awards

 

The Wisconsin Federation of Museums (WFM)
2010 Annual Meeting

Monday, October 25, 2010
EAA AirVenture Museum

Oshkosh, WI
Call for session proposals

The Wisconsin Federation of Museums (WFM) will hold its 2010 annual meeting Museums Matter in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, on Monday, October 25, 2010 at the EAA AirVenture Museum. 

 

The Program Committee seeks proposals that:

  • Feature ideas, initiatives or ongoing responses that provide solutions to problems or issues
  • Provide information that sheds new light on key issues or potential solutions to challenges
  • Introduce provocative ideas for discussion while illuminating reasons for both success and/or the need to rethink and retool 
 

See suggested topics below. Proposals must be submitted on the session proposal form. To receive a form, please contact Christine Cross, program chair, at christinec@newlondonwi.org

Session proposals are due July 30, 2010.
Sincerely,
Christine Cross, 2010 Program Chair
Director
New London Public Museum
 

Session ideas for WFM’s Annual Meeting

EAA AirVenture Museum

Oshkosh, WI

October 25, 2010
 

  • Administration

    • So you have a strategic plan…now what?

    • What is a board handbook and how to compile one

    • Visitor surveys

    • Environmentally creative steps for museum to employ to go green and save money

    • Improving communication in the workplace

    • Experience based vs. artifact base: what is the role of the modern museum

    • Financial and mission related sustainability

    • Board development and education

    • Innovative collaborative programs with other local museums

    • Fundraising basics
top of page

  • Curatorial/Archives/Exhibits

    • Dangers in the collection

    • Storage on a shoestring

    • Exhibits 101

    • How to plan for and implement fees

    • Dealing with Found in Collections, Abandoned loans and drive-by artifact donations

    • Museum ethics: selling collections, loaning items to theaters, production companies, etc.

    • How to exhibit controversy

    • Identifying photographs

    • Working collaboratively on an exhibit development team

    • Preservation Techniques

  • Marketing

    • Social media

    • Cross-promotions through staff and volunteers

    • Collaborations

    • How to develop a good elevator and civic group talk

    • How to design and maintain a good website

    • Museum Technology

    • Designing ads and brochures
 

  • Education/Programs/Interpretation

    • Adult Education

    • Fee based programs for special audiences

    • IMLS new 21st Century Skills initiative

    • Object interpretation: why is this important?

    • Creative and innovative education programs for small museums/budgets

    • Incorporating educational inter-actives into exhibit planning and design
 

  • Volunteers/Guest Service

    • Customer Service, the first step to a good museum experience

    • Friends organizations

    • Volunteer retention, appreciation and when is it time to part ways

    • Customizing visitor experiences

    • Community involvement

    • Basics of Volunteer and Intern programs
 

Don’t Forget! Session proposals are due July 30, 2010.
top of page

Virtualtech Web Site Design and Promotion,Inc
Copyright © 2008,  Wisconsin Federation of Museums.  All rights reserved.