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BOF re: Technologies to Help Museums Drive Revenues

ImageSpan — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 19:48:17 +0000

How about a BOF on existing and emerging technologies that help museums uncover and expand revenue opportunities?

re: Feds of a Feather

TimClarkeJr — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 12:44:38 +0000

I think you win the pithy subject line award, in case that's a category.

Glad to hear there is some interest and will be on the lookout for anyone from DC, too. Note, however, I won't be with Albert Einstein (seen in my profile pic) when at #mw2010.

Tim Clarke

NMHM

Feds of a Feather

carmen — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 01:46:55 +0000

Tim,

I could get behind this idea; it would be good to meet up and discuss our challenges and how we get through or around them. I'll keep an eye out for you too, it'd be good to shake hands.

-Carmen

How about a caucus for .gov or .mil museums?

TimClarkeJr — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 00:47:30 +0000

Pardon the shorthand...this thought occurred to me and when I put the note out on Twitter @museweb suggested using this as a way to suggest the topic. I think that .gov or .mil museums getting together to commiserate is a fine idea... As a Department of Defense museum, we face unique challenges but also have access to such considerable resources, inside DoD but across all of federal medicine. Figure that other .gov museums might also be interested in the in-person conversations. And I for one think this covers the gamut - federal, state and local government-supported public museums, with no limitations either I think with respect to borders. Anyway, just a thought...

Tim Clarke

National Museum of Health and Medicine

Washington, D.C.

plenty of time for Birds of a Feather Discussions

jtrant — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 22:12:00 +0000

We've scheduled lots of time on Friday for BoF discussions – at lunch-time on Friday and throughout the day.

We thought we'd lead with tables organized by type of institution in the morning (8:30 - 10:00), and go for groups by job description / responsibility during lunch (12:00 - 1:30).

There are slots from 10:00 - 11:30 and 2:00 - 3:30 open for your topics. What would you like to talk about?

Suggest a topic here, so we can schedule it in advance, or come and spontaneously label your table.