visitors and Managing Rethinking & Renewing State History Museums Is This It? Managing Mid-Career Crisis Volunteers in Today’s Historic House Museums Crash Course on Interpretive Writing Engaging Youth Volunteers Advocacy is Easy: Make the Case for Museums STEM, STEAM, STEHM: Integrating STEM Into They Want to Interview Me? Media Training Basics tracks & topics Education Programs Four Seasons of the Museum: Opening, Operating, Growing, 2 Collections History in the State Park: Collaboration to Find Resources and Closing a Museum Managing Mayhem: What to Do When a Backlog Telling Our Story: Interpreting African American History in New Ideas for Old Houses: Engaging Visitors and Managing 0 Affinity Groups & Standing of Unprocessed Collections Go Awry Our Profession, Programming, Exhibits, and Technologies Volunteers in Today’s Historic House Museums Professional Committees Historic Homes of Knoxville: Breaking Barriers Voice of the People: Promoting Literacy Through Advocacy is Easy: Make the Case for Museums 1 Each year our Affinity Groups and Standing Professional Com- and Creating Successful Partnerships Contemporary Art mittees identify sessions with information on their specific Steal This Form! Walk-Ins Always Welcome: The Impact of Informal Marketing 4 s areas of interest. Affinity Group and Standing Professional Not Even Archives 101 Education and Drop-In Programming Do Museums Need a Brand? a Committee endorsements of sessions are noted in the Annual Brass Tacks: Preventive Conservation in Historic Houses Museums Are for Babies #SEMC2014: Hashtags and Volunteers in Social Media e Meeting Program session descriptions as follows: Developing an Effective Collections Management Policy Museums and Libraries: Partners Beyond the Pages for Museums (AAMG) Association of Academic Museums and Galleries Project Runway: Designer Solutions to Collections Off the Wall: Innovative Ways to Use Permanent Lights, Camera, Action! Media at Historic Houses s s (EdCom) Educators Committee Management and Insurance Problems Collection Objects They Want to Interview Me? Media Training Basics p (EMP) Emerging Museum Professionals Managing Mayhem: Working Through Collection Challenges The Alchemy of Art: Cross Department/Cross Disciplinary s (HHMAG) Historic House Museums Affinity Group More Money, Please: Marketing Adopt-an-Artifact Programs Approach to Education Technology o (NAME) National Association for Museum Exhibition Connecting to Collections: Developing Emergency Technology Showcase i (SEMC CURCOM) SEMC Curators Committee Management Plans Emerging Museum Professionals #SEMC2014: Hashtags and Volunteers in Social Media n (SERA) Southeastern Registrars Association How Do You Number That? Spotlight on Student Research in Museums for Museums o Lights, Camera, Action! Media at Historic Houses Networking Tools and Tips for Emerging Professionals s n SEMC 2014 Annual Meeting Tracks HHMAG Roundtable Discussion How to Hire Well Directors Track: On Tuesday, Oct. 21, SEMC is offering a The Mad-Hatter: Storage Mounts for the New Members/First Time Annual Meeting o a luncheon and reception specifically designed for southeastern Museum Multi-Tasker Attendees “Speed Networking” museum directors and trustees. Museums and Libraries: Partners Beyond the Pages What is JIMI and Why Should I Participate semc 2014 r Mt Corporate Track: Presenters for these sessions, which focus Off the Wall: Innovative Ways to Use Permanent or How JIMI Changed My Life s on topics of general interest to museums, must include both Collection Objects Tips and Tricks for Managing People a Or SEMC Corporate Members and museum representatives. Conservation and Cultural Relations: sponsors & a Commercial Session Track: These sessions, proposed and A Discussion on Restitution Exhibits Na presented by SEMC Corporate Members who are also exhib- Working with Volunteers in Collections Management From the Inside Out: Fostering a Sense of Community c c itors, may provide information regarding commercial assis- Through Exhibit Design committees D tance to museums. Curatorial How to Specify Display Cases for Your Museum o k The Director as Scholar: Research from the Top Rethinking & Renewing State History Museums A Program Sessions According Historic Homes of Knoxville: Breaking Barriers Exhibit Graphics: A How-To Guide CONFERENCE SPONSORS m s to Areas of Interest and Creating Successful Partnerships Crash Course on Interpretive Writing Silver Plus Sponsor Y Steal This Form! Media for Exhibits 101 Travelers m a a Administration Curatorial Research: New Approaches to Traditional Roles History in the State Park: Collaboration to Find Resources Bronze Sponsors i The Director as Scholar: Research from the Top Rethinking & Renewing State History Museums Telling Our Story: Interpreting African American History in Alexander Haas (Directors’ Luncheon) ot How to Hire Well Crash Course on Interpretive Writing Our Profession, Programming, Exhibits, and Technologies Case Antiques Inc., Auctions & Appraisals t 300 Surveys, Everyone Circled ‘5’. Now what? HHMAG Roundtable Discussion Making the Digital Physical: Exhibiting & Interpreting (SEMC Legacy Reception) oc Steal This Form! Telling Our Story: Interpreting African American History in Interactive Art L. Carole Wharton, LLC (Conference) t p Project Runway: Designer Solutions to Collections Our Profession, Programming, Exhibits, and Technologies Museums and Libraries: Partners Beyond the Pages SunTrust (Registration Table) t Management and Insurance Problems Making the Digital Physical: Exhibiting & Interpreting Off the Wall: Innovative Ways to Use Permanent Resource Expo Sponsors e ai 8 Things Every Museum Leader Should Know Interactive Art Collection Objects 10-31 Inc.: U.S. partner for Cristalux and Absolute Museum About Fundraising Off the Wall: Innovative Ways to Use Permanent Exhibits Graphics, Design Materials Part 2 & Gallery Products (Grand Opening Reception) e c Volunteers and Interns: Maximizing Your Greatest Resources Collection Objects Glavé and Holmes Architecture (Grand Opening Reception) 2 Ethics in Museums: Solutions for Modern Problems General Malone Design/Fabrication (Grand Opening Reception) s 0s Trustees Are Your Best Advocates Development What is JIMI and Why Should I Participate Solid Light, Inc. (Grand Opening Reception) Habits of Effective Grant Writers 8 Things Every Museum Leader Should Know or How JIMI Changed My Life Evan Williams Bourbon Experience (signature drink sponsor) Connecting to Collections: Developing Emergency About Fundraising How to Hire Well Leapfrog Services (iPad passport prize) Management Plans Habits of Effective Grant Writers 300 Surveys, Everyone Circled ‘5’. Now what? Music Maker Relief Foundation (musician sponsor) Lights, Camera, Action! Media at Historic Houses More Money, Please: Marketing Adopt-an-Artifact Programs #SEMC2014: Hashtags and Volunteers Prism Technologies, Inc. (charging stations) Tips and Tricks for Managing People “You Be the Judge”: Mock IMLS Review Panel in Social Media for Museums Sponsorship on Steroids Sponsorship on Steroids • 10 • • 11 • Lanyard Sponsor Tom Cervone, Executive Director, Tennessee Theatre Travis Vaughn, Project Manager, Legacy Robin Seage Person (SEMC Secretary), Branch Director HealyKohler Design Christina Clayton, Event Management, Visit Knoxville Parks/Outdoor Knoxville Historic Jefferson College, Washington, MS Mobile Guide Sponsor Elle Colquitt, Communications Manager, Legacy Danielle Velez, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum Susan Perry (SEMC Executive Director), Atlanta, GA OnCell–TourSphere Parks/Outdoor Knoxville Leslie Warren, Events and Marketing Manager, Hollie Cook, Director of Education, Knox Heritage, Inc. Blount Mansion Association SEMC 2014 OFFICERS, DIRECTORS & STAFF EVENING EVENT SPONSORS Steve Cotham, McClung Historical Collection, Stephen Wicks, Curator, Knoxville Museum of Art Officers Tennessee Association of Museums Knox County Public Library Rebecca Williams, Director of Sales & Marketing, president: Micheal Hudson, Director, Museum of the 2 Visit Knoxville Mary Ann Damos, Executive Director, Children’s Museum Knoxville Convention Center American Printing House for the Blind, Louisville, KY 2 of Oak Ridge Keyes Williamson, Executive Director, Knoxville vice president: David Butler, Executive Director, 0 Host Museums Kim Davis, Director of Marketing and Communication, Botanical Garden and Arboretum Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN 0 East Tennessee Historical Society Visit Knoxville Jackie Wise, Programs and Marketing Manager, secretary: Robin Seage Person, Branch Director, Historic 1 Historic Westwood Denise DuBose, Director of Administration, Knoxville Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Jefferson College, Washington, MS 1 Knoxville Convention Center Museum of Art Caroline Wolfe, Communications Director, treasurer: Patrick Daily, Executive Director, Hickory 4 Knoxville Museum of Art Carol Evans, Executive Director, Legacy Crescent Bend House and Garden Landmarks Society, Hickory, NC 4 a The Sunsphere Parks/Outdoor Knoxville Liza Zenni, Executive Director, Arts & Culture Alliance past president: George Bassi, Director, Lauren Rogers a Tennessee Theatre Ethiel Garlington, Director of Preservation Field Service, annual meeting logo: Visit Knoxville Museum of Art, Laurel, MS Knox Heritage programs and brochures: Nathan W. Moehlmann, Directors s Off-Site Tour/Workshop Sponsors Brett Grimm, Manager, Crescent Bend Goosepen Studio & Press Priscilla Cooper, Interim Director, Birmingham Civil Rights s p Beck Cultural Exchange Center Susan Hamilton, Director, UT Gardens Institute, Birmingham, AL p Blount Mansion Becky Hancock, Executive Director, Historic Tennessee Theatre SEMC 2014 ANNUAL MEETING Julie Harris, Executive Director, River Discovery Center, o James White’s Fort Dana Hart, General Manager, Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame PROGRAM COMMITTEE Paducah, KY o Beaumont Elementary Magnet School Marilyn Hayden, Director, Green McAdoo Cultural Center Brian Hicks (Co-chair), Director Brian Hicks, Director, Desoto County Museum, n (transportation Knoxville Zoo) Cherel Henderson, Executive Director, East Tennessee Desoto County Museum, Hernando, MS Hernando, MS n Mabry-Hazen House Historical Society Dawn Hammatt (Co-chair), Director of Curatorial Services Kathleen Hutton, Director of Education, Reynolda House s Marble Springs State Historic Site Paul James, Executive Director, Ijams Nature Center , , LA Museum of American Art, Winston-Salem, NC s McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture Jane Kirk, Marketing Director, Museum of Appalachia Julia Barham, Museum Coordinator Mary LaGue, Registrar, Taubman Museum of Art,Roanoke, VA o Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound Caleb Knies, Public History, Farragut Folklife Museum, Farragut, TN Jenny Lamb, Director of Interpretation and Education, o State University Victoria Cooke, Curator of European Art Belle Meade Plantation, Nashville, TN r SEMC Scholarship Sponsors Susan Knowles, Research Fellow, Middle Tennessee Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC Kathryn A. Lang, Curator, Jean Lafitte National Historical r Ms SEMC 2013 Silent Auction (SEMC Traveling Scholarships) State University Matthew Davis, Director, The Old Governor’s Mansion — Park and Preserve, New Orleans LA s Micheal Hudson (President’s Scholarship) Judy LaRose, Event Coordinator, Ramsey House Georgia College, Milledgeville, GA Darcie MacMahon, Exhibits Director, Florida Museum Oa John A. Woods Appraisers (Historic House Museum Joan Lynsky Markel, Curator, McClung Museum Heather Guy, Director of Programs of Natural History, Gainesville, FL a Professional Scholarship) of Natural History & Culture Sloss Furnaces, Birmingham, AL James Quint, Education Coordinator, Historic Columbia Nc Ken Mayes, Deputy Director, American Museum Kathleen Hutton, Director of Education, Reynolda House Foundation, Columbia, SC c SERA Sponsors of Science and Energy Museum of American Art, Winston-Salem, NC Allison Reid, Director for Interpretation & Audience Do Transport Consultants International Sam Maynard, Executive Director, James White’s Fort Kayla Ingram, Design & Exhibitions Coordinator Engagement, New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA o (Registrars Respite co-sponsor) Judy McLean, Education Coordinator, Ramsey House Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN Deitrah J. Taylor, Cultural Center Coordinator, The Cultural Am Willis Fine Art, Jewelry and Specie Ashleigh Oatts, Assistant Director, Marble Springs Jenny Lamb, Director of Interpretation & Education Center, Georgia College and State University, Milledgeville, GA m (Registrars Respite co-sponsor) Margo Pressley, Marketing & Events Manager, Belle Mead Plantation, Nashville, TN Heather Marie Wells, Education Technology Coordinator Ym Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Nancy S. Perry, Director, Department of