| Saturday, April 8, 2006 |
| 3:00-6:00 PM |
Participant Registration |
| 3:00-5:00 PM |
Optional conversation with the artist, Mary Heebner and viewing of special conference installation of her work, Bodhisattvas at Ayutthaya. |
| 4:00-7:00 PM |
Optional Hands-on Artists' Bookmaking Experience (1 hour - choice of 4-5, 5-6
or 6-7)
Introduction to the Cerritos Library special collection - Art
of the Book: the Book as Art. Using elements from the Asian influences
subcategory of the collection participants will learn to make a book. Preregistration is
required as space is limited. |
| 4:00-7:00 PM |
Optional viewings in designated display cases throughout the Cerritos Library: selected artists' books from the Cerritos Library Art of the Book: the Book as Art Special Collection, items from the Pacific Asia Museum Nature of the Beast exhibit and kimono on loan from a Cerritos resident. |
| 4:00-7:00 PM |
Optional Tours of
the Cerritos
Library
(2 hours - choice of 4-6 or 5-7). Preregistration is
required as space is limited. |
| 4:00-7:00 PM |
Optional green screen photo opportunity (team photos taken with conference
green screen graphics) |
| 7:00-9:00 PM |
Dinner
Featured speaker: Susan
Hildreth, California
State Library, "Developing Partnerships for Free Choice Learning" |
| 9:00-9:15 PM |
Goodbye video wall experience |
| Sunday, April 9, 2006 |
| 8:00-9:00 AM |
Networking Buffet Breakfast |
| 9:00-9:15 AM |
Introduction and orientation by Gail McGovern, Better Together Conference Coordinator
|
| 9:15-10:25 AM |
Featured speaker: Bob Rogers, Founder and Chairman of BRC Imagination Arts, The New Abraham Lincoln
Presidential Museum: "Scholarship meets Showmanship™ - combining techniques and technologies from Broadway, Hollywood and theme parks with
rigorous scholarship, all in the service of education." |
| 10:25-10:40 AM |
Break |
| 10:40-10:55 AM |
Tai Chi Exercise with Cheryl Gould |
| 10:55-11:30 AM |
Reaching Target Audiences Panel
Panelists will discuss challenges they have encountered in connecting with their customers/community and approaches they have used in reaching target audiences.
Featuring:
|
| 11:30-11:45 AM |
Break |
| 11:50 AM-12:20 PM |
Featured speaker: Craig Rosa, Director of Information Technology, The
Tech Museum of Innovation, "Customizing the Visitor Experience
Using Technology." |
| 12:20-1:05 PM |
Networking Box Lunch |
| 1:15-2:45 PM |
Concurrent Small Group Sessions (preregistration is required)
- Interactive navigation and wayfinding techniques in physical facilities
- Interactive displays/booths for use at community events/fairs
- Interactive elements to enhance existing websites/portals
- Production of public programs using webcasting and videoconferencing
|
| 2:45-3:00 PM |
Break |
| 3:00-4:30 PM |
Repeat of Concurrent Small Group Sessions (same as 1:15-2:45) |
| 4:30-4:45 PM |
Break |
| 5:00-5:30 PM |
Team Planning Session |
| 6:00-7:00 PM |
Optional networking opportunities
|
| 7:00-9:00 PM |
Networking Buffet Dinner with puppeteer Dr. Raymond Ho |
| Monday, April 10, 2006 |
| 7:00-8:15 AM |
Networking Buffet Breakfast at Sheraton Cerritos Hotel |
| 8:15-9:00 AM |
Group Networking Walk Experience
Participants will share experiences in facilitated segments as they walk to the Cerritos Library. |
| 9:15 AM - 12:00 PM |
Team Work Session
Teams will work on developing a plan for their chosen project aided by consultants. |
| 12:30-1:15 PM |
Networking Box Lunch |
| 1:15-1:45 PM |
Team Reporting Planning Session |
| 1:45-2:45 PM |
Team Reporting
Teams will share plans using a poster session format. |
| 2:50-3:20 PM |
Next Steps
Explanation of special benefits available to those teams that carry out their plans by June 30, 2006. |
| 3:20-4:00 PM |
Evaluation/Prize Drawing/Conference Closing Remarks |
