Mutual Concerns of Air and Space Museums Seminar

This is the planned agenda for the 2011 Conference. Final agenda will be distributed in Welcome Packet at Registration.

	SUNDAY, APRIL 10
	Registration and Reception at the Dayton Marriott

	3:30 – 8:00 p.m.	Conference Registration

	5:00 – 6:30 p.m.	Opening Reception/Networking light hors d'oeuvres

	6:30 – 7:30 p.m.	Welcome Peter L. Jakab, Associate Director, Collections and Curatorial Affairs Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Evening Welcome Presentation Amanda Wright-Lane, great grandniece of Orville and Wilbur Wright, will discuss the brothers’ legacy and vision of flight, while offering her unique perspective of their family life.

	MONDAY, APRIL 11
	Registration & Sessions at the Dayton Marriott

	7:45 a.m.	Continental Breakfast provided

	9:00 – 9:45 a.m.	Welcome & Opening Plenary Session: Ohio Aviation History Tom Crouch, Senior Curator in the Aeronautics Division of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, and Dayton native, will discuss the important contributions of the Miami Valley and the State of Ohio to the evolution of flight technology, as well as give some historical perspective to area landmarks, a few of which the participants will be visiting on conference field trips.

	9:45 – 10:05 a.m.	Break

	10:05 – 11:35 a.m.	Concurrent Sessions: Launch into STEM: Using Model Rocketry to Teach STEM at your Museum Speakers: - Cynthia J. Henry, Aerospace Educator, National Museum of the United States Air Force Chair: - TBA This session will show participants how they can use model rocketry to teach STEM (Science Technology, Engineering and Math), the national initiative to inspire U.S. youth to pursue careers in STEM fields. The presentation will be in two parts, with the second session being offered as an optional hands-on build and launch experience at the end of the day on Tuesday at the Museum. In the first session, participants will learn how to use model rocketry as an exciting STEM learning experience for student participants and an effective teaching tool for schools looking to make the most of their field trip dollars. This particular activity also fits into badge and certificate requirements for many scout groups and CAP and JROTC cadets. The session will emphasize how the use of this model rocketry program can develop community partnerships, providing a ‘how to’ for assembling a team of students to participate in the Team America Rocketry Challenge (the world's largest model rocketry contest). Ideas for alternate rocketry projects will be offered as well, if model rockets are not a feasible option at a participant’s museum. The presentation offers as an optional hands-on build and launch experience on Tuesday at 3:45 p.m. at the Museum. --- OR --- Past, Present and Future: Issues in Historic Aviation Architecture Preservation Speakers: - Gregory J. Anderson, President and CEO, Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum - Kenneth DeHoff, Executive Director, Pacific Aviation Museum - Pearl Harbor Chair: - Andrew H. Bro, President, Prentice Company Aviation museums rightly focus on preservation challenges and issues with their collections, particularly their aircraft. But the buildings and environments that house these landmarks of flight can sometimes be historic landmarks in themselves, posing their own problems of safety and visitor access, as well as compliance issues with federal, state, and local laws. Can a facility’s authentic history, generous space and no acquisition costs overcome a leaking roof, outdated electrical and fire safety systems, deteriorating aesthetics, traffic/parking challenges, and huge utility expenses? This session will focus on those questions with presentations from two museum leaders working out of historic landmarks. The presentations and subsequent discussion will help attendees understand the challenges and rewards in making a contemporary aviation museum within an environment integral to aerospace history. Lessons to be shared include evaluating an aging facility, planning for building’s strengths, optimizing the visitor experience, generating community support, and using strategic planning to conquer the problems with these types of facilities.

	11:35 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.	Lunch, News From the Field, and free time Lunch provided News from the Field This is your opportunity to give a three-minute update (when the bell rings, you’re done) on what's going on at your museum. If you would like to give an update, please email nasmmutualconcerns@si.edu by April 4, 2011 with your name, museum and the topic you'll discuss.

