[BCMA] Give a hoot! Call for session and workshop proposals for BCMA Conference 2010
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A call for session and workshop proposals has been sent out by the BC
Museums Association Conference Program Committee for
*
I, Museum: Community, Technology, Opportunity*
*The British Columbia Museums Association Annual Conference
October 27 - 30, 2010
Nanaimo Museum & The Vancouver Island Conference Centre
Nanaimo, British Columbia*
**
The Three Laws of Museums:
1. A museum may not abandon the past or, through inaction, allow the
community and its material culture to come to harm.
2. A museum must embrace the future, except when it conflicts with the
First Law.
3. A museum must protect its own existence as long as such protection
doesn't conflict with the First or Second Law.
Borrowing shamelessly from Isaac Asimov's book, /I, Robot,/
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Laws_of_Robotics> and the Three Laws
of Robotics, this year's conference theme /I, Museum: Community,
Technology, Opportunity/ investigates and celebrates what makes museums
unique (working with and for our community), how we can use technology
to help us forward our goals (but not let it take over), and what we can
do to survive and adapt to the changing world around us (by seizing
unique opportunities).
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This Call for Proposals is just the starting point for you to develop
session and workshop ideas and questions. Sessions and workshops should
open discussion, raise new ideas and issues, share best practices, and
spark imagination and innovation. They should also touch on our theme in
a thoughtful manner.
More detailed information on how each of our sub-themes are broken down
will soon be available on the BCMA website. You can also join the
conversation on conference development by fanning us on Facebook.
<http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#%21/pages/Victoria-BC/BCMA-Conference-2010/347907295613?ref=ts>
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*Please complete the attached form with your session/workshop idea, or
fill in your information in the below. (Email
caroline.posynick at gmail.com <mailto:caroline.posynick at gmail.com> if you
cannot access the form attached to this email.)**
Sessions are 1.5 hours in length; double sessions/workshops 3.0 hours.
Workshops can be full day (6.0 hours) or half day (3.0 hours). Sessions
and workshops can follow a range of formats, examples are provided at
the end of this message.
We are always interested in new voices from a variety of institutions
and organizations, as well as from people from outside the field. If you
cannot identify all of the speakers needed for your session, ask friends
and colleagues. The Program Committee may be able to assist you with
recommendations. Please note that BCMA welcomes a mix of "101" basic,
mid-career, and advanced sessions. We also encouraged
cross-disciplinary approaches to topics with presenters looking at
topics through their different lenses.
If you have an idea that you'd like to develop into a proposal, but have
questions or need assistance as you develop it, you can *contact the
Program Committee <mailto:caroline.posynick at gmail.com>*.
The Program Committee is responsible for reviewing session proposals for
their suitability for the conference, and to recommend sessions for the
final program. The Program Committee will meet in May and you will be
notified whether or not your proposal was accepted by the end of May.
Speakers must be finalized by June 2010.
*
Proposal Deadline for Sessions and Workshops for BCMA Conference 2010 is
April 30, 2010*
Thank you for your interest in participating in the BCMA Conference!
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*SESSION OR WORKSHOP PROPOSAL FOR BCMA CONFERENCE 2010:
I, Museum: Community, Technology, Opportunity
*
Proposer's Name
Title
Institution / Company / Affiliation
Address
City / Province / State
Postal / Zip Code
Phone
Fax
E-mail
Moderator (if different from Proposer):
Session / Workshop working Title:
Session Format: (Please ? - and see descriptions of these formats below)
__ Pre-Conference Workshop
__ Study Tour
__ Mini-Workshop
__ Panel
__ Dialogue/Forum
__ Roundtable
__ Plenary
__ Special Interest Group (SIG)
__ Other (please describe):
If you are proposing a Pre-Conference Workshop or Study Tour, please
specify the sponsoring organization:
Session or Workshop Duration: ___ Single (90 minutes) ___
Double-Session ___ Half Day Workshop ___ Full Day Workshop
Session or Workshop relates to/would be of interest to: (Please ? all
that apply)
___ Administrators / Managers
___ Artist-run Centres
___ Arts Service Organizations
___ Attractions (Themed)
___ Civic Cultural Planners
___ Collection Managers / Registrars
___ Conservators
___ Cultural & Friendship Centre's (First Nations)
___ Curators
___ Directors
___ Educators / Programmers
___ Exhibitions
___ Galleries
___ Gift Shops
___ Heritage properties / historic sites
___ Interpretive Centres
___ Marketing / Public Relations
___ Media / Publications
___ Military museums, collections
___ Post-secondary institutions
___ Sports Halls of Fame
___ Small museums
___ Technology applications
___ Tourism / Travel Industry
___ Trustees (Board Members)
___ Volunteers
___ Wildlife Parks, Aquaria & Zoos
___ Youth Engagement / Programs
___ Other(s):
Session Description:
Please INSERT or ATTACH a 70-word description of the session or workshop
as it might appear in the Conference program. You need to describe the:
- Focus and intent of your session
- Relationship to the overall Conference theme
- Goals you wish to achieve
- Outcomes for participants
Please INSERT or ADD a list of proposed speakers or presenters you have
contacted. Please provide their professional title, institution, and
complete contact information, including email and mailing addresses.
