Habit-Change Workshop in Slovenia

I have been invited to present several workshop sessions for the Habit-Change workshop in October to be held at Triglav National Park in Slovenia. My sessions will focus on developing climate change exhibits for National Park exhibitions. Habit-Change is an international organization dedicated to the adaptation of management in protected areas related to climate change issues. You can visit Habit-Change at: www.habit-change.eu.

Lakeshore Museum Center, Michigan

Lakeshore Museum Center, Muskegon, Michigan. JVA will be providing a three day interpretive training program and "secret visitor" tour and critique of the Lakeshore Museum Center's facilities and programs. The interpretive training will focus on the basics of planning and delivery of professional interpretive tour presentations based on Tilden's Interpretive Principles and developing interpretive themes and tour objectives. You can visit the museum's web site at: http://www.muskegonmuseum.org/. The training course will be conducted August 14th - 17th, 2011.

Henry Ford Estate Interpretation

Here's an interesting and important new heritage project. I have been asked to provide interpretive planning consultation for the Henry Ford Estate. Ownership of the estate has been transferred from the Univ. of Michigan to the same folks that manage the Edsel & Eleanor Ford House (Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan). They are looking for innovative ways to "reinterpret" the estate.

New technologies for interpretation

We are looking at the use of QR Codes for self-guiding interpretation options. Here is the QR Code for my website. These codes can be scanned with a smart phone with a bar code/QR code reader, and be directed to client videos, web sites, articles, or anything else. I am looking at using these for some up coming projects. Lots of new projects on the horizon, just waiting for the official notices to proceed to post them. Enjoy July... JV

EWI New Project

JVA was awarded a contract to provide interpretive services for Exhibit Works for a project for one of their commercial clients. Our work will include: Interpretive Exhibit Label Copy, Developing a Docent Training Program and Interpretive Tour Guide Book, conduct a "Train the Trainers" program, and conduct exhibit pre-testing evaluation. You can visit this client at: http://www.ewiworldwide.com/specialties/exhibit-works/index.aspx

COE Training Course June 2011

Our introductory interpretive training course included lots of hands on interpretive projects and experiences. The photos show teams working on interpretive panel designs for the Wheeler National Wildlife Reserve (our field trip host), and one of the creative interpretive panels on forest management (Who Cut One?)created by another team project. This introductory course will be offered again at least twice next year. Contat me if you're interested in having interpretive training for your organization. jvainterp@aol.com
Cheers, jv

Corps of Engineers Interp. Training

Hi Folks,
This past week was spent working the draft interpretive plan for the Brown Family Environmental Center in Ohio and preparing proposals for some new summer projects.
Sunday I'm off to Alabama for the Corps of Engineers 4-day Interpretive Services Course. The photo is from the earlier IS course this year - our field trip and planning practicum at the Wheeler NWF. My new books should be out this month too.
Enjoy summer!
JV