Join us at Conference 2015–Ebb & Flow: Navigating societal trends and expectations. Here’s a peek at the schedule (current as of October 7, 2015).
10:00 am – 1:00 pm — Council Meeting #1 (Council members only)- Fraser River Discovery Centre
1:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Registration desk open at the Fraser River Discovery Centre. Pick up your delegate materials and nametags. Have books for Owl’s Bookstore? Drop them off at the registration desk.
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Walking tour of historic New Westminster. A fundraiser for the BC Museums Association! Pre-registration required. Please meet at the Fraser River Discovery Centre at 1:45pm to check in at the registration desk.
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Opening Reception at Fraser River Discovery Centre featuring Tales from the Trenches
7:00 am –9:00 am Trade Show load in, 4th floor, Anvil Centre
8:00 am – 9:00 am – Council Meeting #2 (Council members only)- Fraser River Discovery Centre
8:00 am – 6:00 pm – Registration desk open on the 3rd floor, Anvil Centre. Stop by early to get your delegate materials and nametag. Have books for Owl’s Bookstore? Drop them off at the registration desk.
9:00 am – 6:00 pm – Trade Show- 4th floor, Anvil Centre
9:30 am – 10:30 am — Opening Keynote “The Transformation of the Vancouver Art Gallery: Building a Hub of Creativity + Lifelong Learning” with Kathleen Bartels, Director, Vancouver Art Gallery– Anvil Centre Theatre, 3rd floor, Anvil Centre
10:30 am – 6:00 pm — Owl’s Bookstore open on the 3rd floor, Anvil Centre. Browse for your soon-to-be-favorite book and help support the BC Museums Association! (Cash only.)
10:30 am – 11:00 am – Refreshment break! Coffee is available on the 3rd and 4th floor. Take time to enjoy the Trade Show – 4th floor, Anvil Centre and Owl’s Bookstore – 3rd Floor, Anvil Centre
11:00 am – 12:30 pm – Plenaries
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SESSION IS NOW SOLD OUT
12:30 pm – Lunch on your own. Lounge with colleagues until 2:00 pm at some of the great restaurants in the neighbourhood or grab take-away nearby and bring it back for the 1:00pm Ask the Expert session. Visit the Trade Show and pop in to Owl’s Bookstore.
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm – Ask the Experts
Round table and practical advice sessions by experts in their field. Free advice for the taking! Bring your lunch.
Anvil Centre Theatre, 3rd floor. Pull up a chair and join the table on a topic of your choice:
Studio 411, 4th floor:
Making a Museum: Being ED at Britannia Mine– this session is a presentation. Join us promptly at 1pm!
Studio 413, 4th floor:
Ask the Expert Roundtable: Strategic Planning– this session is a presentation. Join us promptly at 1pm!
2:15 pm – 3:15 pm – Plenaries
2:15 pm – 4:15 pm
Design Jam: Design Thinking Basics– Anvil Centre Theatre, 3rd floor. This session is generously sponsored by:
3:15 pm – 3:30 pm – Refreshment break and move to your next session! Coffee is available on the 3rd and 4th floor. Take time to enjoy the Trade Show – 4th floor, Anvil Centre and Owl’s Bookstore – 3rd Floor, Anvil Centre
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm – Plenaries
4:30 pm – 6:00 pm Break to visit Trade Show and Owl’s Bookstore. Change for tonight’s Awards Gala!
5:30 pm – 6:15 pm Awards Nominee Reception for this year’s nominees, BCMA Council and Awards Committee. (By invitation only.) New Westminster Museum, 3rd floor Anvil Centre
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm The 2015 BC Museums Association Awards for Outstanding Achievement Gala. Cocktail reception starts at 6:00 pm followed by dinner and awards at 7:00 pm. Anvil Centre Theatre, 3rd floor.
8:00 am – 7:00 pm – Registration desk open on the 3rd floor, Anvil Centre. Have books to donate to Owl’s Bookstore? Drop them here.
8:00 am – 7:00 pm – Owl’s Bookstore open- while supplies last! 3rd floor, Anvil Centre.
7:00 am – 8:45 am – Royal BC Museum Travelling Exhibitions Breakfast– Anvil Centre Theatre, 3rd floor.
Have breakfast with your colleagues, learn about upcoming travelling exhibitions that may be of interest to you and then join in as we help shape the latest travelling exhibition from the Royal BC Museum. This breakfast is generously sponsored by
9:00 am – 10:30 am – Plenaries
10:30 am – 11:00 am – Refreshment break and move to your next session! Coffee is available on the 3rd and 4th floor. Take time to enjoy the Trade Show – 4th floor, Anvil Centre and Owl’s Bookstore – 3rd Floor, Anvil Centre
11:00 am – 12:20 pm – Plenaries
12:30 – 1:50 pm — Lunch and Closing Keynote “DON’T WAIT FOR A CRISIS!” with Dr. John Nightingale, President & CEO, Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre– Anvil Centre Theatre, 3rd floor
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm – Plenaries
3:30 pm Conference finish. Consider staying for the evening workshops, open to delegates and non-delegates alike! Separate registration is required. Inquire at registration desk on the 4th floor.
4:30 – 6:20 pm – Evening workshops (open to delegates and non-delegates; separate registration required; inquire at the registration desk, 3rd floor). Don’t forget to visit Owl’s Bookstore located on the 3rd floor.
6:30 – 8:20 pm – Evening workshops (open to delegates and non-delegates; separate registration required; inquire at the registration desk, 3rd floor). Don’t forget to visit Owl’s Bookstore located on the 3rd floor (open until 7pm or while supplies last).