National Museum Publishing Seminar

2025 NMPS Conference Schedule

The 2025 NMPS Conference Schedule will be posted in the coming months. Please check back for updates. View the 2023 conference schedule- at a glance, below.

Our 2023 conference schedule is listed below.

 

Online Pre-Sessions

Schedule at a Glance:
  • Museum Publishing Fundamentals 
  • Alt Text and Image Descriptions 
  • Open Access: Goals and Integration 
  • Speed Networking

 

In-Person Conference Sessions

Sunday, August 27

Schedule at a Glance: 
  • Registration 
  • Optional Museum Site Visit 
  • Exhibitor Hall Preview Hours 
  • Orientation and Speed Networking 
  • Optional Dinner with Colleagues

 

 

 

Monday, August 28

Schedule at a Glance: 
  • Breakfast in Exhibitor Hall 
  • Optional Mentor Meet Up 
  • Opening Plenary: Why Publish and How? 
  • AM Break in Exhibitor Hall 
  • Concurrent Sessions 
    • Things I Think I Should Know by Now 
    • Digital Publishing: Gauging Impact through Analytics and Anecdotes 
  • Lunch on Your Own 
  • Plenary Session: Why Translate? 
  • Multilingualism and Language Justice in Museums 
  • PM Break in Exhibitor Hall 
  • Concurrent Sessions 
    • Publishing In Perpetuity: Rights and Reproductions in a Digital and Open Access Environment 
    • Rethinking, Renaming, Rebranding, Remaking 
  • Exhibitor Reception 
  • Optional Dinner with Colleagues

 

 

Tuesday, August 29

Schedule at a Glance: 
  • Breakfast in Exhibitor Hall 
  • Plenary Session: Digital Trends in Academic Publishing 
  • AM Snack in Exhibitor Hall 
  • Concurrent Sessions 
    • Design for Designers 
    • Current Conversations in Interpretation 
  • Optional Mentor Networking 
  • Quire Workshop 
  • Keynote Luncheon: Dr. LeRonn Brooks 
  • Concurrent Sessions 
    • We Are All A Team: Working with Freelancers 
    • Demystifying Digital Catalogue Decisions 

  • Farewell Toast and Exhibitor Giveaway