Fwd: Announcing the opening keynote for Museums Get Mobile: Andy Budd

[Mia]

Please excuse the cross-post, but given the rise of mobile and tablet online traffic, so much of this is relevant to anyone working on websites or apps... Please pass the word on to others, especially those in the South West!

Cheers, Mia

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From: Mia <mia....@gmail.com>
Date: 16 April 2014 14:12
Subject: Announcing the opening keynote for Museums Get Mobile: Andy Budd
To: Museums Computer Group <M...@jiscmail.ac.uk>

Dear MCGers,

I'm really excited to announce that our opening keynote for Museums Get Mobile! (MGM14) will be Andy Budd, User Experience Designer and CEO of Clearleft.

Andy will bring his years of experience to explain how easy responsive design can be - with the right mindset - and why museums should be building responsive website by default. If you saw Andy speak at our Spring event in Brighton a few years ago, you'll know that he's a brilliantly provocative speaker and isn't afraid to give museums some much-needed tough love!

I'm also delighted to announce another addition to the programme, Lindsey Green of Frankly, Green + Webb, specialists in delivering mobile experiences for the cultural sector. Lindsey's interests in mobile focus on the use for delivering social, playful experiences and how mobile can help people interpret the world around them, and she has led digital projects for Tate, English Heritage, Arts Council and National Palace Museum, Taipei.

MGM14 is our one-day conference for museum curators, managers, consultants, directors, bloggers, novices and experts, at Bristol's MShed museum on May 16, 2014. Museums Get Mobile! is one of this year’s most important museum events for technology development, exhibition innovation, mobile expertise, multiple platform projects and audience engagement. Curated by the UK Museum Computer Group (MCG), this one day conference is a must for museum curators, managers, consultants, directors, bloggers, novices and experts. Find out what the Natural History Museum knows about how its visitors use their smartphones and tablets before, during and after their museum visit, and what the V&A has learnt about designing sites for different devices. In MGM14's closing keynote, Shelley Mannion from the British Museum will be discussing the role mobile can and should play in museum development and audience engagement.

Don’t miss out! Get your ticket today: http://museumsgetmobile.eventbrite.com

Find out more about our #MGM14 keynotes, speakers and programme at http://museumscomputergroup.org.uk/?p=2496

About MCG events
The UK Museums Computer Group’s conferences have long been the place for high quality presentations and discussions on the matters that are shaping museums today. Each MCG event brings together a mix of best practice from the technology sector, inspiration from creative fields and digital media and the opportunity to reflect on best practice. This event will help you understand what your audiences have come to expect online, and how to design content for responsive sites and commission responsive web projects. We work hard to keep prices affordable - member tickets for this event are just £45, and we have special pricing for students and the unemployed.

See you there!

Mia

(as Chair, Museums Computer Group)