MCN 2016 Sessions

#MCN2016 Sessions: Partnering with Content Distributors to Reach New Audiences

Partnering with Content Distributors to Reach New Audiences Friday, November 4, 2016 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM Speaker : Courtney O’Callaghan, Chief Digital Officer, Freer and Sackler Galleries Speaker : Lucy Schwartz, Program Manager, Google UK Limited Do outside content distributors help museums and cultural institutions reach audiences outside of their usual fields? What are…

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MCN 2016 Sessions – NMC Horizon Report 2016 Museum Edition

NMC Horizon Report > 2016 Museum Edition Friday, November 4, 2016 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM Co-Presenter : Alex Freeman, Senior Director, Membership and Special Projects, New Media Consortium Session Leader : Nik Honeysett, Director and CEO, BPOC The NMC’s Horizon Report, created with input from many MCN members, has helped museums and universities set…

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MCN 2016 Sessions – Focus on the Audience: Social Media Managers Talk Participatory Campaigns

Focus on the Audience: Social Media Managers Talk Participatory Campaigns Session Leader : Meagan Estep, Social Media Manager, National Gallery of Art Co-Presenter : Russell Dornan, Web Editor, Wellcome Collection Co-Presenter : Arielle Sherman, Assistant Manager, Digital Communications, Hammer Museum Co-Presenter : Sarah Waldorf, Media Producer, The J. Paul Getty Trust Co-Presenter : Amy Fox,…

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MCN 2016 Sessions – How to write an MCN proposal

How to Write an MCN Proposal Friday, November 4, 2016 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM Join the MCN Program Co-Chairs to find out how the conference program comes together. Speakers Speaker : Suse Cairns, Assistant Professor, George Washington University Speaker : Jennifer Foley, Director of Education and Community Engagement, Albright-Knox Art Gallery Speaker : Trish…

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MCN 2016 Sessions – Not Just For Kids: Playful Experience for all Visitors

Not Just For Kids: Playful Experience for all Visitors Friday, November 4, 2016 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Session Leader : Blaire Moskowitz, Marketing Manager, Antenna International Co-Presenter : Christine Murray, Senior Content Designer, Antenna International Co-Presenter : Erica Gangsei, Head of Interpretive Media, SFMOMA Co-Presenter : Kellian Adams, Mastermind, Greendoor Labs Co-Presenter : Scott…

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MCN 2016 Sessions – The Digital Preservation of Babylon and VR Archives of At-Risk Heritage Sites

The digital preservation of Babylon and VR archives of at-risk heritage sites   Session Leader : Brinker Ferguson, PhD candidate, University of California Santa Cruz Wednesday, November 2, 2016 1:45 PM – 2:15 PM   In the winter of 2009, a team of heritage professionals documented the site of Babylon using a variety of technologies…

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MCN 2016 Sessions – Examining the EDGE (Exhibit Design for GIrls Engagement) Data

    Examining the EDGE (Exhibit Design for GIrls Engagement) Data Thursday, November 3, 2016 10:15 AM – 10:45 AM Session Leader : Miriam Langer, Professor of Media Arts, NMHU Co-Presenter : Toni Dancstep, Senior Researcher, Exploratorium The Exploratorium lead an NSF study to observe 1000 girls ages 8-13 engaging in hands-on science exhibits. This…

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MCN 2016 Sessions – Strategic and Integrated Analytics / Making Data About Museums Actionable

Strategic and Integrated Analytics / Making Data About Museums Actionable Session Leader : Bruce Wyman, Principal, USD Design | MACH Consulting Co-Presenter : Kate Haley Goldman, Principal, Haley Goldman Consulting Co-Presenter : Corey Timpson, Vice President, Exhibitions, Research, and Design, Canadian Museum for Human Rights Co-Presenter : Douglas Hegley, Director of Media & Technology, Minneapolis…

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MCN 2016 Sessions – Making the Workplace We Want

Making the Workplace We Want Friday, November 4, 2016 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM Session Leader : Greg Albers, Digital Publications Manager, J. Paul Getty Trust Co-Presenter : Annelisa Stephan, Manager for Digital Engagement, J. Paul Getty Trust What does a genuinely human-centered workplace feel like—and what can you do to create it? Focusing on…

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MCN 2016 Sessions – The Future of Museum Technology

The Future of Museum Technology Friday, November 4, 2016 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Session Leader : Chad Weinard, Independent Technologist + Strategist, Independent Co-Presenter : Jason Alderman, Experience Designer, Cloud Chamber / Balboa Park Online Collaborative   What technology will we need in order to realize the human-centered museum? The shift in conversation toward…

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MCN 2016 Sessions – Low Tech, High Touch: How to Use the Tools in Guests’ Pockets to Create Engaging Experiences

Low Tech, High Touch: How to Use the Tools in Guests’ Pockets to Create Engaging Experiences Thursday, November 3, 2016 9:45 AM – 10:15 AM Session Leader : Dustin Growick, Audience Development Outreach Manager + Team Lead for Science, Museum Hack Despite a techie word in our name, Museum Hack is known for being “low…

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Leveraging Volunteers and Crowdsourcing for Digitization

This post is in partnership with Axiell, our MCN 2016 Market Trends sponsor and originally appeared here   This infographic identifies the current and future strategies of museums and archives using volunteers and crowdsourcing to support their digitisation plans. Over 100 Museums and Archives from around the world took part in research conducted by MCN…

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