CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES

 

Conferences

The Building Museums Symposium  
February 27- March 1, 2019
New York NY

ASU Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation 
Annual Forum on Nonprofit Effectiveness 
March 1, 2019 
Tucson Convention Center (Tucson AZ)

Museum Association of Arizona
March 18, 2019
Arizona History Museum, Tucson AZ

Legal Issues In Museum Administration
March 20-22, 2019
Washington, D.C.

Museum Trustee Association Spring Forum
March 28, 2019
Heard Museum, Phoenix AZ

National Council on Public History
March 27-30, 2019
Hartford CT

PACCIN EUROPREPCON 2019
April 11-13, 2019
Amsterdam THE NETHERLANDS 

Association of Art Museum Curators
May 4-7, 2019
New York NY

American Alliance of Museums Annual Meeting
May 19-22, 2019
New Orleans LA

Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC)
May 25-31, 2019
Chicago IL

Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums  
June 8-12, 2019
Sainte-Marie among the Hurons,Midland, Ontario

Digital Data in Biodiversity Research Conference
June 10-12, 2019
Yale University, New Haven CT 

2019 Arizona Historic Preservation Conference
June 12-14, 2019
Hassayampa Inn, Prescott, Arizona

Association of Academic Museums and Galleries 
June 27-30, 2019
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis MN 

Visitor Studies Association 
July 10-13, 2019
Detroit MI

Society of American Archivists 
July 31-August 6, 2019
Austin TX

American Association for State and Local History
August 28-31, 2019
Philadelphia PA

Western Museums Association
October 4-7, 2019
Boise ID

Association of Registrars and Collections Specialists (ARCS)
November 7-9, 2019
Philadephia PA

2019 National Humanities Conference 
November 7-10, 2019
Honolulu HA

National Association for Interpretation
November 12-16, 2019
Denver CO

Workshops and Seminars

Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation
Integrated Pest Management for Heritage Preservation Professionals Workshop 
February 28 – March 1, 2019
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art  
This workshop will introduce participants to multiple aspects of IPM: policy and procedure; preventing infestation; trapping and monitoring; remedial treatment; basic pest identification. It is designed for staff at institutions which need to establish or improve an IPM program but would be useful for anyone wanting to refresh basic IPM knowledge. Familiarity with concepts will be developed through a combination of lectures, discussions and hands-on exercises.

The Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts 
Mechanics of Paper: Progress and Preservation
March 7, 2019
Philadelphia PA 

Central Arizona Museum Association (CAMA)
Interpretive Storytelling/ Education
March 13, 2019 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m
Located to be determined

American Association for State and Local History 
Collections Camp: Textiles
April 1-2, 2019
Hartford CT

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the Virginia Association of Museums 
Introduction to Collections Care
April 10, 2019
Richmond VA

Central Arizona Museum Association (CAMA)
Business Meeting and Elections
April 10, 2019, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Scottsdale Museum of the West (Scottsdale)

American Association for State and Local History
Exhibit Makeovers
April 29-30, 2019
Denver, CO

American Association for State and Local History
Collections Management and Practices
June 3-4, 2019
Charleston, SC

American Association for State and Local History
Project Management for History Professionals
Butterworth Center, Moline IL
May 20-21, 2019
Project Management provides valuable instruction in planning, managing and successfully completing projects of all types. In this workshop, participants learn how to implement internationally recognized project management principles in a history context. Instruction will cover all of the details in the four steps to successful project management

American Association for State and Local History
Creating Programs for Teachers and Students
June 24-25, 2019
Austin, TX
Through a combination of presentations, discussion, hands-on activities, and take-home materials, this workshop addresses the elements of museum education and programming needed to create engaging, educational, and successful educational programming for students and teachers. Learn how to craft on site and outreach programming that is meaningful to the education community.

On-Line Classes and Webinars     

American Association for State and Local History Online Course
Leadership and Administration for History Organizations
February 4-March 29, 2019
This online course covers governance and administrative structure, nonprofit status, mission and vision, board and staff responsibilities, the relationship between board and staff, strategic planning, human resource management, and leadership.

American Association for State and Local History Online Course
Archives 101
February 4-March 29, 2019
The recently revised Basics of Archives online course is designed to give organizations and individuals who are responsible for the care of historical records an introduction to the core aspects of managing and protecting historical records collections, using appropriate principles and best practices.

C2C Care Course
Collections Management for Smaller Cultural Institutions,
February 12, 19, 26, and March 5, 2019,  2:00 – 3:30 (ET)

American Alliance of Museums EdComversation
Who needs a plan anyway? Education, Interpretation, and the Core Documents
February 22, 2019, 4 p.m. (ET)
Members of the EdCom Task Force will share the results of a field wide survey on interpretative planning, discuss what the results mean, and do a deep dive into the responses, and why it matters.