Museums, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR m ai LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS COMMITTEES Jim Richards, General Manager, Mast General Store City of Portsmouth, VA i Knoxville Host Committee Bernie Rosenblatt, Board Chair, Knoxville Museum of Art James Quint, Education Coordinator Staff ot David Butler, Executive Director, Knoxville Museum Tina Rolan, Assistant Director of Marketing, Knoxville Zoo Historic Columbia Foundation, Columbia, SC Susan Perry, Executive Director t of Art (Chair) Sarah Rowan, Sales Manager, Visit Knoxville Michelle Schulte (EDCom representative), Curator of Jill Malool, Manager of Communications and Member Services ct Krishna Adams, Assistant Curator/Adult Education, Heather Seiber, Assistant General Manager, Historic Education, The Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, GA t Knoxville Museum of Art Tennessee Theatre Tina Smith (EDCom representative), Museum Educator atlanta history center support team te Mary Thom Adams, Development Director, Catherine Shteynberg, Assistant Curator/Web and Museum of Anthropology, Wake Forest University, Jeff Rutledge, AHC Vice-President of Finance e a Ijams Nature Center New Media Coordinator, McClung Museum Winston-Salem, NC Cindy Franks, AHC Senior Accountant e Adam Alfrey, Curator of Exhibitions, East Tennessee Sara Spangler, The Sunsphere Sherri Fisher Staples (SEMC Corporate Representative), Marcella Lewis, AHC Revenue & Customer Service Specialist e Historical Society Katie Stringer, Executive Director, Blount Mansion Association Principal, Cinebar Productions, Newport News, VA 2s Mary Bogert, General Manager, Knoxville Convention Center Josh Sullivan, Director of Basketball Operations, Katie Stringer, Executive Director, s 0 Tom Bugg, General Manager, Historic Tennessee Theatre Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Blount Mansion Association, Knoxville, TN Suzanne Cada, Deputy Director, Arts & Culture Alliance Jeff Taylor,Event Organizer, Ijams Nature Center Leah Walker, Site Manager, Doak House Museum, Jeff Chapman,Director, McClung Museum of Natural Brent Thompson, Community Outreach Manager, Tusculum College, Greeneville, TN History & Culture Visit Knoxville Zinnia Willits, Director of Collections Administration, Anna Chappelle, Executive Director, Marble Springs Allison Travis, Director of Marketing & Education, Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, SC Calvin Chappelle, Executive Director, Mabry-Hazen Knoxville Zoo Micheal Hudson (SEMC President), Director, Museum of the House Museum Kim Trent, Executive Director, Knox Heritage American Printing House for the Blind, Louisville, KY • 12 • • 13 • Knoxville Museums Farragut Folk Life Museum Mabry-Hazen House a a a Welcome SEMC! 11408 Municipal Center Dr. & Bethel Cemetery semc 2014 final program The following local museums have Farragut, TN 37943 1711 Dandridge Ave. graciously agreed to allow free 865.966.7057 Knoxville, TN 37915 SEMC 2014 annual meeting | october 20–22, 2014 admission to SEMC 2014 Annual www.townoffarragut.org 865.522.8661 Knoxville, tennessee | #SEMC2014 Meeting participants during their www.mabryhazen.com regular operating hours. To gain Fort Dickerson free admission, please show your 3000 Fort Dickerson Rd Marble Springs State Historic Site SEMC Annual Meeting Badge Knoxville, TN 37920 1220 West Governor John Sevier at the museum entrance. 865.215.4311 Highway www.cityofknoxville.org/parks/ Knoxville, TN 37920 Beck Cultural Exchange Center fortdickerson.asp 865.573.5508 1927 Dandridge Ave. www.marblesprings.net Knoxville, TN 37915 Girl Scout Museum at Daisy’s Place 865.524.8461 1567 Downtown W. Blvd. McClung Museum of Natural www.beckcenter.net Knoxville, TN 37919 History & Culture 800.474.1912 The Blount Mansion www.girlscoutcsa.org 1327 Circle Park Dr. 200 West Hill Ave. Knoxville, TN 37996 Knoxville, TN 37902 Historic Westwood 865.974.2144 k 865.525.2375 3425 Kingston Pike http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu a a 8:00 am – 5:00 pm www.blountmansion.org Knoxville, TN 37919 Sunday Oct 19 Registration n www.historicwestwood.org Museum of Appalachia — Sundries Courtyard (Holiday Inn Lobby) Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge 2819 Andersonville Hwy 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm o 461 West Outer Drive Ijams Nature Center Clinton, TN 37716 Off-Site Program: Pre-Conference Event: 8:30 am – 11:30 am Oak Ridge, TN 37830 2915 Island Home Ave. 865.494.7680 Historic Westwood Reception and Tour SEMC Council Meeting x 865.482.1074 Knoxville, TN 37920 www.museumofappalachia.org — Meet at the Holiday Inn’s entrance (transportation — Mountain Laurel Room (second floor) www.childrensmuseumofoakridge.org 865.577.4717 provided to 3425 Kingston Pike) v www.ijams.org Old Gray Cemetery Before the conference starts join us at Historic Westwood, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm Mi Confederate Memorial Hall — 543 N. Broadway the new home of Knox Heritage, Inc. Knox Heritage, a non- JIMI Luncheon M Bleak House James White’s Fort Knoxville, TN 37917 profit promoting the preservation of historic buildings in the 16 — Private Dining Room Ol 3148 Kingston Pike 205 Hill Ave. SE 865.522.1424 county region, will host a reception and mini-tours of their new (Pre-registration required) O Knoxville, TN 37919 Knoxville, TN 37915 www.oldgraycemetery.org headquarters, Historic Westwood. Join us for drinks and light Nl 865.522.2371 865.525.6514 appetizers, and learn more about this regional preservation 12:30 pm – 1:00 pm N www.knoxville.cmh.org www.jameswhitesfort.org Ramsey House education center and museum, which educates and advocates Program Committee Meeting De (open Wednesday – Saturday) for historic buildings and structures. Westwood, home to Adelia — Mountain Laurel Room (second floor) D a Crescent Bend Knoxville Botanical Garden 2614 Thorngrove Pike Armstrong Lutz, the first professional woman artist in Tennes- A 2728 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN and Arboretum Knoxville, TN 37914 see, was built in 1890 and designed by Knoxville architects Bau- 1:00 pm – 5:30 pm A 37919 2743 Wimpole Ave. 865.546.0745 mann Brothers. (Pre-registration required) Resource Expo Open Ym 865.637.3163 Knoxville, TN 37914 www.ramseyhouse.org — Grand Pavilion & Tennessee Ballrooms Y a www.crescentbend.com www.knoxgarden.org a u The Sunsphere a a 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm East Tennessee History Knoxville Convention Center 810 Clinch Ave. monday Oct 20 os Concurrent Sessions o Center and Museum 701 Henley Street Knoxville, TN 37902 ce 601 S. Gay St. Knoxville, TN 37902 www.worldsfairpark.org 7:30 am – 12:00 noon Steal This Form! c Knoxville, TN 37901 865.251.6024 HHMAG Hands-On Help Project — — Parlour 1 tu 865.215.8832 Tennessee Theatre Collections Care at Blount Mansion Moderator/Presenter: Deborah Rose Van Horn, Kentucky t a www.eastTNhistory.org Knoxville Museum of Art 604 South Gay Street — Meet in lobby to carpool Historical Society, Frankfort, KY a m 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive Knoxville, TN 37901 This program will offer hands-on help in the area of collec- Presenters: Kyle Elizabeth Bryner, Registrar and Collections The Emporium Center Knoxville, TN 37916 865.684.1200 x 149 tions care and management for Blount Mansion — an historic Manager, Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, Winchester, 2s for Arts & Culture 865.525.6101 www.tennesseetheatre.com house, and the home of the only territorial governor of the South VA; Jennifer Donovan Spence, Churchill Weavers Project 2 0 100 South Gay Street www.knoxart.org Territory, William Blount (1749-1800). Our collections include Coordinator, Kentucky Historical Society, Frankfort, KY 0 Knoxville, TN 37902 Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame furniture, artifacts, and artworks from the early 1700s, as well Do you like your deed of gift form? Do you hate your loan 865.523.7543 Knoxville Zoo 700 Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Dr. as our biggest artifact, the historic structures themselves, form? Then this might be the session for you! Everyone has www.theemporiumcenter.com 3500 Knoxville Zoo Drive Knoxville, TN 37915 which were constructed starting in 1792. For more information, forms they use at their institutions, but are they the best ones for Knoxville, TN 37914 865.633.9000 contact HHMAG Vice Chair Leah Walker at lwalker@tuscu- your needs? Come join our roundtable discussion and find out www.knoxville-zoo.org www.wbhof.com lum.edu. (Sponsor: HHMAG) (Pre-registration required) if there is something better out there. We ask that participants

• 14 • • 15 • temporary custody receipts, loan forms, deaccession This panel discussion will focus on collaborative forms, and others if time is available. (Sponsor: SERA) efforts between historic house museums whose mis- sions and challenges overlap. Historic Homes of Knox- Not as Scary as You Think: ville partnership is one that breaks traditional thinking Making Meaningful Experiences for Teens amongst non-profit boards. Once viewed as indepen- — Parlour 2 dent competitors, this partnership has strengthened Moderator/Presenter: Keri Jhaveri, Youth and collaboration, leveraged local funding, and increased Family Educator, The Frist Center for Visual Arts, awareness within the community. Questions, issues, Nashville, TN and other problems addressed will include joint mar- Presenters: Samantha Andrews, Educator for keting endeavors; how to work with your local arts Experiential Learning, Frist Center for the Arts, and culture organization, history center, and visitors Nashville, TN; Shaun Giles, Educator for Community center; advocating to your local city and county gov- Engagement, Frist Center for the Visual Arts, ernments for funding; and working together with his- Nashville, TN; Rebecca Sailor, Curator of Education, toric house museums and other non-profits organi- Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, SC zations through tourism and fundraising. (Sponsor: Museum educators consult specialists, cultural HHMAG) organizations, and school/outreach partnerships to provide dynamic opportunities for teen engagement. 300 Surveys, Everyone Circled “5.” Now What? Learn about successful programs at the Frist Center — Parlour 5 for the Visual Arts and Gibbes Museum of Art for this Moderator: Caren Oberg, Principal, Oberg Research often overlooked and sometimes feared population. LLC, Atlanta, GA Panelists share strategies for identifying teen voice Visitor Surveys often do not provide hoped for direc- and implementing programs. (Sponsor: EdCom) tion. The problem is usually the survey questions, not the responses. Session attendees will discuss character- How to Hire Well istics of effective questions, see how to rewrite common — Parlour 3 survey questions, and refine one to two survey questions Moderator: Catherine Lewis, Executive Director, important to their institutions. Kennesaw State University Museums, Archives, and Rare Books, Kennesaw, GA Networking Tools and Tips M Presenters: Jennifer Dickey, Coordinator, Public for Emerging Professionals M History Program, Kennesaw, GA; Richard Harker, — Parlour 6 O Outreach and Education Manager, Kennesaw, GA Moderator: James Quint, Education Coordinator, O Hiring is often the most important decision muse- Historic Columbia Foundation, Columbia, SC N ums make, but is rarely given the attention it deserves. Museum professionals must interact with a variety N This interactive, hands-on session focuses on how of audiences throughout their career. Knowing how D to hire the right person for your institution. You will to network and engage with these audiences is essen- D learn how to write a compelling job advertisement; tial to meeting the goals of one’s institution and career A how to creatively and effectively interview candi- agenda. This session will offer tips and real-life expe- A dates via phone, Skype, and in person; how to assess riences from museum professionals, who network Y the culture of your institution; and how to integrate with other museum professionals, board members, Y a a new hire into your institution. This session will be politicians, and constituents. Following brief presen- a filled with tips, tricks, and plenty of advice about how tations from the presenters, attendees will be invited o to avoid common mistakes. to ask questions and submit their own tips and ideas. o (Sponsors: EMP, SERA) c Historic Homes of Knoxville: c Breaking Barriers and Creating From the Inside Out: Fostering a Sense t Successful Partnerships of Community Through Exhibit Design t a — Parlour 4 — Parlour 7 a Moderator/Presenter: Calvin Chappelle, Mabry- Moderator/Presenter: Brent Ward, Principal, Riggs Hazen House, Knoxville, TN Ward Design, Richmond, VA 2 Presenter: Anna Chappelle, Executive Director, Presenters: Calinda N. Lee, Ph.D., Historian, 2 0 Marble Springs State Historic Site, Knoxville, TN; Atlanta History