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Access for All:
Integrating Cultural Heritage, Media and Technology
October 27-30, 1999
Wyndham Franklin Plaza Hotel
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
The conference includes:
Practical, hands-on pre-conference workshops
A three-day program of panels addressing the conference theme
A two-day exhibit hall showcasing commercial products
Special Interest Group Meetings
The MCN Silent Auction=21
The full program, registration and hotel information is available
from the MCN Web site at http://mcn.edu.
AIR FARES
The MCN has negotiated with American Airlines to provide substantial
discounts for MCN99 attendees. Please call American at
(800)-433-1790 and give them the MCN identification code - 20Oscer942.
HOTEL INFORMATION
To receive the group discount make your hotel reservations by
September 25, 1999. Be sure to identify yourself as a MCN conference
attendee. Room Rates are =24155 single or =24165 double occupancy. Call
(215) 448-2000 and make your reservations today=21
Wyndham Franklin Plaza Hotel
17th =26 Race Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 448-2000
Fax: (215) 448-2853
Toll-free Reservations: 800-801-0099
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
Wednesday, October 27, 1999
Half Day Workshops
Designing Educational Programs for Museums using Technology
Sarah Wilton Shor, Principal consultant, Obelisk, LLC
Building a Methodology to Evaluate your Web Site
John Chadwick, Ed.D., Research Associate, Institute for Learning
Innovation
Rapid Prototyping of Multimedia Applications in a Museum Setting
Slavko Milekic, Ph.D., Assoc. Prof. Of Cognitive Science =26 Digital
Interface Design, University of the Arts
Managing Those Donors=21 Patrons, Museum Patron Membership and
Developmental Management
Sharona Justman, Rubenstien/Justman Management Consultants
Gary Rubenstein, Rubenstien/Justman Management Consultants
Full Day Workshops
Digital Access to Cultural Heritage Resources: Implementing the
Dublin Core in Museums
Angela Spinazze, Acting Executive Director, CIMI, ATSPIN Consulting
Jay Hoffman, Managing Director, Gallery Systems
Strategic Information Management for Museums in the 21st Century
Jennifer Trant =26 David Bearman, Partners, Archives =26 Museum Informatics
Try this at Home: Strategies for Implementing Standards
Elisa Lanzi =26 Susanne Warren, Partners, Lanzi/Warren Associates
SATURDAY WORKSHOP
Implementing Technology in Museums: How to Jump on a fast-Moving Train
Susan Patterson, Manager of Information Services, St. Louis Art Museum
CONFERENCE PROGRAMS
Thursday, October 28-30, 1999
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Designing for the Dedicated Visitor and the Visit without Walls
Jamie McKenzie, Editor, =22From Now On - The Educational Technology
Journal=22
Designing Web Pages for the Hearing and Visually Impaired
Jim Angus, Manager of Information Technology and Web Development,
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
Distance Learning: Two Innovative Applications
Julie Bishop, Business Development Manager, NTT Multimedia
Communications Laboratories, Inc.
Yoichi Kato, Executive Director, Interactive Communications Group, NTT
Multimedia Communications Laboratories, Inc.
Data Standards and Anthropological Collections Management
Kevin De Vorsey, Analyst, Department of Anthropology,
American Museum of
Natural History
Debbie Schaefer-Jacob, Collections Documentation Specialist, National
Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Marlene Martin, Managing Editor, Human Relations Area Files, Inc.,
Electronic Publications
William Poe, Collections Information Manager, National Museum of the
American Indian, Smithsonian Institution
Preserving Electronic Data in the Museum
Fynnette Eaton, Director, Technical Services, Smithsonian Institution
Archives
How to Gain More Visibility: CHIN's New Version of the Guide to
Canadian Museums and Galleries
Kati Geber, Project Leader, Systems and Access, CHIN
Karen Neimanis, CHIN
Bonnie Szirtes, CHIN
Data Security - How Tight is your Data?
Sharona Justman, Operations Management, Rubenstein/Justman Management
Consultants
Gary Rubenstein, Information Technology, Rubenstein/Justman Management
Consultants
Christine Bostick, MIS Director, Oregon Historical Society
J. Mark Ferguson, Information Technology, Colonial Williamsburg
Foundation
Allison Green, VP, Systems Integration, Check Point Software
Technologies Ltd.
