Wednesday, Nov. 4
Pre-conference Workshop
Untangling The Web: Get Control of Your Site with Low Cost and Easy to Use Content Management Strategies
1:00-5:00 p.m
State Archives, 1205 Camino Carlos Rey
Cost: $25.00, limited to 16 participants
Maintaining a Web site is no small task—especially for small museums without dedicated (and technically-inclined) staff. But, as more and more people turn to the Web as their first source of information, keeping your Web site fresh and updated is increasingly important. In recent years a number of free services and open source tools have emerged that can significantly simplify the task of maintaining a Web site—even for those with no knowledge of HTML, CSS, or XHTML. In this four-hour workshop, we’ll explore some of these tools, enabling you to take control of your Web site. We’ll look at some common strategies for maintaining simple calendars, blogs, photo galleries, and entire Web sites, and we’ll share our experiences in moving from apprehension to empowerment.
Please sign up on the registration form.
Doug Patinka, Web Site Manager, New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs (chair); and Laura Lovejoy-May, Special Events Manager, Museum of International Folk Art
Conference Registration
3:00-5:00 p.m
Hotel Santa Fe, 1501 Paseo de Peralta
Opening Reception and Registration
5:30-7:30 p.m.
New Mexico History Museum, 113 Lincoln Avenue
Tour the new New Mexico History Museum, including the permanent exhibition, Telling New Mexico: Stories from Then and Now, which carries visitors through more than 400 years of history. Pick up your registration packet, connect with your colleagues from around the state and enjoy light hors d’oeurvres and a cash bar. This event is included in the registration fee.
2009 Technology Showcase
6:00-7:30 p.m.
New Mexico History Museum, 113 Lincoln Avenue
Get plugged in to New Mexico’s newest interactive multimedia exhibitions! For two years running, NMAM conference attendees have seen and heard about the projects developed through the unique workforce development partnership administered by the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs and New Mexico Highlands University’s Media Arts Program. This year we’re pulling back the curtain on these and all the other exciting technology projects coming from New Mexico museums in a salon-style technology showcase at the annual meeting opening reception. The 2009 Technology Showcase will highlight some of the interactive projects developed as part of the DCA/NMHU partnership as well as other projects developed by and for museums across the state.
Doug Patinka, Web Site Manager, New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs (chair); Mimi Roberts, Director of Media Projects, New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs; others TBA
Annual Meeting
