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mda conference 2000 is to take place in Newcastle 6th to 8th September 2000
An update of the full conference programme is now available on
www.mda.org.uk/conference
An edited version follows
Clicks & Mortar: Building Cultural Spaces for the 21st Century
Assessing the impact of the newest technologies in museums, libraries and
archives, the main part of the conference will be 6 - 8 September with
pre-conference workshops taking place on 4 - 5 September.
Museums, libraries and archives as cultural spaces are changing radically.
The combination of the virtual and the tangible will form the new building
blocks of the cultural sector.
The conference will attract an audience mix made up of practitioners and
policy makers from across the breadth of the cultural sector, including
museums, libraries and archives.
With over 50 speakers, the programme features both a strong local focus,
with contributions from museums and other organisations in and around
Newcastle, together with a number of international papers. Thematically,
education and learning are key features, including input from members of the
Group for Education in Museums whilst leading edge technical development
will be explored with a number of stimulating case studies.
Delegates will have a valuable opportunity to view the Trade Fair during the
main days of the conference.
The evening events will give delegates an opportunity to visit some of
Newcastle's unique historic sites, new museums and important collections.
Tuesday 5 September - Evening Drinks Reception at the Laing Art Gallery.
Here, in this famous city centre gallery we will be able to see the
'Millennium Masterpieces' and view other paintings including watercolours in
the Gallery's permanent collection (No transport necessary).
Wednesday 6 September - Evening Drinks Reception at Segedunum Roman Fort,
Museum and Baths
Situated at Wallsend, this new £9 million site which opens in June is the
largest Roman museum on Hadrian's Wall. Besides the excavated fort itself,
there are site finds on display, computer interactives and a reconstructed
bath-house (Transport provided).
Thursday 7 September - Conference Dinner at Bede's World
With its innovative new buildings, paved courtyard and central atrium this
is sure to be the perfect setting for our conference dinner. The museum at
Bede's World takes the visitor back to the life of the Venerable Bede
(AD673 - 735), a scholar of widespread renown during the Golden Age of
Northumbria. Exhibits include computer information points exploring early
Northumbria, Bede's life and the story of the monastery at Jarrow. There is
also a recreated Anglo-Saxon farm with rare breeds of animals and several
replica buildings (Transport provided).
Monday 4 September
Pre-Conference Workshops
[PARA]Workshop 1 - Half Day Morning[PARA][PARA]EMII - An Introduction
to Cultural Heritage Internet Gateways[PARA][PARA]An opportunity to learn
about the development of Internet Gateways, explore a selection of sites
on-line and evaluate the services offered. This workshop is suitable for
those who want to learn more about the benefits of gateways from both the
user and provider perspectives. Participants need not be experienced web
users.[PARA]
[PARA]Workshop 2 - Half Day Afternoon[PARA][PARA]EMII - An
Introduction to Cultural Heritage Internet Gateways[PARA][PARA]An
opportunity to learn about the development of Internet Gateways, explore a
selection of sites on-line and evaluate the services offered. This workshop
is suitable for those who want to learn more about the benefits of gateways
