Museums and the Web

An annual conference exploring the social, cultural, design, technological, economic, and organizational issues of culture, science and heritage on-line.

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Welcome Reception – Franklin Institute Museum

Type: 
Social
Date & Time: 
Apr 6 2011 - 6:00pm
Location: 
offsite

Required fields are marked with a red asterisk (*).

One complementary ticket to each reception is include with Full Conference Registration

A confirmation of your registration will be sent to your email address. Please print it out and bring it to the conference.

You will not receive registration confirmation by regular mail.

If you do not receive your confirmation today, please contact us.

Archives & Museum Informatics EIN: 77-0708617; GST / BN 887978914

Description

The Franklin Institute Museum reception provides a great opportunity to reconnect with old friends and make some new contacts while enjoying hors d'oeuvres and a selection of wines and beers. 

Mobiles Inside Museums - FULL

Type: 
Workshop
Tech Level: 
We'll address both the busines and technical questions
Date & Time: 
Apr 6 2011 - 1:30pm
Location: 
Washington B

Required fields are marked with a red asterisk (*).

Workshops on Wednesday require separate registration. All workshops include lunch.

A confirmation of your registration will be sent to your email address. Please print it out and bring it to the conference.

You will not receive registration confirmation by regular mail.

If you do not receive your confirmation today, please contact us.

Archives & Museum Informatics EIN: 77-0708617; GST / BN 887978914

Description

We'll examine processes to identify visitors’ navigation and interpretation needs, and develop and deploy dynamic wayfinding, mapping, tours and visitor guides. ...

This workshop is now full.

eBooks for Museums

Type: 
Workshop
Tech Level: 
No prior knowledge, but a willingness to work hands on with digital content
Date & Time: 
Apr 6 2011 - 1:30pm
Location: 
Washington A

Required fields are marked with a red asterisk (*).

Workshops on Wednesday require separate registration. All workshops include lunch.

A confirmation of your registration will be sent to your email address. Please print it out and bring it to the conference.

You will not receive registration confirmation by regular mail.

If you do not receive your confirmation today, please contact us.

Archives & Museum Informatics EIN: 77-0708617; GST / BN 887978914

Description

Following an overview of the e-book industry, and a look at the few approaches being explored in museums today, we'll dive into e-books by creating one from start to finish in this half-day workshop. ...

OpenExhibits Tools Bootcamp

Type: 
Workshop
Tech Level: 
Developers: we'll do some Actionscript programming
Date & Time: 
Apr 6 2011 - 1:30pm
Location: 
Washington C

Required fields are marked with a red asterisk (*).

Workshops on Wednesday require separate registration. All workshops include lunch.

A confirmation of your registration will be sent to your email address. Please print it out and bring it to the conference.

You will not receive registration confirmation by regular mail.

If you do not receive your confirmation today, please contact us.

Archives & Museum Informatics EIN: 77-0708617; GST / BN 887978914

Description

Open Exhibits (www.openexhibits.org) is a National Science Foundation-funded initiative to develop a library of free and open multitouch-enabled software modules for exhibit development.  Built using the popular Adobe Flash and Flex authoring tools, museum professionals can create multitouch and multiuser exhibits more easily.  In this half-day workshop, you'll learn how to get started

Bringing Visitors into Design

Type: 
Workshop
Tech Level: 
No specialized technical skills needed
Date & Time: 
Apr 6 2011 - 1:30pm
Location: 
Commonwealth A2

Required fields are marked with a red asterisk (*).

Workshops on Wednesday require separate registration. All workshops include lunch.

A confirmation of your registration will be sent to your email address. Please print it out and bring it to the conference.

You will not receive registration confirmation by regular mail.

If you do not receive your confirmation today, please contact us.

Archives & Museum Informatics EIN: 77-0708617; GST / BN 887978914

Description

In this half-day workshop we'll explore three fun methods for involving your museum visitors at the conceptual design phase ...

