| schedule for the 2005 Fire Museum Seminar |
Saturday - June 23th
9:00 to 3:00pm - SPAAMFAA National Convention -Fire Apparatus Muster (bus transportation will be provided for those who wish to arrive early and enjoy this event)
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| Sunday - June 23th |
Monday - June 23th |
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9:00 am |
Opening remarks, introductions & information (Bob Vallero, President, Fire Museum Network and Bill Hall, Program Chair) |
7:30am |
Breakfast on your own at the hotel |
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9:30 am |
Presentation: "The Central Ohio Fire Museum Story" (William Hall, COFM) |
8:45 am |
Meet in hotel's Buckeye Room for remarks and information, before walking across the street to the COFM |
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10:00 am |
Guided tour : Walk across the street for a tour Central Ohio Fire Museum - The building; present and future, and fire history displays |
9:15 am |
Presentation : "Managing a gift shop" Co-op purchasing and consignment sales (Sue Hudak, Dick Byrd, COFM)
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10:45 am |
break |
10:30 am |
break |
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11:00 am |
Guided tour : "Safety Street" exhibit at Columbus Fire Museum (George Hudak, COFM) |
10:45 am |
Round table discussion: Gift shops-all participants Share your successful (or not) ideas |
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11:45 am |
Return to Red Roof Inn for catered lunch
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12:00 noon |
Lunch |
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1:00
pm |
Presentation: "Creating a Visual Hierarchy Using Captions and Objects" (Bill Mahon, Exhibit Design, Ohio Historical Society) Learn some of the basic techniques the Ohio Historical Society‘s exhibit design department uses in its exhibits to display a wide range of collections. This workshop will cover ways to create a basic visual hierarchy established between captions and objects; techniques that can be used to produce your own captions, as well as suggested object groupings and the layering of secondary interpretative information. |
1:15 pm |
Tour of COFM warehouse and restoration area: See the just completed 1915 Model T Ford American LaFrance Hose and Chemical Fire Engine and 1885 Gleason & Bailey Village Hand Pumper |
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2:30
pm |
break |
2:00
pm |
Presentation: "Community Resources and Partnerships" (financial and in-kind contributions) to help with apparatus restoration, building maintenance and display construction (Bill Hall, COFM) |
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2:45 pm |
FMN's General Membership Meeting |
2:30
pm |
break |
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4:30 pm |
break |
2:45 pm |
Round table discussion: Share your successful partnership experiences |
6:00 to ?? pm |
Dinner: Buffet at dinner in Damon's Restaurant (located one-half block walk from the hotel) Informal networking in Damon’s private dinning room will follow. |
4:30 pm |
Return to the hotel |
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5:45 pm |
Board buses to the dinner dinner at Schmidt’s German Village Restaurant |
