8:00 a.m.

Registration Desk Open

8:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Exhibit Hall Open

8:15 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

TAM Exhibit Hall Grand Opening with Continental Breakfast 

The 2012 Exhibit Hall opens with continental breakfast in the exhibit booth area, making it really convenient to greet our vendors. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet friends, scout new products, discover new services, and get oriented to Annual Meeting.

Pre-registration is required. Cost is $12.

9:15 a.m.–10:30 a.m.

Understanding the Role of Effective Communications to Foster Successful Team Dynamics

At the core of every high performing team is the ability to communicate effectively. This session will be interactive and high energy, concentrating on the many ways teams form and grow and on the importance of communication as a basis for high performing teams. Teams change with the natural coming and going of members and the contributions of individual skills and styles. Participants will walk away from this session with a better understanding of their own strengths, tools to assess a team’s strengths, and areas of challenge. They will be better prepared to determine the best path for team development, including the hiring process. Presented by a skilled team from The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), the session will touch on working with team members from various generations and the use of Emotional Intelligence strategies for communication success.

Chaired by: Anne Jett, Associate Director of Training and Development, UTSA

Missy Guillot, Training and Development Specialist II, UTSA 

Diane Pina, Training and Development Specialist II, UTSA 

Judy Verdon, Lead Training and Development Specialist, UTSA

9:15 a.m.–10:30 a.m.

MELT Roundtable

The MELT (Museum Emerging Leaders of Texas) Roundtable is back with four topics to help emerging leaders achieve their career goals. Learn how to sell your skills with resume basics or freshen up your resume for a career transition. Explore how to develop your portfolio and use it to show off your skills during the application process. Get some pointers on what to do when you actually get the interview for your dream job. Then visit the “What do I do now?” table to ask questions about establishing yourself at a new job and finding the resources you need to be successful.

Chair: Ashley Henderson, Collections Manager, Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History, Corpus Christi

Emily Jones, Chief Operating Officer, San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio

Sue Prudhomme, Director, Museum of the Coastal Bend, The Victoria College, Victoria

Mimi Quintanilla, Principal, Quintanilla Schmidt Consulting, San Antonio

Daniel Schlegel, Jr., Executive Director, Scurry County Museum, Snyder

9:15 a.m.–10:30 a.m.

Life after Museums

In the face of the current economic downturns, many museum professionals are concerned about their futures and the security of their jobs. Others welcome retirement but wish for opportunities to continue to contribute to the field. Still others relocate with a spouse and find museum jobs scarce. Are there other ways to use the museum skill set? What are our options after a career in museums? Hear from colleagues who have successfully managed the transition and who will offer candid tips for both surviving and thriving in a life after museums.

Chaired by Viola Moore, Director, Carson County Square House Museum, Panhandle

Margaret Blagg, Independent Museum Professional, Brownwood

Walt Davis, Author, Campbell

Kit Neuman, Austin

9:15 a.m.–10:30 a.m.

What Do You Do After the Waters Recede: Disaster Recovery

After a disaster, even the most prepared can be overwhelmed. A community-wide disaster will mean that staff may be too busy dealing with family to spare time for work responsibilities. Assistance from the outside can help an institution bide time until the community has attention to spare for cultural and natural heritage. However, unorganized assistance can lead to wasteful duplication of efforts. Heritage Preservation Alliance for Response is a national program that builds bridges between the cultural heritage and emergency response communities before disasters happen. The American Institute of Conservation has partnered with the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to create a Collections Emergency Response Team that responds to the needs of cultural institutions during and after emergencies. What can we learn from these national programs and how do we spread this team approach to Texas, where we are blessed with disasters?

Chair: Sally Baulch-Rhoden, Curator, Austin Curatorial Services, Interpretive Services Branch. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Austin

Mark Chadwick, Training Officer, San Antonio Office of Emergency Management, San Antonio

Gina Minks, Imaging & Preservation Service Manager, Amigos Library Services, Dallas

Steve Pine, Decorative Arts Conservator, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston

9:15 a.m.–10:30 a.m.

