CALL FOR ENTRIES
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE
UNIVERSITY MUSEUMS GROUP (UMG) ANNUAL CONFERENCE
DIGITAL DIMENSIONS
12-13 June 2014
Wickham Theatre, University of Bristol, Bristol
University Museums Group (UMG) is looking to showcase innovative digital projects produced through collaborations between museums and universities at its annual conference, Digital Dimensions (http://universitymuseumsgroup.org/events/featured/)
Have you been involved in a digital project in which university and museum professionals have worked together to:
(1) find a museum application for a digital technology used in a different discipline or that is the result of blue sky research;(2) user test a new digital technology in a museum environment; and/or (3) use university research methods to evaluates the efficacy of a new technology and/or to understand the impact of digital technology on museum practice?
If so, we would like to hear from you!
The Digital Technology Showcase, where selected projects will be presented, will kick off the conference (Thursday, 12 June). Participants will have the opportunity to discuss their work with conference speakers and attendees, which will include representatives from NESTA, AHRC, Google Culture Institute, ACE and members of the academic and museums community across the UK.
If you would like your project considered for the Digital Technology Showcase, please prepare a 1-page description of your project including: (1) the technology involved; (2) the use of the technology in a museum context; (3) the university and museum collaborators involved; and (4) how your project demonstrates the benefits of university and museum collaborations. Please also provide images or link to a video showing how your project works in action. Any university or museum, including local authority, independent or university-based museums, is eligible to apply as long as the project has a substantial component of university/museum collaboration.
Send these materials to Tonya Nelson, Head of UCL Museums and Collections, at [log in to unmask] by 5 May 2014. Selected participants will be informed by 12 May 2014. At least one member of your project team should be available to attend the Digital Showcase on 12 June 2014.
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