Center, Atlanta, GA; Andrea Douglas, 0 Sam Maynard, Executive Director, James White’s Executive Director, Jefferson School African American Fort, Knoxville, TN; Katie Stringer, Executive Heritage Center, Charlottesville, VA bring examples of their institutions forms or send them to the Director, Blount Mansion, Knoxville, TN; Judy LaRose, Ramsey The objective of this session will be to discuss the many ways that an visitors and community members. We will showcase different presen- panel in advance (email to [email protected]) so that House, Knoxville, TN; Brett Grimm, Crescent Bend House and exhibit can be extended outside of the museum and into the community. tation methods and exhibit design techniques that lend themselves to they can have a lively discussion about the good, the bad, and Gardens, Knoxville, TN; Kim Trent, Executive Director, Historic We will discuss the ways that exhibits have been able to engage cultural incorporation of the greater community and new visitors. This will the ugly forms we use every day. We will look at donation forms, Westwood, Knoxville, TN partnerships, connect related sites, and build consensus among both include discussions about the various methods of creating temporary • 16 • • 17 • Curatorial Research: New Approaches 2:15 pm – 2:45 pm to Traditional Roles Iced Tea & Cookie Break — Parlour 8 — Grand Pavilion & Tennessee Ballrooms Moderator/Presenter: Nathan C. Jones, Curator, The Beacon Technology Demos General George Patton Museum of Leadership, Fort Knox, KY 2:45 pm – 4:00 pm Presenters: Anna Fariella, Curator and Associate CONCURRENT SESSIONS Professor, Hunter Library, Cullowhee, NC; Adam MacPharlain, Churchill Weavers Assistant Project Not Even Archives 101 Specialist, Kentucky Historical Society, Frankfort, KY — Parlour 1 Three curators will present original research they Moderator/Presenter: Kathryn Lang, Curator, Jean conducted individually or as part of a team. These Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, New curators’ presentations represent and highlight Orleans, LA the three types of research projects undertaken by Presenter: Aaron Richardson, Archivist/Records museum curators: scholarly research that adds to the Manager, , Atlanta, GA sum of man’s knowledge; object research that cate- Do you work in an institution where you think you gorizes, classifies, or documents objects; and applied might have archives but are not sure? Maybe you feel research for exhibitions or educational programs. a bit overwhelmed by the descriptions of some of the (Sponsor: CurCom) archive workshops or classes you see listed and since you are not even sure if what you have is archives you just skim right over those courses. This session will 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm not make you an archivist but what it will do is address Off-Site Workshop 1 – Film & Video how to identify what might be archives in your files, Preservation how to remove staples and paper clips, how to identify Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound archival folders and acid free paper, and how to make — Meet at Holiday Inn’s entrance to walk to Tennessee container lists. Sometime down the road they can be Archive of Moving Image and Sound or take the free further processed by a contract archivist or a properly downtown trolley (601 South Gay Street) trained archivist (maybe even yourself). (Sponsor: This workshop will include a description of the pro- SERA) M cess of collecting, preservation, and storage of regional M moving images and audio artifacts, and how this mate- How to Specify Display Cases O rial can be used within a museum setting. Various for Your Museum O preserved clips from the collection will be screened, — Parlour 2 N and a tour of the archive lab and storage vault will be Presenter: William Stender, President, 10-31 Inc., N given. Participants will witness the process of preserv- Columbia, NJ D ing a motion picture film during the various stages of Have you ever needed to order or specify display D archiving, from the time a film arrives to the archive cases for your museum and not known how to describe A up through the digitation process. Participants will what you want? Join us for a look at what makes a dis- A Y receive hands-on training on how to inspect, repair, play case “museum grade” and how to avoid getting less Y clean and re-house motion picture film.(Sponsor: and paying more. This session will focus on differences a SERA) (Pre-registration required) between acrylic and glass, different styles and types of a glass, hinges and gaskets. We will use a “Good, Better, o Off-Site Workshop 2 – Window Restoration Best” approach to specifying for your museum. (Com- o Historic Mabry-Hazen House mercial Track Session) c — Meet at Holiday Inn’s entrance (transportation c provided to 1711 Dandridge Avenue) Brass Tacks: Preventive Conservation t Moderator/Presenter: Calvin Chappelle, Mabry- in Historic Houses t a Hazen House, Knoxville, TN — Parlour 3 a Presenters: Arin Streeter, Vice President, Mabry- Moderator: Katie Stringer, Executive Director, Hazen House, Knoxville, TN; Barry Gregory, Mabry- Blount Mansion, Knoxville, TN 2 Hazen House, Knoxville, TN Presenters: Kate Singley, Conservation 2 0 The workshop will focus on the restoration of his- Anthropologica, Decatur, GA Patricia Ewer, Textile 0 toric wood windows. Attendees will learn the step by Objects Conservation, LLC, Mound, MN; David Goist, step process involved in window restoration including Asheville, NC exhibits, new brand strategies, CMS solutions, and other technol- stripping, rebuilding rotten areas, and window glazing. Topics The day-to-day practice of preventive conserva- ogy-focused solutions that may benefit cultural institutions and including wavy glass and severely damaged windows will also be tion can be cumbersome for strapped historic houses. advice on how to tweak your furnishing plan, housekeeping museums. (Corporate Track Session) covered. (Sponsor: HHMAG) (Pre-registration required) Three seasoned conservators (objects, textiles/soft furnish- rotation, equipment list, and supply closet to keep your interi- ings, and framed art) will provide some up-to-date and practical or’s finishes and content safe.(Sponsors: HHMAG, SERA) • 18 • • 19 • Arts and Alzheimer’s: Rethinking Museums Project Director, Mississippi Department of Archives Touring Approaches & History, Jackson, MS; Caroline Legros, School Program — Parlour 4 Coordinator, Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, VA Moderator: Krishna Adams, Assistant Curator of Public Pro- How do state history museums rethink and renew exhibits of grams, Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN their history? How do they deal with difficult historical topics? Presenters: Janice Wade-Whitehead, Executive Director, Alz- How do they honor their traditions and at the same time intro- heimer’s Tennessee, Knoxville, TN; Nancy Goyert, Lead Docent, duce new fresh approaches? This session will discuss the recent Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN; Abby Durick, Student, experiences of three major new projects in Alabama, Mississippi, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN; Nichole Fazio-Veigel, and Virginia. (Sponsors: CurCom, NAME) Associate Director, Office of National Scholarships and Fellow- ships, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN Exhibit Graphics: A How-To Guide Learn how the Knoxville Museum of Art joined with the Uni- — Parlour 8 versity of Tennessee and Alzheimer’s Tennessee to develop Moderator: Julie Waters, Exhibit Developer, Florida Museum focused tours for early-stage dementia visitors. This program of Natural History, Gainesville, FL is modeled after the MOMA’s Alzheimer’s Project. Represen- From ideas to production, this session will cover the range tatives will share their experiences in organizing the program, of issues faced when creating exhibition graphics. How do you docent training, and lessons learned while implementing the choose effective content structure, strong graphic design, and program. (Sponsor: EdCom) the best method of production? Looking at a variety of exam- ples, this session will address common questions every exhibi- Habits of Effective Grant Writers tion project encounters. (Sponsor: NAME) — Parlour 5 Presenter: Margo Clark, Associate Director of Development, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN SEMC Listening Session for This nuts and bolts presentation by a professional grant Affinity, SPC & State Directors writer in a small organization will share strategies gleaned from — Private Dining Room twenty years of experience in a smaller institution that will help make grant writing more efficient, and increase the chances of 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm success. (Sponsor: SERA) New Members/First Time Annual Meeting Attendees “Speed Networking” M Developing an Effective — Private Dining Room M Collections Management Policy O — Parlour 6 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm O Moderator: Gail Ravnitzky Silberglied, Vice Resource Expo/Silent Auction N President of Advocacy and Government Relations, Grand Opening Reception N American Alliance of Museums, Washington, D.C. — Grand Pavilion & Tennessee Ballrooms D Presenters: James Hoobler, Senior Curator of Art Get into the speakeasy spirit at the Grand• Opening Reception D & Architecture, Tennessee State Museum, Nashville, and kick off the conference on a festive note. Experience the A TN; Elise LeCompte, Registrar and Assistant Appalachian Renaissance with a Taste of Tennessee, a signature A Department Chair, Florida Museum of Natural History, drink (provided by Evan Williams Bourbon Experience), and Y Gainesville, FL; Zinnia Willits, Director of Collections music by “Ironing Board Sam” (sponsored by Music Maker Y a Administration, Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, SC Relief Foundation). Network with the Resource Expo exhibitors a Join collections management professionals in a discussion of and check out the Silent Auction offerings. Visit each exhibitor o the required elements of a collections management policy; why on your Expo passport to enter a drawing for an iPad, provided o your institution needs this policy and the risks of not having a by LeapFrog. (Grand Opening Reception Sponsors: 10-31 c good one in place; and how the policy intersects with all aspects Inc., Glavé and Holmes Architecture, Malone Design/ c of your institution’s operations. Get resources, tips, and strat- Fabrication, Solid Light, Inc.) t egies for creating or strengthening this core document at your t a museum. (Sponsors: CurCom, SERA) 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm a Exhibits Networking Meet-Up (NAME) Rethinking & Renewing State History Museums — Speakeasy Library in the historic Oliver Hotel 2 — Parlour 7 (407 Union Ave.) 2 0 Moderator: Debbie Pendleton, Assistant Director Exhibit geeks — come one, come all! Organized by NAME 0 for Public Programs, Alabama Department of (National Association for Museum Exhibition), this informal Archives & History, Montgomery, AL gathering of exhibit fanatics is a fun happy hour interlude before Presenters: John Hardin, Special Projects Coordinator, the evening event and a chance to network and talk with peers Alabama Department of Archives & History, Montgomery, about current projects, big ideas, and general museum musings. AL; Lucy Allen, Museum Division Director/2 Mississippi (NAME members)