Advocacy with a Twist: Promoting Private Sector Support without Playing Politics

AAM has done fantastic work in mobilizing the museum community to be advocates for our organizations at the local, state, and national levels. Yet, what are we doing as a field to be advocates to individuals and businesses in our own communities? If the current political philosophy is to cut local and state funding, then the private sector must rise to support museums and demonstrate private sector responsibility. What are we doing as a field to deliver this message and how do we effectively communicate the message to individuals and business leaders? By careful phrasing and clear delivery, museums must transcend the political debate and advocate for private sector support.

Presenting Chair: Guy C. Vanderpool, Director, Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, Canyon

Marise McDermott, President and CEO, Witte Museum, San Antonio

Gary Smith, President and CEO, Dallas Heritage Village, Dallas

10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Break

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

TAM Annual Business Meeting and Awards Reception

The TAM Annual Business Meeting gives members an opportunity to learn from elected Council representatives about the state of the organization. The agenda includes reports on finances, membership, programming, and the 2012 Council election. Also expect to hear important announcements and special recognitions.

12:00 p.m.

Box lunches available in Exhibit Hall

Enjoy an informal box lunch before you leave for an afternoon tour. This is your last chance to visit the Exhibit Hall before it closes for 2012.

Pre-registration is required. Cost is $17.

12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

“Hot Topics” Lunch at Southwest School of Art (discussion and tour)

Join your colleagues for a short three-block walk to the historic campus of Southwest School of Art for lunch at the Café. Lunch will include a lively and directed discussion of “hot topics” facing museums. Participants will have an opportunity to contribute their own topics and share what’s on their minds. At the conclusion of the “hot topics” participants will enjoy a tour of Southwest School of Art. Established as a convent and girls’ school in 1871, the site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Today it serves as one of two adjacent campuses for the Southwest School of Art, which offers over 110 studio classes for adults, teens, and children annually.

Discussion leader: Mary Mikel Stump, Gallery Director, Texas State University School of Art & Design, 

San Marcos

Pre-registration is required. Participation limited. Cost is $20 for lunch. Participants will walk to the Southwest School of Art.

1:30 p.m.

Exhibit Hall Closes

1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Workshop: (A/T) Managing Organizational Change

Museums and cultural organizations worldwide are transforming their operations to engage community, create visions that address what people care about, develop collaborative programs and services with new community partners, and work towards long term organizational sustainability. This workshop will introduce a series of “tools” or key understandings that can help museums manage these transformations, develop change leadership skills in all stakeholders and maximize organizational effectiveness. Participants will leave with a workbook that summarizes the key concepts and offers follow up readings and resource materials that support discussions and learning activities.

Presenting chair: Candace T. Matelic, Ph.D., President, CTM Professional Services, Santa Fe, NM

Pre-registration is required. Registration fee is $25 and includes materials.

1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Offsite Tours

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Casa Navarro State Historic Site and The Alamo 

This tour will split time between two historic sites; participants will visit both venues.

Casa Navarro

Located in the heart of downtown, Casa Navarro State Historic Site, property of the Texas Historical Commission, celebrates the life of rancher, merchant, and Texas patriot José Antonio Navarro at his original 1850s adobe and limestone home and store. Navarro was an influential political figure during Texas’ formative years, serving in legislatures under Mexico, the Republic of Texas, and the state of Texas. Tour the newly renovated historic buildings and exhibits. Staff will bring an informal presentation about the preservation project, the interpretive plan, and creative challenges of exhibit design in historic architecture.

The Alamo

The Alamo is unquestionably the most familiar icon of Texas history. More than 2.5 million people a year visit the 4.2 acre complex that is recognized around the world. Most come to see the old mission, Mission San Antonio de Valero, where a small band of Texas defenders fought the Centralist army of General Antonio López de Santa Anna. The Alamo fell in the early morning hours of March 6, 1836. Tour the site with staff who will discuss current research and preservation issues. The visit will include a behind-the-scenes focus on the Long Barrack Museum and its recently completed exhibition.