	1:30 – 3:00 p.m.	Concurrent Sessions: More than Band Aids and Bondo: Restoration for Outdoor Displays Speakers: - Eric Boehm, Curator, Aviation and Aircraft Restoration, Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum - Paul Thomarios, President, Thomarios Inc. Chair: - Greg Hassler, Supervisor, Restoration Division, National Museum United States Air Force Many aerospace museums have ongoing problems with static outdoor display of their aircraft, related vehicles, and artifacts. This session will address those concerns with hands-on suggestions from two specialists who deal with such issues. Learn about effective techniques and suggested materials for addressing corrosion and weather wear on artifacts as well as permanent signage for interpretation. The presentation will be especially useful for employees at smaller museums with limited budgets and staff. --- OR --- “Transforming" Popular Culture into Museum Programs — More than Meets the Eye Speakers: - Dik Daso, Curator, Modern Military Aircraft, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum - Scott Marchand, Director of Collections & Aircraft Restoration, Pima Air and Space Museum - Christopher Orwoll, President and CEO, Kansas Cosmosphere & Space Center Chair: - Wesley B. Henry, Chief, Research Division, National Museum of the United States Air Force Popular culture exhibits, particularly those that are contemporary, seem either to be loved or hated by museum professionals. This session will address issues relating to the conceptualization, collection, programs, and exhibits that relate to "Pop Culture" and their potential impact on museum visitorship. Presenters will describe the intellectual process that leads to object selection and design process, and give examples of the programs that resulted from this effort — some accomplished with a "zero dollar” budget. Attendees will learn how popular culture exhibits may be used to improve attendance among younger generations, to draw in visitors that might not otherwise come to see the museum, and to help expand museum programs from development options, to store sales, to docent tours.

	3:00 – 3:20 p.m.	Break

	3:20 – 4:35 p.m.	Concurrent Sessions: The Reinvention of the Internet: Part I — iPads, Social Media, and How the Evolution of Digital Media Affects Your Museum Speakers: - Cia Romano, Founder and CEO, Interface Guru - Kate Simmons, Director of Programs and Administration Heritage Flight Museum Chair: - Jeffrey C. Cannon, Principal, SmithGroup The last year has seen an explosion in new technologies that is raising user expectations for you and your museum online. The Gartner Group forecasts sales of over 150,000,000 tablets by 2013. In the meantime, Facebook is a daily habit for over 500 million people worldwide. The outcome is that these game changing technologies, like the iPad and smart phones, are combining with social media to create an expectation of mobility ("I can get this information anywhere, any time"), authenticity ("Other users will tell me what's really going on"), and usefulness ("Is there an app for that?") What does this mean to you? Join these speakers to learn more about how you and your museum can anticipate what online users will expect from you very shortly, and how you and your museum can begin making your online presence mobile, authentic, and useful. Presenters will share guidelines for the Web, tablets, and mobile, based on some of the earliest iPad usability research conducted by Cia Romano. They will also give you the fundamentals of social media strategy, with a case study on the use of Facebook for small museums. This is a two part session; the second session is Wednesday at 2:45 p.m. --- OR --- Submerged Treasures Speakers: - Christopher Orwoll, President and CEO, Kansas Cosmosphere & Space Center - John White, Senior Curator, Technology – Aircraft, Australian War Memorial Chair: - Dik Daso, Curator, Modern Military Aircraft, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum The recovery of historic aircraft from sea or lake environments continues to be big news among the museum and warbird fraternities. Each year brings more discoveries and more tales of challenging recoveries. There are very good reasons for the interest. Some of these aircraft are rare or unique survivors of type. Others are the earliest extant examples of their breed. Many aircraft lying under water got there under interesting circumstances. Some were pioneering machines that were lost on lonely flights, or early civil types forced down far from an airfield. Submerged military aircraft might be front-line machines lost in action, training aircraft in trouble, or worn-out examples dumped for convenience. More importantly, most of their counterparts on dry land have long since vanished, leaving only a few lucky survivors for preservation. Many museums around the world now house historic aircraft salvaged from the water, rightly prized for their history and rarity. However, the recovery, acquisition, and preservation of such an aircraft pose major challenges. This presentation will trace the milestones of underwater aircraft recovery over the last few decades and discuss some of the big issues including title/ownership, safe recovery, the available conservation options, and long-term care. The presentation will also provide a closer look at the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center’s work with Discovery Channel and underwater explorer Kurt Newport to locate, raise, restore, and then nationally tour Gus Grissom’s Liberty Bell 7 spacecraft from the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.

