Dear MCGers,
just a quick reminder that our Call for Papers closes on Monday
night... We're looking forward to hearing about your projects and
ideas!
Cheers, Mia
On 9 June 2013 13:56, Mia <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> The Museums Computer Group’s 2013 Museums on the Web conference will
> be held at Tate Modern on 15 November 2013. The theme for UKMW13 is
> ‘Power to the people’.
>
> We are interested in proposals on topics such as:
>
> * projects that integrate public participation and core museum work,
> including crowdsourcing, citizen science, citizen history and other
> forms of participation and engagement
> * grassroots digital projects, whether people organising themselves to
> save museums or find innovative uses for museum collections and
> knowledge
> * enabling museum staff to learn and play with digital technologies
> and platforms
> * the rise of director-level and senior digital posts
>
> Papers may frame the subject and put it in context, or may be a case
> study (whether the outcome was a success, a failure, or something
> inbetween). We welcome papers from practitioners, academics and those
> in related fields; our attendees prefer papers that are relevant to
> the themes of the day, include actionable lessons and realistically
> discuss the challenges you faced and assess the final impact of any
> projects discussed. Please make sure you’ve read our Guidance for
> Speakers (http://museumscomputergroup.org.uk/meetings/guidance-for-speakers/)
> before proposing a paper.
>
> If you would like to propose a paper about one of the above topics,
> please *email [log in to unmask] by 1 July 2013 with
> ‘UKMW13 proposal’ in the email subject line*. Please *include the
> following information in the body of the email*:
>
> * Your name
> * The organisation you work for (if applicable)
> * A working title for your paper
> * A short (between 100 – 200 words) summary of your proposed paper
> * A brief (one or two sentences) explanation of how your paper relates
> to our theme(s)
> * Have you given this paper or talked about this project at a previous
> conference? If so which conference and when?
> * Optional: a brief bio and/or links to any online videos, slides or
> reports from previous talks that give a sense of your presentation
> style, relevant project pages or blog posts. However, we are keen to
> hear from first-time speakers and people from small museums who’ve
> managed to do interesting things on a small budget so don’t worry if
> you don’t have anything online to link to.
>
> The UKMW13 Programme Committee will aim to respond to proposals by *4
> August 2013*.
>
> If you know of any projects, even if they aren’t your own, that you
> think we should know about for the conference, please let us know!
>
> As always, MCG’s Museums on the Web is a day for being inspired by the
> latest ideas, for learning from case studies grounded in organisations
> like yours, and for networking with other technologists, curators,
> managers, learning and marketing specialists in the museum and
> heritage sector. The conference will be an opportunity to take a step
> back from the everyday and to think about the future of museum
> technologies.
>
> We look forward to reading your proposals. Please don’t hesitate to
> contact us via twitter (@ukmcg), our contact page
> (http://museumscomputergroup.org.uk/contact/) or email
> [log in to unmask] if you have any questions or
> comments. If you’re not sure whether your idea fits with our themes,
> drop us a line for a quick chat.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Mia (for the UKMW13 Programme Committee)
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