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Conference moves to David Wilson Library on University of Leicester Campus UK Museums on the Web in Leicester on June 19 is proving to be a big hit this year. UKMW 08 is titled 'Integrate, Aggregate, Federate' and the themes explored in sessions promise to be a few steps beyond the world of web 2.0 that has been occupying the culture web sector for the last few years. At least 100 attendees have already signed up for the one-day conference (sponsored again by Culture24) at the University of Leicester, but there's still plenty of room. If you're planning to attend, there's still plenty of time to register via the link on the MCG website - it's quick to do and the cost is minimal. MCG non-members are very welcome. Because of the surge in sign-ups, a larger venue on the campus, the David Wilson Library, has been pressed into service to accommodate delegates. A big bonus of this move is that for the first time, UKMW attendees will be able to have free wi-fi access during the conference. The Wilson Library is one of the newest buildings on the campus, so it's a real boost for UKMW and the Museums Computer Group. As ever at the conference there's an interesting line up of speakers, including Tom Loosemore of Ofcom, George Oates from Flickr and Paul Marty, a regular at the popular MCN conferences in the US. Our intention, every year, is to bring in people from outside our sector, outside our geographical area, and even outside our comfort zone, professionally speaking. But having said that, we're - of course - going to be bringing into the conference space some of the fascinating threads that MCG members regularly explore on the newslist. Fertile recent list strands about the European Digital Library and the future shape of online collections will be explored; as will the fascinating recent Ofcom report that commented upon the state of the public service digital broadcasting space. As ever, the conference will be followed up online on the MCG website. If you're at the conference and blogging the event, or taking pictures, there's a handy tag you can attach to your posts and via Flickr - just make sure (wherever you are writing) that you add 'UKMW08' as a tag. Jon Pratty Co-convenor, with Ross Parry UKMW 08 [log in to unmask] 01273 623336 (direct) 01273 623266 (main office number) 07739 287392 (mobile) Culture24 is an independent charity publishing a family of websites including: www.24hourmuseum.org.uk <http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/> www.show.me.uk <http://www.show.me.uk/> www.icons.org.uk <http://www.icons.org.uk/> <http://www.abolition200.org.uk/> P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. ************************************************** For mcg information and to manage your subscription to the list, visit the website at http://www.museumscomputergroup.org.uk **************************************************