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        Museums and the Web 2004
        Washington DC / Arlington VA, USA
        March 31 - April 3, 2004
        http://www.archimuse.com/mw2004/

        the international conference about culture and heritage on-line.


** MW2004 Program **
http://www.archimuse.com/mw2004/sessions/
MW2004 will open with a keynote address from Jeffery Zeldman,
internationally known author of "Designing with Web Standards", and
close with a plenary session featuring Peter Samis, of the San
Francisco Museum of Modern Art, on "Making Sense of Modern Art at
Five."

Parallel sessions, museum project demonstrations, dozens of
commercial exhibits, full-day and half-day pre-conference workshops,
and one-hour mini-workshops combine with a day-long usability lab, a
design "Crit Room", and the Best of the Web awards to round out the
program.


** Save Money: Regular Registration ends February 15, 2004 **
http://www.archimuse.com/mw2004/register/
Sunday February 15 is the last day for Regular Registration Rates for
Museums and the Web 2004.  Be sure of your choice of workshop and
tour by registering soon. Registration Rates are calculated based on
the *date payment is received*. Use a credit card and register
on-line by February 15, 2004, to be sure you get the regular rate. If
you can't make this date, you can still register on-line or on-site
at higher rates.


** Participate in MW2004! **
While the formal program is closed, there are still ways that you can
participate in Museums and the Web.

* Crit Room *
http://www.archimuse.com/mw2004/interact/index.html#crit
Experienced Web designers offer site critiques in the "Crit Room". If
you  would like to have your site featured in the Crit Room, there
are still spots. Contact [log in to unmask]

* Usability Lab *
http://www.archimuse.com/mw2004/interact/index.html#useability
Paul Marty and Michael Twidale are again facilitating a Usability
Lab, featuring real-time user testing. Sign up at the conference to
be a tester, or to have your site tested.

* Birds of a Feather Breakfasts *
http://www.archimuse.com/mw2004/events/index.html#EVT75000278
Suggest a topic or be a convener for a Birds of a Feather Breakfast
Table. Email [log in to unmask] if you have an idea for discussion
or would like to get a group together.

** Join Us! **
We hope to see you at MW2004, March 31 - April 3, 2004, in Arlington,
Virginia and Washington, DC, USA. It's your participation that keeps
MW  "practical and fun" while remaining "thought provoking" (to quote
MW2003 conference evaluations).


** Can't Make It? Get the Book **
http://www.archimuse.com/pub.order.html
All papers presented at MW2004 are peer reviewed. A selection will be
available in print from Archives & Museum Informatics; all papers for
MW2004 will be also available on-line.

See you at MW2004!

jennifer and David

Jennifer Trant and David Bearman
Co-Chairs, Museums and the Web 2004
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Museums and the Web  Co-Chairs: David Bearman and Jennifer
Trant
Archives & Museum Informatics
158 Lee Avenue Toronto, Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada
http://www.archimuse.com/mw.html
phone +1 416 691 2516 / fax +1 416 352-6025 / email: [log in to unmask]

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