IP SIG: Fwd: Lessig gets whacked in Forbes

2004-05-17 Thread amalyah keshet
"I suspect the Mies van der Rohe estate won't sue me for saying it's clearer than ever that when it comes to copyright law, Lessig is Moron." Let's Have Less Of Lessig by Stephen Manes Forbes.com http://www.forbes.com/2004/04/02/cz_sm_0402manes.html   First prize in the play-on-words category.

2005 VRA Conference Proposal Deadline May 28th

2004-05-17 Thread Sheryl L. Brittig
Please excuse duplication in cross-posting The deadline to submit proposals for the 2005 Visual Resources Association's Annual Conference in Miami Beach, Florida is May 28, 2004. The Visual Resources Association is a multi-disciplinary community of image management professionals working in ed

Re: SIG for small museums?

2004-05-17 Thread Richard Urban
Title: Message Hi all,   I think a Small Museum SIG is a great idea.  I'd suggest that it be a SIG focused on the "technology issues IN small/medium institutions" rather than limiting to "people FROM small/medium institutions."  I think it could be a good forum to find out what the other SI

Re: SIG for small museums?

2004-05-17 Thread Misunas, Marla
Title: RE: SIG for small museums? I agree with David regarding the size of a small museum for SIG membership—I think potential SIG members should be able to self-identify regardless of their budgets or number of staff.  As Bob implies, there are lots of ways to slice the definition.  The i

Re: SIG for small museums?

2004-05-17 Thread Robert Hole
Title: RE: SIG for small museums? I'd REALLY like to join this kind of SIG, even though my instititution is "mid-size" by most standards. Technologically we're definately a small museum.   Bob Hole, Jr.Exhibits SupervisorLindsay Wildlife Museum1931 First Ave, Walnut Creek, CAwww.wildlife-m

Re: SIG for small museums?

2004-05-17 Thread Farrell, David
Title: RE: SIG for small museums? Hi Rob et al,   It could be that many MCN members who are staff at small museums may not be subscribers to this list serve so a better gauge of support may be to hold a meeting at the conference. I will compile a list of names and send out another messag

Re: SIG for small museums?

2004-05-17 Thread Ann Sinfield
This sounds like a great idea. Does anyone have ideas about how a small/medium size museum could be defined? By collection size? Budget or number of staff? __ Ann Sinfield Assistant Registrar University of Michigan Museum of Art On May 17, 2004, at 10:18 AM,

Re: SIG for small museums?

2004-05-17 Thread Rob Lancefield
Title: RE: SIG for small museums? Hi all, This does sound like a great idea for a new SIG--I'd join in a minute! David, might you be up for pulling together a meeting in Minneapolis (coordinating logistics with Marla) and in gathering names of interested MCN members in advance? If there's enou