	4:35 p.m.	End of Monday’s Sessions

	6:30 – 9:00 p.m.	Evening at the National Museum of the United States Air Force The evening begins with a reception in the Aviation Hall of Fame and touring at the museum. This is followed by dinner and a special performance by the Air Force Band of Flight.

	TUESDAY, APRIL 12
	All sessions at the National Museum of the United States Air Force Complimentary shuttle will be provided at the beginning and end of day between the Dayton Marriott and the National Museum of the United States Air Force.

	7:00 a.m.	Buses begin departures from the Dayton Marriott for the National Museum of the United States Air Force.

	7:15 – 8:30 a.m.	Breakfast, tours, and free time at the Museum Breakfast provided

	8:30 – 9:45 a.m.	Concurrent Sessions: When Disaster Strikes: Zen and the Art of Recovery Speakers: - Carl J. Bobrow, Museum Specialist, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum - Erik Satrum, Head Registrar, Collections Division, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Chair: - Peter Jakab, Associate Director, Collections and Curatorial Affairs, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum In February 2010 over 40" snow fell in the Washington DC area. The result for the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum was the collapse of the roof of one of its main 20,000 square foot storage buildings. The nature and outcome of this disaster hampered any expectation of a quick recovery effort. It also reached beyond the scope of the disaster plans in hand. In the following months an unprecedented effort was undertaken to recover the objects and items in the damaged storage building. This successful operation included the installation of steel I-beams to shore-up the building, the rescue of over 1,200 pieces of framed art, the recovery of over 2,500 large and small objects housed in the building, and the salvaging of the Collections Processing Unit’s offices and documents. The presenters will share the various difficulties encountered with this particular recovery effort as well as the numerous lessons learned. Museum staff attending will have the opportunity to view both the major scale operation, as well as some of the smaller and more particular aspects carried out. Most importantly, it will provide an opportunity to learn how to deal with producing a flexible recovery plan on-the-fly. Other topics that will be addressed in the discussion include evaluation of resources, supplies and specialists; chain of command and formation of organizational teams to address disasters; safety conservation assessment and triage; and database recording coordination. --- OR --- Getting the Most from Your Volunteers! Speakers: - Kelly Bloom, Visitor Services Coordinator, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum - David Gordon, Docent Leadership Council Chair, The Museum of Flight - Margy Natalie, Docent Program Manager, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum - Harold Rubin, Public Programs Coordinator, The Museum of Flight Chair: - Seth Margolis, Director of Education Programs, The Museum of Flight This session will discuss different and various projects and activities being done at the National Air and Space Museum, The Museum of Flight, and the American Fighters Aces Association. Included in the presentation will be methods for developing typical volunteer programs, such as a docent and visitor services corps, as well as some more creative types of volunteer work such as database creation and management, and cross training of volunteers among departments. The session will offer detailed guidance on running all programs smoothly while offering a rewarding, empowering, and fulfilling experience for volunteers (and staff too).

	9:45 – 10:00 a.m.	Break

	10:00 – 11:30 a.m.	Concurrent Sessions: Disaster Strikes, Don't Panic: Spring into Action Speakers: - Roberta Carothers, Curator, National Museum of the United States Air Force - Shari Christy, Contract Archivist, MacAulay-Brown, Inc., Air Force Research Laboratory History Office - Jennifer Myers, Object Conservator, National Museum of the United States Air Force - Patricia L. Williams, Supervisory Archivist, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Chair: - Lonna McKinley, Museum Manuscripts Curator, National Museum of the United States Air Force Disasters, small or large, are all too common, and experience has shown that it is not a matter of if, but more of when. This session will teach museum and archives personnel how to handle small to large scale disasters by implementing a disaster recovery plan, as well as employing basic salvage methods for damaged artifacts. This session will host a mock water disaster, in which participants will salvage objects and archival materials. Following the hands-on exercise, analysis and discussion will focus on best practices. Individuals will learn techniques to better prepare themselves in the event of a disaster. --- OR --- Will It Run: Two Museums in Transition Speakers: - Chris Burton, Executive Director, Armstrong Air and Space Museum - Randy Hotton, Executive Director, Yankee Air Museum - Rachel Krumwiede. Director of Education, Yankee Air Museum Chair: - Richard Beckerman, President, Richard Beckerman Consulting The Willow Run bomber plant of World War II fame, now home to the Yankee Air Museum, was labeled “Will it Run” when it was first under construction. Taking a cue from those origins, this session will examine two aviation museums in organizational transition with presentations by the directors and senior staff of each. These presentations will examine the status of each museum’s very different story of reorganization and set the stage for a discussion about what other institutions might face as they evolve, with advice in identifying possible obstacles and navigating through them.

