-----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Ari Davidow Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 3:43 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] [NE SIG] Inaugural SIG meeting to be held at MFA Boston - what dates work best?
Excellent. Thanks for the feedback. On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 10:00 PM, Parsell, David <david.parsell at yale.edu>wrote: > Meeting date preference; > > #1 July 15 > #2 July 8 > #3 can't attend > #4 can't attend > > Interested in how museums are using and expanding collection > management systems to meet the on-line collection delivery and data > harvesting needs of today's world. > > The Yale Center for British Art has tried to meet these needs, but we > feel constrained by our collection management system that is not > keeping up with the times. > > I'm away for the month of June, but could participate if the meeting > is held July 15. The July 8 meeting is a little too soon to prepare. > > The regional sig is a great idea. I look forward to attending. > > > David Parsell > Systems Manager Collections Information and Access Yale Center for > British Art david.parsell at yale.edu > 2034329603 > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf > Of Ari Davidow > Sent: Monday, May 16, 2011 11:04 AM > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > Subject: [MCN-L] [NE SIG] Inaugural SIG meeting to be held at MFA > Boston - what dates work best? > > Hi all, > > I am pleased to announce that the Museum of Fine Arts here in Boston, > which recently opened a stunning new wing, has offered to host the > inaugural meeting of MCN's also-recently-opened "Northeast" SIG. > > > > Why have a regional SIG and a regional SIG meeting? Partly we do it > because the annual MCN conference comes once a year, and partly > because it is far easier to attend a local networking/programmatic > event than to take several days off to fly elsewhere in the country. > As tech professionals at cultural heritage organizations there are few > opportunities to meet/network with peers, find out what they are > doing, learn current best practices, and otherwise catch up on what happens > outside our local day-to-day experiences. > > > We are currently putting together a program for the day, but have > tentatively identified four dates in June or July (see below), each on > a Friday, for a program that is tentatively scheduled to run from 10am > to 4pm, followed by a tour of the MFA's new wing (or other MFA tour, tbd). > > > Your mission, at the moment, is to respond to me asap: > > > - indicating which dates work for you, ordered by preference, by this > Friday, May 20; > Friday, June 10 > Friday, June 17 > Friday, July 8 > Friday, July 15 > - along with any program ideas/preferences - especially areas where you > would like to participate; > - help spread the word. > > Although most regional events are closed to everyone but MCN members, > we'd like this one to be open. Next year, we may be more stringent, > but this year is for fun. If you are a techie at a Museum, Archive, > Library, or other cultural heritage institution, we'd like to invite > you to participate and to attend. > > > Many thanks, and I hope to see you all soon at our first NE SIG > meet-up, > > Ari Davidow > > adavidow at jwa.org > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum > Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ >
