Dear MCG,

a quick note to announce our final speaker for Museums Get Mobile! Dan
Goodwin from the agency fffunction, will talk about 'Commissioning a big
web project when you're not sure what you want' (sound familiar?).

Ticket sales close on Tuesday, so don't delay!
http://museumsgetmobile.eventbrite.com/

We're always looking for ways to help you connect with other attendees, and
we know that a lot of you will have your own hard-won experience with
commissioning web projects, prioritising content from different
departments, balancing accessibility with design, etc, so we've organised
'birds of a feather' tables for lunch and the afternoon session. They're
based around helping you connect with peers in similar situations, whether
that's a local authority museum, small, medium or large museum, or some
other kind of institution. These smaller groups create an informal
opportunity to discuss what you've heard in the morning sessions, and
reality check it for your museum. As a table you can write down the issues
you struggle with when commissioning or doing digital work in museums - you
can put these questions to speakers in the afternoon session (and we'll
later anonymise and document them as feedback to funders and agencies).
This is a chance to have your voice heard!

Cheers, Mia
(as Chair, Museums Computer Group)

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On 1 May 2014 16:37, Mia <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> 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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