• 20 • • 21 • network with peers, and meet your Regional AAM kind in the nation, and the Tennessee now hosts sym- CurCom Representatives. (CurCom members) phony and opera, touring Broadway, and musicians and performers of all musical genres. Enjoy a cocktail 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm and appetizers in the Grand Lobby. Wander through Academic Museum Gathering the lobby and foyers into the magnificent auditorium, — Private Dining Room where countless movies were screened and hundreds Get together with staff from college and university of entertainers have graced the stage. We’ve arranged museums for informal discussion of issues and con- a special treat — house organist Bill Snyder will per- cerns, exchange of ideas and exhibitions, and pro- form at the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ while you enjoy gramming for today’s students. (Sponsor: AAMG) the lavish surroundings. Guided tours of the back- stage area will be held at 6:30, 7:00, and 7:30. As you 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm leave the theatre, look up to see the restored marquee HHMAG Member Cocktail Hour and vertical sign, one of the most photographed sights — Meet in lobby to carpool or call Leah Walker at in Knoxville. (Sponsored by Historic Tennessee 423.923.1015 for directions. Theatre) ¶ Head across the street and take another This event is a social cocktail hour open to mem- step back in time. The doors of the East Tennessee bers of the Historic House Museums Affinity Group History Center (ETHC) open to you with light hors (HHMAG). Join this affinity group for a behind-the- d’oeuvres and a live string band. As you delve further scenes tour of a 1920’s Prairie Style historic house! Hill- into the ETHC you will find that this museum holds top Farm was the summer home of Phillip J. Briscoe the key to Knoxville’s past. Complete with ever chang- in the early 20th century, and used by his family as a ing exhibits and pieces – all telling the history of the retreat. In 1916, the Briscoes moved from their house people that shaped this land — the ETHC is the histor- in town to the newly completed home on the site of ical hub of the city. At the core of this historic building the original farmhouse. Their first event to take place is the beautiful and stately Old Custom House (1874) at their new home was the wedding of Rose Briscoe in where you will experience a behind-the-scenes tour of June of that year, right in the living room. The historic the Great Hall with its beautiful staircases and mar- property boasts amazing gardens that were designed by ble floor. Beginning in the library’s beautifully restored noted landscape architect Ryan Gainey, whose designs federal court room with historic artwork and arti- are heavily influenced by history and the high style facts, Steve Cotham will offer tours of theMcClung M of formal European gardens. This home is not nor- Historical Collection, a premier collection for the M mally open to the public, so take advantage of this rare Southeast. Experience Voices of the Land: The Peo- O opportunity to tour a true showplace of east Tennessee. ple of East Tennessee, ETHC’s award-winning sig- O (Pre-registration required, HHMAG members) nature exhibition. Recently added to the center is the N Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound. N 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm (Co-sponsored by East Tennessee Historical Soci- D Evening on Gay Street and ety and the Tennessee Association of Museums) D Market Square Showcasing ¶ Once you are ready for dinner, take a short walk past A Southern Charm Krutch Park and the Art in Public Places. Just past A Y Historic Tennessee Theatre (604 S. Gay St.) the park is Historic Market Square where you can Y East Tennessee History Center (601 S. Gay St.) enjoy a meal at one of the many restaurants featuring a Market Square District (From the East Tennessee a variety of fare: gourmet pizza, award-winning burg- a History Center, turn left and walk west on Clinch ers, down-home Southern cooking, high-energy Mexi- o Avenue, away from the Tennessee Theatre. Go one can, unique Asian dishes, classic American, and more. o block and turn right onto Market Street. Walk one Market Square, dating back to the 1800s, got its name c block, passing Krutch Park on your right. Market from the farmers and vendors who came to the Market c Street leads you onto Market Square.) House to sell their wares to generations of East Tennes- t — Meet in Holiday Inn lobby for the 10-minute walk at seans. Though the Market House has been gone since t a 6:00 pm, or take the trolley from Holiday Inn. Both the 1960, the square is once again a popular meeting place, a Tennessee Theatre and East Tennessee History Center and the eateries and retail shops fill up at all times of 2 will be open until 8:00 pm. the year. Offering outdoor concerts, a weekly Farmers’ 2 Meander down Knoxville’s Historic Gay Street Market, and free movies, Market Square is the perfect 0 and through the Market Square District as the city family-friendly destination for any history enthusiast. 0 showcases southern charm, diverse culture, and rich 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm history at its finest. ¶ Start with a visit to theHistoric Ten- 8:30 pm – 9:30 pm CurCom Networking Meet-Up nessee Theatre, the Official State Theater of Tennessee. Built Council Private Reception at Market 211 Circle and William T. and Sylvia F. Alderson Endowment Fund — Speakeasy Library in the historic Oliver Hotel (407 Union Ave.) in 1928 as a movie palace, in 2005 the Tennessee Theatre was — 18 Market Square, Unit 211 at a dessert reception in downtown Knoxville. (Council invi- Curators assemble! Join your colleagues at the Speakeasy completely restored and transformed into a performing arts SEMC Council presents the SEMC Legacy Society, a planned tation only) (Sponsor: Case Antiques Inc., Auctions & Library for informal conversations about curatorial issues, venue at a cost of $30 million. Its beauty rivals any theater of its giving program, and recognizes donors to the Past Presidents Appraisals) • 22 • • 23 • Presenters: Laura J. Condon, Senior Vice President, Willis Fine Art, Jewelry & Specie, Potomac, MD; Zinnia Willits, Director of Collections Administration, Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, SC; Chris Goodlett, Curator of Collections, , Louisville, KY; Greg Smith, Executive Vice President, Berkley Asset Protection, New York, NY Make way Tim Gunn and Heidi Klum! The inspired designs of problem-solving SEMC members will shine in this workshop. Working in teams, session participants will be presented with real life collec- tions management and insurance problems: impend- ing hurricanes, difficult lenders, navigating a claim, shipping obstacles, etc. Teams will discuss and design suggested solutions to their issue while expert men- tors circulate to offer advice throughout the process. Each team of designers will present the solution they have fashioned to the panel of experts who will decide whether to say “Auf Wiedersehen” to the design or welcome it into the halls of designer greatness. (Sponsor: SERA)

Crash Course on Interpretive Writing — Parlour 4 Moderator: Catherine Lewis, Director, Museum of Holocaust and History, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA Presenters: Carol Poplin, Director of The History T Workshop, Norcross, GA; Callie McLean, Exhibit T U Designer, The History Workshop, Norcross, GA U a a Running Tour: See Knoxville’s Whether you need a refresher or are a beginner, we E tuesday Oct 21 Urban Wilderness on a Fun Run will go through how to get started writing your inter- E — Meet at entrance of the Holiday Inn. pretive text. Activities provide hands-on experience. S 7:30 am – 9:00 am See Knoxville’s beautiful “urban wilderness” and riverfront on Participants will understand how to break down infor- S Walking Tour 1: Historic Preservation a 2-3 mile fun run with Ken Mayes. The course will start at Knox- mation. We will discuss the usefulness of infographics. D Walking Tour of Downtown Knoxville ville’s World Fair Park and will take runners/walkers along two Please bring in questions about text you might be writ- D — Meet at entrance of the Holiday Inn. of Knoxville’s scenic greenways. (Pre-registration required) ing! (Sponsors: CurCom, NAME) A Are you ready to explore Knoxville’s urban landscape and A learn about the history and stories that have impacted down- 8:00 am – 5:00 pm 9:00 am – 10:15 am Y town Knoxville over the past ten years. Beginning at the con- Registration Y CONCURRENT SESSIONS a ference hotel, Kim Trent, Executive Director of Knox Heritage, — Park View Lobby a Inc., will guide you through downtown Knoxville’s collection #SEMC2014: Hashtags and Volunteers o of historic buildings. Kim will focus on preservation projects 9:00 am – 5:30 pm in Social Media for Museums o that have transformed the historic downtown into the vibrant Resource Expo open — Parlour 1 c regional center that it is today. (Pre-registration required) — Grand Pavilion & Tennessee Ballrooms Moderator/Presenter: Michael Lachowksi, Public c Relations Coordinator, Georgia Museum of Art, t Walking Tour 2: Civil War Walking Tour 8:00 am – 12:00 noon Athens, GA t a of Downtown Knoxville Registration Presenters: Tricia Blakistone, Webmaster, Social a — Meet at entrance of the Holiday Inn. — Sundries Courtyard (Holiday Inn Lobby) Media Manager and Librarian, North Carolina Knoxville’s powerful Civil War past is readily available to pres- Museum of History, Raleigh, NC; FrannMarie Jacinto, 2 ent day visitors when shown where to look. Join Joan Markel, The Extroverted Museum Initiative, Woodbridge, VA 2 9:00 am – 11:30 am Civil War Curator at the McClung Museum, for a downtown Enhance engagement at SEMC by tagging your DOUBLE SESSIONS 1 walking tour that will explore the stories of places and people social media posts with #SEMC2014. We’ll explore 1 etched into our enduring landscape. Starting at the conference Project Runway: Designer Solutions to Collections uses of hashtags for museums, including successful hotel, we will walk city streets of the Civil War era viewing homes, Management and Insurance Problems utilizations by the session presenters, then focus on the concept businesses, churches, and civic buildings in which important, but — Parlour 2 of training volunteers to help out at museums that are over- little known events of the times played out. (Pre-registration Moderator: Barbara Corvino, Client Manager, Willis Fine Art, whelmed by the demands of social media. Users of all levels are required) Jewelry & Specie, Potomac, MD welcome. • 24 • • 25 • Art, History, and Heritage in a Student Union: Interpretive Graphics at UT’s Newest Landmark — Parlour 3 Moderator: Ned Reddrop, The Design Minds, Inc., Fairfax, VA Presenters: Jacob Rudolph, Marketing Director, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN; Alesha Shumar, University Archivist and Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN; Barbara Tallent, Managing Interior Designer, Knoxville, TN The University of Tennessee is interpreting its historic traditions in the newest addition to campus, the Student Union. Though the Student Union is not a museum, the challenges faced and solutions discovered should provide insight for a variety of conference attendees. One particu- lar challenge that was faced—how do we determine what stories to tell? What approaches were used to tell these stories in a way that will resonate with the diverse and voluminous audiences that will be coming to the Union every day? Participants will see the value of interpre- tation in a different kind of venue.(Sponsor: AAMG) (Corporate Track Session)

Storytelling and Measuring Success — Parlour 5 Moderator/Presenter: Samantha Diamond, CultureConnect, New Orleans, LA T Presenters: Monika Smyczek, CultureConnect, New T Orleans, LA; Allison Reid, Director of Interpretation U and Audience Engagement, New Orleans Museum of U E Art, New Orleans, LA E Learn best practices in digital storytelling and data S through two mobile projects launched by Culture- S Connect: a jazz music and neighborhood heritage app D for the Preservation Resource Center, and an app fea- D turing highlights from the New Orleans Museum of A Art’s collection and sculpture garden. (Commercial A Y Session) Y a Eight Things Every Museum Leader a Should Know About Fundraising o — Parlour 6 o Moderator/Presenter: Aaron Berger, Executive c Director, The Breman Museum, Atlanta, GA c Presenters: Linda Wise McNay, Ph.D., Our t Fundraising Search, Atlanta, GA; David Moore, t a Executive Director, Historic Oakland Foundation, Inc., a Atlanta, GA This interactive session will feature veteran fund- 2 raisers who will share best practices and practical 2 solutions from the museum field. Whether you are a 1 CEO, Curator, or rising museum professional, you will 1 learn everything you need to know about how to max- imize resources for your organization. Questions addressed include: Who’s responsible for raising money — the Board or Staff? Where can your organization find the money? What are the best fundraising strategies even with a small staff? • 26 • • 27 • Media for Exhibits 101+ — Parlour 7 Moderator/Presenter: Darcie MacMahon, Exhibits Director, Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, FL Presenters: Terry Healy, Principal, HealyKohler Design, Takoma Park, MD; Tim Boutelle, Media Developer, Richard Lewis Media Group, Watertown, MA; Dan Chadwick, Director of AV Integration, 1220 Exhibits, Nashville, TN This session will explore media development for exhibitions from a pragmatic but non-technical point of view, including topics such as: reasons to incor- porate (or not) media into exhibition, visitor expec- tations, design and the visitor experience, software development, hardware options and issues, accessi- bility, budget realities and sustainability. (Sponsor: NAME) (Corporate Track Session)

Spotlight on Student Research in Museums — Parlour 8 Co-Moderators: Pam Meister, Interim Director, Mountain Heritage Center, Cullowhee, NC; Courtney Tollison, Ph.D., Historian, Upcountry History Museum, Furman University, Greenville, SC Now in its fourth year, this juried session provides a showcase for student work and a way for students to connect with experienced museum professionals and T other students. Eight students will participate in four T 10-minute presentations, followed by an audience Q & U A and discussion. (Sponsors: AAMG, EMP, CurCom) U E E “Working with Community: Creating an Exhibit S Through Connections and Collaborations in S Jackson County, NC” (Mountain Heritage Center) D Presenters: Emily Baker, MA candidate, American D History, and Katie Bell, MA candidate, Public History, A Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC A