	11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.	Lunch provided

	12:30 – 3:30 p.m.	Tours at the National Museum of the United States Air Force The Museum will offer behind the scenes tours in their collections, research and archives; restoration and exhibits divisions; and their R&D/Presidential hangars.

	3:30 – 3:45 p.m.	End of Tours Buses begin departure from Museum to the Dayton Marriott.

	3:45 – 5:45 p.m.	Optional Museum Activities: Rocket Launch: Using Model Rocketry to Teach STEM at your Museum – Part Two Mission Control: - Cynthia J. Henry, Aerospace Educator, National Museum of the United States Air Force This is the follow-up activity to Monday morning’s STEM session and is a hands-on build and launch experience where participants will build and launch their own model rocket. Feel free to attend even if you did not attend the initial presentation. Please keep in mind that this activity is weather dependent. If the weather does not cooperate a launch will still be demonstrated. --- OR --- Free time to tour the Museum Visit any of the any exhibits you missed earlier in the day or at the prior evening’s reception.

	5:45 p.m.	Conclusion of Tuesday’s activities at the Museum Buses depart museum for the Dayton Marriott from 3:45 – 5:45.

	WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13
	All sessions at the Dayton Marriott

	7:30 a.m.	Breakfast provided

	8:45 – 10:15 a.m.	Concurrent Sessions: Collections That Bite Speakers: - Scott Bradley, Curator, National Museum of the United States Air Force - Michael D. Leister, Director, Air Mobility Command Museum Chair: - TBA This session will cover several areas where potentially hazardous materials may be a part of your artifact collection. Ordnance and radioactive materials may be the most often encountered hazards in aviation- and space-related collections, but perhaps more problematic are bio-hazards and unstable alloys which can appear benign unless you know what to look for, and, more importantly, can be problematic to treat unless done properly. Can you identify the common inert markings on U.S. ordnance? Do you know what an acetone smell means in your film collection? These issues and more will be discussed with photographic examples. --- OR --- The Good, the Bad and the Best - the Do's and Don'ts for a Successful Volunteer Program Speakers: - Bonnie Holtmann, Manager, Volunteer Resources, National Museum of the United States Air Force - Tamra Stafford, Volunteer and Community Resource Manager, Air Zoo Chair: - Judith When, Chief, Education Division, National Museum of the United States Air Force In this session participants will learn the good, the bad — and how to address it — and the best ideas and steps for a successful volunteer program. The session will begin with some of the basics necessary for a successful volunteer program, including samples of documents and examples of proper procedures. Participants will hear about programs that have been tried and failed, with analysis of some of the problems that sunk them. The presenters will then provide some proven techniques and procedures that have produced great volunteer programs. The session will also provide information on the systems and settings that should be established to help address problems with volunteers, such as creating a workplace environment where volunteer supervisors are able to address volunteers with concerns and work with them to solve problems, and using a reliable documentation process with fairly applied policies and procedures for a volunteer’s probation, suspension, dismissal, and grievances. The session will help participants appreciate why it is critical to deal with performance gaps in a timely and effective manner; describe the range of frequent volunteer performance problems; identify and explore appropriate solutions for volunteer performance problems; and apply techniques of dismissing a volunteer who is not appropriate for your organization.

