Monthly Archives: May 2012

And now a word from our sponsors. . .

Just wanted to take some time out to that a few of the organizations who are helping to make THATCamp Museums NYC possible. Microsoft Research is dedicated to conducting both basic and applied research in computer science and software engineering. Since 2009 when it … Continue reading

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Session Proposal: History on the Hoof (Mobilizing History)

While commercial applications of virtual reality explode on your mobile screen, the history potential of the smart phone valiantly struggles to catch up. The Digital Humanities team of Kathleen Hulser and Steve Bull have been experimenting with history on the … Continue reading

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Session Proposal: Confronting Controversial Tour Groups

What are some things you can do, when you happen to hear a tour group leader spouting some blatantly inaccurate information at their participants? Whether it’s a creationist group visiting the evolution wing of a museum, or an Official museum … Continue reading

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How-to Propose a Session

Realizing that some of you might not be familiar with WordPress Multi-Site so figured I would make a quick how-to to get you rolling.  Here are the steps: 1. Go to the login page for the WordPress dashboard for THATCamp … Continue reading

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The Time is Now to Start Proposing Sessions

The great thing about THATCamps is that sessions and schedules are proposed by and agreed upon by the attendees. That means that what we talk about and what we do on Sunday will be up to all of you, the … Continue reading

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Workshop Information Available

I realized that I emailed all the registered attendants and Tweeted that the workshop information was available but did not post it to the THATCamp Museums NYC blog, so here it goes. Workshop topics, instructors,and scheduling was finalized last week … Continue reading

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