================= Begin forwarded message ================= From: [log in to unmask] ("Kerridwen Harvey") To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Museum Computer Network Conference Program Date: Fri, 02 Aug **Reaching Museum Audiences Using New Technology** (MCN '96 / CHIN '96) October 30 to November 2, 1996, Ottawa, Canada The Preliminary Program for the Annual Conference of the Museum Computer Network is now available. It is being mailed to MCN members, speakers, and others on the conference mailing list. Soon our web sites will also include the information in the printed program (http://world.std.com/~mcn/MCN.html -and- http://www.chin.gc.ca). If you require further information or to register, please contact either... Gail Eagen 1-819-994-1200 [log in to unmask] Michele Devine 1-301-585-4413 [log in to unmask] Here is a synopsis of the preliminary program (abstracts, speakers' affiliations, and administrative details, available in the printed program, are not included here). The following is to-date as of August 1st. The final program will be distributed at the conference. Note that the deadline for the Conference Scholarship Fund has been extended to September 6. All conference sessions and most workshops will be held at Ottawa's Westin Hotel. *Pre-conference Workshops Pre-conference workshops will be held on both Tuesday, October 29 and Wednesday, October 30. All workshops are full day (9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. except where noted). Attendance at the conference is not required to attend a workshop. Tuesday, October 29 The workshops on October 29 are sponsored by the Canadian Heritage Information Network for its members. They may be opened to other registrants depending on participation. Concurrent workshops: Introduction to Image Databases Instructor: Howard Besser HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) *offered in French only* Instructor: Jean-Marc Edwards Wednesday, October 30 Concurrent workshops: Planning for Museum Automation Instructor: Suzanne Quigley Introduction to the Internet Instructor: David Bridge Putting it All Together: Integrated Information Systems in Museums Instructors: Jim Blackaby, Beth Sandore How to Create a Web Site Instructor: David Jakob Museum Documentation Standards: Where Do They Come From? How Do they Serve You? Instructors: Susanne Warren, Elisa Lanzi, Murtha Baca Intermediate/Advanced Issues in Image Databases Instructor: Howard Besser Implementing the CIMI Approach to SGML Instructor: Richard Light CIMI/System Vendor/Implementer Forum (vendors only...no fee) Instructors: John Perkins, William Moen, Johan Zeeman *Conference Sessions Thursday, October 31 Opening Remarks and Keynote speaker (to be announced) 9:00-10:00 MCN Exhibit Hall opens - 10:00 Concurrent sessions 10:30-12:00 Projects in Process: The Art of Inclusion Chair: Sharona Justman Panelists: Patricia Fiske, Suzanne Quigley, Sam Quigley, Ann Mintz Internet Image Retrieval: Problems and Solutions Chair: Leslie Johnston Panelists: C. Olivia Frost, Samantha Hastings The Descriptive and Visual Dictionary of Objects: A Dictionary or Thesaurus? Chair and Panelist: Rosemary Campbell Panelists: Dr. Raymond Pepermans, Lenka Podzimek, Louise Bernard, Gynette Tremblay Marketing Museum Intellectual Property Chair: Barbara Rottenberg Panelists: Peter Brandon, Tony Hushion, Michael Palmer Building Virtual Museums Chair and Panelist: Douglas MacKenzie Panelists: Susan Hazan, Sarah Kenderdine, Douglas Elford Concurrent sessions - 1:30-3:00 Information Systems: Disaster Preparedness and Safeguarding our Systems Panelists: J. Mark Ferguson, Sharona Justman Standards Developers, Systems Developers, and Implementers: A Marriage that should be made in Heaven Chair and Panelist: Alice Grant Panelists: Angela Spinazze, Fiona Marshall, Sue Julian Ottie Knowing Your Own Business: Working with the Private Sector Chair and Panelist: