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2005 APH Conference
Highlights
Regional Mini-Conferences
Thursday, 7:30-9:00 pm
New to conference this year is an evening dedicated to APH regional meetings to encourage strong, productive relationships among members. Space is reserved Thursday evening for members to gather for regional networking and discussion of ways to collaborate in business and regional events, selection of regional coordinators, and other regional business.
APH Annual Business Meeting
Friday, 8:30-10:00 am
The Annual Meeting of the Association of Personal Historians, Inc. will be held at 9 am on Saturday, November 5, 2005, in the Pantlind Ballroom at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Board of Directors will update the membership on the organization's status, as well as projects that are underway or planned for launch in the coming year, and incoming Board members will be introduced. Members will be invited to suggest ideas and discuss any concerns they would like to see addressed.
Town Square: Where Colleagues Meet to Share Ideas
Friday, 1:30-4:00 pm
In the spacious and elegant Gerald R. Ford Ballroom, twenty draped 8-foot tables will be provided for APH members to display our work at no charge—our books, videos, CDs, and the multitude of other products we have created. (Power supply is available for video/audio.) With set-up right after our buffet lunch, we will have all Friday afternoon to mill around the square and revel in the quality and variety of APH creativity. Our personal history displays will be grouped by category this year, not by region, so look for the video displays in one area, audio in another, and so on.
Al Betz, chair of last year's conference in Baltimore, will serve as Honorary Mayor of Town Square. Now isn't he just the perfect Mayor type? Assisting Al will be volunteers who will coordinate the print, audio, video, and multimedia areas.
Town Square is also a marketplace. APH members are welcome to sell their goods. Market tables may be reserved for $50 for members—you can make your own arrangements to share a table with a friend. Outside vendors are also welcome ($100/table), so you may come across an enticing product you hadn't expected. In addition, we are working on the opportunity for APH members to have professional publicity photographs taken at Town Square and to order business cards, letterhead, and other essential promotional business tools.
VideoShare and Salon Sessions
Friday, 7:30-9:00 pm (room open until 10:00 pm)
Friday evening is the opportunity to gather informally for ad hoc Salon Sessions on topics that emerge as the conference progresses. There will be a sign-up flip chart available by the registration table where anyone can offer to facilitate a topic of interest, or see what others are planning. The Audio-Visual room (where we'll will be holding the video and technology-related workshops) also will be available throughout the evening, so videographers and multi-media specialists can show samples of their work to others who will be amazed at the creative artistry within our membership.
Community Forum
Saturday, 9:30-10:30 am
Following Confessions of a City Historian, Gordon Olson and other noted local business and government leaders will discuss in an open forum the variety of ways we as personal historians can expand our services and businesses in useful ways throughout our communities. Responding to samples of personal history work, a group of people outside of our profession but deeply connected in their communities will share their thoughts and ideas of how we might focus our services to take advantage of new opportunities we may not have thought about.
Tales of the Heart
Sunday, 9:45 am - noon
This beloved APH tradition brings laughter and tears and a sense of connection as APH members share stories from their own personal histories, their families, or stories they've heard in their work, reminding us all of the meaning and value of what we do.
About our Historian-in-Residence
James Walsh conducted his first 20th Century History workshops for APH at the 2003 APH Conference in Denver. His workshops resulted in such acclaim among workshop attendees that Jim was invited to offer two workshops at the 2004 APH Conference in Baltimore and assume the mantle of "Historian-in-Residence," which meant that he was available throughout the conference in his capacity as a history teacher. The connections between Jim and APH grew stronger than ever last year. Jim wrote to APH, saying, "It is quite an experience to be among so many people who understand the power of stories and the way that stories honor our struggles. I have come to look forward to each conference as if I am revisiting old friends." Jim joined APH this spring. He will be among many old—and new—friends.
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