[Bcma-l] [Fwd: MW2009 Proposal Deadline: Sept. 30, 2008]

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MW2009 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: Deadline September 30, 2008.

   Museums and the Web 2009
   the international conference for culture and heritage on-line
   April 15-18, 2009
   Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
   http://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/

Museums and the Web addresses the social, cultural, design, technological, economic, and organizational issues of culture, science and heritage on-line. Taking an international perspective, the MW program reviews and analyzes the issues and impacts of networked cultural, natural and scientific heritage.

Proposals are invited from professionals and researchers in all areas actively exploring the creation, on-line presentation and use of cultural, scientific and heritage content, and its re-use and evaluation.

The bibliography of past MW papers (all on-line since 1997) can be searched at http://conference.archimuse.com/researchForum/


* PROPOSAL FORM *
On-line proposal submission is required. Use the form at http://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/papers/mw2009.proposalForm.html

Please co-ordinate your proposals with your collaborators. Multiple proposals about the same project will not be accepted. 

Proposals are peer-reviewed individually by an International Program Committee; full sessions are rarely accepted. Proposals for sessions should be submitted as individual papers with a covering note. The committee may choose to accept some papers and not others.


* DEADLINES *
Proposals due September 30, 2008
 - for papers, workshops, mini-workshops + professional forums (written paper required by Jan. 31, 2009)

Proposals due December 31, 2008
 - for demonstrations (written paper optional)


* PROGRAM SUGGESTIONS * 
The Museums and the Web program is built from the ground up, from your proposals. Add your ideas to the on-line discussion at 
http://conference.archimuse.com/forum/mw2009_ideas


* NEED FURTHER DETAILS? *
Review the MW2009 Call for Participation on-line at 
http://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/call.html


Contact the MW2009 Conference Co-Chairs
David Bearman + Jennifer Trant, Archives & Museum Informatics
mw2009@archimuse.com

We hope to see you in Indianapolis.

jennifer and David

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