Schedule at a Glance
Schedule at a Glance
Kelowna | October 21-23
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Pre-Conference Workshop: Indigenous Cultural Competencies
Sunday, October 21 | 9:00am-4pm
The Pre-Conference Workshop is in addition to the regular Conference 2018 program. Registration is $150 for BCMA Members and $250 for non members. Join us as a member and register for BCMA 2018 today!
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The Indigenous Cultural Acumen Training (ICAT) portion of the Pre-Conference Workshop is generously sponsored by the University of Victoria’s Cultural Resource Management Program
Keynote Speakers
The BCMA is excited to welcome Dr. Yosef Wosk, OBC and Megan Richardson, Director of the Virtual Museum of Canada as our 2018 Keynote Speakers!
Conference Schedule
All events are at the Delta Grand Okanagan Resort unless otherwise noted.
Sunday, October 21, 2018
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8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
Registration | Coat Check in Lower Foyer | |
| 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Coffee/Tea and Danishes for Pre-Conference Workshop Participants | Skaha Foyer | |
| 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
Pre-Conference Workshop Indigenous Cultural Competency Grab & Go lunch provided |
See above for information | 1/3 North Room |
| 4:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. | Registration |
Kelowna Art Gallery 1315 Water St. Just across the street! |
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| 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. |
Welcome Reception
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Kelowna Art Gallery 1315 Water St. Just across the street!
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| 7:00 p.m. | Dinner on your own | Birds of a Feather groups meet in the Kelowna Art Gallery lobby | |
Monday, October 22, 2018
| 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Registration | Skaha Foyer | |
| 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Vendor displays available for viewing | Skaha Foyer | |
| 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Breakfast and Opening Remarks | 1/3 North Room | |
| 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. |
Opening Keynote Innovation and Technology: A survival guide |
Megan Richardson, Director, Virtual Museum of Canada | 1/3 North Room |
| 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Coffee Break | Skaha Foyer | |
| 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Owl’s Bookstore | Skaha Foyer | |
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10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Breakout Session 1 |
Innovative Curatorship and Indigenous Collaboration: A best practice case study | Lynn Saffery, Museum Manager, Museum of Surrey; Drew Atkins, Project Manager, Kwantlen First Nation; Tumia Knott, Kwantlen First Nation | 1/3 North Room |
| SEE:kelowna: Sharing experiences of homelessness through exhibition | Amanda Snyder, Curatorial Manager, Kelowna Museums; Lesley-Anne Evans, Community Artist, for Metro Community |
Columbia Room Located on the 2nd floor |
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| Power Tools: Creating a blueprint for recruiting, revitalizing and recognizing volunteers | Holli Hodgson, Volunteer Services Manager, Royal BC Museum and BC Archives; Chris O’Connor, Learning Program Developer, Royal BC Museum and BC Archives | Mt. Boucherie Room | |
| 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Essentials of Museum Collections Management |  |
Columbia Room Located on the 2nd floor |
| 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Lunch on your own | ||
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1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Breakout Session 2 |
Innovation in the Repatriation of Ancestral Remains | Lucy Bell, Head of the First Nations Department and Repatriation program, Royal BC Museum and BC Archives; Genevieve Hill, Archaeology Collections Manager, Royal BC Museum and BC Archives; Lia Tarle, PhD Candidate, Simon Fraser University |
Columbia Room Located on the 2nd floor |
| 2, 4, 6, 8, What Are We Asking For? An Attempt at Advocacy | Lee Boyko, Executive Director, Sooke Region Museum | Mt. Boucherie Room | |
| Ask the Experts | 1/3 North Room | ||
| 2:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. | Break | ||
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2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Breakout Session 3 |
Finding History with Advancing Technology: A case study of the ongoing projects at Klahoose First Nation | Leia Patterson, Heritage Coordinator, Klahoose First Nation |
Columbia Room Located on the 2nd floor |
| If These Walls Could Talk: How museum architecture helps tell the story | Justin Gammon, Intern Architect, Christine Lintott Architect; Tim Willis, Tim Willis Consulting | Mt. Boucherie Room | |
| Ask the Experts (continued) | 1/3 North Room | ||
| 3:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. | Coffee Break | Skaha Foyer | |
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3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Breakout Session 4 |
The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly: A case study in community collaboration | Kelly E. Brown, Museum Coordinator, PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives; Kelsey Taylor, Planning Coordinator, Kwikwetlem First Nation; Fred Hulbert, Councillor, Kwikwetlem First Nation | 1/3 North Room |
| Snapshot of History: An experiment with curating an exhibition on Facebook | Cathy English, Curator, Revelstoke Museum |
Columbia Room Located on the 2nd floor |
