Great idea. Let's see, the IP SIG could organize a basket of unlicensed, infringing, action hero video clip file-shared downloads...
Amalyah (first to bid on that Guiness!) At 16:33 18/10/2006, you wrote: >Rob and fellow MCN'ers, > >Our VRA colleagues have a unique way of getting some really good >items into their auction: their regional groups put together >"packets" or "baskets" of things from their region -- local foods, >museum gear, goofy items, etc. Some of these baskets have been >really wonderful, creative combinations and the competition for them >has been fierce. > >SInce ideas can be appropriated without violating any IP laws, and >with full credit given to our creative VRA colleagues, I offer the >following gentle suggestion: maybe MCN's various SIGs and regional >groups could put together group contributions? How about some wine >from the California SIG? Salmon from the Pacific Northwest SIG? >Shamrocks (or maybe Guinness) from UK/Ireland SIG? Panic buttons >from the IT SIG? > >Diane > > > >Hello again, everyone: > > > >MCN's Pasadena conference is drawing closer, and so is our Silent > >Auction. The 2006 auction will be held at the reception on Friday, > >November 10th--three weeks from this Friday! > > > >For many years, your generous contributions to this annual event have > >helped our nonprofit organization offer the programs and resources we > >all find so useful. As announced in the preceding auction reminder, > >we're delighted to note that all proceeds from this event will fund > >conference scholarships, which the MCN Board instituted for the > >Pasadena conference using 2005 auction income. All earnings from the > >2006 auction will fund scholarships for MCN 2007. > > > >It's never too soon dream up novel (or truly excessive...) donations > >and stash them away to carry to Pasadena, where donations will be > >gratefully accepted in person. Items of any sort--new or old, > >seriously useful or happily useless--that may be attractive to > >bidders and carried by airline passengers are encouraged. Exhibition > >catalogs are always popular. Equally great are museum bags, clothing, > >and other souvenirs. Donations need not be tangible things--some > >popular lots have offered free services or special half-price > >registration for professional events. I'd say "think outside the > >box," but in fact there is no box! > > > >Donations may be dropped off at the conference desk when you > >register. Auction volunteers also are needed. If you'd like to help, > >please email me off-list at <rlancefield at wesleyan.edu>. > > > >http://www.mcn.edu/conferences/index.asp?subkey=1233 has more details > >regarding the Friday reception and a wide range of other MCN 2006 > >conference events. > > > >See you in Pasadena! > > > >Rob (chair, MCN Silent Auction 2006) > > > >-- > >_________________________________________________________________ > >Rob Lancefield rlancefield at wesleyan.edu > >Manager of Museum Information Services / Registrar of Collections > >Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University www.wesleyan.edu/dac > >301 High Street, Middletown CT 06459 USA tel. 860.685.2965 > >Board of Directors, Museum Computer Network www.mcn.edu > >_______________________________________________ > >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 > > >-- >Diane M. Zorich >113 Gallup Road >Princeton, NJ 08542 USA >Voice: 609-252-1606 >Fax: 609-252-1607 >Email: dzorich at mindspring.com >_______________________________________________ >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 Amalyah Keshet Head of Image Resources & Copyright Management The Israel Museum, Jerusalem Tel +972-2-670-8874 Fax +972-2-670-8064
