CFP: Re-Thinking Technology in Museums 2011: Emerging Experiences

CALL FOR PAPERS

 

Re-Thinking Technology in Museums 2011: Emerging Experiences

Hosted by the UL Interaction Design Centre and the Irish Museums Association

 

University of Limerick, Ireland

May 26-27, 2011

 

 

in 2005 "Re-Thinking Technology in Museums" brought together a group of academics and practitioners discussing novel ways of conceptualizing the museum experience in light of the presence of interactive technologies. The second edition of this conference on the theme of “Emerging Experience” will further the discussion on novel approaches for understanding people’s experiences in museums and galleries, and for designing interactive technologies to support these experiences.

In recent years, the increased presence of mobile smart appliances such as smart phones, and the growth of social media and social networks have impacted on the strategies deployed by museums and exhibition sites to invite, engage and connect with visitors and stakeholders.
It’s important to reflect on how museums/galleries and visitors have been affected from an experiential point of view: what have museums and galleries become? And what about the role of visitors? How are meaningful and rewarding experiences emerging in this context?

 

"Re-Thinking Technology in Museums 2011" invites submissions discussing:

• Conceptual approaches to studying the experiential qualities of visits (such as social interaction, development of a sense of place, learning and critical reflection);
• Descriptions of methodological approaches for understanding visitors’ experience;
• Case studies describing museum’s staff experiences in understanding and supporting visitors by means of technology;
• Case studies describing the design of interactive (low-tech and high-tech) exhibitions, and the deployment of other IT tools such as social media;
• Case studies describing the development of educational workshops and/or installations in museums and galleries aided by interactive technologies.

We encourage social scientists, museum education and communication experts, curators, exhibition designers, interaction designers and computer scientists to submit a paper. 
We particularly welcome submissions from museum and gallery experts, describing their current practices in supporting visitors’ experiences and their concerns in supporting visitors’ engagement, interest and informal learning, as much as from researchers exploring the potential of new technologies and suggesting innovative designs.

The Conference will also include a workshop session hosted by the Irish Museums Association open to IMA members only (More details to be announced)

 

The conference papers will be published in a Book of Proceedings and also be made available on-line.

A selection of papers will be selected for possible inclusion in a journal special issue and, potentially, an edited book (we are currently negotiating with publishers).

 

Important Dates

February 15th, 2011

March 31st 2011

April 15th 2011

May 26th-27th 2011

 

 

Submission guidelines

Papers should be anonymized and submitted in either MS Word or PDF formats.

Papers should not exceed a maximum of 6,000 words. Shorter papers of around 3,000 words are also welcome.

Authors should use the template available at: http://www.idc.ul.ie/techmuseums11

 

Submissions should be made by email to: techmuseums11@gmail.com

All papers with be subject to blind peer review

 

For more information:

Queries should be directed to techmuseums11@gmail.com

Web: http://www.idc.ul.ie/techmuseums11/

Twitter: @techmuseums2011

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Re-Thinking-Technology-in-Museums-2011/157655174266141

 

Conference Committees
Conference Chair

• Luigina Ciolfi, Interaction Design Centre, University of Limerick, Ireland

Organising Committee

• Luigina Ciolfi, Mikael Fernström, Marc McLoughlin, Anne Murphy UL IDC
• Katherine Scott, Irish Museums Association

 

Webmaster and Technical Support

• Fabiano Pinatti, UL IDC

 

Program Committee

• Linda Ballard, Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, Northern Ireland
• Liam Bannon, University of Limerick, Ireland
• Kieran Burns, Number 29 Dublin and IMA, Ireland
• Luigina Ciolfi, University of Limerick, Ireland
• Brian Coates, University of Limerick, Ireland
• Eileen Coates, Independent Curator, Ireland
• Michael Cooke, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
• Patrick Cooke, University College Dublin, Ireland
• Brian Crowley, Pearse Museum and IMA, Ireland
• Vincenzo D’Andrea, University of Trento, Italy
• Lily Diaz, University of Art and Design Helsinki, Finland
• Maria Economou, University of the Aegean, Greece
• Mikael Fernström University of Limerick, Ireland
• Mike Fraser, University of Bristol, UK
• Areti Galani, Newcastle University, UK
• Elisa Giaccardi, Univ. Carlos III de Madrid, Spain
• Georgina Goodlander, Smithsonian American Art Museum, USA
• Halina Gottlieb, Interactive Institute, Sweden
• Paul Green, Cork Institute of Technology, Ireland
• Tony Hall, NUI Galway, Ireland
• Jon Hindmarsh, Kings College London, UK
• Eva Hornecker, University of Strathclyde, UK
• Tobie Kerridge, Goldsmiths University of London, UK
• Ann Light, Sheffield-Hallam University, UK
• Carlo Maiolini, Museo Tridentino di Scienze Naturali, Italy
• John McCarthy, University College Cork, Ireland
• Marc McLoughlin, University of Limerick, Ireland
• Annette Moloney Independent Curator, Ireland
• Helen Monaghan, National Gallery of Ireland
• Joan Nordbotten, University of Bergen, Norway
• Shaleph O’Neill, University of Dundee, UK
• Daniela Petrelli, University of Sheffield, UK
• Palmyre Pierroux, University of Oslo, Norway
• Pille Pruulmann-Vengerfeldt, University of Tartu, Estonia
• Elisa Rubegni, Universita’ della Svizzera Italiana, Switzerland
• Mariana Salgado, University of Art and Design Helsinki, Finland
• Dagny Stuedahl, University of Oslo, Norway
• Loic Tallon, Pocket-Proof, UK
• Michael Twidale, University of Illinois, USA
• Dirk vom Lehn, King’s College London, UK
• Kevin Walker, London Knowledge Lab, UK