The Museums Computer Group’s 2013 Museums on the Web conference will
be held at Tate Modern on 15 November 2013. The theme for UKMW13 is
‘Power to the people’.
We are interested in proposals on topics such as:
* projects that integrate public participation and core museum work,
including crowdsourcing, citizen science, citizen history and other
forms of participation and engagement
* grassroots digital projects, whether people organising themselves to
save museums or find innovative uses for museum collections and
knowledge
* enabling museum staff to learn and play with digital technologies
and platforms
* the rise of director-level and senior digital posts
Papers may frame the subject and put it in context, or may be a case
study (whether the outcome was a success, a failure, or something
inbetween). We welcome papers from practitioners, academics and those
in related fields; our attendees prefer papers that are relevant to
the themes of the day, include actionable lessons and realistically
discuss the challenges you faced and assess the final impact of any
projects discussed. Please make sure you’ve read our Guidance for
Speakers (http://museumscomputergroup.org.uk/meetings/guidance-for-speakers/)
before proposing a paper.
If you would like to propose a paper about one of the above topics,
please *email [log in to unmask] by 1 July 2013 with
‘UKMW13 proposal’ in the email subject line*. Please *include the
following information in the body of the email*:
* Your name
* The organisation you work for (if applicable)
* A working title for your paper
* A short (between 100 – 200 words) summary of your proposed paper
* A brief (one or two sentences) explanation of how your paper relates
to our theme(s)
* Have you given this paper or talked about this project at a previous
conference? If so which conference and when?
* Optional: a brief bio and/or links to any online videos, slides or
reports from previous talks that give a sense of your presentation
style, relevant project pages or blog posts. However, we are keen to
hear from first-time speakers and people from small museums who’ve
managed to do interesting things on a small budget so don’t worry if
you don’t have anything online to link to.
The UKMW13 Programme Committee will aim to respond to proposals by *4
August 2013*.
If you know of any projects, even if they aren’t your own, that you
think we should know about for the conference, please let us know!
As always, MCG’s Museums on the Web is a day for being inspired by the
latest ideas, for learning from case studies grounded in organisations
like yours, and for networking with other technologists, curators,
managers, learning and marketing specialists in the museum and
heritage sector. The conference will be an opportunity to take a step
back from the everyday and to think about the future of museum
technologies.
We look forward to reading your proposals. Please don’t hesitate to
contact us via twitter (@ukmcg), our contact page
(http://museumscomputergroup.org.uk/contact/) or email
[log in to unmask] if you have any questions or
comments. If you’re not sure whether your idea fits with our themes,
drop us a line for a quick chat.
Best wishes,
Mia (for the UKMW13 Programme Committee)
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