My first blog entry of the conference - don't forget to have a great time on the tours!

Wow - that was a bumpy flight in across from Philly! I seemed to be the only #mw2009 participant on the plane. As I gripped the seat in front I wondered if there'd be a pint of ale waiting at the hotel to steady the horizon a bit...

Today - Tuesday morning - MW Tours begin to leave the Hotel from around 9am. Make sure that if you're booked on a tour that you don't miss the bus! 

My job at Museums and the Web 2009 is to encourage people to chat, take pictures, network, upload your stuff, take notes for friends back home, and to generally help the good word get out about this great annual event. 

So as the coaches go out today, make sure you've got your camera and think about maybe posting some notes, ideas and pictures up for the rest of us to see.

Don't worry about making this very formal - the 'backchannel' is there to build links between us, so it's about recording and being spontaneous today. 

When you get back from touring - take a few moments to Twitter, send your pics to the #mw2009 Flickr group and make sure you meet up later in the hotel bar to gossip about the day. Post up comments on this conference blog too - we're waiting for your feedback! 

Jon Pratty MW2009 conference mentor

@jon_pratty on Twitter