MA11 Conference Programme
The 2011 Museums Aotearoa Conference (MA11) will be held in Nelson from the 13 to 15 of April 2011, co-hosted by the Nelson Provincial Museum and the Suter Art Gallery. Sessions will be held at multiple venues, so please check each session for location details.

On Saturday 16 April, National Services Te Paerangi will hold a BarCamp to explore issues discussed at the conference. There is no extra charge for attending, and you can register for the BarCamp at the same time as registering for MA11 online here.

While every effort is made to give accurate information, this programme outline is subject to change. Delegates will be sent updated information prior to the conference.

Day One Wednesday 13 April


9.00am	Registration Opens - Nelson Provincial Museum
11.00am-11.45pm	Pōwhiri & Conference Opening - Whakatū Marae (gather for Pōwhiri at 10.45am)
11.45pm-12.45pm	Lunch
12.45pm-2.00pm	Opening Keynote - Whakatū Marae Paul Tapsell - Chair of Māori Studies and Dean of Te Tumu, the School of Māori, Pacific and Indigenous Studies, at the University of Otago Taonga collections theme, biculturalism in museums discussion.
2.00pm-3.00pm	Panel/Speakers Discussion Arapata Hakiwai - Scholar, Mātauranga Māori, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Conal McCarthy - Programme Director, Museum & Heritage studies at Victoria University of Wellington
3.00pm-3.30pm	Afternoon Tea
3.30pm-5.00pm	Ethics Discussion - Whakatū Marae Panel discussion regarding the Code of Ethics ethics, and Māori material in museums.
5.00pm-5.15pm	Move to the Granary at Founders Heritage Park
5.15pm-7.00pm	Welcome Function - Founders Heritage Park And launch of Conal McCarthy's new book, Maori in Museums, by Te Papa Press.
7.00pm onwards	Kaitiaki evening session - venue TBC
7.00pm-10.00pm	Directors' Dinner - The Suter Cafe

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Day Two Thursday 14 April


8.30am	Registration Opens - Theatre Royal
9.00am-10.30am	Keynote Address - Theatre Royal Annabel Westman – textile historian, Director of Studies for the Attingham Trust, UK Decorative arts collections, challenges and opportunities.
10.15am-10.45am	Morning Tea
10.45am-12.00pm	Keynote Address - Theatre Royal Alec Coles – CEO, Western Australian Museum, Perth, Australia Centres of excellence, first among equals, or the chosen few? – the question of 'important' collections.
12.00pm-12.30pm	Techonology session with Raffael Pollak of Dedolight (Germany) - Theatre Royal
12.30pm-2.00pm	Collect packed lunches from Theatre Royal, proceed to special interest group meetings Special Interest Group meetings Optional - venues TBC TENNZ - Touring Exhibitions New Zealand DSM - Directors of Small Museums CTC - Curators of Tertiary Collections Registrars
2.00pm-5.30pm	Concurrent Sessions Decorative Arts & Textiles Workshop - Suter Art Gallery Governance Workshop - Nelson Provincial Museum Behind the Scenes Tour - SESSION FULL TENNZ Meeting (continues) - location TBC
7.00pm-11.00pm	New Zealand Museum Awards Dinner - Nelson School of Music

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Day Three Friday 15 April


8.30am	Registration Opens - Theatre Royal
9.00am-10.00am	Keynote Address - Theatre Royal Shane Simpson – Special Counsel, Simpsons, Sydney, Australia Collection policy and deaccessioning - legal and ethical issues.
10.00am-10.30am	Morning Tea
10.30am-11.30am	Panel Session discussing Ethics - Theatre Royal
11.30am-12.15pm	Museums Aotearoa Annual General Meeting (AGM) - Theatre Royal
12.15pm-12.45pm	ICOM forum (optional) - Theatre Royal An informal session to learn about ICOM and how it can support your professional development internationally
12.15pm-1.15pm	Collect packed lunches from Theatre Royal, consume in situ, en route, or at location for afternoon concurrent sessions
1.15pm-2.45pm	Concurrent Sessions 'Handling' or living collections - Nelson Provincial Museum Public/private collectors/collections - Suter Art Gallery Collection studies - recent research on collection-related topics - Nelson Provincial Museum
2.45pm-3.30pm	Afternoon Tea - Suter Art Gallery
3.30pm-4.30pm	Conference Wrap up and Closing - Suter Art Gallery Hon Christopher Finlayson, Minister for Arts, Culture & Heritage Richard Nunns and Brian Flintoff - taonga puoro Poroporoaki

Collections BarCamp Saturday 16 April


9.00am-12.30pm	BarCamp - Nelson Provincial Museum National Services Te Paerangi will host this informal, user-generated workshop. The aim of the day is to take the ideas explored at MA11 Conference and make them happen!

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