	10:15 – 10:30 a.m.	Break

	10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	Concurrent Sessions: The Green Museum: Energy Efficiency and Lighting Speakers: - Normand C. Lagasse, Executive Director, Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum - Stephen Yamada-Heidner, Architect, Olson Kundig Architects Chair: - Richard Beckerman, President, Richard Beckerman Consulting Making “green” buildings has become a high priority within today’s society. This session will examine two museums that have addressed this contemporary cause, particularly in regards to light and lighting. The first presentation will be on a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) award-winning community museum building that utilized local building materials, has a rainwater harvesting system, natural ventilation, and a lightcatching feature wall. The second presentation will be on the Alaska Aviation Museum’s energy efficiency upgrade program which includes heating, insulation and lighting projects. The overall program objective was to reduce operating expenses while improving collections care and the visitor experience. This portion of the session will provide a detailed overview of the systematic approach used to lower a museum’s energy consumption (both natural gas and electric) while incorporating emerging technologies and off-the-shelf equipment that significantly improve a museum’s collections care program, like eliminating UV lighting. After the presentations, there will be directed discussion on cost savings, expense issues, and other aspects of greening your museum. --- OR --- Exhibiting and Interpreting Nuclear Weapons and Delivery Systems Speaker: - Scott Marchand, Director of Collections & Aircraft Restoration, Pima Air and Space Museum/Titan Missile Museum - Raymond McAllister, Curator, Defense Threat Reduction Agency - Nuclear Weapons Instructional Museum - Yvonne Morris, Executive Director, Pima Air and Space Museum/Titan Missile Museum Chair: - Benjamin Kristy, Aviation Curator, National Museum of the Marine Corps Since the end of the Cold War nearly 20 twenty years ago, a number of previously highly classified nuclear weapons systems have been placed on public display. The Titan Missile Museum and the Pima Air & Space Museum exhibit some of these systems and intend to display more in the future. Currently both museums provide very technical and neutral interpretation of the artifacts. The question facing these museums is should they continue to present these artifacts in a neutral fashion or broaden their interpretive scope to address complex and evocative subjects. As more of these systems become artifacts and are made available to more museums, the question of curatorial approach becomes pertinent to many museums. This session follows up on previous conference sessions: Presenting and Exhibiting War (2010) and Civic Engagement and Interpreting War (2009), and while this session will focus on nuclear weapons history and interpretation, this topic continues to have a broad reach as more museums tackle other controversial subjects in their exhibits.

	12:00 – 1:30 p.m.	Lunch and Lunch Presentation Lunch provided Lunch Presentation: Unmanned Aircraft Systems — Their Contributions to the Nation's Air Arsenal Representatives from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base will tell the story of how a number of UAS's have become among the most critical weapons in the Air Force's air arsenal. UAS's, often referred to as Remotely Piloted Aircraft, represent a capability that is rapidly changing many aspects of how the Air Force thinks about itself, and how mass and economy of force is applied, both in war and in support of a national crisis. This presentation will review the history of unmanned systems and discuss the MQ-1 Predator, MQ-9 Reaper, RQ-4 Global Hawk — all programs managed by the 703rd ASG. It will also address how UAS's make critical contributions in support of contingency and peace operations around the globe and will look at the challenges and opportunities that confront the future of the program.

	1:30 – 2:45 p.m.	Concurrent Session: Innovative Education Partnerships: A Museum, a Foundation, an Academy and a County School System Speakers: - Tosin Adetoro, LCPS Aerospace Educator in Residence, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum - Paul Glenshaw, Executive Director, Discovery of Flight Foundation/Wright Experience - Gordon Schimmel, Education Program Development, Academy of Model Aeronautics - Michael Smith, Director, AMA's National Model Aviation Museum Chair: - Doug Baldwin, UHC Chief of Education, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Why go it alone? The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center, the Discovery of Flight Foundation, and the Academy of Model Aeronautics have combined their individual aerospace education initiatives into a cohesive whole, working directly with a local county school system to meet STEM curriculum objectives. The result is a model of effective partnership that can be replicated in any size museum. The origins, development, and results of the partnership are presented as a case study. Participants will learn how the innovative connection between the use of interactive museum artifacts, a standards-based aerospace curriculum, and the early history of flight creates a more powerful and effective education tool than any of the elements alone. Participants will be given tools to explore their own collections and possible initiatives at their own museum. --- OR --- Are We Developing Museums for Audiences that will be Willing to Pay for Them? Speakers: - Andrew H. Bro, President, Prentice Company - Ralph Bufano, President, Bufano Management - Brian Sands, Vice President, Economics, AECOM Chair: - Jeffrey C. Cannon, Principal, SmithGroup The next generation of museum audience, referred to as Gen X and Millenials, live within an information saturated environment. Will they be willing to pay for programming and the bricks and mortar of future air and space museums and the legacy of existing museums? This session will investigate what to expect from coming generation in terms of attitude towards museums, their willingness to participate on boards, and what the financial future may look like. The information will be applied to current development and trends, and speak straight to the heart of financial planning for the future of the air and space museum community.

