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**with apologies for cross posting** =============================== MCN/CIMI Joint Conference Explores Key Applications that Shape Museum Visitors' Experience Real Life: Virtual Experiences New Connections for Museum Visitors October 24-27, 2001 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA View the preliminary program on-line at http://www.mcn.edu/mcn2001/index.htm A New Kind of Conference for a New Kind of World Second generation hand-held devices...immersive environments....wearable technologies...smart architecture...rich multimedia...user-centered design. All these and many other applications are transforming the visitor experience. And now MCN and the CIMI Institute have joined forces to explore them in a conference appropriate to the 21st century. It will be one of the most engaging gatherings of museum professionals in years. It will also offer a whole lot more than just sitting and listening--because we've designed three distinct environments that will allow you to: Learn from key experts in sessions tailored to the theme Do nifty things in hands-on workshops Discuss with your colleagues in affinity group meetings Who should attend? Museum directors, curators, educators, collection managers, information managers, IT directors, application developers, implementers, integration engineers, new media designers and managers, artists, and many others. Register Today! Conference Co-chairs: Robin Dowden and Angela Spinazze Robin Dowden Director, Integrated Information Resources Walker Art Center [log in to unmask] http://www.walkerart.org Angela Spinazze Director, CIMI Institute ATSPIN consulting [log in to unmask] http://www.atspin.com/ http://www.cimi.org/