museums

While all NMC Summer Conference sessions are assigned one of the event's four formal themes, we have also assembled a collection of conference pathways for attendees with one of the following special interests:

Digital Humanities

Sessions highlighting the integration of technology into learning and scholarly activities that apply to the Humanities.

Games

Sessions focusing on games and their development and implementation in the educational environment.

K-12

Sessions detailing innovation, practices and technologies applicable to K-12 education.

Photo courtesy of Al Rendon/ SACVB

Registration for the MIDEA Workshop: Using iPads in the Museum is now open and the process can be completed entirely online.  Register on or before April 19, 2011 qualify for the Early Registration rate.

When registering, each individual attendee must login with their user name and password and register themselves.  The registration system is tied to the individual membership records and group registrations are not allowed. Please do not register for another person using your login, the registration will not be recognized. Be sure when logged in to edit your profile  so we have your correct mailing address, phone number, and contact information.

Today’s museums face many challenges.  Among them, keeping pace with the relentless evolution of modern technologies represents the most daunting, especially for museums focused on the arts.  With staff, budgets, and resources already trimmed significantly, few museums have the time or ability to make timely judgments about the potential of emerging technologies.  Far too often, museums find themselves reacting to new technologies rather than taking early advantage of them to innovatively and creatively expand their audiences, their communities, and their effectiveness.

Photo courtesy of Alan Levine

Following is the tentative agenda for the MIDEA Workshop: iPads in the Museum.

For your convenience, following are the driving directions to the Hotel Contessa.