Y “Toward a Museum Without Boundaries: Y a Designing Inclusive Learning Environments a for Children on the Autism Spectrum” (McKis- o sick Museum) Presenter: Liya Deng, PhD candidate, o Library & Information Sciences, University of South c Carolina, Columbia, SC c

t “Making the Simple Life: Interpreting Servant t a Life and Childhood on Jekyll Island” (Jekyll a Island Museum) Presenters: Caleb Knies, Rachel Lewis, Jenna Stout (PhD candidates); and Lane Tillner 2 (MA candidate), Public History, Middle Tennessee 2 1 State University 1 “Black Medicine/White Bodies: Investigating Charleston’s Yellow Fever Epidemics 1854–1871” (McKissick Museum) Presenter: Elizabeth Wakefield, PhD candidate, Anthropology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC • 28 • • 29 • 10:15 am – 10:45 am of Art, University of Georgia; David Stapleton, Coffee Break student computer science and new media, — Grand Pavilion and Tennessee Ballrooms University of Georgia: Georgia Museum Explorer Expo Demo: Learn how member organizations are App revolutionizing donor commerce with Big River’s plat- Stan Trembach, University of South Carolina, PhD, form for membership, ticketing, and donations. library and information science, Cultural Heritage Informatics Fellow: “From Papyrus to PDAs: Digital Technology, Audience Diversification, and 10:30 am – 11:45 am Education through Participation in Contemporary CONCURRENT SESSIONS Museums” Technology Showcase — Parlour 1 What is JIMI and Why Should I Participate or Co-Moderators: Heather Marie Wells, Digital Media How JIMI Changed My Life Specialist, Crystal Bridges Museum of Art, Bentonville, — Parlour 3 AR; Michael Scott, Adult Education Programs Moderator: Brian Hicks, Museum Director, DeSoto Coordinator, North Carolina Museum of History, County Museum, Hernando, MS Raleigh, NC Presenters: Martha Battle Jackson, Chief Curator, A hands-on demo of various technology projects Division of State Historic Sites and Properties, Raleigh, from southeastern museums. Attendees will have the NC; 2014 JIMI graduates chance to experience the projects first-hand for them- The Jekyll Island Management Institute, JIMI, selves as well as be able to ask demonstrators for details is an eight-day SEMC sponsored museum manage- about creating projects like these: ment course in Jekyll Island, GA, designed for both newly emerging and mid-career museum profession- Kevin Dooley, VP of Market Development, OnCell- als to further their knowledge about general museum TourSphere: “Hands Off On Our Beacons!” administration and operations. In this session, the Katie Erickson, Art Education student, University of most recent JIMI graduates will give an overview of Florida, North Carolina Museum of Art: “The Art of the eight-day program and information about available STEM, STEAM, STEHM: Collaboration and Virtual Learning” scholarships. T Integrating STEM Into Education Programs Anna Fariello, Curator and Associate Professor, Hunter T U — Private Dining Room (lobby level) Library: “The Online Museum: Digital Collections at Managing Mayhem: U Moderator: Virginia Howell, Education Curator, Robert C. Western Carolina University” Working Through Collection Challenges E Williams Museum of Papermaking, Atlanta, GA Megan Forbes, CollectionSpace Community Outreach and — Parlour 5 E Presenter: Katy Malone, Outreach and Education Support Manager, LYRASIS, and Jessica Jenkins Curator of Moderator: Lana Burgess, Faculty Curator and S Coordinator, Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art, Kennesaw, Collections, Litchfield Historical Society: “CollectionSpace: Director, Museum Management Certificate Program, Designing and Creating Custom Ornaments/Gifts/Coins, S GA; Amelia Gallo, Museum Educator and Assistant to Director, Open-source Collections Management for Museums, McKissick Museum, University of South Carolina, SINCE 1974. “Let Us Tell Your Story.” D Thomas County Historical Society, Thomasville, GA Historical Societies, and More” Columbia, SC D STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) is Cadie Hancock and Ben Green, new media communication Presenters: Christian Cicimurri, Natural Science Fundraising A the buzzword in academic environments these days. How can art and art history students, Centenary College of Louisiana, Project Manager, and Allison Baker, Curatorial Donor Recognition A and history museums take advantage of this trend? This session is Meadows Museum of Art: “#exhibit: Reinterpreting Art Assistant, McKissick Museum, University of South Awareness Y designed for museum educators who cover a variety of subjects, be it from the Permanent Collection” Carolina, Columbia, SC; Dave Cicimurri, Curator Corporate Gifts Y a a historic house, art museum, or local museum. (Sponsor: EdCom) Alyssa Magnone, MA museum studies student, University of Natural History, South Carolina State Museum, Anniversaries a Gift Shops of Florida, Matheson Museum: “Creating an Emergency Columbia, SC o Volunteers and Interns: & Disaster Preparedness Plan for a Small Museum Using No registrar wants to hear objects referred to as 40 Years of American Made o Maximizing Your Greatest Resources dPlan, the Online Disaster Planning Tool” orphaned or neglected. Yet rarely does a collections Custom Collectibles is our PASSION c — Dogwood (second floor) Amanda Noll, Project Coordinator, LDHI, Lowcountry Digital manager go through his or her career without ever fac- www.thecharlestonmint.com c Moderator/Presenter: Mary Woodlan, Director of Volunteers History Initiative College of Charleston: “Lowcountry ing strategies to conquer existing mayhem. Presenta- and Special Events, Historic Oakland Foundation, Inc., Atlanta, GA Digital History Initiative” tions will be brief to allow for brainstorming solutions. The Charleston Mint t 232 South Caldwell Street t Presenters: Kathleen Collier, Art of Collaboration Educator, Cindy Petersen, Deputy Director of Education, Taubman (Sponsor: SERA) a PO Box 401 | Brevard, NC | 28712 a North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC; Robert Wine- Museum of Art: “Dive into 3D Printing” 800.745.mint or 828.883.8988 barger, Historic Site Coordinator, City of Roswell, Roswell, GA Allison Reid, Deputy Director of Interpretation and Trustees are Your Best Advocates: How to [email protected] 2 With many institutions operating on a shoestring, the recruit- Audience Engagement, New Orleans Museum of Art: Inspire Them to Build Relationships with [email protected] 2 ment, management, and retention of volunteers and the effec- “Mobile Technology at the New Orleans Museum of Art in Local, State, and Congressional Leaders 1 tive use of interns has become increasingly important. How Partnership with Culture Connect” — Parlour 6 1 do you attract dedicated volunteers and keep them happy and Cait Reizman, MA in museum studies student, George Moderator: Mary Baily Wieler, President, Museum Trustee Government Relations and Advocacy, American Alliance of productive? How much responsibility should you delegate to an Washington University: “Exhibit Scripts Go Digital: Association, Baltimore, MD Museums, Washington, D.C. intern? Whether you have an established volunteer program, Personalizing Experiences with Wireless Technologies” Presenters: Margaret Z. Ferguson, Esq., Trustee & Chairman The panel will explore strategies for engaging your trustees in use interns, or would like to, or need the basics, this session is Scott Shamp, Director New Media Institute; Michael Government Relations Committee, The Walters Art Museum, building relationships with state and local elected officials. Top- for you. (Sponsor: AAMV) Lachowski Public Relations Coordinator, Georgia Museum Baltimore, MD; Gail Ravnitzky Silberglied, Vice President of ics will include gaining support for school outreach programs to • 30 • • 31 • Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, LA; Christine Using smart phone applications, university students Miller-Betts, Executive Director, Lucy Craft Laney Museum, built a walking/driving tour of the Indiana State Parks Augusta, GA in honor of the centennial of their establishment and Museum professionals of all levels who interpret Afri- the state bicentennial. By looking into spaces that had can American history will be interested in this session not been regularly interpreted they opened a new area addressing difficult topics as well as involving the com- for park visitors to explore while investigating cultural munity in programming and the challenges that some- history. (Sponsor: EdCom) times accompany these tasks while encouraging inclu- sion, discussion, change, and extend conversation about 12:00 noon – 1:30 pm this topic throughout the region. Please submit questions Affinity Luncheons to the panelists ahead, during, and after the session via the SEMC Facebook and Twitter accounts using #Tell- Southeastern Registrars Association (SERA) ingOurStory and #SEMC2014. Recap of the session will — Parlour 4 be found on these pages and SEMC’s LinkedIn Group. Here is your opportunity to meet with fellow SERA (Sponsor: CurCom) members and discuss possible sessions and workshops for next year. (SERA members only, pre-registration Countdown to Ignition! Creative Visitor required, $25) Engagement Strategies You Can Do Right Now — Private Dining Room (lobby level) Museum Educators Committee (EdCom) Moderator: Katy Malone, Outreach and Education — Private Dining Room (lobby level) Manager, Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art, Enjoy lunch and conversation with fellow educa- Kennesaw, GA tors! Heather Marie Wells, digital media specialist at Presenter: Ann-Laura Parks, CFRE, Independent the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, will dis- Contractor, Atlanta, GA cuss the Horizon Report: Museum Edition, an import- Who has not been to a “big” museum and experienced ant tool that all museum educators should be aware of, a little pang of envy over all the cool visitor engagement and explain the six technologies described in the 2013 securing public funding with Trustees advocating as constitu- tools they had? But even within the realities of your limited report. (EdCom members only, pre-registration session will provide an excellent road map toward the goal of ents in your state. On the Congressional level, focus will turn to resources you can still create a participatory experience for required, $25) effective board and staff collaboration. T AAM’s Museums Advocacy Day in February and the top 10 ways your visitors. This session will leverage the power of our collec- T 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm Trustees are your Secret Weapon in advocating for National tive brains to develop creative engagement techniques without Directors and Trustees Luncheon DOUBLE SESSIONS U Arts funding programs on the Hill. busting your budget or burning out the staff. — Parlour 6 U E Moderator: David Butler, Executive, Director, Knoxville Connecting to Collections: E Ethics in Museums: Solutions Preservation in the Spotlight: Case Studies Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN Developing Emergency Management Plans S for Modern Problems in Marketing Collections Care Join directors and trustees from around the region to network — Parlour 1 S — Parlour 7 — Dogwood (second floor) and share concerns, successes, and challenges with your peers. Moderator/Presenter: Elise LeCompte, Registrar, Florida D Moderator/Presenter: Carlos M. Herrera, Associate Moderator/Presenter: Corinne Midgett, Registrar, (Sponsor: Alexander Haas) (Pre-registration required, $30) Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, FL D Professor of Museum Studies, Georgia College State University, High Point Museum, High Point, NC Presenters: Robin Kilgo, FAM Project Associate, Florida A Milledgeville, GA Presenters: Judy Schwender, Curator of Collections/Registrar, Curators’ Luncheon (CurCom) Association of Museums, Big Pine Key, FL; Dean DeBolt, A Presenters: Matthew Davis, Director, Old Governor’s Mansion, National Museum, Paducah, KY; Christina Newton, Assistant — Mountain Laurel (second floor) University Librarian, University Archives and West Florida Y Georgia College State University, Milledgeville, GA; Robin Person, Director, Virginia Association of Museums, Richmond, VA Join your colleagues for lunch and informal conversations History Center, Pensacola, FL Y a Branch Director, Historic Jefferson College, Washington, MS The constant work of collections care is often confined to about curatorial issues, network with peers, and meet your Learn how to develop or upgrade an emergency management a This session will provide participants a discourse on the