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Knowledge Creation - Knowledge Sharing - Knowledge Preservation
The Annual Conference of the Museum Computer Network
Santa Monica, California, USA
September 23 - 26, 1998

DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS FOR SESSIONS & WORKSHOPS: March 1, 1998

The call for proposals can be found at
http://www.mcn.edu/MCN98/PROPOS~1.HTM and is included below for your
convenience.

Proposals and questions concerning proposals should be directed to:
Leslie Johnston
MCN'98 Program Chair
Stanford University Museum of Art
Stanford, CA 94305
Tel: +650-725-5383. Fax: 650-725-0464
E-mail: [log in to unmask]

As modern cultures move rapidly from analog to digital media, atoms to
bits, the role of museums as preservers of artifacts becomes more
important. Information and communication technologies are important
tools for creating, sharing, and preserving cultural knowledge through
the presentation and representation of museum objects. Today, this
includes not just the atoms of real exhibitions, but the bits accessed
by remote visitors from classrooms and living rooms all over the world.
MCN '98 session topics may address infrastructure, software tools,
hardware innovations, successful approaches to problems, or any of a
variety of technical solutions to knowledge creation, sharing, and
preservation issues. Proposals may address ideas and issues in any area
of museum computing. Please check the categories that best describe the
subject of this proposal:

__ Administration
__ Educational Programs
__ Networks & Integrated Systems
__ Cataloguing & Description
__ Exhibits
__ Photo Services & Image Rights
__ Events Management
__ Professional Development
__ Collections Management
__ Facilities Design & Management
__ Publications
__ Conservation
__ Fundraising & Development
__ Systems Administration
__ Disciplinary Computing  (Art, Humanities, Sciences)
__ Imaging/Multimedia Systems
__ Technologies & Research
__ Membership & Participation
__ User Services & Training
__ Standards
__ Other (please specify)

Level of Technical Knowledge of Intended Audience: __ Beginning  __
Intermediate  __ Advanced

This is a Proposal for a: __Paper       __ Panel     __ Full-day Workshop
__Half-day Workshop __ Other (specify)

Length of Proposed Panel, Paper or Other Presentation: __ 1/2 hour
__Other (specify)

Title:

Proposal Submitted by: Name, title, address, phone, fax, e-mail.

Description: Summarize the relevance of the topic, the content to be
covered, and the subjects to be addressed by individual speakers.

Goals: Express how the intended audience will benefit from the
presentation.

Participants: List the name, title, institution, address, phone, fax,
and e-mail address of each speaker or  panelist, and indicate whether
their participation is confirmed or proposed. In the case of panels,
indicate which participant will chair the session.

AV and IT Requirements: