May 23 from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Cazenovia, NY
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This one-day workshop for preservation planners, cultural resource managers and stewards of historic properties. The day’s agenda will include defining the types and
characteristics of cultural landscapes; documenting historic and current conditions including preparation of period and contemporary
plans; developing treatment plans within an historic preservation context; examples of cultural landscape reports and their various
components; interpreting the cultural landscape; what resources to consult and what steps to take in establishing a cultural landscape
preservation program; and touring the historic landscape at Lorenzo.

Presenting cultural landscape experts:
John Auwaerter, Co-director of the Center for Cultural Landscape
Preservation, SUNY ESF, and a National Park Service Partner with the
Olmsted Center in Boston
Christine Capella-Peters, member of the technical staff for the NYS Historic
Preservation Office, a division of OPRHP
George Curry, Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Landscape Architecture, SUNY
ESF and cultural landscape Project Director at SUNY ESF

Recognizing that double-paned or insulating glass would be important in order to retain heat in Pittsburgh’s northern winters, but that this glass would not allow enough of the needed light frequencies to reach the tropical plants, the team threw out the traditional shape of the standard greenhouse and created a new one. They made the south wall vertical and high enough that all the low winter light came through it and used single pane glass on only that surface. That left a long glass roof sloping to the north. They not only used double-paned glass on this roof, but also designed computer-controlled retractable insulating blankets to keep out the winter cold. Then they made more than half of this roof hinged to open up in summer when they needed to let heatescape. This naturally rising hot summer air pulls in fresh air which the team directed through underground concrete pipes to cool it. To learn about additional innovations, see the project fact sheet.

Completed in 2006, the Tropical Forest Conservatoryis the second phase of a revolutionary 3-phase transformation of Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in support of its mission to inspire and educate visitors with the beauty of plants, to advance sustainability and worldwide biodiversity through action and research, and to celebrate its historic glasshouse.  The Tropical Forest Conservatory provides a dramatic, energy-efficient environment for both changing horticultural exhibits as well as special events and is the first greenhouse expected to secure ENERGY STAR and LEED® certification.  The award will be accepted by Richard V. Piacentini, executive director of Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, at the 8^th annual Building Museums Symposium in Philadelphia.

The “Buildy” Award will be presented on March 6, 2012 at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.

The award is a highlight of the 2012 Building Museums® Symposium presented by the Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums.

For more information about the Buildy project, please download information.

About Phipps’ Tropical Forest Conservatory: At the time of its opening in December 2006, the Tropical Forest Conservatory was the most energy-efficient conservatory in the world, as well as the first structure of its kind on Earth to use a fuel cell for electricity. Today, 100% of its electrical needs, as well as those of the rest of the campus, are met with solar power and wind energy that is generated both on and off site. Phipps has also raised the bar with this conservatory by incorporating a dynamic ethnobotanic exhibit – that changes every three years -  exploreing the connection between cultures and plants. As beautiful as it is sustainable, the Conservatory was selected by President Obama as the host site for the World Leaders reception and dinner during the 2009 G-20 Summit.

The Conservatory’s sustainable innovations and technologies include:
·       A radical roof venting system in which half of the 12,000 square feet of glass panes can open fully, eliminating the “greenhouse effect”, coupled with earth tubes, fogging and computer controlled shading , that cool the structure and use virtually no energy to do so.
·       An unconventional building shape that allows use of energy-saving insulated roof glass while still maintaining proper light levels for growing plants
·       Earth tubes that provide totally passive cooling

The project is the work of a large interdisciplinary design and Construction team that includes IKM Inc., Architect;   Turner Construction, General Contractor; FTC&H, MEP Engineers; MTR, Landscape Architects, CLR, Exhibit Design, Montgomery Smith Inc., Greenhouse Consultant; Indevco, Owners Representative.

For more information about Phipps Conservatory and the project, visit http://phipps.conservatory.org

About the Building Museums® Symposium:
Building Museums® is an international symposium presented annually by the Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums (MAAM) and open to all interested in the design and planning of museums.  The 8^th Annual Symposium will be held in Philadelphia, March 4-6, 2012 with sessions at the University of Pennsylvania Museum, the National Museum of American Jewish History and the National Constitution Center.

This symposium is for museum leaders and staff, architects, planners, project managers, technical experts, and all those who plan or implement new construction, renovation, or expansion projects for museums. The goals of the program are to:

• Better understand the process of planning, implementing, and surviving new construction, renovation, or expansion projects
• Examine case studies, current trends, topical issues, and specific projects related to building projects across a broad range of museum sizes, budgets, scope, diversity of disciplines, and collecting vs. non-collections-holding institutions
• Actively discuss museum building projects with other museum professionals, architects, planners, project managers, and technical experts to better inform the process of building

Access resources for museum leaders and staff, architectural firms, consultants, and students through the Building Museums® Resource Guide

Wednesday, June 6th @ 3:00 PM
Panelists: Nancy Schnitzerling (Director of Human Resources, Liberty Science Center), Michael Gibbons (Executive Director, Babe Ruth Birthplace Foundation, Inc.), Brenda Reigle (Western Division Chief, Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission ), Barbara Bartlett (Director, Lorenzo State Historic Site), Heather Stivison (Executive Director, Stickley Museum).

The job market for aspiring museum professionals is tougher than ever. This one hour forum will offer insight into what current museum executives and HR managers are looking for in new applicants. This session will be conducted over the telephone and is free for existing MAAM members. To register please
contact Jennifer Bank at admin@midatlanticmuseums.org

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Thursday, May 10th @ 3:00 PM
Panelists:  Sarah Sulick (PublicRelations & Social Media Manager, Smithsonian Institution) and Sarah Banks(Audience Engagement Specialist, Smithsonian Institution). This session will include a general overview of three major platforms (Facebook, Twitter and blogs) and insight into new upstart Pinterest. Included will be examples of how the National Museum of Natural History has been successful developing a social media campaign.  Links to the Smithsonian’s social media policies and best practice documents  will be provided to participants.  This session will be conducted over the telephone and is free for existing MAAM members.  To register please contact Jennifer Bank at admin@midatlanticmuseums.org

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How to Create, Run and Sustain an Effective Internship Program at Your Museum
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March 30, 2012
9:00 am -3:00 pm

Chemical Heritage Foundation
315 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19106