Join us!
Museums and the Web 2003
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
March 19-22, 2003
http://www.archimuse.com/mw2003/
the international conference for culture and heritage online ...
Join us at the seventh annual Museums and the Web conference - the
premier international venue to review the state of the Web in arts,
culture, and heritage. The MW2003 program explores Web-related issues
for museums, archives, libraries and other cultural institutions.
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Regular Registration ends Feb .15, 2003
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Be a part of the largest international gathering of museum web
professionals. You can save on registration if you register by
February 15, 2003. Register on-line at
http://www.archimuse.com/mw2003/
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Save on Travel Costs
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Check the Seat Sales! Major airlines are offering significant savings
on travel. Sample round-trip airfare March 18-23 are:
New York or Boston $210
Chicago $185
San Francisco $273
Los Angeles $312
Dallas $235
Check out the prices and plan to join us at MW2003!
Hotel Registration Deadline: Ensure the great rate of $125 per
night. Reserve your room by February 26, 2003. See
http://www.archimuse.com/mw2003/ or call call - +1 704.372.4100 and
mention Museums and the Web.
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Closing Plenary Session: Interfaces, New Views
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What do a curator, a game designer and a cognitive scientist have to
say about new directions for culture on-line? Hear three leaders
apply their specialist knowledge to the past and future of culture
and heritage on-line, and reflect on three days of papers and
discussions with colleagues from over 35 countries.
* The more you look the more you get: intention-based interface using
gaze-tracking *
* Slavko Milekic, Associate Professor of Cognitive Science & Digital
Interface Design, University of the Arts, USA (and designer of
engaging interfaces for users of all ages)
* From GUI to Gallery, a Study of Online Virtual Environments *
* Steve Guynup, Literature, Communication and Culture, Georgia Tech,
USA (and designer of a number of award winning 3-D worlds)
* Interfacing the Digital *
* Steve Dietz, Curator New Media, Walker Art Center, USA (and curator
of Gallery 9, a space for digital art)
See the full abstracts of this session, linked from
http://www.archimuse.com/mw2003/sessions/index.html#EVT75000275
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Join us at Museums and the Web
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As well as the plenary session, MW2003 will feature eighteen parallel
sessions, 60 museum project demonstrations, dozens of commercial
exhibits, seven full-day and 6 half-day pre-conference workshops, and
ten one-hour mini-workshops combined with a day long usability lab, a
day long design "crit room", and the Best of the Web awards. All
papers presented at MW2003 are peer reviewed. See
http://www.archimuse.com/mw2003/sessions/ for links to abstracts and
speaker biographies.
Pre-conference workshops include seven full-day and six half-day
workshops will be given by leaders in the museum computing field.
Topics are both theoretical and practical, offering a focused way to
build your skills. See http://www.archimuse.com/mw2003/workshops/ for
full descriptions.
Social events include a Welcome Reception, Exhibitors' Reception and
the Charlotte Gallery Crawl, with special venues for MW registrants.
See http://www.archimuse.com/mw2003/events/ for venues.
We hope to see you in Charlotte!
jennifer and David
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Museums and the Web Archives & Museum Informatics
Co-Chairs: 158 Lee Avenue
David Bearman and Jennifer Trant Toronto, Ontario
http://www.archimuse.com/mw.html Canada
phone +1 416 691 2516 / fax +1 416 352-6025 / email: [log in to unmask]
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