Christina DePaolo has been producing the Seattle Art Museum's website for over ten years, working with a dedicated in-house team. During this time she has managed several redesigns, including new software implementation and training. In addition to the website, she also works on in-gallery interpretive technology projects. Christina is on the board of MCN (Museum Computer Network) and on the Advisory Board of the Multimedia Design and Production department for Lake Washington Technical College.
Back to work today after a four day weekend, wondering if all our US museum folks were able to enjoy a long weekend too? Here are the last two submissions from the 2008 MCN scholarship recipients. Amber Morgan and Kyle Bryner have some great thoughts on what it is like to experience the conference from a first-timer’s perspective: I’ve been trying to [...]
One of the last and best sessions at the MCN conference was on the Horizon report. I had planned to skip out on Saturday and tour a couple of museums. However, my better judgement got a hold of me and I knew that i should hear about the technologies culture institutions are adopting. It was a really [...]
I just made a batch of cranberry sauce and put on the kettle for a Theraflu to keep a coming cold at bay. The holidays are upon us and the MCN conference is now several weeks behind us. For the last two years, the MCN board has asked conference scholarship recipients to write a post for this blog, [...]
It has been fun being a guest blogger. I would like to thank the scholarship recipients for taking the time to write such thoughtful responses about their experiences at the MCN 2007 conference. If you are new to the profession, a student, or new to MCN, think about applying for a scholarship for the upcoming [...]
So far, our scholarship recipients represented on the blog have been from western North America. Today we head to the east coast of the U.S. and hear from Adina Langer, Curatorial Assistant at the National September 11 Museum & Memorial. As a newcomer to the museum-technology field, I was impressed by MCN‘s long history, by [...]
Continuing our postings from the 2007 MCN scholarship recipients, today we hear from a Heritage Museum Director from the beautiful Southern Okanagan Valley in British Columbia. Darryl MacKenzie, Museum Director/ODHS Administrator, Oliver and District Heritage Society, http://www.olivermuseum.ca/ I would like to start my article by thanking the scholarship committee of MCN for selecting me as [...]
The five MCN 2007 scholarship recipients were asked to reflect on what they got out of attending last year’s annual conference. Today we hear from Chris Alexander, Manager of Interactive Technology at the San Jose Museum of Art. Bear with me while I go through a mid-life crisis of sorts… I just turned 40, two [...]
Every year a handful of scholarships are awarded for emerging professionals and those new to MCN to attend the annual conference. The scholarship covers the registration fee and includes a $500 stipend for expenses. The five 2007 scholarship award winners were picked from a “fierce” pool of dedicated, passionate and super smart applicants.The recipients were [...]
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