from both the user and provider perspectives. Participants need not be
experienced web users. [PARA]
[PARA]Workshop 3 - Half Day Afternoon[PARA][PARA]AHDS - Facilitating
Digitisation for the Heritage Sector: Arts and Humanities Data Service[PARA]
Tuesday 5 September
Pre-Conference Workshops
[PARA]Workshop 4 - Full Day[PARA][PARA]Website Takeaway[PARA][PARA]This
workshop provides delegates with an opportunity to create a simple web site
for their museum. Technical knowledge is not a pre-requisite.[PARA]
[PARA]Workshop 5 - Full Day[PARA][PARA]CIMI - Implementing Metadata in
Museums using Dublin Core[PARA][PARA]This workshop is designed by CIMI
(Consortium for the Computer Interchange of Museum Information) and focuses
on information access and management issues in museums through the use of
the CIMI recommendations for the Dublin Core metadata standard.[PARA]
[PARA]Evening Drinks Reception at the Laing Art Gallery[PARA][PARA]Here, in
this famous city centre gallery we will be able to see the 'Millennium
Masterpieces' and view other paintings including watercolours in the
Gallery's permanent collection.[PARA]Times to be advised.[PARA]
Wednesday 6 September
Registration from 9.00am
[PARA]Session 1 9.30am - 11.00am [PARA][PARA]Opening
Plenary[PARA][PARA]9.30am - 10.15am [PARA]Welcome from mda and
David Fleming, Director of Tyne & Wear Museums[PARA][PARA]10.15am -11.00am
[PARA]Keynote Speaker - John Naughton, author and journalist[PARA]
Coffee & Tea 11.00am - 11.30am
[PARA]Session 2 11.30am - 1.00pm[PARA][PARA]Plenary - Newcastle
Initiatives[PARA][PARA]Chair, David Fleming, Director of Tyne & Wear
Museums[PARA][PARA]Ian Thilthorpe, Discovery Museum, Live Wires. You let
them do What?[PARA][PARA]Zoë Brown, Discovery Museum, Watch this
Space[PARA][PARA]Sharron Lea-Owens, Digital Artist/ Facilitator, PC
Compatible?[PARA][PARA]Michael Long, Information North, NEMLAC - the power
of a united body for Museums,[PARA] Libraries and Archives in the North
East[PARA]
Lunch 1.00pm - 2.00pm
[PARA]Session 3 - Concurrent 2.00pm - 3.30pm[PARA][PARA]Cultural Reference
Points[PARA][PARA]Chair, Alex Dawson, mda[PARA][PARA]Julie Carpenter,
Education for Change Ltd, Mutual benefit : finding reasons to
co-operate[PARA]Jane Carmichael, Imperial War Museum, Copyright in
Cyberspace [PARA]Anne Sparrowhawk, Teachers Evaluating Educational
Multimedia & Nick Thomas, Solomon Business Research, Internet sites in the
classroom - what works and why[PARA] [PARA]Session 3 - Concurrent 2.00pm -
3.30pm[PARA][PARA]Physical and Virtual Spaces[PARA][PARA]Chair, Bill
Griffiths, Segedunum Roman Fort, Baths & Museum[PARA][PARA]Bob Bloomfield,
Natural History Museum, Bringing behind the scenes under the spotlight - The
NHM Darwin Center[PARA]Steven Clews, Roman Baths Museum and Pump Room,
Virtual interpretation of social and physical space at Bath[PARA]Peter
O'Hanlon, National Museums & Galleries of Wales, Using the past to inform
the future[PARA]
Tea & Coffee 3.30pm - 4.00pm
Wednesday 6 September
[PARA]Session 4 - Concurrent 4.00pm - 5.00pm[PARA][PARA]Museums, Libraries &
Archives[PARA][PARA]Chair, Jane Carmichael, Imperial War
Museum[PARA][PARA]Helen Wilkinson, Victoria & Albert Museum, Trans-domain
perspectives on retrospective conversion[PARA]Ingrid Mason, Powerhouse
Museum, Information Management and the knowledge industries: museums
libraries and archives[PARA]Helena Gillis, University of Glasgow, Providing
a virtual union catalogue for Scotland[PARA] [PARA]Session 4 - Concurrent
4.00pm - 5.00pm[PARA][PARA]Access[PARA][PARA]Chair, Tim Pettigrew, Discovery
Museum[PARA][PARA]Alan Howell, Guernsey Museums & Galleries, Recycling your