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| Visitor-Focused Experience Design: User journey mapping workshop | Carolyn Fung, Interactive Designer, NGX Interactive; Luyi Wang, Interactive Designer, NGX Interactive | Mt. Boucherie Room | |
| 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. | Dinner on your own | ||
| 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. |
Night at the Museum
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Okanagan Heritage Museum 470 Queensway 10 minute walk from the Delta Grand Okanagan Resort |
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Tuesday, October 23, 2018
| 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Registration and Owl’s Bookstore | Skaha Foyer | |
| 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Vendor displays available for viewing | Skaha Foyer | |
| 8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. | Breakfast | 1/3 North Room | |
| 8:45 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | Closing Keynote – Universal Technologies and Traditional Innovations: A comprehensive perspective | Dr. Yosef Wosk, OBC | 1/3 North Room |
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9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Breakout Session 5 |
Empathetic Museum 101: A Models for advancing institutional inclusion | Jim Cullen, Consultant, W. Jim Cullen Consulting Services; | Mt. Boucherie Room |
| Constellation of Knowledge: exploring different ways of knowing through an innovative story-telling experience | Yukiko Stranger-Galey, Exhibits & Design Manager, Beaty Biodiversity Museum; Jason Woolman, Senior Archivist, Musqueam First Nation; Derek Tan, Digital Media Specialist, Beaty Biodiversity Museum |
Columbia Room Located on the 2nd floor |
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| ReconciliACTION in Museums | Lucy Bell, Head of the First Nations Department and Repatriation program, Royal BC Museum and BC Archives; Lou-Ann Neel, Repatriation Specialist, Royal BC Museum and BC Archives | 1/3 North Room | |
| 10:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. | Coffee Break | Skaha Foyer | |
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11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Breakout Session 6 |
Building Common Ground | Tracy Calogheros, CEO, The Exploration Place Museum + Science Centre; Alyssa Tobin, Curator, The Exploration Place Museum + Science Centre | 1/3 North Room |
| Exhibition Digital Experiences | Darran Edmundson, Director, EDM Studio; Melanie Greenaway, Double Dare Design; Ron Ulrich, Executive Director, Fernie Museum |
Columbia Room Located on the 2nd floor |
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| Actionable Analytics: Using the Google Toolkit to measure success | Meg Sugrue, Web & E-Commerce Specialist, Royal BC Museum and BC Archives; Dave Stewart, Digital Manager, Royal BC Museum and BC Archives | Mt. Boucherie Room | |
| 12:20 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. | Lunch and Annual General Meeting | AGM Proceedings hosted by Tania Muir | 1/3 North Room |
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Lightning Talk Presentations Mark Wunsch, Principal, Greencoast Media Inc.; Frank Brown, Proprietor, SeeQuest Development; Y. Kathy Brown, Co-owner, SeeQuest Development Gerry Lawson, Oral History and Language Lab Coordinator, UBC Museum of Anthropology |
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2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Breakout Session 7 |
Educators’ Symposium | Lorenda Calvert, Education & Public Program Coordinator, Burnaby Village Museum; Jackie Chambers, Education & Outreach Manager, Beaty Biodiversity Museum; Nicole Balsdon, Education & Outreach Coordinator, Beaty Biodiversity Museum; Liz Crocker, Learning Program Developer, Royal BC Museum and BC Archives; Mark Hauk, Founder and Manger, Virtual Field Trip Program, Kelowna School District | Mt. Boucherie Room |
| Small Museums for the 21st Century | David Soul, Treasurer, Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame; Sunni Nishimura, Project Manager and Coordinator for Arca Partnerships, BC Electronic Library Network; Manda Maggs, Executive Director, Oliver & District Heritage Museum and Archives; Mary Forbes, Executive Director, Potato House Project; Joe Borsato, Museum Coordinator, Museum of the Cariboo Chilcotin; Paul Wood, Vantage Point Board Governance Consultant |
Columbia Room Located on the 2nd floor |
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| Cultural Tourism Workshop | Erika Stenson, Head of Marketing, Sales and Business Development, Royal BC Museum and BC Archives; Paula Amos, Director of Partnerships, Indigenous Tourism BC Glenn Mandziuk, Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association; Jordan Coble, Cultural and Operations Administrator, Sncəwips Heritage Museum; Brady Smith, CEO Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre; Kim Hood, Manager, Co-op Marketing Programs, Destination BC | 1/3 North Room | |
| 6:00 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. | Gala Reception | Grand Foyer | |
| 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. |
Gala Dinner with BCMA Awards for Outstanding Achievement Presentations
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The Laurel Packinghouse 1304 Ellis St. 5 minute walk from the Delta Grand Okanagan Resort |
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Conference Exhibitors
The BC Museums Association is delighted to welcome a number of exhibitors to this year’s conference. Please visit their displays from 7:30am-5:00pm in the Skaha Foyer to learn about the latest products and services available to the BC museum community. Please also join us in thanking each exhibitor for their support of the BC Museums Association and our annual conference!