	2:45 – 4:00 p.m.	Concurrent Sessions: The Reinvention of the Internet: Part II — Hands-On: Experiencing Your Museum on Social Media, Tablets and Smart Phones Speakers: - Cia Romano, Founder and CEO, Interface Guru - Kate Simmons, Director of Programs and Administration Heritage Flight Museum Chair: - Jeffrey C. Cannon, Principal, SmithGroup Haven't touched an iPad? Don't know what Android is, or why you should care? Wondering how your museum Web site looks and feels on a mobile device? If you haven't, you should — and you may be in for a surprise. Join this hands-on session for live demonstrations of museum Web sites (and relevant apps) on smart phones and tablets. Bring your web site, and your own mobile device if you have one (tablet or smart phone). We'll give you a direct experience of what users expect now, and tips on how to provide that experience. --- OR --- Inspire to Learn Speakers: - Sue Fitzsimmons, Head of Access & Learning Development, Royal Air Force Museum Chair: - TBA Creating low cost, engaging programs that reach out to learners from all generations is a problem all museums share. Getting younger and older generations to “see” each other in a new light is the emphasis of several new programs put in place by the Royal Air Force Museum. This session will detail the Museum’s “Meet a Veteran” program, which captures and shares oral histories of veterans of conflicts from World War II to the ongoing war in Afghanistan. The program was developed to bring students into the museum and learn (while having fun) about how planes work from dedicated restoration staff and volunteer. The session will also discuss using creative approaches, like sports programs, to engage the local community and improve attendance among younger generations. The emphasis will be on delivering these types of programs in a cost effective way with limited budgets.

	4:00 – 4:30 p.m.	Sessions conclude Critiques, door prize drawings and closing remarks

	THURSDAY, APRIL 14 - OPTIONAL FIELD TRIPS

		Morning Tour Options Please note Thursday’s tour on the base is free, but you must register for it when registering for the conference online. Also, please refer to Overnight Tour Logistics for details on logistics for the overnight trip.
	8:30 – 11:30 a.m.	Tours on the Base
	8:30 a.m.	Bus departs Dayton Marriott
	8:50 – 10:20 a.m.	445th Airlift, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base The 445th Airlift Wing was activated at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Oct. 1, 1994. The Wing has 10 C-5A model Galaxy aircraft, a long-range troop and cargo transport built by Lockheed-Georgia Company. Most 445th Airlift Wing members are traditional reservists. Crewmembers will conduct tours of the flight deck area, the cargo area, upstairs in the passenger area, and the outside of the aircraft. The crewmembers will discuss the various missions of the C-5 as well as their personal experiences — which include a number of great stories about their work with the aircraft. More information about 455th Airlift Wing.
	10:20 – 11:20 a.m.	Huffman Prairie Flying Field & Interpretative Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base As they learned to fly the aircraft they invented, the Wright brothers made hundreds of flights at this field outside Dayton, known as the Huffman Prairie Flying Field. It remains much as it was when Wilbur and Orville Wright flew there. Attractions include a replica of the Wrights’ 1905 hangar, a replica of the catapult system they used to launch their early airplanes, and interpretive signs erected by the National Park Service. The field will be toured by shuttle ride. The Huffman Prairie Flying Field Interpretive Center provides a closer look at the Wright’s challenges with inventing the first airplanes and the continuing legacy of their work. It focuses on the brothers’ experimental flights in 1904 and 1905 and on the Wright Company’s flying school at Huffman Prairie from 1910 to 1916. The Center also highlights the historic and important role of Wright-Patterson Air Force. Find out more about the Huffman Prairie Flying Field Interpretive Center. Roundtrip shuttle transportation will be provided. --- OR ----

	9:30 – 11:30 a.m.	Carillon Historical Park, Dayton Among the attractions at the 65-acre outdoor museum is the original 1905 Wright Flyer III, the world’s first practical airplane. The Park also showcases Dayton’s rich heritage of creativity, invention, and milestones in innovation that changed the nation and the world. The Park’s 25 exhibit buildings and structures also feature Dayton-made cash registers, automobiles, train cars, and bicycles. Carillon Historical Park is within walking distance (about one mile) of the Dayton Marriott; participants can choose to walk or ask us to arrange for a shuttle ride. Find out more about the Carillon Historical Park.

