Session Title:
“CONFERENCE OPENING”
Session Time:
Tuesday, 22 March 2011
12:00 – 12:15 (NYC time)
Description:
An introduction to the two-day Museums & Mobile 2011 online conference including: what to expect during the Day 1 program and Day 2 Virtual Expo and how the structure and themes relate to the findings of the 2011 Museums & Mobile international survey.
Led by:
Loic Tallon & Jonathan Finkelstein
MM2011 Co-Producers
Director, Pocket-Proof, UK; and Executive Producer, LearningTimes, USA
About the Presenters:
Loic Tallon
Loïc Tallon is Director of Pocket-Proof, an independent design agency specialised in mobile experiences for museums internationally, and is co-editor of one of the leading books in the mobile tools for museums, Digital Technologies and the Museum Experience: Handheld Guides and Other Media (Alta Mira Press, 2008). Loïc has worked on leading museum mobile projects for museums in UK, France, Abu Dhabi, Qatar and India. And his research activities include the annual Museums & Mobile international survey that explores the objectives, challenges and future of mobile projects across the museum community.
Jonathan Finkelstein
Jonathan Finkelstein is the founder and executive producer of LearningTimes, where he produces and moderates an array of online professional development programs. He can be heard often as the host of webinars, conference and podcasts produced in close association with organizations like the American Association of Museums (AAM), Association for State and Local History (AASLH), Center for the Future of Museums (CFM), and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Jonathan authored the chapter on live online outreach in the The Digital Museum: A Think Guide, published by AAM Press. His book, Learning in Real Time (Wiley/Jossey-Bass), translates over a dozen years of experience facilitating real-time online learning into a practical resource guide for anyone doing outreach online. He has produced tens of thousands of hours of live webcasts, online conferences and 3D virtual world events, including vast numbers of programs for museum professionals. The son of two New York City public school teachers, Jonathan is a Certified Synchronous Training Professional (CSTP) and received his AB degree with honors from Harvard University.
