There is still time to book a place at the MCG meeting to be held next
Tuesday and Wednesday, 16th and 17th April, at the Potteries Museum and Art
Gallery, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent.

The meeting is an excellent opportunity to get up-to-date with news on a
national as well as a local front. David Dawson, Senior ICT Advise at
Resource: The Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries, will be attending
with news about several Resource initiatives including Renaissance and the
Hubs and new DCF applications. David will also update the meeting on the
Website design guidelines from the Office of the eEnvoy and the new National
Strategy for local e-Government.

The meeting is free to MCG members, but anyone who works with or has an
interest in ICT used in a museum or gallery environment can attend - we just
ask that you pay the £12.00 annual subscription. Information about joining
the MCG can be found at www.museumscomputergroup.org.uk

To book a place at the meeting in Stoke-on-Trent please contact Lorraine
Burton ( [log in to unmask]) at the Potteries Museum and
Art Gallery, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent.

Information about accommodation in the Hanley area can be found at the
Stoke-on-Trent Tourist Board site www.stoke.gov.uk/tourism

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The MCG Spring Meeting 2002

Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent

16th and 17th April

Programme

Tuesday 16th April

10.30 Arrive and coffee

11.00 Session 1
- Ceramics in Cyberspace - the Potteries Museum & Art Gallery in the digital
age
- ICT as a strategic tool - Ian Lawley, Head of Museums
- Getting collections on-line - Keith Bloor, Collections Information Officer

12.30 Lunch - delegates will be able to buy lunch in the museum cafe or the
nearby Cultural Quarter

13.15 Behind the scenes tour (optional)

14.00 Session 2

- A presentation by David Dawson of Resource.

15.15 Coffee

15.30 Session 3

- The Ceramic Century project - Vikki Martin, Research Assistant
- Making effective use of a digital camera - Steve Crompton, NOF Project
Assistant

17.00 End

Wednesday 17th April

9.30 Session 4
- Darwin County - the development of a multi-disciplinary website - Peter
Boyd, Collections Manager and IT Project Co-ordinator, Shrewsbury Museums
- Common Threads - a Cyber-consortium - Mary Durose, DataVista Ltd

11.00 Coffee

11.15 Session 5
- MCG AGM 2002 (all are welcome to attend)

13.00 Close

There will be plenty of opportunity for questions and discussion on both
days and it is hoped that we will be able to gather at a nearby restaurant
for a meal on the Tuesday evening.

I look forward to seeing you in Stoke-on-Trent
-
Sue Gordon
MCG Chair
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