prin- back rooms and windowless offices, away from the eyes of vis- Regional AAM CurCom Representatives. (CurCom members plan. You will learn to identify threats to your collections, how o cipals of ethics and professional conduct within the museum itors. When you need to raise money for artifact conservation, only, pre-registration required, $25) to prioritize collection objects, and identify people that should o environment. Participants will review case studies, work in how do you bring collections care out of the shadows and into be involved in the plan. You will create three take-away action c groups, discuss and debate the ethical issues and topics presented the spotlight? Careful planning, thoughtful communication, 12:30 pm - 1:45 pm plans, and receive resources to put this work into practice. c in the case studies with their fellow museum peers attending the and creativity are crucial. Our speakers will share examples Directors Program: Eight Key Reasons (Sponsor: SERA) t session. (Sponsors: CurCom, SERA) of successful Adopt-an-Artifact programs and other ways that Boards and Organizations Thrive t a museums have used out-of-the-box thinking to raise money for — Parlour 6 How Do You Number That? a Telling Our Story: Interpreting African preservation projects. (Sponsors: CurCom, SERA) Moderator/Presenter: William R. Mott, Ph.D., — Parlour 2 American History in Our Profession, Consultant-Author-Speaker, Franklin, TN Moderator/Presenter: Deborah Rose Van Horn, Registrar, 2 Programming, Exhibits, and Technologies History in the State Park: Why do some organizations struggle and others genuinely Kentucky Historical Society, Frankfort, KY 2 — Parlour 8 Collaboration to Find Resources thrive? This session will explore the 8 key reasons how your Presenter: Kyle Elizabeth Bryner, Registrar and Collections 1 Moderator/Presenter: Deitrah J. Taylor, Cultural Center — Mountain Laurel (second floor) board can both lead and serve with confidence, inspiring and Manager, Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, Winchester, VA 1 Coordinator, The Cultural Center, Georgia College & State University, Moderator/Presenter: Brent Tharp, Ph.D., Director, Georgia having an impact on the organization. We will focus on such Have you ever looked at an artifact and wondered how do I Milledgeville, , GA Southern University Museum, Statesboro, GA issues as board leadership, the board selection process, com- number that piece? If so, then join our presenters for a work- Presenters: Najee Dorsey, CEO & Founder, Black Art in America, Presenters: Ronald Morris, Ph.D., Professor, Department of munication, and partnering with the organization’s Executive shop demonstrating numbering techniques. This session will Columbus, GA; Calinda N. Lee, Ph.D., Historian, Atlanta History History, Ball State University, Muncie, IN; Brandon Smith, Director. Taken directly from the new book, Super Boards: have a hands-on component where you can practice putting Center, Atlanta, GA; Catherine M. Pears, Executive Director, Associate Directory of Storytelling, Ball State University How Inspired Governance Transforms Your Organization, this numbers on a variety of material types including textiles, metal, • 32 • • 33 • ceramics, glass, and many more. So bring your ques- tions and your ideas and we’ll practice numbering your collections! (Sponsor: SERA)

2:00 pm – 3:15 pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Lights, Camera, Action! Media at Historic Houses — Parlour 3 Moderator/Presenter: Laura Overbey, Collections Manager, Biltmore, Asheville, NC Presenter: Lenore Hardin, Associate Collections Manager, Biltmore, Asheville, NC From the smallest to the biggest of media, this session will address what to anticipate when media comes to your historic site, the types of photography, filming, lighting, and sound equipment to expect, best practices, how to prepare staff and volunteers and the impact on visitors. (Sponsor: HHMAG)

Voice of the People: Promoting Literacy through Contemporary Art — Parlour 4 Moderator/Presenter: Elizabeth Miron, K-12 Curriculum Specialist, Museum of Contemporary Art, Jacksonville, FL Voice of the People is a literacy-based educational arts initia- Presenters: Kelly Whitfield, Manager of Smith Family Farm, T tive that helps students develop a deeper understanding of con- Atlanta History Center, Atlanta, GA; Carla Phillips, Manager of T temporary art through multi-disciplinary techniques. Through- Volunteer Services, Atlanta History Center, Atlanta, GA; Lynne U out the program students develop audio guides that help them and Beatrix Clark, Parent and child with involvement in youth U E increase their critical thinking, writing, and verbal skills. This volunteer programs in Atlanta. E session will include art and literacy activities and unique gal- This roundtable discussion will address the development of S lery tour ideas for incorporating cross-curriculum connections youth volunteer programs — brainstorming new youth volun- S with literacy through museum collections and exhibitions. This teer programs and troubleshooting existing programs. What D workshop is designed for any institution looking to expand their roles within the museum can young volunteers fulfill? How can D educational programming by incorporating literacy based ini- museums best meet the needs of youth volunteers (and expec- A tiatives into their curriculum. (Sponsors: AAMG, EdCom) tations of parents), as well as the needs of the institution? With A limited budgets and staffing, how can museums most efficiently Y Tips and Tricks for Managing People recruit, train, and retain young volunteers? The benefits and Y a — Parlour 5 rewards of engaging young volunteers in museum work are a Moderator/Presenter: Michelle Schulte, Curator of Education, many, but is it worth the investment? What are the potential o Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, GA pitfalls, and how can they be avoided? (Sponsor: AAMV) o Presenter: Elaine Seat, Faculty, Department of Management, c College of Business Administration, University of Tennessee, Making the Digital Physical: c Knoxville, TN Exhibiting & Interpreting New Media Art t Museum professionals often find themselves cast into the — Parlour 7 t a role of department head with little or no management training. Moderator/Presenter: Harry H. DeLorme, Senior Curator of a Dr. Elaine Seat, part of the faculty of the University of Tennes- Education/Curator, PULSE Art and Technology Festival, Telfair see’s Department of Management, discusses the practical for- Museums, Savannah, GA 2 mulas proven to generate extraordinary performance in any Presenters: Michelle Schulte, Curator of Education, Morris 2 organization. Museum of Art, Augusta, GA; Derek Larson, Artist/Assistant 1 Professor 4D Design and New Media, Georgia Southern 1 Engaging Youth Volunteers University, Statesboro, GA — Parlour 6 Increasingly, artists work with emerging technologies, while Moderator: Andrea Rombauer, Director of School and Youth technology-immersed museum visitors offer respond enthusi- Programs, Atlanta History Center, Atlanta, GA astically to interactive art. Why then do few Southern museums

• 34 • • 35 • Is This It? Managing Mid-Career Crisis North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC; Michael — Parlour 8 Scott, Adult Education Programs Coordinator, North Moderator: Zinnia Willits, Director of Collections Carolina Museum of History, Raleigh, NC Administration, Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, SC This session focuses on maximizing the benefits of Presenters: Kathleen Hutton, Director of Education, informal monthly “drop-in” programming, whether Reynolda House Museum of American Art, Winston- geared toward families or adults, in both art and his- Salem, NC; Matthew Davis, Director, Old Governor’s tory museum settings. Panelists address the practical Mansion, Milledgeville, GA; Cissy Anklam, Principal, basics of creating engaging, didactic programs with Museum Concepts, Arlington, VA limited resources and how these in turn can benefit Have you been in your museum position for a num- both the community and museum. (Sponsor: EdCom) ber of years? Are you beginning to wonder, “What’s next?” Would you like to move up in your department “You Be the Judge:” Mock IMLS Review Panel or organization? Is consulting or a jump to the for- — Parlour 4 profit sector on your mind? Join our panel of museum Moderator: Connie Bodner, Supervisory Grants professionals currently navigating the “mid-career” Management Specialist, Institute of Museum and stage and participate in our discussion on organiza- Library Services (IMLS), Washington, D.C. tional structures, lateral moves, the role of profes- Participate in a facilitated, fast-paced mock peer sional development and more. We do not have all the review panel and learn what makes a competitive IMLS answers but we can offer a forum for discussion and grant application. We’ll provide the proposals, you pro- food for thought! (Sponsor: SERA) vide the analysis in small groups, and we’ll discuss the results and conclusions together. We promise you will HHMAG Roundtable Discussion leave better equipped to structure your own proposal — Dogwood (second floor) for submission December 1. (Limited participants, Moderator/Presenter: Catherine Wright, Curator, sign-up at registration table) Museum, Richmond, VA Presenter: Leah Walker, Site and Events Manager, The Mad-Hatter: Storage Mounts Doak House Museum, Tusculum College, Greeneville, TN for the Museum Multi-Tasker Provide an opportunity for historic house col- — Parlour 5 T leagues to network and discuss topics of interest. Brief Moderator: Amber Hills, Collections Manager/ T annual business meeting to report on HHMAG’s prog- Registrar, The General George Patton Museum of U ress and elect officers.(Sponsor: HHMAG) Leadership, Fort Knox, KY U E The intention of this session is to encourage creativity E 3:15 – 3:30 pm in collections care, supplement institutional knowledge, S Ice Tea Break and to provide guidance for museum staff members and S — Grand Pavilion & Tennessee Ballrooms volunteers who may need to juggle multiple roles within D their institution. Each participant will be asked to bring a D 3:15 pm – 4:30 pm hat with them, and several methods of storage mounting A Off-Site Tour: African American History will be discussed and demonstrated on all levels of exper- A and Culture: Beck Cultural Exchange Center tise and experience. The participants will work on their Y — Meet at Holiday Inn’s entrance (transportation own individual level to create a storage mount for their Y a provided to1927 Dandridge Avenue) object based on their skills and institutional budgetary a Participants will be lead in an offsite tour of Beck Cul- means. (Sponsors: CurCom, SERA) o tural Exchange Center by Beck resident historian, Bob o Booker. Beck was established to research, collect, con- The Director as Scholar: Research from the Top c serve, and display artifacts, artwork, photographs, books, — Parlour 6 c films, writings, and memorabilia about the rich black his- Moderator: Brent Tharp, Director, Georgia Southern t tory in East Tennessee for future generations. (Pre-reg- University Museum, Statesboro, GA t a istration required) Presenters: William U. Eiland, Director, Georgia a Museum of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, GA; Cherel Henderson, Executive Director, East Tennessee 3:30 pm – 4:45 pm 2 Historical Society, Knoxville, TN; Catherine Lewis, 2 CONCURRENT SESSIONS 1 Executive Director, Kennesaw State University 1 Walk-Ins Always Welcome: The Impact of Museums, Archives, and Rare Books, Kennesaw, GA present technology-based art? In this session curators and edu- Informal Education and Drop-In Programming This session shows that curators are not the only ones cators will discuss ways of overcoming budgetary, technological — Parlour 3 undertaking serious research in museums. While the demands La Confidence: Love Letters and Secrets.” Catherine Lewis will and architectural constraints to successfully present and inter- Moderator: Glenna Barlow, Adult Programs Manager, of their primary responsibilities necessitate less prolificacy, speak on “A History of Georgia’s Governor’s Mansion.” Cherel pret digital art forms. (Sponsors: CurCom, NAME) Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC directors are often afforded more prolonged engagement with Henderson will discuss “Voices from the Land: The Value of Presenter: Kathleen Collier, Art of Collaboration Educator, their topics. William Eiland will present “Elizabeth Gardner’s Grassroots Research.” • 36 • • 37 • Museums Are for Babies — Parlour 7 Moderator: Nicole Cromartie, Manager of Interpretation and School Programs, The National Center for Civil and Human Rights, Atlanta, GA Presenters: Olivia Aston, Resident Teaching Artist and Theatre for the Very Young Coordinator, Alliance Theatre, Atlanta, GA This session will be centered on the inaugural pro- gram Toddler Takeover: An