Museums and the Web 2004 Washington DC / Arlington VA, USA March 31 - April 3, 2004 http://www.archimuse.com/mw2004/ the international conference about culture and heritage on-line. ** MW2004 Program ** http://www.archimuse.com/mw2004/sessions/ MW2004 will open with a keynote address from Jeffery Zeldman, internationally known author of "Designing with Web Standards", and close with a plenary session featuring Peter Samis, of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, on "Making Sense of Modern Art at Five." Parallel sessions, museum project demonstrations, dozens of commercial exhibits, full-day and half-day pre-conference workshops, and one-hour mini-workshops combine with a day-long usability lab, a design "Crit Room", and the Best of the Web awards to round out the program. ** Save Money: Regular Registration ends February 15, 2004 ** http://www.archimuse.com/mw2004/register/ Sunday February 15 is the last day for Regular Registration Rates for Museums and the Web 2004. Be sure of your choice of workshop and tour by registering soon. Registration Rates are calculated based on the *date payment is received*. Use a credit card and register on-line by February 15, 2004, to be sure you get the regular rate. If you can't make this date, you can still register on-line or on-site at higher rates. ** Participate in MW2004! ** While the formal program is closed, there are still ways that you can participate in Museums and the Web. * Crit Room * http://www.archimuse.com/mw2004/interact/index.html#crit Experienced Web designers offer site critiques in the "Crit Room". If you would like to have your site featured in the Crit Room, there are still spots. Contact [log in to unmask] * Usability Lab * http://www.archimuse.com/mw2004/interact/index.html#useability Paul Marty and Michael Twidale are again facilitating a Usability Lab, featuring real-time user testing. Sign up at the conference to be a tester, or to have your site tested. * Birds of a Feather Breakfasts * http://www.archimuse.com/mw2004/events/index.html#EVT75000278 Suggest a topic or be a convener for a Birds of a Feather Breakfast Table. Email [log in to unmask] if you have an idea for discussion or would like to get a group together. ** Join Us! ** We hope to see you at MW2004, March 31 - April 3, 2004, in Arlington, Virginia and Washington, DC, USA. It's your participation that keeps MW "practical and fun" while remaining "thought provoking" (to quote MW2003 conference evaluations). ** Can't Make It? Get the Book ** http://www.archimuse.com/pub.order.html All papers presented at MW2004 are peer reviewed. A selection will be available in print from Archives & Museum Informatics; all papers for MW2004 will be also available on-line. See you at MW2004! jennifer and David Jennifer Trant and David Bearman Co-Chairs, Museums and the Web 2004 [log in to unmask] ------------------- Museums and the Web Co-Chairs: David Bearman and Jennifer Trant Archives & Museum Informatics 158 Lee Avenue Toronto, Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada http://www.archimuse.com/mw.html phone +1 416 691 2516 / fax +1 416 352-6025 / email: [log in to unmask] ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).