SEMC 2023
*SCHEDULE AT-A-GLANCE 

*The agenda below is a working schedule as of 4/2023. Please check the official Preliminary Program on PheedLoop (link will be live in May 2023) for real-time updates.

Early bird registration will open in May 2023. For planning purposes, 2023 registration rates are as follows:

Early Bird- May-September 15, 2023. Must be an SEMC member to access: $350

Regular- September 1 - November 3, 2023. Must be an SEMC member to access: $400

Non-Member: $450 

On-site Registration (November 12-15): $475

Special registration rates/codes for Kentucky members and SEMC volunteers will be provided via SEMC staff.

SUNDAY, November 12

8:30am-4:00pm Council Meeting - Strategic Planning

1:30pm – 4:30pm

Registration - Galt House Hotel, West Tower, Cochran Ballroom

10:00am – 4:00pm

Pre-Conference Tour 

Horsing Around at the Kentucky Horse Park

(Pre-registration required, $40 - includes lunch and transportation)


12:00pm-4:00pm  Pre-Conference Tour 

    Crossing the Line: Slavery, Emancipation, and Escape Along the Ohio 

    (Pre-registration required, $30 - includes transportation)

    1:00pm-4:00pm

     Pre-Conference Tour

    Falls of the Ohio Interpretive Center. Guided tour of fossil bed at 2pm.

    (Pre-registration encouraged, transportation on your own)

    1:00pm-4:00pm

    Historic House + Small Museums Affinity Group - Hands on Help Volunteer Project

    • Riverside, the Farnsley-Moremen Landing 

      (Pre-registration required - includes transportation)

       

      5:00pm - 8:00pm

      Pre-Conference Event: Experience a Night in Bourbon Country 


      • Frazier History Museum

      • Evan Williams Bourbon Experience

      8:30pm-10:00pm Table Talk, E & S Gallery 
      8:00pm - 11:00pm Exhibitor Move-In, Galt House Hotel, West Tower, Archibald Ballroom
      MONDAY, Novmeber 13

      7:30am - 9:00am Exhibitor Move-In, Galt House Hotel, West Tower, Archibald Ballroom 

      8:30am – 4:30pm

      Registration - Galt House Hotel, West Tower, 3rd Floor, Archibald Pre-Function Area 

      9:00am - 5:30pm 2023 SEMC Resource Expo Opens 

      9:00am – 10:15am

      SEMC2023 Plenary Session 

      10:15am-10:45am

      Resource Expo Break 

      10:45am-12:00pm  SEMC2023 General Session 

      12:00 pm – 1:15 pm

      • JIMI Alumni Luncheon 

      (Pre-registration required, $35)
        12:00 pm – 1:15 pm
        • Director/Trustee Luncheon and Leadership Forum Program

        (Pre-registration required, $50)

          1:15 pm – 2:30 pm  

          Concurrent Sessions 

          2:30 pm – 2:45 pm       

          Resource Expo Break

          2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

          Conrad-Caldwell House Museum Tour

          (Pre-registration required, $30 - includes transportation)

          2:45 pm – 4:00 pm  

          Concurrent Sessions 

          4:00 pm – 4:30 pm

          • SEMC First Timers Welcome and Orientation 

          4:00 pm – 5:30 pm 


          Resource Expo Grand Opening Reception

          5:00 pm - 6:00 pm


          • Mid-Career Networking Meet-Up


          • Emerging Museum Professionals Meet-Up

          5:00 pm – 6:00 pm 

           

          Director and Trustee Reception 

          Muhammad Ali Center

                                                   

          6:00pm - 10:00 pm 

          Evening Event: Museum Row on Main - Sport and Art 

          • Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory 
          • KMAC Museum
          • 21c Museum Hotel
           

          TUESDAY, November 14


          7:30 am – 9:00 am

          • Walking Tour: Downtown Louisville Art Walk 
            • (Pre-registration required, $25)



            • 5K Fun Run (departs from Galt House Hotel West Tower lobby)

                   (Pre-registration required, $25, includes t-shirt)

            7:30 am – 9:30 am

            • Walking Tour: Looking at Louisville

            (FREE)

            8:00 am – 4:30 pm 


            Registration - Galt House Hotel, West Tower, 3rd Floor, Archibald Pre-Function Area 

            9:00 am – 5:30 pm    

            Resource Expo open

            9:00 am – 10:15 am  

            Concurrent Sessions 

            10:15 am – 10:30 am              

            Resource Expo Break

            10:30 am – 11:45 am           

            Concurrent Sessions 

            12:00 noon – 1:30 pm    

            Professional Network Luncheons

            • Southeastern Registrars Association (SERA)

            (Pre-registration required, $35)


            • Educators Luncheon (EdCoM)

            (Pre-registration required, $35)


            • Curators Luncheon  (CurCom)

            (Pre-registration required, $35)

            1:30 pm – 2:45 pm 

            Concurrent Sessions 

            2:00pm-3:30pm

            Off-site Tour: Waterfront Botanical Garden

            (Pre-registration required, $30 - includes transportation)

            2:45 – 3:00 pm       

            Resource Expo Break 

            3:00 pm – 4:15 pm       

            Concurrent  Sessions 

            4:00 pm – 5:30 pm        

            Resource Expo Closing Party

            5:30 pm – 6:30 pm       

            SEMC Council Legacy Reception - Conrad Caldwell House Museum

            By invitation

            6:00 pm – 9:00 pm       

            Evening Event: Art and History in the Derby City 


            • Speed Art Museum 

            • Kentucky Derby Museum 

             9:00pm - 10:30 pm

             Registrar's Respite (SERA)  - Bourbon Barrel Loft

            (Pre-registration required)

            WEDNESDAY, november 15

            8:00 am – 12 noon 


            Registration - Galt House Hotel, West Tower, 3rd Floor, Archibald Pre-Function Area

            9:00 am – 10:15 am 

            SEMC Annual Business Meeting and Keynote Address  - Live Streamed -                        

            10:30 am – 11:45 am 

            Concurrent Sessions 

            12:00 noon – 1:30 pm          

            Annual SEMC Awards Luncheon  - Live Streamed -

            (Pre-registration required, $40)

            2:00 pm – 3:30 pm 

            Off-Site Tours


            • SERA Behind-the-Scenes Tour - The Filson Historical Society 

            (Pre-registration required, Max 25, $30 - includes transportation)


            • CurCom Tour - The Speed Art Museum 

            (Pre-registration required, Max 25, $30 - includes transportation)


            • Louisville Waterworks and Crescent Hill Resevoir 

            (Pre-registration required, Max 25, $30 - includes transportation)

             
            •  African American History in the West End of Louisville
            (Pre-registration required, Max 25, $30 - includes transportation)