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MCN CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Annual Museum Computer Network Conference
                      Philadelphia, PA
                   October 27-30, 1999

And Access for All: Integrating Cultural Heritage, Media, and Technology

DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS FOR SESSIONS AND WORKSHOPS: MARCH 31, 1999

Museums are on the verge of delivering on the promise that new media and
technology will bring
their resources out of the storerooms and galleries to an ever-expanding
global audience.  this
conference explores how cultural heritage institutions are succeeding in
forging a more perfect
union between their traditional missions and new ways to communicate.
MCN '99 offers a broad
overview of opportunities, workshops for in-depth learning, and the
chance to meet the people
who are creating and managing the most innovative projects and
discussing the most interesting
new ideas.  Special emphasis will be placed on new media initiatives,
information integration,
knowledge management, and organizational and cultural change, as we
explore the confluence of
information, technology, and media in today's evolving museums and
cultural institutions.
MCN'99 is for everyone interested in using new technologies and media to
help us all better
understand and appreciate cultural heritage collections.

Proposals may address ideas and issues in any area of computing relating
to museums or
cultural heritage.
Please check the categories that best describe the subject of this
proposal:
__Administration __Cataloguing & description __Collections management
__Conservation
__Disciplinary computing (Art, Humanities, Sci.)
__Educational programs __Events management
__Exhibits __Facilities design and management  __Fundraising &
development __Imaging
__Membership  __Multimedia  __Networks & integrated systems __Photo
services & image rights
__Professional development  __Publications  __Standards  __Systems
administration
__Technologies & research  __User services & training  __Other (Please
specify__________________)

Level of technical knowledge of intended audience:  __Beginning
__Intermediate __Advanced

This is a proposal for a:  __Presentation/paper (specify length in
minutes:  ___)  __Panel (90
min.) __full-day workshop  __Half-day workshop  __Other (Specify:
_______________)

Title:

Proposal submitted by:
(Provide name, title, institution, full mailing address, phone, fax, and
e-mail)

Description:  Summarize the relevance of the topic, the content to be
covered, and the subjects
to be addressed by individual speakers.

Goals:  Express how the intended audience will benefit from the
presentation.

Participants:  List, the name, title, institution, address, phone, fax,
and e-mail address of
each speaker or panelist, and indicate whether their participation is
confirmed or proposed.
For panels, indicate which participant is the chair.

A/V and information technology requirements for session:

Proposals should be directed to:

Julie Link Haifley, MCN'99 Program Chair
National Museum of African Art
950 Independence Ave., SW
Washington, DC 20560-0708
Tel: (202) 357-4600, ext. 240
Fax: (202) 357-4879
E-mail: <a href="/scripts/wa.exe?LOGON=A3%3Dind9902%26L%3DARLIS-L%26E%3D7bit7BIT7BIT%26P%3D35834%26B%3D--%26T%3Dtext%252FplainTEXT%252FPLAINTEXT%252FPLAIN%3B%2520charset%3DUS-ASCII%26pending%3D" target="_parent" >[log in to unmask]</a>

For more conference information, see the MCN website at:
http://www.mcn.edu

______________________________
ELISA LANZI
Lanzi/Warren Associates
Box 1046  Bennington, VT 05201
802.442.1570  <a href="/scripts/wa.exe?LOGON=A3%3Dind9902%26L%3DARLIS-L%26E%3D7bit7BIT7BIT%26P%3D35834%26B%3D--%26T%3Dtext%252FplainTEXT%252FPLAINTEXT%252FPLAIN%3B%2520charset%3DUS-ASCII%26pending%3D" target="_parent" >[log in to unmask]</a>
http://www.together.net/~elanzi
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author of "Introduction to Vocabularies"
http://www.gii.getty.edu/intro_vocabularies/