Dear MCGers
Tickets are now on sale for the Museums Computer Group's annual conference which will be held at the Natural History Museum<http://nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/index.html> on Friday November 7 2014. The theme for UKMW14 is 'Museums Beyond the Web'.
See the full provisional programme<http://museumscomputergroup.org.uk/2014/08/12/ukmw14-programme/>
Book your ticket with Eventbrite now<https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-museums-on-the-web-ukmw14-tickets-12583959963> (£75 MCG members, £37.50 student/unwaged)
'Museums Beyond the Web'.
What does 'the web' mean to those of us working with digital and museums today? Increasingly, our visitors' online experiences are moving away from the humble browser and even from games and mobile apps. From the 'internet of things' and wearable technology, new forms are displacing the World Wide Web as our primary experience of being connected to the internet.
While new technologies offer ever-more different ways of being digital, digital disciplines are advancing rapidly. But innovative technology doesn't necessarily mean big budgets: several sessions looks in particular at the experiences of small museums working with serious ambitions and limited budgets.
Digital museum professionals and the museum-curious alike will find UKMW14: Museums Beyond the Web a useful, interesting and enriching experience. MCG events are a proven way to find out what's going on in your sector and to network with colleagues in a friendly, curiosity-driven environment.
Registration will start at 9:30 for a 10am start (for those of you who like to book transport early) and we'll be out of the venue by 6pm. There will be an informal drinks reception the night before (these days, as a #drinkingaboutmuseums that's open to all) and we often end up in the pub after the event too - grab something to eat or drink, and continue the conversation...
Provisional programme
See further details for sessions and papers <http://museumscomputergroup.org.uk/2014/08/12/ukmw14-programme/>
Keynotes and lightning talks to be announced.
Session 1: Experiences Beyond the Screen
Digital media is escaping even the flat screen of mobile phones. Wearable technology and the new generation of virtual reality offer radically immersive experiences: can these easily become part of an everyday museum visit?
Google Glass at the MIT Museum: a Visitor Experience Study: Marco Mason, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and University of Leicester
Immersive and Pervasive: Museums in Virtual Reality: Tara Copplestone
Session 2: Mobile Beyond the Museum
A smart phone can be so much more than an enhanced audioguide. This session takes us out of the gallery, onto the streets and beyond even a mobile signal, with practitioners pushing mobile technology to its limits and delivering new experiences. Featured papers:
Box of Delights: Alex Butterworth, Oxford University Museums
Piloting a mobile collection in the landscape: Martha Henson, Ros Westwood and Ben Bedwell, Buxton Museum
On Dartmoor nobody can hear you Google: Rick Lawrence, Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Session 3: Connections Beyond the Organisation
The most important connections the web makes are the human ones. This session looks at how collaborative digital experiences are created between multiple organisations, how data itself can be better connected, and asks whose purpose digitisation ultimately serves. Featured papers:
Centenary Connections: connecting stories of the First World War: Rebecca Bartlett, Ammba / Nymbol
Methods for linking real world data: Stephen Brown, De Montfort University
Let them speak: Oluwatoyin Sogbesan
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