2006 APH Conference
Schedule



Go to Events / Speakers / Workshops / Cruise / Community Forum / Town Square

 

Workshop Levels:

          General         General interest applies to all levels

          Basic            For newer business entrepreneurs or personal historians

          Intermediate  To enhance business experience and personal historian skills

          Advanced      For seasoned personal historians

 

Wednesday, October 4, 2006

 

Time

Event

Presenter

3:30-8:30 pm

Registration Open

 

4:30-5:30 pm

New Member Orientation

Jeanne Archer,

APH President

6:30-9:30 pm

Welcome Reception

Substantial hors d'oeuvres and cash bar

Julie Zander, Conference Program Chair

 

 

Thursday, October 5, 2006      

 

Time

Event

Presenter

7:30 am-7:30 pm

Registration/Store Open

 

7:30-8:30 am

Protein Breakfast

 

8:30-9:30 am

Keynote Address— "Research: The Toughest Job You'll Ever Love— What a WWII Nurse Who Died in 1944 Taught Me About Perseverance, Honor and Legacies"

Bob Welch

9:30-10:00 am

Break

 

10:00-11:30 am

Concurrent Workshops—Session 1

 

 

1-A. Beginning Video (Basic)

Ariel Rogers

 

1-B. If You Build It Right, They Will Come (Basic)

Neal Harmon

 

1-C. Company Histories (Intermediate)

Pat McNees

 

1-D. Business of Personal History (Basic)

Libby Atwater

 

1-E. Personal Facts in Public Records (General)

Caroline House

12 noon-1:00 pm

Lunch with your Region

 

1:30-3:00 pm

Concurrent Workshops—Session 2

 

 

2-A. Demo Reels (Intermediate)

Teri Duff

 

2-B. Analog to Digital Basics (General)

Peter Farquhar

 

2-C. Legal Issues for Historians for Hire (General)

Kohel Haver

 

2-D. So, That's the Question! (Basic/General)

Bruce Doneux

 

2-E. Gerontological Issues (General)

Mary O'Brien Tyrrell

3:00-3:30 pm

Break

 

3:30-5:00 pm

Concurrent Workshops—Session 3

 

 

3-A. Digital Video for Oral Historians (Intermediate)

Tim Rooney

 

3-B. If You Build It Right, They Will Buy (Intermediate)

Neal Harmon

 

3-C. Incorporating Social History (General)

James Simmons

 

3-D. Marketing for Introverts II (General)

Dhyan Atkinson

 

3-E. The Emotional Side of Personal History (General/Advanced)

Bob Joyce

5:00-7:30 pm

Dinner on your own at local restaurants. Sign up sheets available to dine in groups.

 

7:30-10:00 pm

Concurrent Evening Events

 

 

a. Good Work, Sister!

Northwest Women

 

b. Product Show and Tell

 

 

c. Media Share

 

 

d. Experienced Personal Historians Gathering

 

 

e. Salon Session

 

 

 

Friday, October 6, 2006

 

Time

Event

Presenter

7:30 am-7:30 pm

Registration/Store Open

 

7:30-8:30 am

Protein Breakfast

 

8:30-10:00 am

APH Annual Meeting

Jeanne Archer,

APH President

10:00-10:15 am

Break

 

10:15-11:30 am

Speaker— "Your Truth, The Truth, Whose Truth? The Personal Historian's Guide to Insight, Honesty and Storytelling— Where Fact Ends and Fiction Begins"

Lauren Kessler

12 noon-1:00 pm

Lunch and APH Skit

Sharon Waldman and troupe

1:30-3:00 pm

Concurrent Workshops—Session 4

 

 

4-A. Making the Past Come Alive (Intermediate)

Lauren Kessler

 

4-B. Introduction to Oral History, Part I (Basic)

Laurie Mercier

 

4-C. Letting Potential Clients Sell Themselves on Your Services (Advanced)

Dhyan Atkinson

 

4-D. Fear Factor in Public Speaking (General)

Lynne Choy Gin

 

4-E. Personal History Documentaries (Intermediate)

Teri Duff

3:00-3:30 pm

Break

 

3:30-5:00 pm

 

Concurrent Workshops—Session 5

 

 

5-A. When Will She Stop Screaming? Course in Narrative Journaling (General)

Charley Kempthorne

 

5-B. Introduction to Oral History, Part II (Basic)

Laurie Mercier

 

5-C. Partnering with Nonprofits (General)

Sarah White

 

5-D. Meet the Press in 60 Minutes (General)

Lynne Choy Gin

 

5-E. Getting from the Small Practice into Business

(Intermediate)

Eduardo Zemborain

5:00-7:30 pm

Dinner on your own at local restaurants. Sign up sheets available to dine in groups.

 

7:30-10:00 pm

Concurrent Evening Events

 

 

a. Media Share

 

 

b. A Dream and a Nightmare: The Making of

In Good Conscience

Shizue Seigel

 

c. Experienced Personal Historians Gathering

 

 

d. Salon Session

 

 

e. Salon Session

 

 

Saturday, October 7, 2006

 

Time

Event

Presenter

7:30 am-4:00 pm

Registration/Store Open

 

7:30-8:30 am

Protein Breakfast

 

8:30-9:30 am

Panel Presentation— "Personal History in Communities of Color"

Shizue Seigel, Moderator

9:30-10:00 am

Break

 

10:00-11:30 am

Concurrent Workshops—Session 6

 

 

6-A. Interviewing for In-depth Personal Histories

(Advanced)

Dr. Maury Breecher

 

6-B. Therapeutic Aspects of Personal History (Advanced)

Linda Blachman

 

6-C. Pricing for Profit (Basic/General)

Sarah White

Paula Yost

 

6-D. Using Digital Storytelling to Preserve Family Stories (General)

Dan Barrett

 

6-E. Send Your Grammar to Boot Camp (General)

Nancy Burkhalter

 

6-F. Preserving Grandma's Voice in Audio (General)

Gloria Nussbaum

 

6-G. Effective Marketing at Trade Shows and Presentations (General)

Paula Slavens

11:30-1:30 pm

Lunch on your own

Planning for 2007 Conference

Set up for Town Square

 

1:30-4:30 pm

Town Square and Community Forum

 

 

a. Moderator Welcome

Paula Stahel

 

b. The Power of Life Stories

Dr. Judith Kolva