Dear Colleague, We are delighted to announce that we have launched the *Museums and the Web Asia 2013* website and opened the call for proposals for our 2nd Hong Kong conference which will be held Dec 9-12, 2013 at the Sheraton Hong Kong Hotel and Towers! http://mwa2013.museumsandtheweb.com
*You can submit a proposal here:* http://mwa2013.museumsandtheweb.com/submit-proposal/ *There are many ways to participate in Museums and the Web Asia:* *Deadline 30 June*: - *Offer a Pre-conference Workshop*: Are you an expert in your field? Share your expertise by leading a half-day or full-day pre-conference workshop! Workshops are held the day before the conference begins and workshop leaders are compensated for their teaching. No written paper is required. - *Present a Formal Paper*: Share your leading work in the field through a written paper (required, up to 5,000 words) and an oral presentation in a conference session (approx. 20 min. plus discussion). All formal papers are published on the Museums and the Web site, and selected papers are published in the eBook and printed proceedings of the conference. - *Teach a How-to Session* (a one-hour workshop): You have one hour to demonstrate and teach a practical skill or best practices for a museum topic. A written version of your session (required, up to 2,500 words) will be published on the Museums and the Web site to serve as an on-going reference both for attendees of your session and others. *Deadline 31 July:* - *Demonstrate* your project and explain the designs and the decisions that went into it to colleagues in an exhibit-booth setting. Demonstrations are only open to museum professionals and projects created in a non-profit environment. Commercial organizations are invited to demonstrate their products and projects in Exhibitor Insights. - Give a Lightning Talk, Pecha Kucha-style, in a 1.5 hour session that includes 6 lightning talks of 7 minutes each plus plenty of time for questions and discussion. Slides and recordings of the lightning talks will be published online, and presenters are invited to blog about their topics (up to 1,000 words) on the MWA site. *Deadline 31 October:* - Exhibit your commercial products and services in the Exhibit Hall (we have a very limited amount of slots for this and space will be assigned first come first serve) and as an exhibitor and vendor to museums, share your Exhibitor Insights on recent projects, new commercial products and best practices learned from working with organizations across the museum field and beyond. We are looking for engaging and innovative formats for the Exhibitor Insights, including ?pechu kucha? style ?parades? (see, for example, the MW2013 Mobile Parade), short workshops, and expert panels: send us suggestions for your presentation! *During the Conference:* - Participate in a ?Birds of a Feather? round-table: lead the discussion or dip into several while enjoying breakfast with colleagues. Topics are proposed by participants during the MWA conference in the run-up to the breakfast. - Be there: the best part of MWA is always meeting informally with some of the most creative and innovative museum professionals from around the world and enjoying the warmth and generosity of this community. Join us! *Local tours? Performances? Hack-a-thons? Maker Faires? Other interactions or services? *Propose any other format of participation + explain how it works. We?re open to new ideas. Submit your proposal here: http://mwa2013.museumsandtheweb.com/submit-proposal/ Please help us spread the word and help us recruit the best presenters and projects in Asia. We'll be adding more sections to the website over time, and welcome any suggestions or questions you have that might help us improve the information online as we build it out. Many thanks for your help! We look forward to seeing you in Hong Kong! Rich & Nancy Rich Cherry & Nancy Proctor Co-chairs, Museums and the Web Asia www.museumsandtheweb.com
