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Part 1 & Part 2: Disaster Planning / Los Gatos

July 15, 2013
History Museum of Los Gatos
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2013 CONFERENCE

 

 
 
 
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Energized. Re-inspired. Connected. Challenged. These are some of the buzz words we heard from colleagues like you who attended the 2013 California Association of Museums (CAM) conference to participate in thought-provoking and relevant discussions about trends affecting museums and strategies for achieving excellence.
 
Featured speakers (clockwise from top left): Julie Packard, Executive Director, Monterey Bay Aquarium; Don Bacigalupi, Director, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art; John Falk, Director, Center for Research on Lifelong STEM Learning, Oregon State University; Randy Roberts, Deputy Director, Crocker Art Museum; Nina Simon, Executive Director, Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History; and Marsha Semmel, Director for Strategic Partnerships, Institute of Museum and Library Services
 
Thank you to every one of the 452 colleagues who attended the event and for cultivating a conference focused on meaningful conversations, interactivity, and collaboration. Here are some quotes from attendees about the impact of the experience:
 
"It is very easy to get bogged down with the day to day at one's own institution, it's important to remember to stay connected to the bigger picture and look at the role that museums can play in everyone's lives."
 
"I left the conference re-inspired and re-invigorated about my work as an E.D."
 
"I think this conference really provided a clear framework to which to aspire—and, above all, encouragement to keep moving forward."
 
"I hope to figure out how I, as a low level employee, can find a way to enact change... I hope to continue to engage in intellectual debates and discussions with the colleagues I met at the conference."
 
Thank you to the following organizations and companies for supporting and participating in the 2013 CAM conference.
 
SPONSORS  
   
Associated Foundations, Inc. Olson Visual
The Getty Foundation John F. Kennedy University
The James Irvine Foundation  
   
Lexington Wells Fargo
   
AccuWeather.com Museum Management Consultants, Inc.
Cinnabar Santa Barbara Zoo
ELY Inc. / Museum Services Ship Art International
Exhibit Envoy THINK Jacobson & Roth
Gail Anderson & Associates University of San Francisco
L.A. Packing, Crating and Transport/
Ashley Distributors		  
 
VENDORS  
   
Belfor John F. Kennedy University
Claremont Graduate Schools, Arts
Management Program                              		 L.A. Packing, Crating & Transport /
Ashley Distributors
Exhibit Envoy Olpin Group
Gaylord Brothers Perpetua Press
Hollinger Metal Edge, Inc.                                Robertson Taylor International Insurance Brokers
Imago Sales (USA) Inc. U.S. Art Company

MAKER STATION PARTICIPANTS
   
Art To Go Lawrence Hall of Science                      
Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of
Oceanography, UC San Diego		 Marin History Museum
Children’s Creativity Museum National Ag Science Center
Homestead Museum Palo Alto Art Center
Jessica Henricks, Educator Skirball Cultural Center 
 
 
Program Committee (2012-2013)
Co-chair: Sue Lafferty, Independent Museum Educator*
Co-chair: Lynn Rosamond Norris, Director of Education, Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens
Alan Baker, Executive Director, Charles Paddock Zoo
Jennifer Caballero, Marketing Director, Skirball Cultural Center*
Mira Cohen, Director of Education, Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Museum
Juan Colato, Museum Manager, Wells Fargo Historical Services*
Ruth Cuadra, Application Systems Analyst, Getty Research Institute*
Jim DeMersman, Executive Director, Museum on Main*
Michaeleen Gallagher, Director of Education and Environmental Programs, Sunnylands Center & Gardens
Dan Harder, Executive Director, Santa Cruz Natural History Museum*
Adrienne Horn, President, Museum Management Consultants*
Michele Laverty, Director, National Ag Science Center
Shawn Lum, Executive Director, Vacaville Museum
Marla Misunas, Collections Information Manager, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Ed Prohaska, Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Enterprise Development, Monterey Bay Aquarium
Emily Quist, Visitor Experience Manager, Oakland Museum of California*
Laurel Robinson, Manager of Programs, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County*
Melissa Rosengard Russo, Director of Institutional Advancement, Chabot Space and Science Center*
Karen Wade, Director, Workman and Temple Family Homestead Museum*
Kara West, Assistant Director, Balboa Art Conservation Center*
Tiffany Zarem, Director of Marketing, California Academy of Sciences
 
Host Committee (2012-2013)
Co-chair: Sue Lafferty, Independent Museum Educator*
Co-chair: Lynn Rosamond Norris, Director of Education, Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens
Chris Bashforth, Executive Director, Santa Ynez Valley Historical Society*
Esther Bates, Executive Director, Elverhøj Museum of History & Art*
Amanda De Lucia, Director, Goleta Valley Historical Society*
Kristina Foss, Museum Director, Santa Barbara Mission Museum*
Anne Mersmann, Associate Registrar, Santa Barbara Museum of Art* 
Heather Moffat, Director of Education & Exhibits, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History*
Carolyn Merino Mullin, Associate Director, Casa Dolores: Center for the Study of the Popular Arts of Mexico*
Dean Noble, Director of Marketing, Santa Barbara Zoo*
Kimberly Roberson, Assistant Director of Marketing, Membership Santa Barbara Zoo*
Gwen Stauffer, Executive Director, Lotusland*
Steve Windhager, Ph.D., Executive Director, Santa Barbara Botanical Gardens*
 
 
*= Non-board members
 
 
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