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By carlpedersen, Section Announcements
Posted on Sat Sep 30th, 2006 at 10:52:25 AM GMT
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The Rainhill Trials - proposed Virtual Museum
One of the most significant events in world railway history took place at Rainhill in 1829, with the hosting of trials to determine who could design a locomotive capable of pulling trains on the Liverpool to Manchester line to be completed the following year. The Rainhill Trials attracted 5 entrants and the rest is history - Stephenson's "Rocket” won, and in introducing the concept of speed the results in effect revolutionised subsequent passenger travel and industrial development across the globe.
Pan - Leisure Consulting is working on behalf of St.Helens Council and the Rainhill Railway and Heritage Society to examine the most appropriate means to fittingly commemorate the world-changing events that took place at Rainhill. The main intended vehicle for achieving this is via a virtual museum to act as a comprehensive, globally accessible, interactive resource for schoolchildren, students, visitors and enthusiasts alike.
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By dreuby, Section Announcements
Posted on Wed Apr 19th, 2006 at 10:50:22 PM GMT
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Vintage Computer Festival East 3.0 -- Saturday, May 13 -- Wall Township, N.J.
April 17, 2005 -- Wall Township, N.J. -- The Vintage Computer Festival is
coming! For those who fondly remember the charisma of computers from the
1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, this is a must-attend event!! "VCF" as it's known
in computer circles is an annual public convention devoted to the enjoyment
and restoration of antique computers. The show began in Silicon Valley in
1997 and the current edition is VCF East 3.0. At this year's VCF you will
find 17 exhibits of functioning antique computers, six high-profile guest
speakers, exciting prizes, and kinship with hundreds of fellow early
adopters. Spend a few hours at this event and you'll be in nerd heaven!
There will be dozens of antique computers on display from the glory days of
blinkenlights, tape drives, greenbar paper, punched cards, homebrew kits,
text-adventure games, and much, much more -- and no Windows in sight. Like
we said, it's nerd heaven! Use the day to learn, play, or just reminisce
with us.
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By Musematic, Section Announcements
Posted on Tue Apr 18th, 2006 at 04:55:29 PM GMT
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The Museum Computer Network and AAM Media and Technology Committee are pleased to announce the launch of Museumatic.
At Musematic you will find rants and raves on the latest trends in the world of museum informatics and technology. An intrepid cast of experts from the Museum Computer Network and AAM's Media & Technology Committee share their insights, observations and tricks of the trade.
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By mcn2004, Section Announcements
Posted on Thu Aug 12th, 2004 at 04:10:55 AM GMT
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The Museum Computer Network is pleased to announce the availability of online registration for the 2004 MCN Conference - Great Technology for Confluence, Community and Collections. Register today to join us in Minneapolis, MN USA on November 10-13, 2004. Early-bird registration discounts are available through September 15, 2004.
Registration forms and information about this year's sessions, workshops, hotel and travel arrangements is available at www.mcn.edu
In addition to the great educational sessions we have scheduled, attendees have the opportunity to choose from ten different in-depth workshops, including:
- Effective Volunteer Management
- Digitization's New Frontier: Motion and Sound
- Selecting a Collections Information Management System
- eBay the Right Way
- Applying Usability Tools to Museum Websites
- Digitization Introduction
- Basic eXtensible Markup Language (XML)
- Developing Intellectual Property Policies for Museums
This year we'll be sharing Minneapolis with the American Association of Moving Image Archivists. AMIA has extended a special invitation to MCN conference delegates for AMIA workshops on management of moving image and sound collections. Registration for AMIA workshops is included on the MCN Registration Form.
See you in Minneapolis!
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By johne, Section Announcements
Posted on Fri Feb 13th, 2004 at 04:30:59 AM GMT
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The highly prized Publication Design Awards presented annually by
Museums Australia challenge you to gain the recognition you deserve in 2004. Whatever your design field, entries are sought from natural and social history museums, public art galleries, artists-run initiatives, historic houses, indigenous keeping places, libraries, interpretive centres, zoos and botanical gardens.
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