Knowledge Management
Sharona Justman, Operations Management, Rubenstein/Justman Management
Consultants
Christine Bostick, MIS Director, Oregon Historical Society
Brian Worobey, Vice President, Resources, Museum of Science, Boston
Leonard Steinbach, Vice President, Information Technology, Guggenheim
Museum
Gary Rubenstein, Information Technology, Rubenstein/Justman Management
Consultants
Intellectual Property Management
Amalyah Keshet, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Rina Elster Pantalony, Senior Policy Advisor, CHIN
Barry Szczesny, Esq., Assistant Director, Government and
Public Affairs,
American Association of Museums
Life After Bridgeman?: The Bridgeman vs. Corel Case and the Future
of Museum Images
Amalyah Keshet, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
The Reluctant Learner: Making New Technologies Attractive with Fresh
Approaches to Design and to Professional Development
Jamie McKenzie, Editor, =22From Now On - The Educational Technology
Journal=22
Flightdeck: Taking Off with the Private Sector
Victoria Dickenson, Director, McCord Museum of Canadian History
Andr=E9 Mercier, New Media Officer, National Museum of Aviation
Renald Fortier, Executive Producer, Discovery Channel Canada
Steven Hunt, Senior Producer, Discovery Channel Canada
Telecommunications Usage Policies in Museums
Sandy Moore, Network Administrator, Toledo Museum of Art
Christine Bostick, MIS Director, Oregon Historical Society
Danielle Rathier, Chief, Information Technology and Systems, National
Gallery of Canada
PACSCL, Collaborative Solutions to Collections Access
Eric Pumroy, Head, Special Collections, Bryn Mawr College Library
Allen Townsend, Librarian, Philadelphia Museum of Art
Ruth Hughes, Chief Cataloger and Systems Librarian, Library Company of
Philadelphia
Jeffrey Cohen, Director of Digital Media and Visual Resources Center,
Bryn Mawr College
Digital Art: From Cradle to Grave
Rick Rinehart, IS Manager and Education Technology Specialist, Berkeley
Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive, University of California, Berkeley
Shawn Brixey, Digital Media Art Faculty, University of California,
Berkeley
Carolyn P. Speranza, Research Fellow, Carnegie Mellon University
Finding Museum Resources on the Web: A Report on the CIMI Dublin
Core Metadata Test Project
Angela Spinazze, Acting Executive Director, CIMI, ATSPIN Consulting
Extending an Exhibition's Impact: Two Dynamic Approaches
Kevin Walker, Senior Software Designer, Exhibition's Department,
American Museum of Natural History
David Mickenburg, Director, Block Gallery, Northwestern University
Joseph Stein, Exhibition Software Designer, AMNH
James Stoop, Animator, AMNH
Innovations in Access
Susanne Warren, Partner, Lanzi/Warren Associates
Steven Kimbrough, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Judy Gradwohl, Director, Smithsonian Without Walls
Donald H. Sanders, President, Learning Sites, Inc.
Kids, Museums and Technology: New Media to Enhance Field Experiences
Tina Littlejohn, Trails Project Director, Kansas City, MO Schools
Shirley Baxter, National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center
Connie Gray, Trails Project Materials Liaison
About the MCN Organization
The Museum Computer Network is a not-for-profit, international
organization committed to fostering the cultural aims of museums
through the application of computer technology. Founded in 1972, MCN
serves professionals and institutions who wish to develop,
manage, and convey museum information through the use of automation.
It supports cooperative efforts that enable museums to play
a more effective role in creating and disseminating cultural and
scientific knowledge as represented by their collections and related
documentation.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
MCN Membership Office
1550 S. Coast Hwy, Suite 201
Laguna Beach, CA 92651 USA
(877) 626-3800
(949) 376-3456 Fax
membership=40mcn.edu
Fred Droz
Museum Computer Network
1550 S. Coast Hwy., Suite 201
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Phone: (877) 626-3800, ext. 215
Fax: (949) 376-3456
Email address: fdroz=40mcn.edu
MCN Web Site: http://www.mcn.edu
