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From: [log in to unmask] ("Kerridwen Harvey")
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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
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Michele Devine
1-301-585-4413
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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
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