[Asis-l] Museums and the Web 2005: Papers on-line

[J. Trant]

Apologies for any duplication -- please forward as appropriate

	Museums and the Web 2005
	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
	April 13 - April 16, 2005
	http://www.archimuse.com/mw2005/

	The international conference for culture and heritage on-line!

MW2005 Papers: Now On-line
http://www.archimuse.com/mw2005/speakers/index.html

Papers to be presented at Museums and the Web 2005 are now available 
on-line. Follow the links from the speakers list or click on any 
highlighted title in an Abstract to view the full paper text. (All 
papers will be available on-line before the meeting.) A printed 
volume of Selected Papers - including a CD of all submissions - is 
also available; see http://www.archimuse.com/publishing/new.html for 
details.


Closing Plenary: Converging Culture
Ian Wilson, Librarian and Archivist of Canada
http://www.archimuse.com/mw2005/abstracts/prg_295000686.html

Ian Wilson, as National Librarian and Archivist of Canada, is the 
first person to hold the joint national responsibility for both 
archives and libraries. He will address the real, apparent, and 
possible convergences of cultural repositories and programmes and 
explore the challenges that face us in the very near future.


Hotel Space: Still Available
http://www.archimuse.com/mw2005/local/index.html

There is still some space at the MW2005 conference hotel. Make your 
reservations on-line
before March 23, 2005 to receive the MW rate. Use the form linked 
from http://www.archimuse.com/mw2005/local/index.html


Pre-Register: April 5, 2005 Deadline
http://www.archimuse.com/mw2005/register/index.html

Register for MW2005 before April 5, 2005 to take advantage of the 
reduced pre-registration rate.  You can also register on-site. 
Download the PDF Registration Form from the web site before you come.


See You In Vancouver
Join us for the ninth annual Museums and the Web, described by an 
attendee at MW2004 as "probably my all-time favorite conference."

We're looking forward to another great review (and critique) of the 
state of the Web in arts, culture and heritage.

Safe travels!

jennifer and David
-- 
David Bearman and Jennifer Trant
Co-Chairs: Museums and the Web 2005
April 13-16, 2005, Vancouver BC	Archives & Museum Informatics
http://www.archimuse.com/mw2005/	158 Lee Avenue
email: mw2005 at archimuse.com	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
phone +1 416 691 2516 / fax +1 416 352-6025