I look forward to hearing more about a focus group for UK museums on the
net and would like to add my voice of support for such a project.
Susan Hazan
London/Jerusalem
>I am similarly inclined, and in fact started to set something
>up a couple of months ago. I got some positive replies but then
>got bogged down in term-time duties, which all finish at the end
>of this month. So I was about to restart then.
>
>So maybe we could join forces?
>
>Robert Zimmer
>
>
>Quoting Mike Lowndes <[log in to unmask]>:
>
> > Hi Sue,
> > Following Museums and the Web 2001 I feel that the time is right to
> > start a focus group for UK Museum web people. I first tried this 2 years
> > ago (MuseWeb) but it did not build into anything as it was 'stand
> > alone'. I now feel that the best way to get such a forum together would
> > be to 'attach' it to an exisiting group, and MCG seems the most
> > appropriate. I chatted to Fiona about this and she seemed to agree. I
> > propose that we announce a 'round table' discussion during or after MCG
> > with regard to setting up a meting of interested parties and to find out
> > what people would want from such a group: eg bi monthly talks etc.
> >
> > I feel that this would also raise awareness among web related staff at
> > Museums: they often are not aware of the Group's existance!
> >
> > Do you like the general idea?
> > cheers
> > Mike, Web Manager, NHM.
>
>
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>
>Robert Zimmer
>Professor of Computing
>Department of Mathematical and Computing Sciences,
>Goldsmiths College, University of London
>New Cross, London SE14 6NW
>
>Tel : 020 7919 7596
>Fax : 020 7919 7853
>
>Mobile : 0794 981 8438
>
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Susan Hazan - Curator of New Media Education Unit
Head of Internet Office - The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
http://www.imj.org.il
Tel: 972 2 6708066
Fax: 972 2 6708077 Tel
(direct): 972 2 5618224 http://www.imj.org.il/shazan
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