Materials from the 2015 UMA Annual Conference can be found at the links below. Materials will be added as they are received from presenters so check back often.

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Plenary: Embracing Change and Best Practices

Best Practices in Collections Care

    Integrated Pest Control Presentation (handout)

    Collections Registration (Object File | Gift in Kind Agreement | Catalogue Entry Form)

    Historic Structure Resources

    Museum Storage Resources (Workflow)

    Condition Reporting Basics (anthro example | paper example)

Best Practices in Museum Education

Best Practices in Strategic Planning (Constituent Model | Elements of a Situational Assessment)

Making Mounts (Necklace Rehousing Tutorial | Pottery Storage Tutorial | Textile Storage Mount Tutorial)

Evauation as a Mechanism for Change (handout1 | handout2)

Flipping the Fear of Fundraising to Fun with Friends

Thursday, October 8, 2015

Keynote: Staying Afloat: New Museums Can Navigate Today's Rapids of Change

How to Research Collections Online

Retaining and Retraining Guests

Turning the Ship: Changing Your Organization's Brand

New and Improved: Collection Care during Moves and Renovations

    (Church History Museum | Barcoding Museum Collections)

Museum as the New Town Square (handout)

At War (no more)!

Engaging Teens, Unleashing the Energy and Enthusiasm of Youth

Making it in a Small Museum

Posters 

Digitizing Your Collections via the Mountain West Digital Library (additional handout)

World Cognitive Museum of Ancient Winemaking

Object Stabilization and Mount Creation for Display of the Thorne Collection at the Uintah County Heritage Museum

Friday, October 9, 2015

Creativity, Inspiration, and Innovation

School Programs and Outreach

Changing Your Mindset to Increase Public Engagement

Curation in the Digital Age

High Score: Game Mechanics for Engaging Education Programming

Managing, Reading, and Utilizing Analytics for your Organization