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AAM 2008 Media and Technology Committee Sponsored Program Schedule

The Media and Technology Committee sponsored many program sessions at AAM 2008 focusing on a wide range of issues, techniques and discoveries pertinent to anyone involved or interested in museum media and technology.

Downloadable handouts are listed with each session.

(* M&T Primary Sponsored Sessions)

Sunday April 27, 2008
Single Session 2:15 PM-3:30 PM The Current State of Exhibit Media * (Download: Herminia Din PPT) Single Session 3:45 PM-5:00 PM Emerging Media and Institutional Infrastructure * (Download: Selma Thomas DOC ) Pachyderm on the Loose: Real Applications in the Open-Source Community * The Art of Media Buying: Learn to Buy and Negotiate Advertising Contracts Your Records Are Manageable-Retention Schedules for Dummies
Monday April 28, 2008
Single Session 9:00 AM-10:15 AM Blood, Sweat and Tears: Starting a Museum from Scratch Good Project Gone Bad: Planning, Managing and Delivering Complex Technology Projects * (Download: Nik Honeysett PDF \| Michael Edson PPT) Tech Talk for Digital Late Adapters Use Immersive and Interactive Multimedia to Create Experiences Visitors Remember * Single Session 2:00 PM-3:15 PM Art Theft II: Protecting Collections on Exhibit, in Storage, and in Transit Can and Should Small Museums Be Technological Leaders?
Tuesday April 29, 2008
Single Session 9:00 AM-10:15 AM Charting New Territory in Virtual Worlds * (Download: Nina Simon PDF) Everything Bad is Good for You High Definition for High Impact: New Technology and Profitability * (Download: Carol Amore PDF) Single Session 10:30 AM-11:45 AM Making Everyone a Winner: Universal Design of Multimedia (Download: Sara DeAngelis PDF \| Dana Allen-Greil PDF \| Christine Reich PDF \| Sara DeAngelis PDF) * Single Session 2:00 PM-3:15 PM From Consumers to Contributors: Engaging Onsite Audiences Through User-Generated Content * (Download: Susan Kerr PDF \| Susan Kerr DOC ) Measuring Up: Accountability Throughout the Museum Single Session 3:30 PM-4:45 PM Museum Education and Web 2.0: Not Only a Virtual Experience * (Download: Rosanna Flouty PPT \| William Crow & Herminia Din PPT \| Deborah Howes PPT ) Say Something Meaningful-Empowering Interpreters
Wednesday April 30, 2008
Single Session 9:00 AM-10:15 AM Green Practice--Sharing Ideas Technology and Museums--Are the Inmates Running the Asylum * Single Session 2:00 PM-3:15 PM Are Museum Ethics Broken? GeoMuseum--A Look at Exhibitions in Google Earth * Single Session 3:30 PM-4:45 PM Digital Game-Based Learning: Promise and Pitfalls (Download: Marleigh Norton PPT \| Susan Edwards PPT \| Walt Scacchi PPT \| David T. Schaller PDF) * The Learning Curve: Museums Producing Audio Tours
Technology Tutorials
Tuesday April 29, 2008
Single Session 9:00 AM-10:15 AM Full-Build Flash-Based Games - Technology Tutorial Single Session 10:30 AM-11:45 AM Full-Network With Web 2.0 Tools - Technology Tutorial (Download: Perian Sully - Buzz Words - PDF \| Perian Sully PDF) Single Session 2:00 PM-3:15 PM Full-Create a Video Podcast - Technology Tutorial (Download: Robin White Owen PDF) Single Session 3:30 PM-4:45 PM Full-Design a Template-based Website - Technology Tutorial
Wednesday April 30, 2008
Single Session 9:00 AM-10:15 AM Full-Build Flash-Based Games - Technology Tutorial Single Session 10:30 AM-11:45 AM Full-Network With Web 2.0 Tools - Technology Tutorial (Download: Perian Sully - Buzz Words - PDF \| Perian Sully PDF) Single Session 2:00 PM-3:15 PM Full-Create a Video Podcast - Technology Tutorial (Download: Robin White Owen PDF) Single Session 3:30 PM-4:45 PM Design a Template-based Website - Technology Tutorial
Events
Sunday April 27, 2008
10:00 AM-11:00 AM AAM Standing Professional Committee Program Chairs Meeting 11:00 AM-1:30 PM AAM Media and Technology Committee Board Meeting 6:00 PM-7:00 PM AAM Media and Technology Committee 19th Annual MUSE Awards and Champagne Reception
Tuesday April 29, 2008
12:15 PM-1:45 PM AAM Media and Technology Standing Professional Committee Business Luncheon ($25.00) 4:30 PM-5:30 PM The Digital Museum: Book Signing at the AAM Bookstore

Past Conference Sessions:
2007, Chicago, Illinois
2006, Boston, Massachusetts
2005, Indianapolis, Indiana
2004, New Orleans, Louisiana
2003, Portland, Oregon