Big news indeed!!! Museums and the Web played an important role in my professional development over the years and many of us are grateful for the work that you and David have done for us as individuals and for the field at large. My first MCN was the joint MCN/ICHIM conference in San Diego in 1995. I was a wannabe multimedia guy at the Freer/Sackler and I came out to San Diego with three colleagues to see what all this technology stuff was all about. The integrity of the proceedings and the collegiality and curiosity of the attendees had a profound impact on all of us.
Thank you Jennifer and David - - and thanks to Rich, Nancy, Titus, and Hiroko for agreeing to carry the ball forward. ;) -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of J. Trant Sent: Monday, September 12, 2011 12:01 PM To: mcn-l; Museums Computer Group Subject: [MCN-L] Museums and the Web: Next Steps [sorry if you get this more than once; please share it with others who have an interest.] When we held the first Museums and the Web in 1997, none of us were sure how the Web would develop, or what technologies would be most interesting to museums in the future. We certainly didn't anticipate the close community that would develop around the conference, sustaining itself in various ways online between annual get-togethers. Your knowledge and generosity is unique and amazing; it has made Museums and the Web the international conference for culture and heritage online. But after fifteen years, it's time for us to step back from the day-to- day management of Museums and the Web. We both recognize the importance of MW to the community, and care deeply about the persistence of its legacy (including the online archive of papers going back to 1997). So it's taken some time to work out our next steps. We've agreed with Rich Cherry, Nancy Proctor, Titus Bicknell and Hiroko Kusano that they will manage MW2012 in San Diego, with our help. Rich Cherry and Nancy Proctor will serve as Co-Chairs of Museums and the Web 2012; David and jennifer will remain regular members of the Program Committee. The overall shape and focus of the meeting will not change. We're looking forward to how Museums and the Web will develop in these capable hands, and thank everyone for their faith and trust in us over the past fifteen years. In the next months, we're sure there will be changes as Rich, Nancy, Titus and Hiroko put their many ideas into practice. We are sure you'll join us in giving them your full help and support. jennifer + David [or is that David + jennifer] To stay informed about MW2012, please join the conference community at http://conference.archimuse.com thanks! - - - - - - - - - - - J. Trant Partner & Principal Consultant, Archives & Museum Informatics 158 Lee Ave, Toronto, Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada jtrant at archimuse.com | phone: +1 416 691 2516 | fax: +1 416 352 6025 | http://www.archimuse.com | twitter: @museweb - - - - - - - - - - - _______________________________________________ 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/
