Museums & Mobile

Museums & Mobile III takes places completely online October 24-26, 2011. We have added a special “Pre-Conference” day offering hands-on workshops on in-house mobile content development. The main online conference day — October 25th — includes a stellar line-up of sessions that will have an immediate impact on your mobile projects. The free Virtual Expo is back by popular demand and is a highly efficient way to meet providers of mobile products and services in one fun, low-pressure day.

Pre-conference Conference Virtual Expo

Script Writing for Mobile: A Workshop and Live Crit Room
October 24, 2011 at 1:00 pm EDT

This workshop offers an opportunity to explore with peers the qualities of effective mobile content and to examine the process for developing it. Half workshop and half Crit Room, this session is designed by museum staff for museum staff.

Producing Amazing Audio Content In-House
October 24, 2011 at 3:00 pm EDT

Join us for an online training session sharing practical guidance and skills for recording high-quality audio in-house. We’ll explore how to choose the right equipment, record, edit, choose locations, voice talent, and share other production tips for making in-house production affordable and successful.

*Attendance at Pre-Conference sessions can be added as an option upon registering.

The online conference includes four interactive sessions and one un-conference session. Each conference session is based on short, practical case study presentations by different institutions, including: Museum Fine Arts Boston, Detroit Institute of Art, Alaska Native Heritage Centre, Norton Simons Museum and many more.

A welcome to all delegates by Conference co-producers, Loic Tallon & Jonathan Finkelstein. This will include a review of the key outcomes / points of the Museums & Mobile II online conference, and introduce delegates to the themes, objectives and what to expect from the two days ahead!

This session looks at the decisions institutions need to make during the early phases of their mobile projects. How do you prioritize each aspect of the mobile experience during the planning process? What elements are sometimes forgotten? What does it look like when a good plan comes together?

Session Chair: Hein Wils, Project Leader ARtours, Stedelijk Museum (Amsterdam, NL)
Presenters:
Scott Neel, Curator of Collections and Exhibits, Alaska Native Heritage Center (Alaska, US)
Leslie Denk, Director of Public Access, Norton Simon Museum (Pasadena, US)
Swarupa Anila, Associate Educator, Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, US)
Phil Getchell, Museum of Fine Arts (Boston, US)
Jenna Fleming, Museum of Fine Arts (Boston, US)

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An exploration of how gaming principles are being applied by institutions to their mobile experiences, and the successes and challenges of this approach.

Session Chair: Lindsey Green, Director, Frankly, Green & Webb (GB)
Presenters:
Rich Cherry, Director, Balboa Park Online Collaborative (San Diego, US)
Joshua Jeffrey, Web and Digital Media Manager, Andy Warhol Museum (Pittsburgh, US)
Claire Welsby, Senior Producer (Digital), Kew, Royal Botanic Gardens (London, UK)
Paul Cliffford, Program Manager (Digital Learning), Museum of London (London, UK)

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A discussion of the resources available to institutions within the museum mobile arena. The exploration will be based around the new book, Mobile Apps for Museums, edited by Nancy Proctor (AAM 2011).

Session Chair: Nancy Proctor, Editor of Mobile Apps for Museums & Head of Mobile Strategy & Initiatives, Smithsonian Institution (Washington DC, US)
Presenters:
Koven Smith, Director of Technology, Denver Art Museum (Denver, US)
Ed Rodley, Exhibit Developer, Museum of Science (Boston, US)
Rob Stein, Deputy Director for Research, Technology and Engagement, Indianapolis Museum of Art (Indianapolis, US)

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What’s happening with the mobile experience in NZ and Australian museums? Some museums feel the need to digitally ‘catch up’ believing that we are lagging behind what our visitors expect and/or want. Others feel hampered by the large contract and data costs that inhibit the take up and use of these phones with in our spaces. While still others enjoy leveraging the possibilities that iPads, QR codes and digital natives create to provide engaging layered experiences. The following is a session that looks at these different perspectives to explore how best to just ‘Give it a go.’

Session Chair: Kate Woodall, Senior Concept Developer Digital Projects, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (Wellington, NZ)
Presenters:
Thomasin Sleigh, City Gallery (Wellington, NZ)
Seb Chan, Head of Digital, Social & Emerging Technologies, Powerhouse Museum (Sydney, AU)

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Back popular demand, the Museums & Mobile Virtual Expo is a one-day completely online trade show for museum professionals interested in deploying mobile experiences and creating mobile content. It is free and open to all. Learn more.