Just back from AAM and since the conference was slam bang in the middle of the American Idol extravaganza, I wanted to nominate a few of my own American Idols.
Huzzah for the Digital Jump-Start Unconference Co-chaired by Sharon Leon and Michael Edson
Kudos and a special champagne toast to the entire Media & Technology Board, and the many volunteer judges and jury members for a tremendous jump-start to the conference last Sunday evening with the MUSE Awards, and continued to power-house through the week with tutorials, an online conference, and the most successful M&T lunch ever.
And speaking of the MUSE Awards–congratulations to the 2010 MUSE Award Winners.
Special shout out to the winners in the new (and newly named) Honeysett-Din Student Award (to be known henceforth as the HD Student Award).
Three cheers for Herminia Din and Nik Honeysett, both of whom, retired from the Media & Technology Board this year. They were rewarded for their tireless efforts with action figures made in their own likeness and the new award named in their honor. Fantastic idea JackDaddy Ludden, new M&T Board Chair, and all of team M&T.
Raise the roof for Douglas Hegley, Jack Ludden, and Rob Stein who gave fantastic presentations and presented themselves as the very models of modern i.t. professionals–thoughtful, challenging, intelligent, and witty–in the Demystifying the Mighty I.T. session yesterday.
Another round of applause for new AAM Board of Director Nik Honeysett who took over the responsibility for museum’s role in the Joint National Committee for Archives Libraries and Museums (CALM) and, without his hands ever leaving his arms, gave a stellar and useful presentation on mid-career resume building (get that pdf and presentation online soon Nik!)
These are just a few of the American (Association of Museums) Idols — no voting any of them off, ever–they are too, too talented a group of people.
