Dear MCGers,

there are only two weeks until we'll gather at Bristol's M Shed for MCG's
Spring meeting, Museums Get Mobile - so don't miss out! May 16 will be here
before you know it, so get your ticket today at
http://museumsgetmobile.eventbrite.co.uk.


Why? Your visitors increasingly expect to do everything on their devices,
whether your site is ready for them or not. Traffic to museum websites from
mobile and tablet devices has been increasing year on year, and shows no
sign of slowing. Meanwhile, consumer technologies are changing equally
rapidly, as a glimpse at the #mtogo hashtag on twitter shows (
https://twitter.com/search?q=%23mtogo ) Can your websites respond to your
audience’s needs, devices and contexts? We've brought together experts in
building responsive websites, designing on-site and online mobile
experiences, visitor research and audience engagement to help you find your
way through the mobile maze.

Our opening keynote is Andy Budd of award-winning design agency Clearleft.
Bringing his years of experience to explain how easy responsive design can
be, Andy is a brilliantly provocative speaker who can help museums deal
with the challenges of changing technologies. In our closing keynote
the British
Museum's Shelley Mannion will reflect on mobile, museum development and
audience engagement. You'll also hear what museums like the V&A and Natural
History Museum have learnt about understanding and meeting changing visitor
needs for mobile and tablet devices, understand how accessibility issues
affect your audiences, explore real world case studies and find out what
leading agencies know about designing experiences for heritage audiences.

This event is for you if:

* you know you need to do something for mobile and tablet visitors but
don't know where to start

* you need to catch up with best practices for responsive and accessible
design

* you need to convince multiple departments to agree on user-focused mobile
content

* you need evidence to support a case to refresh your websites

* you don't want need technical detail, you just need to know enough to
make development work happen

* you want access to the latest audience research and expert consultants

* you want to learn from the experience of world-leading agencies and
museums

* you want to connect with peers who are facing similar challenges

Book your ticket today at http://museumsgetmobile.eventbrite.co.uk.

Why should you book your ticket today? Because the best conversations
happen in the room. We've built in lots of time for you to ask our experts
speakers the questions that matter to you. We've also included time for you
to reality check what you've learnt with peers from organisations like
yours, whether smaller museums, regional agencies or London's big national
museums. You might even be able to fit in a tour of M Shed!

You'll return to the office refreshed, inspired and just a little bit wiser
about the next steps your organisation can take to give your visitors a
better experience.

We're looking forward to seeing colleagues from across the UK on May 16.
Get your ticket today so you can join people from the commercial and
education sectors, from local, national and specialist museums, including
the Science Museum, the Museum of Liverpool, National Museum Wales, the
British Museum - and more.

Museums Get Mobile! tickets: http://museumsgetmobile.eventbrite.co.uk

Museums Get Mobile! event page: http://bit.ly/1ly5sqB

Cheers, Mia

(as Chair, Museums Computer Group)

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