9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Mystified by what is Augmented Reality (AR) and how to use it at your institution? Join us to learn how to harness the techniques of AR to bring your exhibits to life! During the workshop you will scan objects to make 3D files, learn about equipment and editing files, become familiar with basics of hologram creation, learn to create QR codes or triggers for starting AR experience, consider signage design, and discuss planning your own AR projects.

PRESENTERS:

Are you an early museum professional who wants to prepare themselves for future roles and responsibilities? Or maybe you are a new manager feeling overwhelmed by the mountain of skills and experiences that you think you need to be an expert at? This half day workshop will provide an introduction to 7 core management skills to help you identify your superhero skills (strengths) and your kryptonite (growth edges).

PRESENTER:

• Edward Tepporn, Executive Director, Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation

Cost: $25, includes all materials

While most museums hold important archival materials, those responsible for these collections, especially in small and midsized museums, may not have access to “museum-friendly” training for their organization, care and access. This workshop, led by professional archivists who have experience working with museums, will provide introductions to key areas of archival practice as they pertain to museum collections, through a series of brief presentations, informal Q-and-A, hands-on activities, and resource materials.

PRESENTERS:

Each year, in conjunction with the Western Museums Association Annual Meeting, the Registrars Committee - Western Region organizes its members to volunteer their professional skills at a museum near where the meeting is being held. Join us for “CSI: Registrars” (Collections Services Initiative), an all-day event of giving back to our collections community!

In this hands-on workshop, we will remediate damaged paper-based items (books, photographs, and archives). After a brief training, the group will dry drenched books and photographs, remove soot from smoke-damaged paper, and triage damaged archives. We will end with a discussion of best practices and what was learned in the training, options for other paper-based risks such as pests and mold, and create preliminary disaster plans for paper-based items in individual collections.

Cost: $25 (Includes all materials)

Stories are powerful. They engage visitors on a personal level, fix ideas and details in their
memories, and encourage empathy with unfamiliar historical people and events. This hands-on
workshop will help you understand and use story elements and genres to discover the most
compelling connection between your exhibition content and audience for your next history-based exhibition.

Cost: $50 (includes all materials, a story design review of interpretive plan drafts, and advice on
generic approaches)

This workshop will focus on how sharing our human-centered HR practices will uplift us all
Specifically, it will: (1) explore what human-centered HR practices are and why they are so
important; (2) offer up concrete examples of the development/implementation of human-centered HR practices; and (3) help attendees understand how to advocate for human-centered HR practices within their own organizations, no matter their role. Attendees also will have an
opportunity to share with one another human-centered HR practice shifts taking place in their
own organizations.