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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>The staff of McKissick Museum
invite you to join us on Wednesday, </span>September 9 for the third <span
style='color:black'>in the American Association of Museum's <em><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Museum Essentials Webinar Series.</span></em></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>We have covered the registration fee. Now all we need is
you! Come join our group as we watch, listen, and participate
in a discussion of today's current issues.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>If you are interested, please come to room 306 (classroom)
on the third floor of McKissick Museum at the University of South Carolina
(corner of Bull and Pendleton Streets). Please share this email with any of
your colleagues, staff and students. Thanks!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span class=title1><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Planning for Exemplary
Visitor Experiences</span></span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#333F60'><br>
<em><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>In collaboration with the
Museum Assessment Program (MAP) and the AAM Committee on Education
(EdCom)</span></em><i><br>
<em><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Sponsored by LearningTimes</span></em></i><br>
<strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>September 9, 2009</span></strong><b><br>
<strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>2-3:30 p.m. (Eastern)</span></strong><br>
<br>
<strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.aam-us.org/getinvolved/learn/visitorexperiences.cfm#description"><span
style='color:#333F60'>Description</span></a> <a
href="http://www.aam-us.org/getinvolved/learn/visitorexperiences.cfm#who should attend"><span
style='color:#333F60'>Who Should Attend</span></a> <a
href="http://www.aam-us.org/getinvolved/learn/visitorexperiences.cfm#presenters"><span
style='color:#333F60'>Presenters</span></a> <a
href="http://www.aam-us.org/getinvolved/learn/visitorexperiences.cfm#registration"><span
style='color:#333F60'>Registration</span></a> <a
href="http://www.aam-us.org/getinvolved/learn/visitorexperiences.cfm#fellowships"><span
style='color:#333F60'>Fellowships</span></a> <a
href="http://www.aam-us.org/getinvolved/learn/visitorexperiences.cfm#webinar faqs"><span
style='color:#333F60'>Webinar FAQs</span></a> <a
href="http://www.aam-us.org/getinvolved/learn/visitorexperiences.cfm#online forum"><span
style='color:#333F60'>Online Forum</span></a> <a
href="http://www.aam-us.org/getinvolved/learn/visitorexperiences.cfm#sponsorships"><span
style='color:#333F60'>Sponsorship Opportunities</span></a></span></strong></b><br>
<br>
<a name=description id=description><strong><u><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Description</span></u></strong></a><br>
<span class=mainbody1>Join this 90-minute exploration of the interpretive
planning process as it relates to visitor experiences, educational
opportunities, and interpretation in informal learning institutions.
Interpretive planning specialist Marcella Wells will address the critical
components of an interpretive plan and engage participants in online interaction
about their specific questions related to visitor experience planning in their
institution. After participating in this webinar, attendees will be better able
to:</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span class=mainbody1><span
style='font-size:8.0pt'>Articulate the rationale for visitor experience
planning</span></span> <o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span class=mainbody1><span
style='font-size:8.0pt'>Describe a basic visitor experience/interpretive
planning process in terms of questions to be addressed and logical format</span></span>
<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span class=mainbody1><span
style='font-size:8.0pt'>Set specific goals for planning in their home
institution</span></span> <o:p></o:p></li>
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<p><a name="who_should_attend" id="who should attend"><strong><u><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333F60'>Who
Should Attend</span></u></strong></a><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:
"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333F60'><br>
<span class=mainbody1>Depending on the size and organization of your
institution, planning for exemplary visitor experiences will reside in
different locations of the institution and with various staff. Audiences for
this webinar may include exhibit developers, planners of all types
(interpretive, educational, master, strategic), educators and interpreters,
administrators and management who are concerned with institutional planning
at-large, marketing staff, curators and anyone else whose work contributes to
the visitor experience.</span></span><br>
<br>
<a name=presenters id=presenters><strong>Presenters</strong><b><br>
</b></a><span class=mainbody1><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>Led by </span></span><strong><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333F60'>Marcella
Wells</span></strong><span class=mainbody1><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>, President,
Wells Resources, Inc., Ft. Collins, CO</span></span><br>
<br>
<span class=mainbody1><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>Moderators:</span></b></span><b><br>
</b><strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#333F60'>Greg Stevens</span></strong><span class=mainbody1><span
style='font-size:8.0pt'>, Assistant Director for Professional Development,
American Association of Museums, Washington, DC</span></span><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333F60'><br>
<strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Jonathan Finkelstein</span></strong><span
class=mainbody1>, Founder and Executive Producer, LearningTimes, Brooklyn, NY</span><br>
</span><br>
<a href="http://www.aam-us.org/getinvolved/learn/upload/VE-SPEAKER-PROFILES.pdf">Learn
more about our presenters and moderators<span style='color:blue'><br>
</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Jill Koverman<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Curator of Collections<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>McKissick Museum<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>University of South Carolina<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Columbia, SC 29208<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>(803) 777-7251<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:koverman@sc.edu">koverman@sc.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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