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Call for Proposals

MCN 37th Annual Conference, November 11-14th 2009, Portland, Oregon
Online proposal submissions will be accepted March 6-27, 2009
http://www.mcn.edu/conferences/index.asp?subkey=2266

The Museum Computer Network (MCN) will host its 2009 Conference with the
theme “Museum Information, Museum Efficiency: Doing More with Less!” in
lovely Portland, Oregon. The annual MCN meeting is one of the most
important conferences serving international cultural heritage
professionals, collections and new technologies.

The MCN 2009 program committee seeks innovative sessions (panels,
papers, case studies, and workshops) that illustrate how institutions
are effectively functioning and planning to function during the tough
times ahead. We are looking for active, engaged individuals and groups
of individuals thinking about and using best practices in the following
areas:

     • Serving institutional mission with cost-effective strategies in
tough economic times
     • Making, managing, and delivering digital media in new and
effective ways
     • Building the future now: innovations coming soon to a museum near
you!

Conference Topics

Prospective authors are invited to make submissions in areas including,
but not limited to:

     • Technology and Information Management Serving the Institutional
Bottom Line
     • Digital Readiness, Digital Accomplishments, Digital
Accountability (Image Capture, Digital Asset Management, Best Practices,
Preservation, Access)
     • Implementing Systems in Adverse Conditions
     • Digital Convergence: Archives, Libraries, and Museums
     • Doing More with Less
     • Leadership, Sustainability, Accountability
     • Social Media
     • Superior Content, Superior Delivery

Innovative formats and interaction with audience are highly desirable
and will be important factors, as will practicability, in the 2009
selection process.

Online proposal submissions will be accepted March 6–27, 2009
http://www.mcn.edu/conferences/index.asp?subkey=2266

If you have questions or need more information please contact Holly
Witchey, MCN Program Chair, 216-707-2653, [log in to unmask] or
Christina DePaolo, MCN Conference Chair, 206 654-3165,
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