AAM Public Relations and Marketing Network (PRAM) 
Zoom Chat: Inclusion, Engagement, and Audience Experience
February 27, 2019, 12 noon (ET)

C2C FREE Webinar
When Copyright and Cultural Collections Converge
February 27, 2019, 2:00 – 3:30 (ET) 

American Alliance of Museum PRAM Zoom Chat
Inclusion, Engagement, and Audience Experience  
February 27, 2019, 12 noon (ET)
Hear about the outcomes from the inaugural meeting of the International Audience Engagement Network that took place in Melbourne, Australia in spring 2018, including the priorities of inclusion, engagement, and audience experience, along with the official guidelines developed by the network. 

American Association for State and Local History Webinar
Web Archiving: What, Why, and How
February 28, 2019, 3:30 p.m. (ET)

Amigos Online Conference
Open Doors: Reaching Underserved Populations
February 28, 2019

Northeast Document Conservation Center Webinar
How to Interpret Your Environmental Data
March 5, 2019, 2:00 p.m. (ET)

Northeast Document Conservation Center Webinar
Writing a Disaster Plan
March 12 and 26. 2019 (2 Sessions)

Wisconsin Historical Society FREE Webinar
Women in Museums
March 13, 2019 1:30 - 3:00 pm CT
In this session, Joan Baldwin and Anne Ackerson, the authors of the book, Women in the Museum: Lessons from the Workplace, discuss gender equity issues persistently plaguing the field. From micro-aggressions to unconscious bias to toxic workplace environments, we will explore the implications of an inequitable workplace for a field that prides itself on open and equal public access.

Northeast Document Conservation Center Webinar
In Perpetuity: Tips for Municipal Clerks and Government Agencies
March 19, 2019, 12:30 p.m. (ET)

American Association for State and Local History Webinar
Breaking the Budget Bubble: How to Build and Read Budgets
March 20, 2019

C2C CareCourse 
Planning Your RE-ORG Project
March 20, 27, April 10, 24, May 8, and June 25, 2019,  2:00 – 3:30 (ET)

Wisconsin Historical Society FREE Webinar
Interpreting Women at Historic Sites
March 27, 2019 1:30 - 3:00 pm CT
In this presentation, Mary van Balgooy will discuss the state of the field of women's history; examine the current challenges and opportunities for interpreting women at historic sites; and give audience participants the right tools to research, uncover, and interpret women and their significance in history.

Northeast Document Conservation Center Webinar
Writing a Preservation Plan 
March 29, 2019, 12:30 p.m. (ET)

Wisconsin Historical Society FREE Webinar
Best Practices for Board Service: Historic House Museums - Part I
April 10, 2019 1:30 - 3:00 pm CT
Clear up the confusion about who does what in historic house museum organizations by participating in this two-part webinar. During the first of two webinars on this topic, we will discuss the legal responsibilities of all nonprofit board members according to state nonprofit law and how these duties apply to nonprofit historic house museum boards. We will discuss the three board responsibilities, called the Duty of Care, Loyalty, and Obedience to the Law, and how your historic site can demonstrate your understanding of these duties and the organizational policies and practices you can implement to assure that you exceed these minimum requirements

Northeast Document Conservation Center Webinar
Caring for Photographic Collections 
April 11, 2019, 2:00 p.m. (ET)

Northeast Document Conservation Center Webinar
Preservation 101: Preservation Basics for Paper and Media Collections
April  18 - June 27, 2019 (10 sessions)

Northeast Document Conservation Center FREE Webinar
Writing Grants for Audio Preservation and Reformatting 
April 22, 2019  

Wisconsin Historical Society FREE Webinar
Best Practices for Board Service: Historic House Museums - Part II

April 24, 2019 1:30 - 3:00 pm CT
During this webinar, we will talk about all volunteer historic sites, as well as those with staff, to differentiate what the board versus the staff does in both types of organizations. We will highlight the leadership qualities needed in an excellent Board President (whether you have staff or not), and how the Nominating and Executive Committees can shape the future of the organization. Finally, we’ll discuss the core documents that all house museums need in order to be effective stewards of their collections and historic property.

Northeast Document Conservation Center FREE Webinar
Long-term Preservation for Early Record Books 
April 25, 2019 

Northeast Document Conservation Center Webinar
Salvaging Damaged Book, Paper, and AV Collections
May 7, 2019, 2:00 p.m. (ET)

Northeast Document Conservation Center Webinar
Creating Long-lasting Digital Prints
May 14, 2019, 2:00 p.m. (ET)

Northeast Document Conservation Center Webinar
Exhibiting Your Collections 
May 21, 2019, 2:00 p.m. (ET)

American Association for State and Local History Online Course
Basics of Archives
July 1-24, 2019

American Association for State and Local History Online Course
Leadership and Administration for History Organizations
July 1- August 23, 2019