HNSA Crest with photos of visitors at the ships.

HNSA Annual Conference – Tentative Itinerary
As of 7 October, 2008

Monday, October 27, 2008

0800 – 0900 Continental Breakfast (Hotel - Grand Ballroom)

0800 – 0945 Registration (Hotel - Lobby)

For Executive Directors Only

0900 – 1200 Executive Directors' Seminar (Hotel - Jericho Room)

Open to all Conference Attendees

1000 – 1015  Transportation from Conference Hotel to Patriots Point (Hotel - Lobby Area)

1030 – 1300 Guided Tour of Fort Sumter (for those not participating in the Executive Directors' Seminar) Transportation will be provided back to Patriots Point or the Conference Hotel after the Tour.

1030 – 1300 "Ask the Curator": An informal question and answer session on issues of mutual concern for curators and registrars led by Frank V. Thompson (Curator Branch, Naval Historical Center) and Eleanor L. Wimett (Patriots Point) (Patriots Point Wardroom)

1300 – 1315  Transportation to Conference Hotel from Patriots Point (Pavilion Area)

1200 – 1400 Lunch – Three Oaks Grill

1400 – 1415  Transportation from Conference Hotel to Patriots Point (Hotel - Lobby Area)

1415 – 1545 Board of Directors Meeting (Patriots Point - Theater)

1415 – 1545 For those not attending Board of Directors Meeting:

Guided Tour of Naval Ships at Patriots Point Ned Forney, Director of Education
or
Guided Tour of USCGC INGHAM with Paul Cora (USCGC TANEY) and Patriots Point Staff

1545 – 1600 Transportation to Conference Hotel from Patriots Point (Pavilion Area)

1600 – 1800 Annual Business Meeting (Hotel – Mt. Pleasant Room)

1800 – 1930 Opening Reception (Hotel - Patriots and Jericho Room)

1900 Until Dinner on Your Own

1930 – 2000 Transportation from Conference Hotel to Shem Creek (Hotel - Lobby Area)
Return to Hotel on your own via taxi service

Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Open to all Conference Hotel to Patriots Point (Lobby Area)

0730 – 0800 Transportation from Conference Hotel to Patriots Point (Lobby Area)

0800 – 0900 Continental Breakfast/Registration – Yorktown - Hangar Bay I

Plenary Session

0900 – 1030 Developing Multi-Media Exhibits "On the Cheap", Using "Off the Shelf" Hardware and Software (Yorktown Theater)
Chair:  Patricia Rogers (USS REQUIN)
Panelists: Peter Sutherland (USS HORNET)
  Philip Stanley-Berridge (HMS BELFAST)
  Eleanor Wimett (Patriots Point)

Concurrent Sessions

1030 – 1045 Developing Collections Space Aboard Ship (Yorktown Wardroom)
Chair:  Frank V. Thompson (Naval Historical Center)
Panelists: Eleanor Wimett (Patriots Point)
  Paul Cora (USS CONSTELLATION/USCGC TANEY)
  Chris Nardi (USS MASSACHUSETTS)
or
Lobbying Your Legislature (Yorktown Theater)
Chair:  Karin Hill (Navy Museum)
Panelists: Troy Collins (USS NEW JERSEY)
  William N. Tunnell, Jr. (USS ALABAMA/USS DRUM)
  John McLaughlin (USS MIDWAY)

1145 – 1245 Lunch (Yorktown Hangar Bay III)

Plenary Session

1245 – 1415 Team Builders Plus (Yorktown Theater)
Chair:  Merrick Rosenberg, Team Builders Plus
Panelists: Troy Collins (USS NEW JERSEY)
  Members of Team Builders Plus Staff

Concurrent Sessions

1415 – 1530 Strategies for Improving Collections Management Using Computers  (Yorktown Wardroom)
Chair:  Eleanor Wimett (Patriots Point)
Panelists: Angela McCleaf (USS TEXAS)
  Paul Cora (USS CONSTELLATION/USCGC TANEY)
or
 Gift Shop Synergies (Yorktown Theater)
Chair:  TBD
Panelists: Karin Hill (Navy Museum)
  Troy Collins (USS NEW JERSEY)

