The 2008 site is: http://www.mcn.edu/conferences/index.asp?subkey=2014
Lesley ----- Original Message ----- From: "Holly Witchey" <[email protected]> To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" <mcn-l at mcn.edu> Cc: "Cathryn Goodwin" <cathryng at Princeton.EDU>; <mcnboardlist at yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 1:30 PM Subject: [MCN-L] Call for Proposals - MCN 2008,Washington D.C. November 12-15, 2008 > Are you ready to submit? > > Because we are ready to hear from you, MCN is planning something special > for this year's conference in Washington D.C. We've already lined up a > few special sessions that might be of interest: > > --Leveraging our Washington, DC location, MCN 2008 will feature special > technology sessions. One of these will focus on key aspects of > collections imaging; organized by Alan Newman, Chief of Digital Imaging > and Visual Services at the National Gallery of Art, it will consist of > two parts: an expert panel at the conference venue and an on-site visit > to the National Gallery of Art's imaging facilities. > --Diane M. Zorich, Museum Information Management Consultant, will be > leading a panel looking at the national issues that impact our > day-to-day business. What are some of the big topics that you need to > get up to speed on? We'll take advantage of being in the nation's > capital to rev up your engines. Diane and her panelists will have some > answers, if you have the questions. In fact, maybe you'll have some > answers as well. > --Joyce Raye, Associate Director of Library Services for the IMLS, will > be leading a panel composed of top-level officials from funding > organizations to give conference attendees a view from 30,000 feet. What > are funders looking for in projects? What technology trajectories are > they seeing now and what seems to be looming on the horizon for future > funding. > --Richard Cherry, Directory of Operations, Skirball Cultural Center, is > putting together a series of "how to" workshops for the opening day of > the conference high-lighting some of the technology tools that are > powering the museum industry and the museum partners who use them. > You'll have the opportunity to get in and get your hands dirty as well > as asking the hard questions. > > AND NOW...we need to hear from you. > > CALL FOR PROPOSALS > > MCN 2008 LET'S DO I.T. RIGHT! > > Washington D.C. November 12-15, 2008 > > Call for Proposals and submissions form are now online; please see: > http://www.mcn.edu/conferences/index.asp?subkey=1240 > <blocked::http://www.mcn.edu/conferences/index.asp?subkey=1240> > > The MCN 2008 program committee wants YOU to submit your ideas for > papers, panels, case studies, workshops, roundtables, and poster > sessions for this year's annual conference. Join us in the nation's > capital for four days of targeted programming emphasizing the how-tos of > Information Technology as well as the "why-tos." Prospective presenters > are invited to submit proposals in any of the following areas, as well > as on other topics: > > Social Networking, Web 2.0 & Web 3.0 > Superior Content, Superior Delivery > Digital Readiness > Museum Information Standards > Issues of National Concern for Museums > Opportunities for Emerging Professionals > Leadership, Sustainability, Accountability > > If you've got an idea for a great panel or a workshop use the online > form http://www.mcn.edu/conferences/index.asp?subkey=1240 > <http://www.mcn.edu/conferences/index.asp?subkey=1240> to speed it our > way. Not quite sure if it's right for a panel or workshop? There are > other opportunities for presentation. If your museum or company is > working on a project that you would like to share with all the > delegates, opt for our new Case-Study showcase format or if there is a > topic you feel might be of national or international concern to > delegates at the conference submit that idea for one of our round-table > discussions. If you aren't quite sure whether your idea is ready for a > full paper or case study, you might like to introduce it at one of the > poster sessions held during a coffee break. Any and all ideas welcome. > > Online proposals will be accepted from March 3 to March 21, 2008. > http://www.mcn.edu/conferences/index.asp?subkey=1240 > <blocked::http://www.mcn.edu/conferences/index.asp?subkey=1240> > > If you have questions or need more information please contact: > Holly Witchey, MCN Program Chair 2008 > 216-707-2653 > hwitchey at clevelandart.org <blocked::mailto:hwitchey at clevelandart.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 >