Mobile 'Untours' - FULL

Type: 
Workshop
Tech Level: 
We'll be focusing on content and experience design
Date & Time: 
Apr 6 2011 - 1:30pm
Location: 
Commonwealth A1

Required fields are marked with a red asterisk (*).

Workshops on Wednesday require separate registration. All workshops include lunch.

A confirmation of your registration will be sent to your email address. Please print it out and bring it to the conference.

You will not receive registration confirmation by regular mail.

If you do not receive your confirmation today, please contact us.

Archives & Museum Informatics EIN: 77-0708617; GST / BN 887978914

Description

This workshop is designed to get us thinking "outside the audio tour box" to devise radical new approaches to mobile experiences for museum audiences. ...

This workshop is now full.

Social Media Planning - FULL

Type: 
Workshop
Theme: 
morning
Tech Level: 
No specialized technical skills needed
Date & Time: 
Apr 6 2011 - 9:00am
Location: 
Adams

Required fields are marked with a red asterisk (*).

Workshops on Wednesday require separate registration. All workshops include lunch.

A confirmation of your registration will be sent to your email address. Please print it out and bring it to the conference.

You will not receive registration confirmation by regular mail.

If you do not receive your confirmation today, please contact us.

Archives & Museum Informatics EIN: 77-0708617; GST / BN 887978914

Description

This workshop is designed to to help guide participants in developing actionable social media strategies for their respective institutions, building from a range of case studies, peer best practices, and hot-off-the-press audience research. ...

This workshop is now full.

DrupalCamp

Type: 
Workshop
Tech Level: 
Somewhat technical; server access required
Date & Time: 
Apr 6 2011 - 9:00am
Location: 
Anthony

Required fields are marked with a red asterisk (*).

Workshops on Wednesday require separate registration. All workshops include lunch.

A confirmation of your registration will be sent to your email address. Please print it out and bring it to the conference.

You will not receive registration confirmation by regular mail.

If you do not receive your confirmation today, please contact us.

Archives & Museum Informatics EIN: 77-0708617; GST / BN 887978914

Description

The Drupal Content Management System (CMS) is free and open source software used for building highly flexible, interactive, and feature-rich websites. This workshop will be conducted using a familiar “DrupalCamp” style, containing 6 mini-sessions covering a number of topics. Intended for a technical audience, including webmasters, programmers, system admins, front-end (UI) developers, and CTOs, attendees will walk away with a solid understanding of the principles used to build scalable Drupal-powered websites. ...

Augmented Reality and Storytelling - FULL

Type: 
Workshop
Tech Level: 
No prior knowledge; willingness to work hands on; Bring your laptop / Android / iPhone
Date & Time: 
Apr 6 2011 - 9:00am
Location: 
Washington A

Required fields are marked with a red asterisk (*).

Workshops on Wednesday require separate registration. All workshops include lunch.

A confirmation of your registration will be sent to your email address. Please print it out and bring it to the conference.

You will not receive registration confirmation by regular mail.

If you do not receive your confirmation today, please contact us.

Archives & Museum Informatics EIN: 77-0708617; GST / BN 887978914

Description

This workshop is now full.

The newest AR technology on your smartphone (for example: Layar) makes it possible to take your museum collection out of the digital database and reposition it on all possible locations in the urban realm. The dialogue between the virtual artifact and the real place poses new demands on our storytelling ...

Designing Games

Type: 
Workshop
Tech Level: 
No specialized technical skills needed
Date & Time: 
Apr 6 2011 - 9:00am
Location: 
Washington B

Required fields are marked with a red asterisk (*).

Workshops on Wednesday require separate registration. All workshops include lunch.

A confirmation of your registration will be sent to your email address. Please print it out and bring it to the conference.

You will not receive registration confirmation by regular mail.

If you do not receive your confirmation today, please contact us.

Archives & Museum Informatics EIN: 77-0708617; GST / BN 887978914

Description

This workshop focuses on a handful of game mechanics that help us move from the kinds of "game-like" interactives commonly found on museum Web sites into the realm of true games. With a firm understanding of these mechanics, we can design online games that incorporate our content and create compelling, even addicting learning experiences for our audiences.