Dr. Victoria Dickenson Panelists: Geoff Rabbie, Keith Kocho The Museum Educational Site Licensing (MESL) Project: Enabling Educational Use of Digital Museum Collections Chair and Panelist: Patti McClung Panelists: Robin Dowden, Christie Stephenson, Beth Sandore Virtually Perfect . . . we thought!: Sharing our Experiences Creating and Evaluating a Virtual Exhibit Panelists: Celine DeGuise, Nicole Champeau Concurrent sessions - 3:30-5:00 Outsourcing: All or Nothing? Chair and Panelist: Danielle Rathier Panelists: Christine Bostick, J. Mark Ferguson Approaches to Developing Museum Web Sites: Strategies and Issues for Getting Your Museum On-line Chair and Panelist: Guy Hermann Panelists: Marie Lugli, Linda Strauss AMUSE: 3-D Colour Imaging, Remote Access and Display Chair: John Taylor Panelists: George Forester, Forrest Livingstone, R‚jean Baribeau Current Issues in Seamless Access to Museum Information: CIMI's Experiences with SGML and Z39.50 Panelists: John Perkins, other panelists from CIMI Protecting Cultural Objects in the Global Information Society Speaker: Dr. Marilyn Schmitt Vocabulary Implementation Advisory Group - 5:00-7:00 Friday, November 1 Registration - 8:00-5:00 Meetings of the Special Interest Groups (SIGs) - 8:00-9:00 Concurrent sessions - 9:00-10:30 Metadata Standards for Visual Images Panelist: Howard Besser, other panelists to be confirmed Superdistribution of Virtual Exhibits Speaker: Dr. Peter H. Roosen Runge Sea Secrets from the House of Tangaroa: A Model for Seamless Collections Management Panelists: Peter McCurdy, Robyn Mason Paradigm Shift: How the Internet is Changing the Way Museums Develop Programmes with Schools and Vice Versa Chair: Suzanne Bubic Panelists: Steve Baumann, Brenda Pfaus MCN Annual General Meeting - 11:30-12:15 Conference Luncheon - 12:15-1:30 Concurrent sessions - 1:30-3:00 Collections Management Software Selection Chair and Panelist: Jim Fox Panelists: Greg Spurgeon, others to be confirmed Cultural Programming On-line: Lessons from Community Networks on Partnerships, Sustainability, and Long-Term Development Chair: Katherine Jones-Garmil Panelists: Bob Leming, Ken Hewitt, David Jensen Stitching It All Together: Museum Intranets and other Collaboration/Integration Technologies Chair and Panelist: Cheryl Blumenthal Panelists: Arvin Conrad, Marc Fournier, Jim Blackaby, Guy Hermann Giving Customers What They Want: Establishing Visitor Information Needs Chair and Panelist: Harry Needham Panelist: Alice Grant, others to be confirmed Concurrent sessions - 3:30-5:00 The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation's Historical Almanac: Developing a Multi-Purpose Web Site for Education and Promotion Chair and Panelist: Glen Hoptman Panelists: Virginia Whitner, Hershel Kleinberg, J. Mark Ferguson, Richard McCluney Imaging Systems for the Digitization of Photographic Collections Panelists: Sabine Susstrunk, Franziska Frey The Museum Goes to School Chair and Panelist: Susan McLeod O'Reilly Panelist: Andrea Bandelli Linking Museums through Regional Networks: The Canadian Experience Chair: Nicole Valli res Panelists: Janine Andrews, Leslie Latta-Guthrie, Fran‡oise Simard, Cliff Quinn, Andrea Ott Saturday, November 2 Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall - 8:00-9:00 Keynote/plenary (to be announced) - 9:00-10:00 Concurrent sessions - 10:30-12:00 View from the Top: Long-Range Views and Perspectives of Four Chief Information Systems Officers Chair: Bob Leming, panelists to be confirmed The Quest for Quality: The Role of Vocabularies in Search and Retrieval Chair: Susanne Warren, Art and Architecture Thesaurus, USA Panelists: Pat Young, Michelle Kaufman, Dierdre Stam, Marty Harris The On-line Museum Visit: An Introduction to Museums on the Web Panelists: Eric Paige, Erik Rask Museum Copyright and Licensing Issues: The Race to Keep Up Chair: Amalyah Keshet Panelists: Joseph Gellman, Barbara Rottenberg, Richard Rinehart