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Museums and the Web 2008
April 9 - 12, 2008
Montréal, Québec, Canada
http://www.archimuse.com/mw2008/
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION. Deadline: September 30, 2007.
You are invited to participate in the twelfth
annual Museums and the Web Conference.
Museums and the Web addresses the social,
cultural, design, technological, economic, and
organizational issues of culture, science and
heritage on-line. Taking an international
perspective, the MW program reviews and analyzes
the issues and impacts of networked cultural,
natural and scientific heritage.
Proposals are invited from professionals and
researchers in all areas actively exploring the
creation, on-line presentation and use of
cultural, scientific and heritage content, and
its re-use and evaluation.
MW is very international; the 2007 conference
welcomed over 800 delegates from more than 30
countries. Full details are available on the
conference web site at
http://www.archimuse.com/mw2008/
Search the bibliography of past papers (all
on-line since 1997) at
http://conference.archimuse.com/researchForum/
* PROPOSAL FORM *
On-line proposal submission is required. Use the
form at
http://www.archimuse.com/mw2008/papers/mw2008.proposal.form.html
* DEADLINES *
Proposals are due September 30, 2007
- for papers, workshops, mini-workshops +
professional forums (written paper required by
Jan. 30, 2008)
Proposals are due December 31, 2007
- for demonstrations (written paper optional)
* MW2008 PROGRAM COMMITTEE*
All proposals are subject to critical peer review
by an International Program Committee.
* Peter Bruce, Director General, Information
Technology Branch, Library and Archives of
Canada, Canada
* Sebastian Chan, Manager Web Services, Powerhouse Museum, Australia
* Rich Cherry, Director of Administration,
Operations and Finance Skirball Cultural Center,
USA
* Costis Dallas, Lecturer in Cultural
Heritage Management and Advanced Technologies,
Department of Communication, Media and Culture,
Panteion University, and Vice Chairman, PRC Group
SA, Greece
* Marthe de Vet, Head of Education and Public
Services, Van Gogh Museum, The Netherlands
* Jim Devine, Head of Multimedia, Hunterian
Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow,
Scotland
* Gail Durbin, Head of V&A OnLine, Victoria & Albert Museum, United Kingdom
* Franca Garzotto, Associate Professor,
Department of Electronics and Information,
Politecnico di Milano, Italy
* Stefan Göbel, Digital Storytelling, Head, ZGDV Darmstadt e.V., Germany
* Susan Hazan, Curator of New Media, Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel
* Michael Jenkins, Manager, Met Images,
Office of the Director, The Metropolitan Museum
of Art, USA
* Brian Kelly, Team Leader and Web Focus, UKOLN, United Kingdom
* Paul Marty, Assistant Professor, College of
Information, Florida State University, USA
* Dana Mitroff, Head of Online Services, San
Francisco Museum of Modern Art, USA
* Kris Morrissey, Director, Museum Studies, Michigan State University, USA
* Liddy Nevile, Adjunct Associate Professor,
Computer Science and Computer Engineering, La
Trobe University, Australia
* Ross Parry, Lecturer in Museums and New
Media, Department of Museum Studies, University
of Leicester, United Kingdom
* Darren Peacock, School of Management,
University of South Australia, Australia
* Jemima Rellie, Head of Digital Programmes, Tate, United Kingdom
* Ed Rodley, Content Developer, Research,
Development & Production, Museum of Science,
Boston, USA
* Rob Stein, CIO, Indianapolis Museum of Art, USA
* Christopher J. Terry, President & CEO,
Canada Science and Technology Museum Corporation,
Canada
* Kevin von Appen, Associate Director, Daily
Experience Operations, Ontario Science Centre,
Canada
Please co-ordinate your proposals with your
collaborators. Multiple proposals about the same
project will not be accepted. Papers are reviewed
individually; full sessions are rarely accepted.
Proposals for sessions should be submitted as
individual papers with a covering note. The
committee may choose to accept some papers and
not others.
* FURTHER DETAILS? *
Contact the MW2008 Conference Co-Chairs
David Bearman + Jennifer Trant , Archives & Museum Informatics
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Jennifer Trant and David Bearman
Co-Chairs: Museums and the Web 2008 produced by
April 9 - 12, 2008, Montréal, PQ Archives & Museum Informatics
http://www.archimuse.com/mw2008/ 158 Lee Avenue
email: [log in to unmask] Toronto, Ontario, Canada
phone +1 416 691 2516 / fax +1 416 352-6025
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Museums and the Web 2008 is presented in conjunction with the
Department of Canadian Heritage through the
Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN) and
Canadian Culture Online (CCO).
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