Pre-registration is required. Participation is limited to 50; first come, first served. Cost is $20. The bus will depart the El Tropicano Hotel at 1:30 p.m. and return by 4:30 p.m.

Artpace

Artpace opened in 1995 as an international laboratory for the creation and advancement of contemporary art and has since gained global acclaim for its residencies, exhibitions, as well as a wide range of educational programs. Housed in an 18,000-square-foot facility in downtown San Antonio’s cultural district, Artpace offers programming for artists, students, and adults. Join the staff for a behind-the-scenes tour of this specialized environment, including the International Artist-in-Residence studios and current exhibitions.

Pre-registration is required. Participation is limited to 40; first come, first served. Cost is $20. The bus will depart the El Tropicano Hotel at 1:30 p.m. and return by 4:30 p.m.

The Magic Lantern Castle Museum

The Magic Lantern Castle is the home of the only museum in the world dedicated solely to the history of the magic lantern, the earliest form of slide projector from the 1600s. Images were painted on glass and projected on walls, cloth drapes, and, sometimes, on a wet cloth from behind the "screen." Tour the Magic Lantern Castle Museum with the director and see exhibits of equipment, glass slides, illustrations, prints, and other items that relate to the history of the magic lantern.  Special demonstrations will be shown to the group in a behind-the-scenes look at the collection. The tour and presentation will conclude with an informal reception with light refreshments. 

Pre-registration is required. Participation is limited to 40; first come, first served. Cost is $20. The bus will depart the El Tropicano Hotel at 1:30 p.m. and return by 4:30 p.m.

1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Offsite Tour: San Antonio Missions National Park

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park preserves the largest group of Spanish Colonial resources in the U.S. Along with The Alamo (Mission San Antonio de Valero), the sites form the Franciscan Missions of San Antonio and are on the U.S. tentative list for World Heritage inclusion. The preservation staff of the National Park Service will offer an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of two of these special historic sites, Mission San José, “Queen of the Missions” and Mission Concepción, the oldest unrestored church in the U.S. The tour will touch on topics such as architecture, archaeology, landscaping, and managing historic preservation. See first-hand the preservation and interpretation issues that arise within the context of balancing care of nearly 300-year-old structures and 1.6 million visitors a year.

Pre-registration is required. Participation is limited to 50; first come, first served. Cost is $20. The bus will depart the El Tropicano Hotel at 1:30 p.m. and return by 5:30 p.m.

5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Affinity Group Meetings 

TAM Diversity Committee (TAM DIVCOM)

Art Affinity Group (AAG)

5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Alumni Receptions

6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Evening Event

Witte Museum Offsite

Wild, Wild, Witte

Saddle up and head over in your best denim and boots for an evening at the Wild, Wild, Witte! Enjoy drinks and authentic South Texas cuisine. Don’t miss this exclusive tour of the Robert J. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation South Texas Heritage Center at the Witte Museum, two months prior to its grand opening on May 26. 

Be among the first to get a ‘sneak peek’ of this 20,000 square-foot, two-story Center that serves as a permanent home for the Witte’s South Texas Collection, exhibitions and public programs, combined with the latest museum technology, to trace the legendary history of South Texas. 

Plus, tour Darwin: How One Man’s Theory Turned the World on its Head, at its very first stop in Texas and three exhibitions celebrating the Witte Museum’s 85^th Anniversary that highlight the depth, diversity and importance of the Witte’s 300,000 artifacts; get hands-on at the ever-popular H-E-B Science Treehouse; and reach for new heights on Mt. Witte, a 20-foot rock climbing wall.

Pre-registration is required. Participation is limited. $38 fee includes museum reception and transportation.

Buses will depart the El Tropicano River Walk starting at 6:30 p.m. and will return by 9:30 p.m.