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CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT

MUSEUMS AND THE WEB
MARCH 16-19, 1997
OMNI LOS ANGELES HOTEL & CENTRE
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

Organized by Archives & Museum Informatics

(This message has two parts: Expression of Interest and Call for Papers)

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EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

It has only been a short three years since the appearance of the first
museum web sites. Today there are hundreds of museums with a presence on the
World Wide Web. The nature and purpose of these sites varies greatly and we
believe that museums have much to learn from each other and from developers
who have been using the Web for other applications.

To provide an opportunity for learning, Archives & Museum Informatics will
host the FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE DEVOTED EXCLUSIVELY TO MUSEUMS AND
THE WEB, to be held March 16-19, 1997 at the Omni Los Angeles Hotel &
Centre, Los Angeles, California.

If you would like to be kept informed of the program as it develops, or
learn more about opportunities to exhibit or speak, please complete the form
below and fax or email it to us.

Name:
Title:
Institution:
Department:
Street Address:
City/Postal Code/Country:
Phone:
Fax:
E-mail:
URL:

Send me more information. I am interested in:
   Attending /  /     Exhibiting /  /     Sponsoring  /  /

* Proposals will be selected based on their quality and attention to topics
of interest to you. Tell us what you most want to know about Museums and the
Web:



* We will offer half and one day workshops before the conference. Tell us
about topics of special interest to you and/or instructors from whom you
have taken exceptionally valuable workshops in this area:



* We will host continental breakfasts for groups with common interests to
get together and share ideas. Tell us the types of Special Interest Groups
you would be interested participating in:


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CALL FOR PAPERS

PROPOSALS ARE BEING ACCEPTED UNTIL NOVEMBER 30, 1996 TO:
- Present a paper;
- Organize a session (2-4 speakers); or
- Teach a workshop (1/2 or full day).

PROPOSALS SHOULD INCLUDE:
- The title of the proposed event and an abstract which clearly
states the specific contribution it will make;
- Full identification of the presenter(s), including title,
institution, postal address, phone, fax, email, and URL.

Proposals will be reviewed by the conference advisory committee and
participants will be notified of acceptance by December 15, 1996. Accepted
papers will be published (on the WWW and/or in print) and abstracts will be
made available through the conference Web site in January 1997.

TOPICS MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE DEFINITELY NOT LIMITED TO:
I. Applications of Web Technology
- Educational Programming: K-12 Outreach on the Web.
- The Museum Digital Community: Electronic Volunteers, Virtual
  Members, Remote Audiences.
- Professional Resources on the Web: Web Peers, Virtual Support
  Networks, Professional Organizations, etc.
- Museum Public Relations via an Institutional Web Site.
- Museum Exhibitions on the Web.
- Higher Education and Museums on the Web.
- Income Producing Activity and the Web.
- Imagebases, Multimedia, and Publishing.
- The Concept of the "Museum" in the Digital Age

II. Organizing for the Networked Society
- Staffing, Training, and Professional Development.
- Budgeting, Managing, and Maintaining a Web Presence.
- Museum Intranets - Leveraging the Technology for In-house
  Benefits.
- Consortia, National, and International Projects.
- New Technologies & Opportunities for the Near Future.
- Standards, Architectures, and Long-term Strategies.
- Design Issues: User Interfaces, Navigational Aids, and Site
  Structure.
- Copyright and Licensing: Protecting and Providing Museum
  Property.
- Access & Accessibility: Resource Discovery, Metadata, and Domain
  Naming.

SEND PROPOSALS BY NOVEMBER 30, 1996 TO:
David Bearman, Conference Chair, [log in to unmask]
or fax them to Archives & Museum Informatics at 412-683-7366