October 24-26, 2007
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Session Formats

ICHIM07 features a variety of sessions exploring all aspects of the creation, development, maintenance and evaluation of Web sites in museums, cultural and heritage organizations.

Session Formats

ICHIM07 offers a number of different formats within which to present your work. Please choose the format most appropriate to your subject matter. Even the best ideas can be rejected if proposed for an inappropriate venue.

Papers in Sessions

In this traditional conference presentation format, thematic groups of three or four papers are presented in a set time slot, moderated by a chairperson. Written papers are required. Speakers present their salient contributions in approximately 20 minutes, and the chair facilitates a question period. Papers are reviewed individually; proposals for entire sessions are seldom accepted.

Briefings

In this less formal presentation format, project managers are invited to brief colleagues on their work in a ‘poster session’ environment. Briefings allow for smaller group conversation. Written project briefs are required and will be distributed to delegates.

Demonstrations
Systems designers, developers and users are invited to demonstrate their software, tools and techniques. Demonstrations allow for one-to-one conversation. Written papers are required and will be distributed to delegates.
Interactions
For this innovative presentation format a time and space is set aside for the exchange of ideas – often creative or artistic – in a less structured, more interactive manner. Presenters are in charge of designing the interaction and facilitating it. Written papers are encouraged.
Interactions: Mini-Workshops
With a time-slot slightly longer than a formal paper, a mini-workshop allows for the presentation of a practical skill, and the development of a discussion with the audience about its execution. Written papers are required.
Interactions: Professional Forum
In this discussion-based format, a time and space are set aside for the exploration of issues and developments facing the profession. The Convener, who proposes the forum, presents the issue, and facilitates the discussion. Written position papers or ‘white papers’ to stimulate the discussion are required.

Deadlines

Program Proposals will be accepted until April 30, 2007.

Briefing / Demonstration Proposals will be accepted until June 30, 2007.

Proposal Review

All proposals are subject to critical peer-review. Participants will be selected by the Program Committee, based on the quality of their proposals, their previous work, and the recommendations of the committee.

Acceptance may be conditional upon refining your proposal, and may require the submission of a revised abstract. The Committee may judge that a different format is more appropriate for the proposed content, e.g. a Briefing / Demonstration rather than a formal Paper and offer that type of slot on the program.

The decision of the Program Committee is final. Selected speakers will be contacted in May, 2007.

Paper Submission and Presentation

All speakers at ICHIM07 must submit written papers by July 31, 2007. Papers must be submitted according to the Guidelines for ICHIM07 Papers. Speakers who do not submit their paper in the appropriate format, by the deadline, will forfeit their place on the program.

Speakers are urged to consult the Guidelines for Speakers when preparing their presentations. Reading papers from their written form is strongly discouraged!