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Arizona Convocation 2005
The seventh annual Arizona Convocation was held in Phoenix, March 6 & 7, 2005. The theme of the Convocation was: Beyond the Five Cs: Cultural Legacies. Nearly 200 librarians, archivists, historians, and museum professionals from around the state attended. 100% of participants who completed evaluations reported that they learned something new that would help them do their job better. 96% reported that they met people with whom they will collaborate.
The Arizona Convocations were begun in 1999 to build collaboration and partnerships among libraries, archives, and museums and to preserve Arizona’s cultural heritage. Convocations include speakers, panels, and valuable networking opportunities which:
- strengthen programs thatsupport Arizona's cultural resources
- share information and encourage collaborative projects, including exhibitions, collections, preservation and, new in 2005, Arizona Centennial events planning
- promote public access to Arizona collections
Turtle Award
Each year the Director of the State Library, Archives and Public Records presents Turtle Awards to recognize individuals or organizations who cherish Arizona’s rich cultural heritage and who have supported the agency’s efforts to accomplish its mission. The award’s name derives from the similarity of the agency’s logo to the shape of a turtle. The recipients, like the award’s namesake, have helped the agency move forward through extra effort – perhaps even by sticking their necks out.
In 2005, GladysAnn Wells
presented three Turtle Awards. Rob Spindler received an award due to his wonderful support for the work of the agency, including leadership in the Arizona Historical Records Advisory Board efforts. JohnIrwin’s award was granted for his efforts which went beyond expectation, in support of the program and documentation leading to the design and superlative orchestration of the agency's work in the document preparation and evaluation for the Polly Rosenbaum History and Archives Building. Wells also presented a Turtle Award for staff excellence to Linda A. Montgomery, Division Director, Braille and Talking Books Division. Linda Montgomery was commended for her excellent management of a major division, wonderful customer service, and solid, exceptional agency support work through the administrative cluster.
2005 Convocation Committee
GladysAnn Wells, State Librarian
Ken Evans, Director, Carnegie Center
Stephanie Gerding, Continuing Education Coordinator, Chair
David Hoober, Museum Division Director
Richard Pearce-Moses, Director of Digital Government Information
Carol Tapia, Administrative Assistant
Kristi Wisdom, Assistant Director, Carnegie Center
Grassroots Advocacy Panelists
Rhian Evans Allvin, Brecon Group Linda Meissner, Project Director, Chandler Public Library Dan Shilling, Executive Director, Arizona Heritage Project
Conversational Shepherds
Rhian Evans Allvin
Jane Kolbe
Pam Levin
Catherine May
Dan Shilling
Rob Spindler
Amanda Swain
Greg Vaughn
Keynote Speaker
Keynote Speaker, Dr. David Carr, explores the idea of cultural institutions as spaces where ordinary people can go to explore society's past and to create visions of the future through individual contemplation. His many presentations, articles, book chapters and recently published manuscript, "The Promise of Cultural Institutions," center on these themes of lifelong learning. He has been a public school teacher, academic librarian, bibliographer, museum consultant, and professor. As a consultant he has worked for the American Museum of Natural History, Brooklyn Museum of Art, Institute of Museum and Library Services, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Jewish Heritage, National Endowment for the Humanities, and the W. K. Kellogg Foundation. David Carr is currently Associate Professor at the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
In addition to this summary report, you can read the eloquent speech given by keynote speaker, David Carr, on Sunday evening.
Sunday, March 6, 2005
4:00 Conference Registration
5:00 Mixer
6:00 Evening Program and Dinner
Welcome & Awards -
GladysAnn Wells, Director, Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records
7:00 Keynote speaker - Dr. David Carr
Monday, March 7, 2005
7:30-9:00 Full Hot Breakfast
9:00 Welcome - GladysAnn Wells
Presentation - Bob Lewis; Branding: Creating a Positive Image
10:15 Breakout Discussions
11:15 Panel on Grassroots Advocacy
12:15-1:15 Networking Lunch
1:30 Breakout Discussions
2:30 Chocolate, Coffee, and Closing Remarks
3:30 End
Comments from Participants:
Regarding the Keynote speaker: David Carr; author, The Promise of CulturalInstitutions
- “Perfect for a charming evening.”
- “I was struck by the power of memory -- The talk was refreshing.”
- “Lyrical and eloquent -- so many wonderful ideas, just lovely.”
Regarding Speaker Bob Lewis
- “Inspiring. Will use at the workplace.”
- “Interesting, entertaining, andthought provoking.”
- “A dynamic & engaging speaker & conductor who prompted enthusiastic audience participation.”
Regarding the Breakout Discussions
- “Gave pause for self-reflection nd institutional interaction”
- “Productive discussions and useful networking”
- “Wonderful opportunity for discussion - interesting to have discussions with libraries and museums -- small and large.”
- “An amazing event that is inspiring, entertaining and a model for other states.”
- “Lively exchange of ideas”
- “Have lots of new ideas.”
Regarding the Grassroots Advocacy Panel
- “Excellent, pithy, useful suggestions from experienced people”
- “All 3 speakers very inspiring”
- “Three good proponents of how to go about supporting Arizona history and observing the centennial of statehood”
Overall Convocation Comments
- “Excellent. Exceeded my expectations.”
- “A wonderful opportunity for networking and discussion with other professionals.”
- “Thanks so much for putting on [the Convocation]---it really gives us all a chance to get to know others, and it provides interesting food for thought as well.”
Arizona Convocations: building collaboration between libraries, archives, and museums to support preservation of Arizona’s cultural heritage and to promote resource sharing
Sponsored by: Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records and supported, in part, with funds granted by the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the Institute of Museum and Library
For Additional information on the 2005 Convocation, please contact:
StephanieGerding
Arizona Convocation 2005
Arizona State Library, Archives & Public Records
Library Development Division
1100 West Washington, Phoenix, Arizona 85007
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