1530 – 1545 Break

Concurrent Sessions

1545 – 1700 Is an Audio Tour Right for Me? (Yorktown CPO Galley)
Chair: Brad King (HMS BELFAST)
Panelists: Jason Hall (USS NEW JERSEY)
  Troy Collins (USS NEW JERSEY)
  Jerry Holfwolt (USS BOWFIN)
  John McLaughlin (USS MIDWAY)
  Bruce Smith (CSS CHATTAHOOCHIE/CSS JACKSON)
or
Best Practices in Aircraft Restoration (Yorktown Theater)
Chair: William N. Tunnell, Jr. (USS ALABAMA/USS DRUM)
Panelists: David A. Clark (Patriots Point)
or
NS SAVANNAH (Yorktown Wardroom)
Chair: Barbara Voulgaris (MARAD)
Presenter: Ehrhard Kohler (NS SAVANNAH)

1700 – 1715 Transportation to Conference Hotel from Patriots Point (Pavilion Area)

Open to all Conference Attendees & Companions

1745 – 1800 Transportation from Conference Hotel to Patriots Point (Lobby Area)

1800 – 2130 Dinner/Harbor Cruise (Pavilion Area)

2130 – 2145 Transportation to Conference Hotel from Patriots Point (Pavilion Area)

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Open to all Conference Attendees & Companions

0715 – 0745 Transportation from Conference Hotel to Patriots Point (Lobby Area)

0745 – 0845 Continental Breakfast – Yorktown Hangar Deck

0845 – 0930 Transportation from Patriots Point to Lasch Lab/Hunley/Clemson University via Absolutly Charleston

0930 – 1100 Tour of Lasch Lab/Hunley/Clemson University

1100 – 1130 Transportation from Lasch Lab/Hunley/Clemson University to Patriots Point via Absolutely Charleston

1130 – 1145 Transportation to Conference Hotel from Patriots Point (for Companions) (Pavilion Area)

Open to all Conference Attendees

1130 – 1230 Lunch (Yorktown Hangar Bay III)

Concurrent Sessions

1230 – 1345 Hands-On Lab Sampler in Artifact Storage, Photograph Digitization and Oral History for Curators and Registrars – Session 1 (Yorktown Wardroom)
Leaders:  Frank V. Thompson (Naval Historical Center)
  Eleanor Wimett (Patriots Point)
  Melissa Buchanan (Patriots Point)
or
Getting Teachers Excited About Museums Through Lesson Plans  (Yorktown Theater)
Chair: TBD
Panelists: Linda King (Spouse of B. King, HMS BELFAST)
  Laura Hockensmith (Navy Museum)
  Peter Sutherland (USS HORNET)

Concurrent Sessions

1345 – 1500 Ship As Artifact – Part 1 (Yorktown Theater)
Chair: Joe Lombardi (Ocean Technical Services)
Panelists: Angela McCleaf (USS TEXAS)
  Andy Smith (USS TEXAS)
or
Hands-On Lab Sampler in Artifact Storage, Photograph Digitization and Oral History for Curators and Registrars – Session 2 (Yorktown Wardroom)
Leaders:  Frank V. Thompson (Naval Historical Center)
  Eleanor Wimett (Patriots Point)
  Melissa Buchanan (Patriots Point)

1500 – 1515 Break

Concurrent Sessions

1515 - 1645 Ship As Artifact – Part 2 (Yorktown Theater)
Chair: Joe Lombardi (Ocean Technical Services)
Panelists: Angela McCleaf (USS TEXAS)
  Andy Smith (USS TEXAS)
or
"Ideas from the Trenches" Roundtable (Yorktown Wardroom)
Informal exchange of idea on how HNSA members can help one another solve relevant museum issues, create fresh and relevant programming and better exchange best practices.
Note: This is a session geared to staff below the Executive Director level. While Executive Directors are certainly welcome to attend, it is anticipated that the discussion will stem largely from HNSA's "next generation" of leaders.

1645 – 1700 Transportation to Conference Hotel from Patriots Point (Pavilion Area)

1745 – 1800 Transportation from Conference Hotel to Patriots Point (Lobby Area)

1800 – 2030 HNSA Gala Dinner (Yorktown Hangar Bay III)
  Awards Presentation / Gala - Dr. Bill Cogan (MARINERS' MUSEUM)

2030 – 2100 Transportation to Conference Hotel from Patriots Point (Pavilion Area)

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