The Extras
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM (Pacific)
AMIA 2020 Virtual Student Mixer
Share a virtual drink with current students, prospective students, and recent grads and chat about the conference, classes, the job market, and any other questions you have! Join us on the AMIA Student Discord (in the Lounge voice/video channel)
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM (Pacific)
Trivia Throwdown: Virtual Style
Test your skills, win prizes, and dethrone the reigning AMIA Trivia Champs! Do you know the name of the only presidential candidate to win electoral votes after he died? Or what the name of the smallest country in the Americas is? If not, maybe one of your teammates does. Sign up to play as a team – or show up and we’ll assign one for you. Colleen Simpson returns as Trivia Master – don’t miss it!
8:00am (Pacific)
Morning Mindfulness with Taylor
Join Taylor McBride, AMIA Board member and Yoga Alliance E-RYT200 Certified Yoga Teacher, for a gentle yoga and and meditation practice to help you relax and ground before a day of stimulating conference sessions. This 30-minute practice will include gentle movement and breathing and relaxation techniques with a focus on releasing tension in the neck, shoulders, and eyes as we are all feeling the zoom tension – and you can do it all from your chair! No prior experience required.
7:00 PM (Pacific)
Karaoke!
It wouldn’t be an AMIA conference without a karaoke night! Come by to enjoy the soothing sounds of your colleagues singing the hits of yesteryear. The event is all-inclusive, and you don’t have to sing if you want to just enjoy the show! How does it work? Check it out here. Thanks to Morgan Morel and Stephanie Sapienza!
8:00 AM (Pacific)
Screening: A/V Geeks in the Morning
They say “16mm films aren’t just a popular film format — it’s a way of life!” A special AMIA edition of A/V Geeks popular lunchtime streaming show. Thank you, Skip Elsheimer, for starting our day with a some 16mm.
8:00 AM – 8:50 AM (Pacific)
All Levels Yoga with Teague (RYT 200 certified)
Open to both experienced yoga students and beginners curious about breath, alignment, and exploratory movement. In this slow-flowing, heat-building class will use isometrics and proper biomechanics as tools to help us feel more functionally strong, balanced and resilient. There will be a little meditation at the end. You will need: a yoga mat or something to make your floor not slippery, a yoga block (or a small stack of books). If you have injuries or physical restrictions, please contact me via by 11/18 via: teagueschneiter (at) gmail.com
If you can, donations ($5+) are encouraged to support key grassroots voter registration efforts in Georgia through Georgia Fund and to Indigenous Environmental Network (celebrating 30 years this year) who works to “build the capacity of Indigenous communities and tribal governments to develop mechanisms to protect our sacred sites, land, water, air, natural resources, health of both our people and all living things, and to build economically sustainable communities.”
5:30 PM (Pacific)
Closing Night Dance Party
Morgan Morel, DJ
Teague Schneiter, DJ
William Sabistan, DJ
Whatever your time zone, come dance your cares away with other AMIA folks! Music will be an eclectic mix with some singalong faves. We may try framing our video on feet & lower legs during part of the party to get a little BREAK from the typical zoom framing. We encourage you dance like a wild person, even if that means turning your video off. There will also be an option to “pin” the video of an old friend (or new friend) so you can “dance with” someone (Billy Idol’s “Dancing with Myself” is NOT on the playlist; we are together in this). Conference appropriate dancing only, of course — aka in any AMIA space, ALWAYS abide by the Code of Conduct.
Virtual AMIA BINGO!
If you need some extra motivation to participate and be present during the virtual conference, or a way to break the ice when talking to new acquaintances, join us for virtual BINGO! Get your personal BINGO card here:
It is probably a good idea to bookmark the page for your personal card so you can easily refer to it throughout the conference. Mark off your achievements on the card as you go through the week.
When your get a BINGO (5-in-a-row) send a picture of it to amiaeducationcommittee@gmail.com to claim one of the prizes for the first four folks to finish. First person to send us a photo of their FULL BINGO card wins the grand prize: A $75 off certificate redeemable for the Spring AMIA Conference. Other prizes for getting 5-in-a-row Bingo include: a $35 off certificate redeemable for any AMIA webinar, a $10 Starbucks gift card, and two AMIA notebooks. One winning BINGO submission per person, please. (We trust you to be honest, but posting selfies of your achievements with the #AMIA20 and #AMIA20BINGO hashtags is definitely encouraged!)
Student Discord- Let’s Get Trivial!
Join us on the AMIA Student Discord during the conference for our daily trivia question! https://discord.gg/8kTh5pV
From Tuesday – Friday, we’ll be posting daily film-themed questions, with lucky winners drawn at random. Feel free to stick around, introduce yourself, and chat about what conference events you’re most looking forward to! The Student Discord is geared towards connecting prospective students, current students, and recent graduates.