Arts Festival for the Very Young at the Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta, GA. The Toddler Takeover included the Alliance Theatre’s Very Young performances, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s Music for the Very Young, baby yoga outdoors, side-by- side art making with the High Museum of Art artists, collaborative art making workshops for families, drama workshops for children and caregivers, and stroller tours of the museum. Using reproductions of artworks from the High Museum of Art and exhibits from the Center for Civil and Human Rights as a launch pad, the present- ers will demonstrate the various drama and museum education techniques based on the fundamentals of infant/toddler development and inspired by the content of two distinct cultural institutions. These techniques could be implemented in all types of museums and cul- tural institutions. We will demonstrate various strate- gies for how to encourage dialogue between caregivers and babies, incorporating tactile objects on tours, mak- T ing art an active exploration for the very young, and much T more. This session aims to dispel the myth that infants U and toddlers are difficult age groups to work with and U E that, in fact, museums are for babies. (Sponsor: EdCom) E S Museums and Libraries: S Partners Beyond the Pages D — Parlour 8 D Moderator/Presenter: Kerry Kuhlkin-Hornsby, A Director of Education, Columbia Museum of Art, A Columbia, SC Y Presenters: Lourdes Santamaria-Wheeler, Exhibits Y a Coordinator, George A. Smathers Libraries, University a of Florida, Gainesville, FL; Kayleigh Vaughn, Education o Manager, Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC o Join the discussion about the importance of community c partnerships in the non-profit sector, as they relate to edu- c cation, exhibitions, and collections. Focusing on libraries t and museums as collaborators, and often over-lapping t a institutions, the panel will present recent examples and a discuss whether these practices are beneficial, sustain- 2 able, or even detrimental to one or both institutions. 2 Sponsorships on Steroids 1 — Dogwood (second floor) 1 Moderator/Presenter: Robyn Fern Perlman, Principal, CoreStrategies for Nonprofits, Inc., Miami, FL based programming. Are there other sponsorship opportunities Presenter: Terrie Temkin, Principal, CoreStrategies for that you could be offering that you may be overlooking? Hear Nonprofits, Inc., Miami, FL what leading corporate sponsors are desirous of in their part- Most museum sponsorships are for exhibits or community- nerships with nonprofits. Discover what types of benefits they • 38 • • 39 • How to Increase Earned Income Feel free to explore and mingle your way through all the from Food Services KMA has to offer. The museum has just unveiled the — Private Dining Room (lobby level) largest glass installation in the world by Richard Moderator/Presenter: Tracy Lawler, President, JGL Jolley. You will hear live entertainment as you explore Food Service Consultants, Princeton, NJ the KMA. Higher Ground is the first ongoing exhibi- Learn how to increase your institution’s earned tion devoted to the history of art in East Tennessee. It income from cafés, restaurants, and events. JGL has features a selection of more than 60 objects from the worked with 125 cultural institutions nationwide. Knoxville Museum of Art’s holdings, and the Knoxville Learn how JGL assesses a food service program and Museum of Art’s Thorne Rooms are among America’s get critical benchmarks for comparison. Income from most well-known miniature diorama groups. catered events, per caps, contract structures, and net return will be discussed. (Commercial Track 9:30 pm – 11:00 pm Session) SERA Registrars Respite — Downtown Grill & Brewery (424 South Gay Street) 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Sample the local nightlife while networking with Resource Expo/Silent Auction Closing Party other SERA members at the Downtown Grill & Brewery. — Grand Pavilion & Tennessee Ballrooms The Brewery is a short walk from the Holiday Inn and is located at 424 South Gay Street near the Market Square. 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Join us for a lively gathering after the evening event Emerging Museum Professionals (Contributing Sponsors: Willis Fine Art, Jewelry — Windows on the Park Lounge and Species; and Transport Consultants Inter- national) (SERA members only, pre-registration 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm required) Directors and Trustees Reception at Knoxville Museum of Art W — Knoxville Museum of Art (1050 World’s Fair Park Dr.) a Knoxville Museum of Art invites museum directors wednesday E T and trustees for a special reception in the third floor D gallery. (Sponsor: Travelers) a U Oct 22 N 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm E Evening in World’s Fair Park 8:00 am – 12:00 noon E 5:30 – 6:30 pm: Knoxville Convention Center Registration S (701 Henley Street) — Sundries Courtyard (Holiday Inn Lobby) S 6:00 – 7:30 pm: Sunsphere D (810 Clinch Ave) 9:00 am – 10:15 am D 7:00 – 9:00 pm: Knoxville Museum of Art General Session: A (1050 World’s Fair Park Dr.) SEMC Annual Business Meeting and Keynote A Prepare yourself for an exciting evening of progressive Speech on “Museums in the Age of Scale” Y entertainment where you will experience a taste of — Grand Pavilion Ballroom Y a Knoxville’s artwork and architecture! Kicking off the Keynote Speaker: Michael Edson a evening at the Knoxville Convention Center, the After a warm welcome to Knoxville and the brief o staff will gladly escort you around the exquisite facility business meeting, join your colleagues for a keynote o that not only hosts events throughout the year but also talk about “Museums in the Age of Scale” by Michael c houses a multi-million dollar collection of artwork. Edson. Michael Edson is a strategist and thought leader c Once the tour wraps up, be sure to make your way at the forefront of digital transformation in the cul- t up into the iconic and historic Sunsphere where you tural sector. He has worked on numerous award-win- t a will enjoy a cocktail, light hors d’oeuvres complete with ning projects and has been involved in practically a a view unlike any other, the nighttime skyline of the every aspect of technology and new media in muse- city. The Sunsphere was the landmark of the 1982 ums including the development of the Smithsonian’s 2 World’s Fair whose theme was “Energy Turns the Web and New Media Strategy; the Smithsonian’s first 2 World.” The 360° view from the Sunsphere is a perfect blog, Eye Level; and the first alternative reality game to 2 1 way to set the mood for the evening as you mingle with take place in a museum, Ghosts of a Chance. Michael your fellow art and history buffs while watching the sun was named a Presidential Distinguished Fellow by the are asking for in their benefits package. Learn how to create part- set and soaking up all the energy that East Tennessee creates! Council on Libraries and Information Resources (USA) and relationship between the arts and the quality of life in American nerships that address the ROI (return on investment) required The last stop for the evening will be the Knoxville Museum he serves on the Open Knowledge Foundation’s OpenGLAM communities; he is an O’Reilly Foo Camp alumni; and he was for a sponsoring partner. (Commercial Track Session) of Art. As you enter the newly renovated KMA you will be advisory board. Michael was a member of the National Endow- named a “Tech Titan: Person to Watch” by Washingtonian mag- greeted by gorgeous artwork and the smell of delicious food. ment for the Arts “Art Works” task force, which mapped the azine. Museums forged their dreams in the 20th century when • 40 • • 41 • Louisiana State Museum, New Orleans, LA Shaina Strom, Director, Mildred Westervelt Warner Presenters: Thomas Price, Curator, President Transportation Museum, Tuscaloosa, AL James K. Polk Museum, Columbia, TN; Katie Stringer, Advocacy is easier than you might think. How can we Executive Director, Blount Mansion, Knoxville, TN ensure our public officials recognize museums as key With staffing issues and shrinking budgets facing educational providers, economic engines, and stewards historic house museums, we must devise creative of our national heritage? We’ll share practical steps to ways to engage the public—whether it be by integrat- help you get started or take your advocacy to the next ing new technologies, or adapting old spaces for new level. Bring your biggest advocacy challenges. purposes like changing exhibit galleries or research centers—and get the most from volunteers while Conservation and Cultural Relations: maintaining professional museum standards. We’ll A Discussion on Restitution discuss two ongoing projects in Tennessee and pres- — Parlour 6 ent a sample “problem” to the audience for discussion. Moderator: Steven Blashfield, Cultural Studio (Sponsors: AAMV, HHMAG) Director, Glave & Holmes Architecture, Norfolk, VA Presenters: Colin Brady, Chief Curator, Hermitage Off the Wall: Innovative Ways to Use Museum and Gardens, Norfolk, VA; Karen Daly, Permanent Collection Objects Registrar for Exhibitions and Coordinator of Provenance — Parlour 3 Research, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA Moderator: Mary Hauser, Registrar, Gregg Museum The Monuments Men has recently brought the topics of Art & Design, Raleigh, NC of looted art and provenance into popular culture. But, Presenters: Leah Walker, Site and Events Manager, issues of “restitution” and “repatriation” have long been Doak House Museum, Tusculum College, Greeneville, discussed in many areas of the museum community and TN; Deitrah Taylor, Independent Museum Consultant, often present some challenging issues. The majority of Perry, GA collecting organizations have objects with provenance W Are there items in your institutions that are rarely questions and the process to resolving these issues is W seen or used? Do you struggle to find ways to make use not always clear. The head curator from the Hermitage E being successful meant having impressive buildings full of of items that may not be sturdy enough or appropriate Museum & Gardens in Norfolk, VA, and the coordinator of prov- together to develop a unique method of interpreting the art E experts, big collections, and visitors through the doors. But now, for use in exhibitions? Come hear how several institutions are enance research at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts will share works while externally it provides a cross-curricular experi- D in a world in which 2.7 billion people are online and another 5 using their collections to reach diverse and unique audiences some small and large museum experiences with these issues, ence that encompasses visual art, science, history, and math. D N billion are soon to follow, museums have new ways to prosecute through events, classes, mini-exhibits, and workshops. (Spon- discuss some of the current debate ongoing in the museum field, N their missions at enormous scale, with deep, lasting impact on sors: CurCom, SERA) and identify some of the challenges and potential benefits that Exhibits Graphics, Design E individuals and communities. Comments and questions from restitution may raise with collecting organizations. This inter- Materials Part 2 — Back by Popular Demand! E the audience will be encouraged. Four Seasons of the Museum: Opening, Operating, active session will culminate with debate on some potential sce- — Parlour 8 S Growing, and Closing a Museum narios for how to tackle similar issues at your own organization. Moderator: Adam Alfrey, Curator of Exhibitions, East S 10:15 am – 10:45 am — Parlour 4 Bring your own experience, challenges, and questions. Tennessee History Center, Knoxville, TN D Coffee Break Moderator/Presenter: Matthew Davis, Director, The Old Presenters: Mary Skinner, Community and Media Relations, D — Pre-function area Governor’s Mansion, Milledgeville, GA The Alchemy of Art – Cross Department/Cross Tennessee State Museum, Nashville, TN; Pattie Smith, Creative A Presenters: Justin Rabideau, Director, Zuckerman Museum of Disciplinary Approach to Education President, Frina Design, Lithia, FL A Art, Kennesaw, GA; Michelle Zupan, Curator, Hickory Hill and — Parlour 7 This session will focus on materials and substrates used in 10:45 am – 12:00 noon Y the Tom Watson Birthplace, Thomson, GA; Lisa Love, Georgia Moderator: Kerry Kuhlkin-Hornsby, Director of Education, exhibition graphics fabrication. Key information and samples Y CONCURRENT SESSIONS a Department of Economic Development, Atlanta, GA Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC will be shared with attendees as well as visuals of exhibit proj- a They Want to Interview Me? This session will look at the Four Seasons that institutions Presenter: Victoria Cooke, Curator, Columbia Museum of Art, ects that featured the substrates, fabrics, etc. This year, the team o Media Training