	12:30 – 5:00 p.m.	Afternoon Tour Options

	12:15 p.m.	Participants going on the afternoon and/or overnight tour receive box lunches.

	12:30 p.m.	Shuttle departs Dayton Marriott

	1:00 – 2:00 p.m.	Historic Waco Field, Troy, Ohio The Waco Aircraft Museum is in a 7,500 sq ft hangar that holds vintage Waco aircraft, and presents the history of the Waco Aircraft Company. Waco Field consists of a 77 acre site, featuring a 2,200 foot runway. A curator-guided visit at the museum will feature tours at two hangars with vintage WACO aircraft and aviation artifacts, along with Weaver Aircraft Company history and insights on how the company produced more civil aircraft than any other manufacturer in the country in the late 1920s and early 1930s.

	2:00 p.m.	Shuttle departs Waco Field.

	2:45 – 5:00 p.m.	Armstrong Air and Space Museum, Wapakoneta, Ohio The Armstrong Air and Space Museum highlights aviation and aerospace history, and celebrates the accomplishments of the first man to walk on the moon. The museum is designed to resemble a futuristic moon base, and features many one-of-a-kind artifacts and numerous interactive exhibits, including displays and artifacts of Apollo 11 Commander Neil Armstrong’s life and career, including his Gemini and Apollo mission suits. A private tour by a Museum staff member will be given with a focus on accession and preservation, as well as the history of the museum’s exhibits. Find out more about the Armstrong Air and Space Museum.

	5:00 p.m.	Separate transportation will be provided for participants returning to Dayton and those continuing on to the overnight trip to the Michigan museums.

	6:30 p.m.	Shuttle returns afternoon field trip participants to Dayton Marriott.

	5:00 – 9:30 p.m.	Shuttle for overnight field trip participants heads to Michigan, with a stop for dinner along the way. Dinner is paid for by participant; please refer to Overnight Tour Logistics for details.

	9:30 p.m.	Shuttle arrives at Fairfield Inn West. Please refer to Overnight Tour Logistics for details about booking this hotel.

	FRIDAY, APRIL 15 - OPTIONAL OVERNIGHT FIELD TRIPS

	6:00 – 8:45 a.m.	Self-serve continental breakfast is included with stay at Fairfield Inn West.

	8:45 a.m.	Shuttle departs for Air Zoo

	9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	Air Zoo, Portage, MI Visit this unique museum that goes beyond historical exhibits and educational activities. The Air Zoo offers a multi-sensory atmosphere with amusement park-style rides, full-motion flight simulators, 4-D Missions Theater, Magic Planet, Space Ball, and a Zero Gravity Experience. Participants will be greeted by President & CEO, Bob Ellis, who will present some highlights and history of the Air Zoo. Participants will be treated to coffee and cookies, and can then take advantage some behind-the-scenes touring and free rides. Find out more about Air Zoo.

	12:00 – 2:30 p.m.	Shuttle departs Air Zoo for the Henry Ford Museum. Box lunches from the Air Zoo will be provided for shuttle ride.

	2:15 p.m.	A 2:15 p.m. drop off at Detroit Metropolitan Airport can be accommodated if requested ahead of time.

	2:30 p.m.	Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village This museum began with a simple idea of documenting the genius of ordinary people by recognizing and preserving the objects they used in the course of their everyday lives. It grew into a place to explore what Americans past and present have imagined and invented. The Museum’s Curator of Transportation, Bob Casey, will guide the group through the Museum’s aviation exhibit, “Heroes of the Sky,” which features civilian aircraft up to World War II. Participants can then decide to continue touring on their own at the Museum or go with Bob to Greenfield Village to see the Wright’s home and cycle shop for an intimate look at where they did their work. Find out more about the Henry Ford Museum.

	5:00 p.m.	Depart the Henry Ford Museum for Detroit Metropolitan Airport, continuing onto Dayton.

	5:30 p.m.	Arrive at Detroit Metropolitan Airport

	10:00 p.m.	Arrive at Dayton The shuttle is returning too late to make any flights out of the Dayton Airport. Please book an additional evening at the Dayton Marriot or refer to Overnight Tour Logistics for a hotel near the airport with free shuttle.