Tuesday
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
PechaKucha Night
PechaKucha is the latest craze in intellectual entertainment, a world-wide phenomenon that's part education, part meet-up, and all fun. Born in Japan, PechaKucha (pronounced peh-CHAK-cha) is a gathering of people making and witnessing presentations on just about any topic. The only limitation is the format: with 20 slides at 20 seconds each, presentations are fast-paced, rhythmic, sometimes poetic idea events.

Now, for the first time, PechaKucha is coming to Hartford, courtesy of NEMA. We're delighted to kick off the 2011 annual conference with a PechaKucha night – and you're invited! Come and see PK in action, enjoy a drink or two, and mingle with museum colleagues before conference starts. Would you like to partipate? See the NEMA website, nemanet.org, for complete details

Wednesday
6:30 am – 7:00 am
Morning Walk

8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Registration Open

8:00 am – 9:00 am
Welcome Coffee and Baked Goods

9:00 am – 10:30 am
Concurrent Sessions

Are You Visible and Valued Within Your Community?

Awards Programs: Why We Need Them

Cleaning the Cobwebs Out of the Corners: Creating the Space You Need to Succeed!

Diversifying Your Docents: Creating a Program that Reflects Your Community

Excellence in Every Museum: Applying Standards to Your Museum

Is a Smartphone App for You? Examining the Highs and Lows of a Real Life Launch

Managing Through your Organization's Lifecycle Changes

School Programs for Smaller Historic Sites: Just Because You Can, Doesn't Mean You Should

10:45 am – 12:15 pm
Keynote Session
Museums in the Mirror: Reflecting Relevance in a Diverse Society
Hosted by Connecticut Humanities Council

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Opening Lunch

12:30 pm – 3:15 pm
Director and Trustee Luncheon Program
Leading the Quest for Museum Innovation, Hosted by Qm²

1:45 pm – 5:15 pm
Off-Site Session

Harriet Beecher Stowe Center and Mark Twain House — Uncle Tom and the "N" Word: Giving Context to Controversy

1:45 pm – 5:15 pm
Double Session

Reaching Out to the Out of Reach: A Continuum of Successful Strategies

1:45 pm – 3:15 pm
Concurrent Sessions

Are You in Jeopardy?

Collecting Contemporary: Why New History Should be Accessioned

Compensation Analysis for the Museum Industry: How to Determine Salaries for Directors and Museum Professionals

Science and Industrial History Museums: A New Role in Recent Curriculum Reform?

No One Size Fits All: Designing for Social Experiences

2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Career Conversation with Kimberly Hatcher-White

3:15 pm – 3:45 pm
Snack Break
Hosted by Smithsonian Affiliations

3:45 pm – 5:15 pm
Concurrent Sessions

How to Interview "Big Wig" Speed Dating Style

Extreme House Makeover: The Historic House Edition

Making Board Members Effective Fundraisers

Museums and Social Media 201: Advanced Tips and Techniques

The New MFA: An Architecture for Cultural Activism

Overseas Sourcing to Grow New Profits

The Role of the Library and Archives in Your Museum

5:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Newcomers Reception
Hosted by Tufts University Museum Studies Program

Evening Event
Welcome to Hartford! An Evening at the Connecticut Science Center, hosted by BPI