MUSEUMS AND THE WEB 1998

Overview of MW98: Why you should attend MW98 Learn new skills to enhance your museum site Explore issues and controversies facing Museums and the Web Experts featured at MW98 Commercial products and services to enhance your web site Organizations supporting MW98: Online interchange regarding the virtual museum experience Juried awards to best web sites in 5 categories

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published April 1998
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Overview of MW98: Why you should attend MW98 Learn new skills to enhance your museum site Explore issues and controversies facing Museums and the Web Experts featured at MW98 Commercial products and services to enhance your web site Organizations supporting MW98: Online interchange regarding the virtual museum experience Juried awards to best web sites in 5 categories

Martin Freeth

Director, Science World

After graduating from the Film and Television department of the Royal College of Art, Martin Freeth became a film editor. In 1971, he joined the Science and Features Department of the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation), and he produced and directed twenty Horizon (Nova) programmes (including drama documentaries) together with editions of Antenna, The Burke Special and Tomorrow's World. He was the executive producer of Science Specials such as Einstein's Universe and of series such as The Mind Machine and The Trouble with Medicine. He has produced several international co-productions with WNET, WGBH, ABC Australia, TV Espanola and others and won many awards.

Two years ago, he produced the interactive discussion series about science, The Exploratory and since then developed new media projects for BBC Network Television. Two years ago, he was appointed Head of the New Multimedia Centre for the BBC, developing interactive projects on all platforms, co-ordinating and managing the BBC's public service Internet pages, and training people throughout the BBC in the skills needed to develop the new media including CD-ROM's and interactive television.

Four months ago, he was appointed Director of Science World.

Martin will present Hands Online.


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