Digital Resources (and improving public access)[PARA]Margaret Hickish, ADAPT
Trust, Open Sesame - The Magic of Access[PARA]
[PARA]Evening Drinks Reception at Segedunum Roman Fort, Museum and
Baths[PARA][PARA]Situated at Wallsend, this new £9 million site which opens
in June is the largest Roman museum on Hadrian's Wall. Besides the
excavated fort itself, there are site finds on display, computer
interactives and a reconstructed bath-house (Transport provided).[PARA]
Thursday 7 September
Registration from 9.00am
[PARA]Session 5 9.30am - 10.15am Plenary[PARA][PARA]Keynote
Speaker - Roy Stringer, hypermedia architect[PARA]
[PARA]Session 6 10.15am - 11.00am Plenary[PARA][PARA]Chair, Alice
Grant, Consultant[PARA][PARA]Question Time[PARA]
Coffee & Tea 11.00am - 11.30am
[PARA]Session 7 11.30am - 1.00pm Plenary[PARA][PARA]Group for
Education in Museums[PARA][PARA]Chair, Ian Blackwell, North East Museums
Service[PARA][PARA]Ben Spencer, The Learning Circuit, University of Surrey
Roehampton, ICT+DfEE+TLC=?[PARA]Jo Catling, Museum of Antiquities,
Newcastle, The Museum of Antiquities, ICT and Education[PARA]Ruth Singer,
London's Transport Museum, Audience centred ICT projects at London's
Transport Museum[PARA]Iain Watson, Durham County Council, Resources for
digital learning[PARA]
Lunch 1.00pm - 2.00pm
[PARA]Session 8 - Concurrent 2.00pm - 3.30pm[PARA][PARA]The Learning
Agenda[PARA][PARA]Chair, Wendy Turner, National Museums of
Scotland[PARA][PARA]Ian Morrison & Wendy Turner, National Museums of
Scotland, New Projects in Scotland[PARA]Dave Moore, Learning Pathways,
Digitising the Resource, an approach[PARA]Sue McMorran, University of
Lincolnshire & Humberside, Life - the interactive soap opera[PARA][PARA]
[PARA]Session 8 - Concurrent 2.00pm - 3.30pm[PARA][PARA]Case
Studies[PARA][PARA]Chair, Matthew Stiff, mda[PARA][PARA]Fiona MacKenzie,
Kirriemuir Gateway to the Glens Museum, Building on SCRAN Projects - a
launch pad for new technologies in museums[PARA]Peter Boyd, Shrewsbury
Museum Service, 'Cradle of Science, Technology and the Better Life!' - a
case study[PARA]Caroline Shaw, London School of Economics, Location,
Location, Location: the Online Guide to the Papers of Charles Booth[PARA]
Tea & Coffee 3.30pm - 4.00pm
Thursday 7 September
[PARA]Extended time for Trade Fair[PARA]4.00pm - 4.30pm[PARA][PARA]
[PARA]mda AGM[PARA]4.00pm - 4.30pm[PARA][PARA]mda members only[PARA]
[PARA]Session 9 - Concurrent 4.30pm - 5.30pm[PARA][PARA]Internet
Developments[PARA][PARA]Chair, David Dawson, Resource[PARA][PARA]Stuart
Holm, Consultant, Angels affect us oft[PARA]Dr Nancy Proctor, The Gallery
Channel, E-Smoke and Mirrors: Myth and Meaning on the Web[PARA]Bamber
Gascoigne, historyworld.net, Museum Treasures in Historical
Context[PARA]David Dawson, Resource, The People's Network - digital museums
and the learning networks[PARA][PARA] [PARA]Session 9 - Concurrent
4.30pm - 5.30pm[PARA][PARA]Partnership Perspectives[PARA][PARA]Chair, Sandy
Nairne, Tate[PARA][PARA]Nicki Brookes, Wolverhampton Arts & Museum Service,
The CREATION Family Tree: Providing Access through New Media Initiatives at
Wolverhampton Art Gallery[PARA]Pauline Webb, Museum of Science & Industry,
Manchester, Virtual Values: What users want from museum web sites[PARA]Sandy
Nairne, Tate, A dot.com partnership[PARA]Alice Grant, Consultant, AIM
education resources on the web - a project update[PARA]
[PARA]Conference Dinner at Bede's World[PARA][PARA]With its innovative new
buildings, paved courtyard and central atrium this is sure to be the perfect
setting for our conference dinner. The museum at Bede's World takes the
visitor back to the life of the Venerable Bede [PARA](AD673 - 735).
