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RELEASE
April 30, 2007
Press Contacts
202-653-4632
Jeannine Mjoseth, jmjoseth@imls.gov
Mamie Bittner, mbittner@imls.gov
Institute of Museum and Library Services Director and
Key Agency Officials Take Part in American Association
of Museums Annual Meeting in Chicago, May 13 – May
17
Visit the IMLS
Booth at the MuseumExpo, #330
Washington, DC--Anne-Imelda
M. Radice, Ph.D., director of the Institute of Museum
and Library Services (IMLS), and other agency representatives,
will participate in various events during the American
Association of Museums annual meeting in Chicago, May
13-17. In addition, IMLS staff will be available for questions
at the booth #330. Below is a list of IMLS-related sessions:
Sessions
Event Title: Grant Opportunities
from the Institute of Museum and Library Services
Chair: Christine Henry, Senior Museum
Program Officer, IMLS
Participants: Steven Shwartzman, Senior
Museum Program Officer, IMLS
Sandra Narva, Senior Museum Program Officer, IMLS
Christopher Reich, Senior Program Officer, IMLS
Description: Join IMLS program officers
to learn valuable information about funding opportunities
for museums, including grants that strengthen the ability
of museums to serve the public more effectively, grants
for conservation of collections, grants to provide professional
development opportunities to staff, and programs for a
variety of other museum activities. Information on grant
programs, valuable guidance on how to write a competitive
grant, and a road map to IMLS resources will be presented.
Time and Location: Sunday, May 13, 3:45
PM-5:00 PM, Convention Center
Meeting Type: Open
Event Title: Libraries,
Archives, and Museums: Intersecting Missions, Converging
Futures?
Chair: Katherine Reagan, Curator of Rare
Books and Manuscripts, Cornell
University Library
Presenters: Christian Dupont, Director,
Albert and Shirley Small Special
Collections Library, University of Virginia
Bruce Whiteman, Head Librarian, William Andrews Clark
Memorial
Library, Clark Library, UCLA
Marcia Reed, Head, Collection Development, Getty Research
Institute
Description: Deepen your understanding
of libraries and archives, learn effective ways to collaborate
with these institutions through compelling exhibitions,
and have greater outreach in your community. The session
identifies areas where libraries and archives share common
values with museums as cultural heritage institutions,
and demonstrates how curatorial practice is changing.
It is sponsored by IMLS under the auspices of the Rare
Books and Manuscripts Section of the Association of College
and Research Libraries.
Time and Location: Monday, May 14, 9:00
AM-10:15 AM, Convention Center
Meeting Type: Open
Event Title: A Dialogue
on the Strategic Vision for the Institute of Museum and
Library Services
Participant: Anne-Imelda Radice, Ph.D.,
Director, Institute of Museum & Library Services.
Description: In a question and answer
format, Anne-Imelda Radice, Ph.D., Director of the Institute
of Museum and Library Services, will talk about the agency's
strategic goals: sustain culture, heritage and knowledge;
enhance learning and innovation; and support library and
museum professional development. She will also speak about
several agency initiatives including Connecting to Collections
and Museums and Libraries Engaging America's Youth.
Time and Location: Tuesday, May 15, 9:00
AM-10:15 AM, Convention Center
Meeting Type: Open
Event Title: Evidence and
Impact: Museums Engaging Youth
Chair: Mary Downs, Research Officer,
IMLS
Presenters: Nicole Yohalem, Program Director,
Forum for Youth Investment,
Judith Koke, Senior Researcher, Institute for Learning
Innovation
Steve Bromage, Director of Programs and Education, Maine
Historical Society.
Debbi Berger, Vice President of Education, The Florida
Aquarium
Description: Help your museum engage
youth and contribute to positive community change by sharing
strategies, resources, successful models, and lessons
learned with leading practitioners and IMLS staff. Hear
about findings from a major IMLS study linking effective
youth programs to community partnering and principles
of positive youth development. Panelists, including principals
of two exemplary IMLS grant projects profiled in the study,
show how museums, schools, cultural institutions, and
community organizations have partnered to create impressive,
sustainable youth programs. How-to discussion groups cover
topics such as designing, evaluating, and sustaining effective
youth programs; creating partnerships; and disseminating
results.
Time and Location: Tuesday, May 15, 2:00
PM-3:15 PM, Convention Center
Meeting Type: Open
Event Title: Conservation
Matters: The Public Dimension of Collections Care
Chair: Marsha Semmel, Deputy Director
for Museums and Director for Strategic Partnerships, IMLS
Presenters: Deborah Mack, Museum and
Exhibit Consultant
Lynne Ireland, Chief Education and Research Officer, Nebraska
State
Historical Society
Silas Hurry, Curator, Historic St. Mary's City
Julie Reilly, Associate Director and Chief Conservator,
Nebraska State
Historical Society
Description: Following the 2006 IMLS-funded
report, the Heritage Health Index, which noted urgent
need for greater attention to the care of America's collections,
the Director of IMLS has made conservation a priority.
For several years, IMLS has funded educational components
as part of Conservation Project Support grants. In addition,
the agency has funded innovative conservation education
projects in other programs. Using these examples, and
more general observations from their experience, four
senior museum professionals discuss the opportunities
and challenges of engaging the public in conservation
projects.
Time and Location: Tuesday, May 15, 3:30
PM-4:45 PM, Convention Center
Meeting Type: Open
Receptions
Event Title: AAM Reception
for Volunteers of Programs that Support Excellence in
Museums
Chair: Vanessa Jones, Peer Review Manager,
AAM
Description: AAM celebrates professionals
who volunteer their time and share their expertise to
support excellence in museums and to promote the sustainability
of all types of museums across the country. Peer reviewers
for the Accreditation and Museum Assessment Programs,
IMLS grant reviewers, and Museum Advocacy Team (MAT) members
are recognized for their commitment to the field.
Time and Location: Monday, May 14, 5:30
PM-6:30 PM, Convention Center.
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