Creating & Maintaining Accurate Collection Maps: The GIS & GPS Method
Fee: $75
Includes refreshments and lunch
Workshop Presenter: B.J. Morgan, UC Davis Arboretum
Do you want to learn how to create and maintain accurate collection maps for your garden? Do you want to learn how to use the industry's leading GIS software and GPS hardware? If so, then this pre-conference workshop is what you've been waiting for! There is limited space available, so sign up today!

Developing Your Garden's Fan Club
Fee: $100
Includes lunch and refreshments
Workshop Presenters: J. Black, Chicago Botanic Garden, D. Hines, Membership
Consultant: P. Rich, EMD Consulting Group
Set the stage for your greatest fan club, your members. Write your own script to gain new fans, keep them returning year after year and increase their loyalty. Discuss fan club participation, and ways to cast super fans through donor opportunities. Chicago Botanic Garden will be the celebrity guest.

Half-Day Workshops
Monday, June 23
8:30 am - 11:30 am

Grounding in Botany: Using Hands-On Science Labs to Strengthen Botanical Education
Fee: $50
Includes refreshments
Workshop Presenters: M. Kirouac, M. Kerkeman, The Huntington Botanical Gardens
If your garden needs to add some excitement to the plot of its "big picture," cast plant science in a lead role! Using the case study of the Huntington's summer blockbuster "Grounding in Botany," we'll explore how to use fascinating, hands-on science labs and real plant material to enliven your garden's programs

NAPCC Members Forum
Huntington Botanical Gardens
All NAPCC collections holders are invited to participate in this expanded annual meeting now in a garden setting. We'll hear about strategic acquisitions planning for the newly formed Quercus, Acer, and Palm curatorial groups. Members will share their latest NAPCC collections activities and provide feedback on recent developments in the program. We'll tour through the Huntington's premier NAPCC camellia collection, then return for breakout sessions of curatorial groups and institutions with complementary collections. Questions? Contact NAPCC Coordinator Pam Allenstein: pallenstein@publicgardens.org or (302) 655-7100 ext 15.

Tackling the Tough Topics: Addressing Informal Science Education in Conservatories
Fee: $85
Includes refreshments
Workshop Presenters: D. Snyder, M. Harding, Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
Want to exploit the educational possibilities of your collection, increase audience relevancy, and attract new visitors? Come play, discuss, and hear about the lessons learned through the development and installation of a $2.7 million photosynthesis exhibit in Chicago. Lively activities, discussion, and information sharing will open a world of possibilities.

Branding Star Power: Discovering Ways to Effectively Manage Your Brand
Fee: $85
Includes refreshments
Workshop Presenters: Jim Phillips, Strategy First Partners, S.H. Carr, Atlanta Botanical Garden
Branding is a hot topic that hasn't had enough "camera time" at past APGA conferences. A brand is simply a symbolic embodiment of all the information connected to the product (our gardens) and serves to create associations and expectations around it; this is something participants will stand in line for!

Prop Masters: Keys To A Successful Garden Store
Fee: $50
Includes refreshments
Workshop Presenter: Andrew Andoniadis, Andoniadis Retail Services
Learn specific, well-proven techniques for the organization and operation of the most important aspects of a retail presence. A well-run retail presence can affect how much the visitor spends in the store. If mission-related product selection, customer service, merchandising, displays, selling skills, layout and design, foot-traffic patterns, etc., reach the highest level of effectiveness it will directly translate into more revenue and greater visitor satisfaction.