Collaborating Organizations
MW2008 was pesented in conjunction with the Department of Canadian Heritage through the
Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN)
and
Canadian Culture Online (CCO).
Sponsors
MW2008 was sponsored by
Interwoven
and
Interflow.
Event Sponsors
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The
Welcome Reception
was sponsored by Gallery Systems.
-
The
Birds of a Feather Breakfast
was sponsored by the Johns Hopkins University, Museum Studies program.
Our thanks to:
- The numerous museums and research institutions in Ottawa and Montreal that hosted "behind the scenes" pre-conference tours for attendees on April 8, 2008
- The McCord Museum which hosted the Welcome Reception on Wednesday, April 9, 2008, and the
- The Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal which hosted the Conference Reception on Friday, April 11, 2008.
MW2008 Program Committee
The program for MW2008 was selected by a committee of international experts in cultural informatics. The Program Committee reviewed all proposals and made selections based on quality and balance. Decisions of the Committee are final.
- Peter Bruce, Director General, Information Technology Branch, Library and Archives of Canada, Canada
- Sebastian Chan, Manager Web Services, Powerhouse Museum, Australia
- Rich Cherry, Director of Operations, Skirball Cultural Center, USA
- Costis Dallas, Lecturer in Cultural Heritage Management and Advanced Technologies, Department of Communication, Media and Culture, Panteion University, and Vice Chairman, PRC Group SA, Greece
- Marthe de Vet, Head of Education and Public Services, Van Gogh Museum, The Netherlands
- Jim Devine, Head of Multimedia, Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow, Scotland
- Gail Durbin, Head of V&A OnLine, Victoria & Albert Museum, United Kingdom
- Franca Garzotto, Associate Professor, Department of Electronics and Information, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
- Stefan Göbel, Digital Storytelling, Head, ZGDV Darmstadt e.V., Germany
- Susan Hazan, Curator of New Media, Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel
- Michael Jenkins, General Manager, Collections Information Planning, Office of the Director, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, USA
- Brian Kelly, UK Web Focus, UKOLN, University of Bath, United Kingdom
- Paul Marty, Assistant Professor, College of Information, Florida State University, USA
- Dana Mitroff Silvers, Head of Online Services, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, USA
- Kris Morrissey, Museology Program Director, University of Washington, USA
- Liddy Nevile, Adjunct Associate Professor, Computer Science and Computer Engineering, La Trobe University, Australia
- Ross Parry, Lecturer in Museums and New Media, Department of Museum Studies, University of Leicester, United Kingdom
- Jon Pratty, Editor, 24hr Museum, United Kingdom
- Darren Peacock, School of Management, University of South Australia, Australia
- Jemima Rellie, Assistant Director, Getty Conservation Institute, USA
- Ed Rodley, Content Developer, Research, Development & Production, Museum of Science, Boston, USA
- Rob Stein, CIO, Indianapolis Museum of Art, USA
- Christopher J. Terry, President & CEO, Canada Science and Technology Museum Corporation, Canada
- Kevin von Appen, Associate Director, Daily Experience Operations, Ontario Science Centre, Canada
- Bruce Wyman, Director of Technology, Denver Art Museum , USA
Local Arrangements Committee
- Céline Arseneault, Montreal Botanical Gardens
- Eric Bilodeau, Musee d'art contemporain de Montreal
- Steffen Boddeker, Canadian Centre for Architecture
- Alain Depocas, Langlois Foundation
- Chris Hand, Zeke's Gallery
- Carol Pauzé, Montreal Science Museum
- Nicole Vallières, McCord Museum
- Anne-Marie Zeppetelli, Musee d'art contemporain de Montreal
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