Registration and Coffee Served, Second Floor Lobby

Welcome and Introductions from Heritage Preservation and the Institute of Museum and Library Services

• David T. Terry, Ph.D., Executive Director, the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture
• Nancy Rogers, Ph.D., Senior Project Coordinator, Institute of Museum and Library Services
• Lawrence L. Reger, President, Heritage Preservation

Keynote Address "It Won’t Be Long… Funding and Advocacy for Collections Care Here, There and Everywhere"
Debra Hess Norris, Henry Francis DuPont Chair of Fine Arts, Vice Provost for Graduate and Professional Education, & Chair, Art Conservation Department, University of Delaware

Panel 1: Outreach through Media, Traditional and “New"
Working with the media, featuring collections care on the Web, and using social networking
Moderator: Nancy Rogers, Senior Project Coordinator, Institute of Museum and Library Services

• Anne Edgar, Founder and Principal, Anne Edgar Associates, New York, New York
• Nancie Ravenel, Objects Conservator, Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, Vermont

Break

Panel 2: Resource Development
Making a strong case for support, cultivating funders, and creative fund-raising strategies
Moderator: Moira Egan, Executive Vice President, Heritage Preservation

• Lee Price, Development Director, Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Dale Wheary, Director, Historical Collections & Programs, Maymont, Richmond, Virginia

Lunch

Panel 3: Public Education and Outreach
Featuring collections care in exhibitions, integrating collections care into tours and public programs, and educational activities
Moderator: Kevin Cherry, Senior Program Officer, Office of Library Services, Institute of Museum and Library Services

• Susan Blakney, Chief Conservator, West Lake Conservation Ltd., Skaneateles, New York
• Yvonne Carignan, Library Director & Head of Collections, Historical Society of Washington, DC

Break

First group of Breakout Sessions

Break

Second Group of Breakout Sessions

Summary Session

Adjourn