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                      CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

                     Museums and the Web 2000
                        April 16-19, 2000
                    Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
                 http://www.archimuse.com/mw2000/


You are invited to participate in Museums and the Web 2000!  Deliver a
paper, host an on-line activity, make a demonstration, or present a
workshop that highlights your work with cultural heritage online at this
annual conference.

MW2000 will be held April 16-19, 2000 at the Hyatt Regency, Minneapolis,
Minnesota. This meeting will bring together professionals working to
enliven the delivery of culture and heritage online. Plan to participate in
the in-depth analysis of issues and lively, practical exchange of ideas and
strategies for building cultural web sites.

Proposals are due November 15, 1999. Proposed activities, papers and
workshops must address web-related issues for museums, archives, libraries
and other cultural heritage institutions or their audiences.

Submit your proposal using our online form at http://www.archimuse.com/mw2000/

MW 2000 proposals will be reviewed by the international program committee;
speakers are selected based on the quality of their proposal, their
previous work and the recommendations of their peers. Selected speakers
will be notified by December 15, 1999. Speakers must write full papers for
the Conference Proceedings. These are due February 15, 2000. Demonstrators
may write papers, also due February 15, 2000.

Printed proceedings containing selected papers will be distributed at the
meeting. All submissions will also be available online. Many of the papers
(and all the abstracts) from Museums and the Web 1997- 999 are available
online, linked from http://www.archimuse.com/mw.html


Proposed Topics
---------------

Questions of interest to the international attendees of Museums and the Web
include:

Social Issues

        Applications of the Web by Museums
        Web Publication of Content Developed with/by/from Museums
        Use of Museum Webs in Schools and Education
        Collaboration and Cooperation in Website Development
        Evaluation

Organizational Challenges

        Internal Management of a Web Presence
        Multi-Institutional Ventures
        Sales, Advertising and Editorial Control
        Contracting Out
        Management Issues and Strategy

Technical Approaches

        Database Publishing
        Multi-media online and museum webcasting
        New standards, protocols and tools for site development
        Maintenance Strategies
        Interface design and beyond


Proposal Deadlines
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* Proposals for papers will be accepted until November 15, 1999

* Proposals for demonstrations (showing features of a site without an
explicit thesis) will be accepted until February 15, 2000


Paper proposals must include:

        - Full identification of the presenter(s), including name, job
title, institution, address, phone, fax, email, and URL
        - The title of the proposed paper
        - An abstract clearly stating the specific thesis of the paper
        - AV Requirements for presentation


Demonstration proposals must include:

        - Full identification of the presenter(s), including name, job
title, institution, address, phone, fax, email, and URL
        - The title of the proposed paper
        - An abstract clearly stating the value of the demonstration
        - AV Requirements for presentation


Workshop proposals must include:

        - Full identification of the instructor(s), including name, job
title, address, phone, fax, email, and URL.
        - A syllabus outlining the content to be presented and learning
objectives for the workshop
        - Dates and places where this workshop has been previously presented
        - Proposed contract terms
        - AV Requirements for presentation


Submit Your Proposal
--------------------

* Online (preferred) using our submission form at
http://www.archimuse.com/mw2000/

* By email, to [log in to unmask]

[If you must send hardcopy, fax to Archives & Museum Informatics at
+1 412-422 8594]


Best of the Web 2000
--------------------

The MW2000 Best of the Web contest will open November 15, 1999. Nominations
will be accepted, through an online form linked from
http://www.archimuse.com/mw2000/ between November 15, 1999 and February 15,
2000. Nominated sites will be peer-reviewed by a panel of judges, who will
make the awards.


We look forward to seeing you in Minneapolis!
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J. Trant and D. Bearman                 [log in to unmask]
Co-Chairs, Museums and the Web          Minneapolis, Minnesota
Archives & Museum Informatics           April 16-19 1999
2008 Murray Ave, Suite D                http://www.archimuse.com/mw2000/
Pittsburgh, PA 15217                    phone +1 412 422 8530
USA                                     fax +1 412 422 8594
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