Audio-Visual Equipment & Technical Requirements: (Please ? all that may
apply)
(NB: BCMA has a limited Conference budget to provide for audio-visual
requirements. Due to the increasing high cost of renting AV and computer
equipment, presenters are encouraged to provide their own equipment,
when at all possible. The Program Committee, BCMA staff and local
Conference organizers will work with presenters and the host venue to
facilitate all AV arrangements.)
__ Digital Projector (PowerPoint)
__ Internet Connection
__ Flipchart(s)
__ Carousel (Slide) Projector
__ VCR & Monitor
__ White Board
Please Send Proposals by *APRIL 30, 2010*
* By e-mail (preferred) to: caroline.posynick at gmail.com
<mailto:%20bcma at museumsassn.bc.ca> & bcma at museumsassn.bc.ca
<mailto:%20bcma at museumsassn.bc.ca>
* By mail, or deliver in person to:
Conference 2010 Proposals
British Columbia Museums Association
#204-26 Bastion Square, Victoria, B.C. V8W 1H9
* Or by fax to BCMA at: (250) 387-1251
Thank you for your interest and support of the British Columbia Museum
Association
And your provincial museum community!
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**Formats**
To provide a varied and dynamic conference program that appeals to a
range of learning and communication preferences, we encourage you to
"think outside the box" of a normal panel presentation. While panels are
the most commonly used format, they are not always the most effective
format for a topic! Think about other formats that may be more
appropriate for your topic and intended audience. Sometimes dividing the
time and using more than one format can be effective.
**Case Study**: Focuses on one actual situation, program, or project,
the decision-making process undertake, implementation methods and its
relevance and applicability to the audience. This format must provide
the perspective of the affected audiences and/or evaluation that
demonstrates its success
**Debate:** Find lively speakers with well-developed ideas who can
present contrasting views and then open the debate to everyone. This
format requires a firm but open moderator.
**Forum: **A medium for open public discussion involving audience
participation. Discussions centre around specific issues that are of
current shared relevance.
*Idea Café:* Similar to a "forum" approach, but there is a public
discussion about socially relevant current issues, usually articulated
by one or several authorities. Takes place in a casual public setting,
such as a café, pub, or theatre.
**Guest speaker:** Find a true expert everyone wants to hear and allow
time at the end for comment, questions, and discussion.
**Marketplace:** Recruit 6-10 participants who will bring materials and
create a browsing area. Select one focus (like volunteer management) or
a broad brush (such as BC 150 Celebrations).
**Mini-workshops:** Identify one or two individuals who wish to share
their expertise, skills, or a new tool that they have developed or
implemented. May include a hands-on component, or encourage participants
to bring materials with them for use within the workshop (critique,
etc.) Focus should be practical and provide participants with outcomes
they can easily take home and implement.
**Panel Presentation:** Panels are limited to no more than 3 speakers.
Panels must include a moderator to keep presentations on track, on time,
and allow time for questions. Please allow 45 minutes for questions and
discussion. Research shows that we both learn and enjoy a session more
when we are an active participant.
**Roundtable:** Recruit a thoughtful, well-informed person for each
table who can provide an introduction and initiate discussion.
**Showcase:** An informal, noncommercial session with six or more
presenters, each providing a poster or tabletop display and handout with
complete program description. The session organizer gives a brief
introduction, and participants move around the room to hear brief
prepared remarks by showcase presenters. Seats are available.
**Commercial Session:** Available to trade show vendors who rent booths
in the conference exhibit hall; session must be relevant and significant
to museums and other organizations.
**Chairing a session requires work -- but it's worth the effort!** As a
session leader, you are the main contact with the program committee for
your session. While the program committee will provide assistance, it
will be your responsibility confirm and liaise with other presenters,
provide the title and description of the session, outline the goals,
format, and intended content of the session, and confirm a/v requirements.
PLEASE NOTE : The BCMA does not pay expenses or offer honoraria to
presenters from within the museum community. If you have presenters from
outside the field who ask for reimbursement of any expenses, you must
get prior approval from the BCMA Executive Director.
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