A variety of concurrent sessions will address different issues and needs in the museums community including, but not limited to leadership, administration/ organizational development, collections, and visitor experiences. 

Monday, October 29
11:00-12:00                                                                           

• Collections Out of the Bag: Digital Access at the  Detroit Institute of Arts
  
• Building a Toolbox for Frontline Staff: Enhancing the Visitor Experience
  
• How to Make it to the Top of the Heap: Perfecting Your Museum Resume
  
• There are no Small Museums (Just Museums that think Small)
  
• Race Relations as Presented in Brazilian Museums
  

2:00-3:00                                                                              

• What the Heck do I do Now?
• Cultural Competency: From "Politically Correct" to just Correct
• Publishing Today: Preserves History and Produces Revenue
• Leading and Managing from the Middle
  
• Museums in Collective Action: Art, History, Rebellion, and Detroit 1967

Tuesday, October 30
10:45-11:45                                                                            

• Moving Forward: Planning and Implementing a Collection Move
  
• Accessibility Collaborations: Working Within and Across Communities 
• Now What? Hosting a National Exhibit
• Conveners as Leaders: Coordinating Community Commitment and Consensus
• "Me, Too": A Journey Through the Museum of Sexist Objects (MoSO)

1:30-2:30                                                                              

• Issues with Museum Deaccessions: Tough Decisions, Difficult Objects
  
• Community Engagement, Historic Preservation, and You: Historical Societies as Local Preservation Leaders
  
• Who has the Time? Effective Time Management for Museum Professionals
  
• Contemporary Collecting: Activism and Events
• Student Papers
  

2:45-3:45

• Do-It-Yourself Museum Leadership
  
• Saving America’s Textile History:  Passing the Torch Through a Landmark Acquisition
  
• Michigan.org and YOU
  
• Museum Cross-Training: How to Utilize Art to Practice Non-Art Concepts
  
• Leading By Listening: Strengthening Community Bonds Through Oral History