Museums and the Web

An annual conference exploring the social, cultural, design, technological, economic, and organizational issues of culture, science and heritage on-line.

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Mobiles Inside Museums - FULL

Type: 
Workshop
Tech Level: 
We'll address both the busines and technical questions
Date & Time: 
Apr 6 2011 - 1:30pm
Location: 
Washington B

Required fields are marked with a red asterisk (*).

Workshops on Wednesday require separate registration. All workshops include lunch.

A confirmation of your registration will be sent to your email address. Please print it out and bring it to the conference.

You will not receive registration confirmation by regular mail.

If you do not receive your confirmation today, please contact us.

Archives & Museum Informatics EIN: 77-0708617; GST / BN 887978914

Description

We'll examine processes to identify visitors’ navigation and interpretation needs, and develop and deploy dynamic wayfinding, mapping, tours and visitor guides. ...

This workshop is now full.

eBooks for Museums

Type: 
Workshop
Tech Level: 
No prior knowledge, but a willingness to work hands on with digital content
Date & Time: 
Apr 6 2011 - 1:30pm
Location: 
Washington A

Required fields are marked with a red asterisk (*).

Workshops on Wednesday require separate registration. All workshops include lunch.

A confirmation of your registration will be sent to your email address. Please print it out and bring it to the conference.

You will not receive registration confirmation by regular mail.

If you do not receive your confirmation today, please contact us.

Archives & Museum Informatics EIN: 77-0708617; GST / BN 887978914

Description

Following an overview of the e-book industry, and a look at the few approaches being explored in museums today, we'll dive into e-books by creating one from start to finish in this half-day workshop. ...

OpenExhibits Tools Bootcamp

Type: 
Workshop
Tech Level: 
Developers: we'll do some Actionscript programming
Date & Time: 
Apr 6 2011 - 1:30pm
Location: 
Washington C

Required fields are marked with a red asterisk (*).

Workshops on Wednesday require separate registration. All workshops include lunch.

A confirmation of your registration will be sent to your email address. Please print it out and bring it to the conference.

You will not receive registration confirmation by regular mail.

If you do not receive your confirmation today, please contact us.

Archives & Museum Informatics EIN: 77-0708617; GST / BN 887978914

Description

Open Exhibits (www.openexhibits.org) is a National Science Foundation-funded initiative to develop a library of free and open multitouch-enabled software modules for exhibit development.  Built using the popular Adobe Flash and Flex authoring tools, museum professionals can create multitouch and multiuser exhibits more easily.  In this half-day workshop, you'll learn how to get started

Bringing Visitors into Design

Type: 
Workshop
Tech Level: 
No specialized technical skills needed
Date & Time: 
Apr 6 2011 - 1:30pm
Location: 
Commonwealth A2

Required fields are marked with a red asterisk (*).

Workshops on Wednesday require separate registration. All workshops include lunch.

A confirmation of your registration will be sent to your email address. Please print it out and bring it to the conference.

You will not receive registration confirmation by regular mail.

If you do not receive your confirmation today, please contact us.

Archives & Museum Informatics EIN: 77-0708617; GST / BN 887978914

Description

In this half-day workshop we'll explore three fun methods for involving your museum visitors at the conceptual design phase ...

Mobile 'Untours' - FULL

Type: 
Workshop
Tech Level: 
We'll be focusing on content and experience design
Date & Time: 
Apr 6 2011 - 1:30pm
Location: 
Commonwealth A1

Required fields are marked with a red asterisk (*).

Workshops on Wednesday require separate registration. All workshops include lunch.

A confirmation of your registration will be sent to your email address. Please print it out and bring it to the conference.

You will not receive registration confirmation by regular mail.

If you do not receive your confirmation today, please contact us.

Archives & Museum Informatics EIN: 77-0708617; GST / BN 887978914

Description

This workshop is designed to get us thinking "outside the audio tour box" to devise radical new approaches to mobile experiences for museum audiences. ...

This workshop is now full.

DrupalCamp

Type: 
Workshop
Tech Level: 
Somewhat technical; server access required
Date & Time: 
Apr 6 2011 - 9:00am
Location: 
Anthony

Required fields are marked with a red asterisk (*).

Workshops on Wednesday require separate registration. All workshops include lunch.

A confirmation of your registration will be sent to your email address. Please print it out and bring it to the conference.

You will not receive registration confirmation by regular mail.

If you do not receive your confirmation today, please contact us.

Archives & Museum Informatics EIN: 77-0708617; GST / BN 887978914

Description

The Drupal Content Management System (CMS) is free and open source software used for building highly flexible, interactive, and feature-rich websites. This workshop will be conducted using a familiar “DrupalCamp” style, containing 6 mini-sessions covering a number of topics. Intended for a technical audience, including webmasters, programmers, system admins, front-end (UI) developers, and CTOs, attendees will walk away with a solid understanding of the principles used to build scalable Drupal-powered websites. ...