Transport provided.[PARA]Times to be advised.[PARA]
Friday 8 September
Registration from 9.00am
[PARA]Session 10 - Concurrent 9.30am - 11.00am[PARA][PARA]User
Participation[PARA][PARA]Chair, Miriam Harte, Bede's World[PARA][PARA]Ingrid
Lewis, The Scarman Trust, Towards a New Babel?[PARA]Chris Levack, Patsy
Cullen, Bretton Hall College and The College of Ripon & York St John, Taking
over the Asylum: the contribution of Community Multimedia Archives to Museum
Development[PARA][PARA]Ian Oxley, Hemsworth and District Community Archive,
Who! Me?[PARA] [PARA]Session 10 - Concurrent 9.30am -
11.00am[PARA][PARA]Heritage Perspective[PARA][PARA]Chair, Edmund Lee,
English Heritage/National Monuments Record [PARA][PARA]Vikki Fenner, NMR
Images of England Project, Virtually every listed building in England - the
images of England project[PARA]Michael Hiley, DeMontfort University,
Heritage on the Web - providing public access to historic houses and private
collections[PARA]William Kilbride, Archaeology Data Service, Joined up
archaeology: bridging the gap between heritage management and
education[PARA]
Coffee & Tea 11.00am - 11.30am
[PARA]Session 11- Concurrent 11.30am -1.00pm[PARA][PARA]Technical
Innovation[PARA][PARA]Chair, Ian Morrison, National Museums of
Scotland[PARA][PARA]George Mallen, System Simulation Ltd, A Catalogue of
Everything? Speculation on the Evolution of Museum
Catalogues[PARA]Christopher Burcsik, Minisis, Appropriate Technology 'KISS
vs Bleeding Edge'[PARA]Ross Parry, University of Leicester, Virtuality,
Liminality and the Space of the Museum[PARA][PARA][PARA] [PARA]Session 11-
Concurrent 11.30am -1.00pm[PARA][PARA]Standards
Initiatives[PARA][PARA]Chair, Richard Light, Consultant[PARA][PARA]Gordon
McKenna & Matthew Stiff, mda, SPECTRUM XML: A Standard in Action[PARA]Rosa
Botterill & Christina Brown, EMII, The European Museums Information
Institute - What's in a Survey? Interpreting the European Standards Survey
Results[PARA]Emma Chaplin, Boat Museum & Rachel Rogers, National Waterways
Museum, The Benefits of Thesaurus Work[PARA]Richard Light, Consultant,
Joined-up content - are museums ready?[PARA]
Extended Lunch with Drinks in Trade Fair 1.00pm - 2.30pm
[PARA]Session 12 - Plenary[PARA][PARA]2.30pm - 4.00pm[PARA][PARA]Debate in
the Kings Hall[PARA][PARA]'This house believes that the virtual museum has
more to offer than the physical museum.'[PARA][PARA]followed
by[PARA][PARA]Closing address from mda Director[PARA]
Conference closes
A Note on the Trade Fair
6-8 September
Herschel Building Concourse
Delegates will have a valuable opportunity to take their questions and
requirements directly to those who develop solutions. Key software
suppliers serving the cultural sector will be promoting their products and
seeking ideas and opinions of our delegates. mda will also have a stand at
the Trade Fair along with museums and other organisations. During the Trade
Fair delegates will have the opportunity to peruse mda publications and
discuss information management and standards issues with mda staff and
SPECTRUM Advisors.
Exhibitors will have access for setting up from 8.30am on Wednesday 6
September.
The Trade Fair will be open from 11.00am on Wednesday 6 September, all day
on Thursday
7 September and until 2.30pm on Friday 8 September.
Exhibitors are invited to vacate the space from 2.30pm on Friday 8
September.
Tea, coffee and lunch will be served in the Trade Fair space. The Herschel
Building Concourse is adjacent to the lecture theatres.
A separate, targeted mailing is being made to potential exhibitors, but if
you are interested in exhibition space availability please contact Kym
Edwards, mda,
+44 (0) 1223 315760 or [log in to unmask]
Don't forget to book for the 2000 Conference
Clicks and Mortar: building cultural spaces for the 21st century
See http://www.mda.org.uk/conferencefor details
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