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Conference 2008
August 27 - 30, 2008
Hilton Chicago, Chicago, IL
Hosted by the DuSable Museum of African American History


CONFERENCE AT-A-GLANCE INFORMATION

(All conference sessions will be held at the Hilton Chicago, unless otherwise noted.)

Please note that this schedule reflects the preliminary conference information. Information is subject to change prior to the conference dates. Please check back for updates.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 26
2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m
Registration Desk OPEN

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27
7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Registration Desk OPEN

12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Exhibitors' Hall SET-UP (Closed)

PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
Fantastic Four to the Rescue! Conservation for the Budget Challenged
8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Columbia College Chicago
($35 – includes lunch and materials. Register early! Space is limited to the first 40 participants. Please register by August 11.)

Managing Things: Writing Collections Management Policies
8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Columbia College Chicago
($35 – includes lunch and materials. Register early! Space is limited to the first 75 participants. Please register by August 11.)

6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
EVENING RECEPTION

THURSDAY, AUGUST 28
7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Registration Desk OPEN

8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Exhibitors’ Hall OPEN

8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Career Resource Center OPEN

7:45 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
STANDING PROFESSIONAL COMMITTEE BREAKFAST MEETINGS Directors’ Roundtable
  • Curators, Registrars, Archivists and Exhibit Specialists
  • Disaster Task Force

    9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
    OPENING PLENARY SESSION
    “Looking Back, Looking Forward – The Future of the African American Museum”

    10:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
    CONCURRENT SESSIONS A
  • Re-envisioning Oakland: Museums at the Crossroads
  • Audience Development: Successes & Challenges of African & African American Art Support Groups for the African American Community in Mainstream Museums
  • Making Traveling Exhibitions Your Own

    12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
    OPENING DAY LUNCHEON & BUSINESS MEETING

    1:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
    CONCURRENT SESSIONS B
  • "A Gathering Place for Freedom": Developing a Community Exhibit
  • Annual Giving: An Investment in Your Museum's Future
  • National Park Service Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor

    3:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
    Exhibit Hall BREAK

    3:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
    CONCURRENT SESSIONS C
  • We Were Here: Making New Hampshire's Black Heritage Visible
  • "Memories of You" : Preserving Jazz Sites and Their Material Culture
  • Staying Relevant - Creating the ABC’s of Black Museums for Early Childhood Audiences

    6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
    EVENING RECEPTION

    FRIDAY, AUGUST 29
    7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
    Registration Desk OPEN

    8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
    Exhibitors’ Hall OPEN

    8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
    Career Resource Center OPEN

    7:45 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
    STANDING PROFESSIONAL COMMITTEE BREAKFAST MEETINGS
  • Alliance for Professional Development
  • Marketing and Administrative Staff Representatives
  • Education and Public Programs

    9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
    TOWN HALL MEETING
    “2008 AAAM National Museum Survey”

    10:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
    CONCURRENT SESSIONS D
  • Investing in Leadership: Planning for Succession
  • Impact of Racial Violence on Historic African American Communities
  • Just Because You Can, Doesn't Mean You Should - Museum Ethics 101
  • Still Sitting by the Door? African Americans in the Mainstream

    12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
    AWARDS LUNCHEON
    Keynote Speaker:
    Mr. Haki R. Madhubuti
    Poet, Founder and Publisher of Third World Press

    1:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
    CONCURRENT SESSIONS E
  • Grants - Demystifying The Nuts & Bolts
  • National Trust for Historic Preservation - Partners for African American Preservation in Action
  • Developing Audiences at African American Museums

    3:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
    Exhibit Hall BREAK (Silent Auction Closes @ 3:45 p.m.)

    3:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
    CONCURRENT SESSIONS F
  • [POSTER SESSION] 2008 Exhibit Projects: "African Americans at 400"
  • Investing in Professional Development to Build Institutional Capacity (IMLS)
  • Florida African American Museum Exchange (FAME): Establishing a Museum Mentoring Project

    6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
    EVENING RECEPTION

    SATURDAY, AUGUST 31
    8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
    Exhibitors’ Hall OPEN

    8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
    Career Resources Center OPEN

    9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
    SYMPOSIUM
    DuSable Museum of African American History
    “Museums and the Preservation of the African American Experience”
    (Event will be open to the public. Conference participants are admitted free with their conference badge.)



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