Heads Up! Museums and the Web 2011 (MW2011)

Thanks for your offer, Lisa, but we have already got all of the volunteers we need. These positions are very popular, and fill up really quickly.

There was almost a full complement for MW2011 by the end of 2010.

/jt

i'll admit that i'm biased ;) but one of the great things about Museums and the Web is that it provides a unique opportunity to get a snapshot of the 'state of the Web'. 

if you're just beginning to consider what to do, one of the best ways to push your thinking is to look at a lot of examples, and talk to lots of people. many aspects of the MW2011 program – like the Demonstrations – are designed to give you an opportunity to do just that!

and don't worry about being new to it all. we all started somewhere, and there are events like the First Timers' Orientation designed to help you meet people and get the conversation started!

hope to see you at MW2011 in Philadelphia! 

/jennifer

hi Isabelle,

5,000 words is a recommended length. you're not writing an assignment for school; you should write the paper that does your ideas justice.

we won't cut you off at the 5,000th word. nor will we penalize you for writing only 4,000 -- if they are 4,000 good words ;)

we just ask that you remember your readers, and write the best paper you can, as succinctly as possible.

looking forward to reading your submission.

/jennifer

hi Loic,

i've just made a .dot version of the MW2011 Paper Template for download, and linked it into the MW2011 Paper Guidelines page as well.

could you please let me know if you're successful with it? we don't have a machine running an older version of Word that's easily accessible at the moment, so i haven't been able to test.

thanks!

/jennifer

Amalia,

Full details about Volunteering at Museums and the Web 2011 are on the "Scholarships and Volunteers" page at http://conference.archimuse.com/mw2011/scholarships

Unfortunately, we've now filled all of the volunteer positions for MW2011.

If you would like to be added to the waiting list, you can still submit the form. We'll take volunteers from the list if places become available.

/jennifer

There's an option on the Museums and the Web (MW2011) online Registration Form to add a workshop to an existing registration.

Under "Special Registration" check "Already Registered. Adding Workshop / Tour Below". [This is the very last option in the Conference Registration section].

Then you can pick the workshop or you'd like to add, and enter payment options. You'll only be charged for the additional items.

/jt

hi Mary,

i've moved your comment to the MW2011 thread to make it easier for others to find.

right now, there are no plans to webcast from MW2011 in Philadelphia. we're a really small organization, and need to focus our attention during MW on making the on-site conference experience as good as it can be for everyone in attendance. i personally believe that conferences are about face-to-face interpersonal communication, and that the conversations that happen in the halls are more important than anything else – even hearing the presentations [and i'm often teased about saying that during an MW Opening Plenary].

we do a lot before and after the conference to enable the content from Museums and the Web to be available to people who can't attend.

• all the papers presented in sessions at MW2011 will be published online before the meeting
• all past papers – since 1997 – remain online and are listed in a searchable bibliography at http://conference.archimuse.com/biblio
• the MW2011 program will have a full set of commenting facilites [like blogs and forums do] to encourage questions and comments before, during and after the meeting
• we have a very active twitter community around @museweb [that's me] and the #mw2011 tag and we're working on pulling tweets into the comment mix too. right now, we aggregate references using a yahoo pipe [see the MW on the Web block in the sidebar]. this group is particularly active during the meeting.
• all MW2011 speakers have profiles here on http://conference.archimuse.com and you'll be able to use their contact forms to get in touch or follow up.

we've also got a program for student volunteers that you might want to investigate.

all that said, we're not adverse to webcasting; if anyone wants to volunteer please get in touch!

/jennifer

Hi Wendy,

Museums and the Web Demonstrations are for not-for-profit organizations to show their work to each other. The sessions are a couple of hours long [we're still working on the final timing], and many demonstrations take place at the same time. There are some great photos of the Demo Hall from MW2010 in our Flickr group. Here's last year's schedule.

Commercial companies are encouraged to join the Exhibit Hall, where they will have a longer time to be sure that all delegates can see their products. There are also other opportunities for sponsorship and advertising. See full details at http://conference.archimuse.com/mw2011/exhibit.html

We hope to see you at MW2011!

/jennifer

Axel,

no wonder this isn't clear! it looks like you're seeing administrative options that you shouldn't be -- we'll look into that.

program offers will be going out by email this week. these will be sent to the address in your profile, and will ask you to respond by email.

thanks for your patience as we work out the kinks in the new system.

/jennifer

hi Isabelle,

thanks for your question.

the best way to get a feel for MW papers is too look through previous programs. see http://www.archimuse.com/mw2010/speakers/index.html for a list of MW2010 speakers with links to their papers.

prior year's sites have the same url structure:

http://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/

http://www.archimuse.com/mw2008/

[you get the idea.]

abstracts in proposals are ususally 250-750 words, with a few references if appropriate. they are often somewhat shorter in a published paper. for an example, see http://www.archimuse.com/mw2010/abstracts/prg_3350...

you can find sample biographies from previous conferences linked from the speakers' names in the list above. to get started, you can set yourself up with profile on this site that has the same kind of information.

/jennifer