Hi Everyone, The MCN website (http://www.mcn.edu) has served us well for a number of years now, but in the interest of providing a better level of service to the community and for moving towards an open source platform, the MCN Board and the Electronic Services Committee (ESC) have agreed that it's time for a *redesign *of our beloved MCN website! :)
Aside from simply reworking the site in a closed fashion, the Electronic Services Committee (ESC) would like to take this as an opportunity to engage the MCN community in the process. - Are you an experienced web developer who'd like to give back to the community and engage more deeply with your peers? - Are you someone who'd like to learn more about how a web redesign works? - Perhaps you're a non-technical museum staffer who's charged with updating your museum's website. - Maybe your a graphics designer with an itch exercise your creative juices. *WE NEED YOU ALL!!!* The ESC team would really like the process of building the new website to be a *barn-raising* of sorts, as well as a professional development opportunity for our members. Come collaborate with a talented team of professionals to learn, contribute, and create an important resource for our community! If you're interested in helping please contact me directly: Robert Stein CIO - Indianapolis Museum of Art rstein at imamuseum.org For those of you who will be in Portland for the Conference the ESC team will be meeting on Wednesday evening for drinks and conversation about the web redesign. Come join us! *(ESC)APE TO THE BAR!!! - Wednesday 11-11-09 9:00 PM PST @ MCN2009* Please RSVP so we'll know to expect you! Thanks in advance for your help with this community project!!! Sincerely, The MCN Electronic Services Committee (Rob Stein, Rob Lancefield, Ari Davidow, Richard Urban, Perian Sully, Christina DePaolo, Tim Au Yeung, Margaret Kendrick)