Basics face over the history of their operations. Issues such as the Columbia, SC will also briefly review materials used in the production of sig- o — Parlour 1 design and construction of a new building, to the operations of The Alchemy of Art school program at the Columbia Museum nage followed by a detailed overview of the raw materials and c Moderator/Presenter: Lisa J. Littlefield, Career Counseling a newly renovated space, to deaccessioning collections, to the of Art takes students and educators alike on a journey through supplies used in fabrication of exhibit structures and displays. c Training Program, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA closure of a museum are all possible scenarios that institutions the development (evolution) of paint from the Renaissance There will be information about the cost benefits of materials, t Whether you are interviewing for the first time or a seasoned face during the lifecycle of their operations. Through this ses- period through the Impressionist period. More specifically the durability, appropriateness for use, and ease of fabrication. t a veteran, understanding the media is critical to getting your sion, museum professionals in all stages of their careers will program focuses on the scientific changes in painting tech- (Sponsor: NAME) a institutional message heard, being quoted accurately, and being benefit from the frank and open discussions presented during niques and in how paint was made. A closer look reveals how represented in the best possible light. This session will explore this panel. artistic, economic, historical as well as scientific changes that Working with Volunteers in Collections Management 2 how you can make the most of media encounters, be comfort- took place between the 14th and 19th centuries that gave us — Dogwood (second floor) 2 2 able in an interview, and handle difficult questions. Advocacy is Easy: Make the Case for Museums artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, Botticelli, Canaletto, Rem- Moderator/Presenter: Jennifer Spence, Churchill Weavers 2 — Parlour 5 brandt, Vermeer, and Monet. While on tour, students learn the Project Coordinator, Kentucky Historical Society, Frankfort, KY New Ideas for Old Houses: Engaging Visitors Moderator/Presenter: Gail Ravnitzky Silberglied, Vice chemistry of creating tempura paint – made by mixing egg and Presenters: Amy Beisel, Curator of Collections, and Managing Volunteers in Today’s President of Government Relations and Advocacy, American pigment, to produce a new substance. In the studios, youth con- International Museum of the Horse, Lexington, KY; Historic House Museums Alliance of Museums, Washington, D.C. struct an illuminated manuscript page, inspired by the Book of Amanda Jean Strickland, Museum Specialist-Archivist, — Parlour 2 Presenters: Micheal Hudson, Director, Museum of the Hours. Internally this program enabled the Education Depart- U.S. Army Women’s Museum, Fort Lee, VA Moderator: Katie Burlison, Curator of Decorative Arts, American Printing House for the Blind, Louisville, KY; ment and the Curatorial Department the opportunity to work Strapped for time and resources? Of course you are! Use • 42 • • 43 • showcase the geologic, historical, and artistic past of “Marble City” Bus Tour: Marble Production Tennessee, as well as cultures from around the globe. Landmarks of Knoxville Today it houses some of the strongest collections — Meet buses at hotel entrance. of Southeastern US archaeology materials, and one Join us for a bus tour highlighting Knoxville’s his- of the largest freshwater mussel collections in the tory as “The Marble City” and 19th century marble US. The museum invites SERA members to join the industry production center. Starting downtown at the curators of archaeology, malacology, and general col- East Tennessee History Center, which was built in the lections for a tour of the McClung’s archaeology and 1870s as the Custom House and Federal Building using malacology labs as well as general collections storage. marble from the Forks of the River district, Historian (Pre-registration required, SERA members) Steve Cotham will talk about the building construc- tion. On the way to the Island Home EdCom Tour: Beaumont Museum Magnet district to visit two former marble quarries at Ijams School Program: Growing Partnerships, Nature Center, Public Historian Susan Knowles will Creating Connections talk about the extent and importance of the marble — Meet bus at hotel entrance to visit Beaumont industry for the region and state. And finally at Ijams, Elementary Magnet School (1211 Beaumont Avenue). standing next to former lime kiln, quarry pit, and rail For the past six years, Beaumont Elementary Mag- connection, Director Paul James will talk about using net School has collaborated with seven area museums: the post-industrial quarry sites for urban wilderness the McClung Museum at the University of Tennes- interpretation and programming. (Pre-registration see, Ijams Nature Center, Ramsey House Plantation, required) East Tennessee History Center, American Museum of Science and Energy, Knoxville Zoo, and the Knox- 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm ville Museum of Art. Beaumont students visit these Council Meeting institutions on “Learning Expeditions” as an integral — Summit W part of an innovative curriculum tailored to the col- W lections and resources of the partner museums. The Dinner on your own. E instructors for the “Learning Expeditions” to these E volunteers to advance your collections management and regis- institutions are professional artists and educators. The school D tration projects. This session will explore ways to run an effec- staff, and the staff at each institution, work together to create D N tive volunteer management program. Discussion will address hands-on experiences bringing history, science, and social stud- N questions such as: What motivates volunteers to work with ies to life. The projects created by the students at Beaumont E collections? What do I need to think about when selecting and are displayed at regular intervals at the school during “Exhib- E recruiting new volunteers? How do I organize and implement its Nights,” open to parents and the entire community. Join S a hands-on training program? Learn what it takes to create museum educators for an overview of these museum expedi- S rewarding and mutually beneficial experiences for you and your tions and exhibit nights. (Pre-registration required, EdCom D collections volunteers! (Sponsors: AAMV, SERA) members)(Transportation sponsor: Knoxville Zoo) D

A 12:15 pm – 1:45 pm CurCom Tour: A Annual Awards Luncheon Knoxville Historic Home Landmarks — Y — Grand Pavilion Ballroom Blount Mansion and James White Fort Y a Gather for lunch and visit with friends during this networking — Meet at Holiday Inn’s entrance to walk to Blount Mansion a opportunity. SEMC President Micheal Hudson will welcome (200 West Hill Avenue) and James White’s Fort (205 Hill o everyone, followed by an update from the American Alliance Avenue SE) or take the free downtown trolley. o of Museums. The meeting will end with an Awards Presenta- Blount Mansion, the home of William Blount, only Governor of c tion recognizing professional excellence in our institutions and the territory of the US south of the Ohio River, and James White c among our colleagues. (Pre-registration required, $25) Fort, an 18th century settlement and fort that later became t Knoxville, remain as centerpieces of the city’s history. Join the t a 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm directors of these two historic homes for a behind-the-scenes a Off-Site Tours tour. At Blount Mansion, Katie Stringer will highlight their var- — Meet in Holiday Inn lobby at 2:00 pm ied collections from the 17th century onward, from small thim- 2 (Pre-registration required) bles to wardrobes, and speak about collection challenges met in 2 2 the past year as preservation projects on the mansion’s history 2 SERA Behind-the-Scenes Tour: The McClung Museum structures were completed. At James White Fort, Sam Maynard of Natural History and Culture will speak about the history of the home and their efforts to — Shuttle will be available at hotel entrance (1327 Circle Park Dr.) give visitors a peek into the frontier lifestyle through hands-on The McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture at interpretation of hearth cooking, blacksmithing, and spinning. the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, was opened in 1963 to (Pre-registration required, CurCom members)

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• 52 • • 53 • Prism Technologies, Inc. Riggs Ward Booth 48 Booth 20 4995 Avalon ridge Pkwy, Suite 150 2315 W. Main Street Norcross, GA 30071 Richmond VA 23220 T: 770.446.9399 T: 804.254.1740 F: 770.441.6451 F: 804.254.1742 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] W: www.prismtechnologiesinc.com W: http://riggsward.com Booth Representatives: GV Iyer, Eric Booth Representatives: Sara Martin, Stephens Karen Spears

Prism Technologies’ Museum Guide Riggs Ward Design is an award-winning offers museum interactive guide, mobile development and design firm located app and beacon technology, curator in Richmond, Virginia. Our team of portal back end, interactive applications, talented associates provides exhibition wayfinding, interactive games and and graphic design, strategic master kiosks. planning, research, content analysis, and storyline development for established, OnCell – TourSphere the comprehensive, easy-to-use, and new, and emerging museums, visitor Solid Light. Great exhibits. Immersive engage in post-screening discussions, Booth 28 affordable solution that starts at just Q Media Productions centers, and similar cultural institutions. media experiences. Solid Light designs and participate in educational 1160D Pittsford-Victor Road $696 Booth 34 Our unique range of services, combined and builds visitor destinations that programming. Pittsford, NY 14534 541 North Boyd Street with our staff of established and well- engage, enlighten, and inspire. From T: 585.419.9844 x126 Winter Garden, FL 34787 respected professionals, provides each initial concept through final installation, E: [email protected] Patterson Pope, Inc. T: 407.654.7067 institution with a single source for all of our talented team of designers, StudioAmmons, Inc. W: www.oncell.com Booth 51 E: [email protected] its design needs. writers, architects, media specialists, Booth 38 www.toursphere.com 1865 Corporate Dr., Suite 200 W: www.qmediaproductions.com researchers, and project managers 235 N. Market Street Booth Representatives: Kevin Dooley Norcross, GA 30093 Booth Representative: Stasha Boyd creates innovative solutions throughout Petersburg VA 23803 and Ana Dooley T: 770.416.6515 SEMC Career Center each stage of the project. 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Launched in 1975, interpretive planning, museum o T: 610.363.7844 E: [email protected] 438 South Third Street Southern Circuit has visited over 100 and exhibit design, site and campus r F: 610.363.7844 W: www.printfile.com Re:discovery Software is a premier Louisville KY 40202 communities across the Southern United planning; architectural design for new r E: [email protected] Booth Representative: Gene Amoroso provider of collections management T: 502.562.0060 x 101 States. Since its inception, Circuit buildings, renovations and the adaptive s W: www.MuseumSoftware.com software for museums, archives, F: 502.562.0055 audiences have seen hundreds of films reuse of historic structures; and design s Booth Representative: Brian Gomez Print File high quality archival storage research libraries and archaeological E: [email protected] and have engaged filmmakers in post- for websites and marketing materials to products and supplies including photo repositories. 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• 54 • • 55 • Studio Displays, Inc. The Charleston Mint The Nassal Company Booth 23 Booth 33 Booth 9 10600 Southern Loop Boulevard PO Box 401 415 W. Kaley Street Pineville NC 28134 Brevard, NC 28712 Orlando, FL 32806 T: 704.588.6590 T: 828.883.8988 T: 407.648.0400 F: 704.588.6391 F: 828.883.9543 F: 407.648.0841 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] E: [email protected] W: www.studiodisplays.com W: www.thecharlestonmint.com W: www.nassal.com Booth Representatives: Mark Booth Representative: Graham Neiman Booth Representatives: Melissa Matthews, Lori Pope Ruminot The Charleston Mint is going on its Studio Displays, Inc. is a full service 40th year in 2014. We are unlimited in The Nassal Company is the world’s exhibit production company located our custom abilities. Our boxed coins leading fabricator for themed in Charlotte, NC. Since 1980, Studio and ornaments are very elegant. We use environments and artificial rockwork Displays has worked with a diverse high quality materials. 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