Interpreting the Cultural and Natural Resources of
the Mississippi River Valley - Pre-conference
workshop on Interpretive Planning, 6 October 2003. New Date - due to
booking problem with the host site.
Registratin deadline is 22 September 03. As I will be
out of the country working in the UK - register with me by E-Mail - just to let me know
you will be attending. You can bring the course fee with you to the workshop.
Register by contacting me at: jvainterp@aol.com.
Interpretive Planning Strategies
for the new Millennium.
6 October 2003
The Old US Mint (A Louisiana State Museum Facility).
John Veverka & Associates, in conjunction with Tulane
University and the US Army Corps of Engineers Randall L. Gibson conferences on the
Mississippi River, is pleased to offer a one day pre-conference
interpretive planning seminar, 6 October, 2003. The workshop will cover the latest and
newest interpretive planning strategies and focus on how to make your facilities
interpretation "successful" and sustainable. Workshop topics will include:
AM Session – Interpretive planning for interpretive sustainability and tourism
marketing.
* How your visitors learn and remember in a recreational learning
environment.
* Why heritage sites need interpretation for their long term survival.
* Interpretive Communications – what is it and why is it so powerful.
* Review of interpretive principles.
* The Model of Interpretation
* The interpretive planning process.
Themes and sub-themes – what is your story?
Interpretive objectives (learn, feel, do).
Market analysis – who are your visitors really?
Interpretive media selections, cost/contact and cost
effectiveness.
Evaluation – make sure it works before you buy it.
Implementation and operations.
* Innovations and new ideas for interpretive planning:
Experienced based planning and experience marketing.
Markets of one and mass customization
Product and outcome based planning.
Afternoon Session – Planning and design of truly Interpretive Exhibits.
Planning for interpretive exhibits that actually interpret!
The psychology of exhibits.
Interpretive planning formats and content.
The right audience and the right media.
What makes an exhibit "interpretive"?
Exhibit evaluation – pre-testing and other evaluation methods.
Exhibit realities – costs, design issues, and contracting pit falls to avoid.
Seminar Schedule:
The seminar will have registration from 8:30 AM to 9:00 the morning of the 6th.
The seminar will run from 9:00 to 12:00 and pick up at 1:30pm and run till 4:30pm, with
time in between for coffee breaks. Lunch is "on your own".
Workshop Location:
The seminar will be held at The Old U.S Mint (A Louisiana State Museum
facility), 400 Esplanade Ave (across from the French Market), New Orleans, LA. This is the
same location for the Mississippi River Interpretation Conference on the 7th
and 8th. You can visit the Louisiana State Museum web site at: http://lsm.crt.state.la.us .
Workshop Instructor
John A. Veverka, President of John Veverka & Associates, received both his B.S. and
M.S. degrees majoring in interpretation from The Ohio State University, where he also
taught a course on Interpretive Master Planning. John also spent five years in the Ph.D.
program at Michigan State University, where he also taught the introductory and advanced
interpretation courses. He has 29 years of interpretive planning and training experience.
John is a Certified Interpretive Planner and Certified Interpretive Trainer,
and author of the college textbook Interpretive Master Planning.
Workshop Fee:
The cost for the seminar is $110.00. Workshop participants may also order a copy
of the textbook "Interpretive Master Planning" for an additional $25.00.
The seminar fee does not cover lunch – which is on your own.
Registration Limit
This seminar is limited to 30 participants. Registration
must be received by 22 September 2003. After the 30 participants limit has
been met, further registrations will be placed on a waiting list and notified of seat
availability by 1 October, 2003.
To register for the seminar, complete the registration form on the following page and
mail it, with the seminar fee, to:
John Veverka & Associates
1259 1/2 W. Grand River
Okemos, MI 48864
Registration may also be made by phone or Fax or E-Mail,
with payment to follow.
More information of the Seminar will be posted, with a list of registered participants.
All participants will receive a Certificate of Completion for the seminar.
__________________________ Registration
Form________________
Print out the form to mail in/fax or cut/paste to E-Mail.
Interpretive Planning Strategies
for the new Millennium.
Pre Conference Seminar
6 October 2003
Registration
(Please E-Mail this information to jvainterp@aol.com)
Name: _______________________________________
Organization: __________________________________
Mailing Address: _______________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
Phone Number: __________________________
Fax Number: ____________________________
E-Mail address (please print): ______________________________
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______
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Make check payable to: John Veverka & Associates
A confirmation of receipt of your registration will be sent to you by E-Mail or
Faxed, which ever you prefer.
Mail your registration form and payment to:
John Veverka & Associates
1259 1/2 W. Grand River
Okemos, MI 48864
For Fax registration (517) 347-2064
For E-Mail registration: jvainterp@aol.com
Contact me if you have any questions at all - 517/347-2166 or E-Mail jvainterp@aol.com.
Note: I will hold checks and not deposit them until 1 October in the
event we have to cancel the workshop, so they can be returned to you. jv
I will also be working in the UK for the month of September, but can be reached by
E-mail. If you fax the registration form during Sept. please also send me an e-Mail
note as well so I can keep track of registration numbers. thanks - jv
