Pre-conference Tours, Lunch during the pre-conference workshops, the Welcome Reception, Exhibitors' Reception, Birds of a Feather Breakfast, and the Conference Reception were great chances for socialising.
There are formal Sessions and less formal Interactions throughout the conference.
Pre-Conference Tours
The day before the Pre-Conference Workshops, cultural and scientific institutions in Montreal and Ottawa teamed up to provide attendees at MW2008 with behind-the-scenes tours of some of the most interesting new media programs around. Tours were a great chance to share experiences with other delegates in an informal environment.
Museums of Ottawa
Tuesday, April 8, 2008, 8:00 am - 7:30 pm
The museums of Canada's capital city – Ottawa.
Science Museums + Visual information Technology: A science/tech. tour visited the Canadian Museum of Nature, the Science and Technology Museum and the National Research Council Institute for Information Technology.
Art & History Tour: An art and history tour visited the Canadian Museum of Civilization, the Library and Archives of Canada Mass Digitization Facility, and the National Gallery of Canada.
Museums of Montréal
Tuesday April 8, 2008, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
The museums of Montréal, including the Musée d'art
contemporain, Musée des Beaux-Arts, and the McCord Museum
hosted behind-the-scenes tours of their multimedia facilities and programs.
Social Events
Throughout MW2008 there were numerous social events – as well as lots of coffee breaks in the program – to make sure that everyone had a chance to connect with other attendees.
Pre-Conference Workshop Lunch
Wednesday, April 9, 2008, 12:30 – 1:30 pm
During the pre-conference workshops registrants sat down for lunch
to talk about what they've learned. All pre-conference workshop registrants,
including those registered for half-days in the morning and/or afternoon,
were invited to join the lunch.
Welcome Reception – McCord Museum
Wednesday, April 9, 2008, 5:30 – 7:30 pm
The
evening after the pre-conference workshops and before the
first full day of sessions, MW2008 kicked
off with a Welcome Reception at the McCord Museum. We reconnected
with old friends and made some new contacts. Sponsored by Gallery Systems.
Exhibitors' Reception – Exhibit Hall, Hilton Bonaventure
Thursday, April 10, 2008, 5:30 – 8:00 pm
A reception sponsored by the Exhibitors opened the Exhibit Hall. It featured new products, services and designs,
in a concentrated gathering of interactive
multimedia museum vendors. Tthe Exhibit
Hall was open all day on Friday, April 13, 2008.
Birds of a Feather Breakfast – Hilton Bonaventure
Friday, April 11, 2008, 7:30 – 9:00 am
On the morning of April 13, 2008 colleagues got together to talk about
topics of common interest. Each table was devoted to discussion
on a theme proposed by attendees.
Sponsored by Johns Hopkins University, Museum Studies program.
Conference Reception – Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal
Friday, April 11, 2008, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Directly after the Best of the Web awards, MW2008 delegates headed out
for an evening exploring contemporary, including interactive, art at
Montreal's exciting Musée d'art contemporain.
Stay in touch, if you must
Throughout the conference a room was set aside to check your e-mail, and for speakers to test their presentations. Speakers had priority access to the computers provided.
WiFi access was available throughout MW conference areas of the hotel.