Web Analytics: Part Two – Going deeper with Google Analytics

Type: 
Workshop
Tech Level: 
Somewhat technical; Web server access required to install Analytics code
Date & Time: 
Apr 6 2011 - 1:30pm
Location: 
Tubman

Required fields are marked with a red asterisk (*).

Workshops on Wednesday require separate registration. All workshops include lunch.

A confirmation of your registration will be sent to your email address. Please print it out and bring it to the conference.

You will not receive registration confirmation by regular mail.

If you do not receive your confirmation today, please contact us.

Archives & Museum Informatics EIN: 77-0708617; GST / BN 887978914

Description

Web analytics are an essential skill for every museum web developer and content producer. With the new complexities of a 'web presence' rather than just a 'web site', museum professionals need more than ever the ability to measure and track visitors so as to both improve their products and content, as well as demonstrate value to managers, directors and funders. ...

Web Analytics: Part One – The why and how of measuring and tracking online visitors

Type: 
Workshop
Tech Level: 
basic
Date & Time: 
Apr 6 2011 - 9:00am
Location: 
Tubman

Required fields are marked with a red asterisk (*).

Workshops on Wednesday require separate registration. All workshops include lunch.

A confirmation of your registration will be sent to your email address. Please print it out and bring it to the conference.

You will not receive registration confirmation by regular mail.

If you do not receive your confirmation today, please contact us.

Archives & Museum Informatics EIN: 77-0708617; GST / BN 887978914

Description

Web analytics are an essential skill for every museum web developer and content producer. With the new complexities of a 'web presence' rather than just a 'web site', museum professionals need more than ever the ability to measure and track visitors so as to both improve their products and content, as well as demonstrate value to managers, directors and funders. ...

Multi-touch and multi-user design - FULL

Type: 
Workshop
Theme: 
morning
Tech Level: 
No specialized technical skills needed
Date & Time: 
Apr 6 2011 - 9:00am
Location: 
Washington C

Required fields are marked with a red asterisk (*).

Workshops on Wednesday require separate registration. All workshops include lunch.

A confirmation of your registration will be sent to your email address. Please print it out and bring it to the conference.

You will not receive registration confirmation by regular mail.

If you do not receive your confirmation today, please contact us.

Archives & Museum Informatics EIN: 77-0708617; GST / BN 887978914

Description

Multitouch and multiuser exhibits are changing the ways in which visitors interact with computer-based exhibits in museums. This half-day workshop will explore the technology and design aspects of multitouch, multiuser exhibit development. ...

This workshop is now full.

Designing Activity to Encourage Online Engagement

Type: 
Workshop
Tech Level: 
no prior technical knowledge required
Date & Time: 
Apr 6 2011 - 9:00am
Location: 
Commonwealth A2

Required fields are marked with a red asterisk (*).

Workshops on Wednesday require separate registration. All workshops include lunch.

A confirmation of your registration will be sent to your email address. Please print it out and bring it to the conference.

You will not receive registration confirmation by regular mail.

If you do not receive your confirmation today, please contact us.

Archives & Museum Informatics EIN: 77-0708617; GST / BN 887978914

Description

This half-day workshop is for people who want to set up online activities for their visitors for the first time or who have some experience of doing this but want to expand or deepen their work. It will focus on the design of activities and not the technology.

Mobile Strategies & Business Models - FULL

Type: 
Workshop
Tech Level: 
No specialized technical skills needed
Date & Time: 
Apr 6 2011 - 9:00am
Location: 
Commonwealth A1

Required fields are marked with a red asterisk (*).

Workshops on Wednesday require separate registration. All workshops include lunch.

A confirmation of your registration will be sent to your email address. Please print it out and bring it to the conference.

You will not receive registration confirmation by regular mail.

If you do not receive your confirmation today, please contact us.

Archives & Museum Informatics EIN: 77-0708617; GST / BN 887978914

Description

This workshop takes the position that, “You don’t need A mobile strategy; you need mobile to be part of THE strategy.” ...

This workshop is now full.