----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Apologies for any duplication; please forward as appropriate... CALL FOR PARTICIPATION Museums and the Web 2000 April 16-19, 2000 Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA http://www.archimuse.com/mw2000/ You are invited to participate in Museums and the Web 2000! Deliver a paper, host an on-line activity, make a demonstration, or present a workshop that highlights your work with cultural heritage online at this annual conference. MW2000 will be held April 16-19, 2000 at the Hyatt Regency, Minneapolis, Minnesota. This meeting will bring together professionals working to enliven the delivery of culture and heritage online. Plan to participate in the in-depth analysis of issues and lively, practical exchange of ideas and strategies for building cultural web sites. Proposals are due November 15, 1999. Proposed activities, papers and workshops must address web-related issues for museums, archives, libraries and other cultural heritage institutions or their audiences. Submit your proposal using our online form at http://www.archimuse.com/mw2000/ MW 2000 proposals will be reviewed by the international program committee; speakers are selected based on the quality of their proposal, their previous work and the recommendations of their peers. Selected speakers will be notified by December 15, 1999. Speakers must write full papers for the Conference Proceedings. These are due February 15, 2000. Demonstrators may write papers, also due February 15, 2000. Printed proceedings containing selected papers will be distributed at the meeting. All submissions will also be available online. Many of the papers (and all the abstracts) from Museums and the Web 1997- 999 are available online, linked from http://www.archimuse.com/mw.html Proposed Topics --------------- Questions of interest to the international attendees of Museums and the Web include: Social Issues Applications of the Web by Museums Web Publication of Content Developed with/by/from Museums Use of Museum Webs in Schools and Education Collaboration and Cooperation in Website Development Evaluation Organizational Challenges Internal Management of a Web Presence Multi-Institutional Ventures Sales, Advertising and Editorial Control Contracting Out Management Issues and Strategy Technical Approaches Database Publishing Multi-media online and museum webcasting New standards, protocols and tools for site development Maintenance Strategies Interface design and beyond Proposal Deadlines ------------------ * Proposals for papers will be accepted until November 15, 1999 * Proposals for demonstrations (showing features of a site without an explicit thesis) will be accepted until February 15, 2000 Paper proposals must include: - Full identification of the presenter(s), including name, job title, institution, address, phone, fax, email, and URL - The title of the proposed paper - An abstract clearly stating the specific thesis of the paper - AV Requirements for presentation Demonstration proposals must include: - Full identification of the presenter(s), including name, job title, institution, address, phone, fax, email, and URL - The title of the proposed paper - An abstract clearly stating the value of the demonstration - AV Requirements for presentation Workshop proposals must include: - Full identification of the instructor(s), including name, job title, address, phone, fax, email, and URL. - A syllabus outlining the content to be presented and learning objectives for the workshop - Dates and places where this workshop has been previously presented - Proposed contract terms - AV Requirements for presentation Submit Your Proposal -------------------- * Online (preferred) using our submission form at http://www.archimuse.com/mw2000/ * By email, to [log in to unmask] [If you must send hardcopy, fax to Archives & Museum Informatics at +1 412-422 8594] Best of the Web 2000 -------------------- The MW2000 Best of the Web contest will open November 15, 1999. Nominations will be accepted, through an online form linked from http://www.archimuse.com/mw2000/ between November 15, 1999 and February 15, 2000. Nominated sites will be peer-reviewed by a panel of judges, who will make the awards. We look forward to seeing you in Minneapolis! ________ J. Trant and D. Bearman [log in to unmask] Co-Chairs, Museums and the Web Minneapolis, Minnesota Archives & Museum Informatics April 16-19 1999 2008 Murray Ave, Suite D http://www.archimuse.com/mw2000/ Pittsburgh, PA 15217 phone +1 412 422 8530 USA fax +1 412 422 8594 ________