ICHIM07 - International Cultural Heritage Informatics Meetings
Toronto, October 24-26, 2007
http://www.archimuse.com/ichim07/

Call For Participation
Deadline for Proposals: April 30, 2007


The bi-annual International Cultural Heritage Informatics Meetings (ICHIM) have – since 1991 – explored cultural heritage informatics on a global scale, with a strong focus on policy, infrastructure and economic issues. They are attended by senior cultural, governmental, academic and publishing professionals, including library, archives and museum directors and managers, and cultural policy advocates and analysts.

ICHIM meetings include formal papers, round table discussions, seminars, workshops, project briefings and demonstrations. Those interested in participating are encouraged to describe what they wish to convey and to whom; if accepted, the Program Committee will suggest an appropriate delivery format.

You are invited to submit a proposal for participation in the 2007 edition of the International Cultural Heritage Informatics Meetings. Topics of interest include:

Heritage Information & Society
* Policy
* Law
* Economics and Funding
* Convergence of Institutions

Technologically Mediated Heritage
* Resources
* Public Programs
* Services
* Collaborations

Cultural Knowledge
* Acquisition
* Retrieval
* Preservation

Digital Heritage
* Digital Art
* Representations
* Delivery methods
* Evaluation

Organizational Policy
* Best Practices
* Impacts
* Innovations

Cultural Heritage Information Systems
* Research
* Prototypes and Models
* Innovative Design
* Applications
* Architectures
* Networks

Education and Infrastructures
* Educating Cultural Heritage Informatics Professionals
* Cultural & Linguistic Diversity

*** Deadline for Proposals: April 30, 2007. ***
Submit your proposal using our on-line form at http://www.archimuse.com/ichim07/papers/ichim07.proposal.form.html

Session Formats
For further details regarding the format of ICHIM07 sessions, see the description of Session Formats at http://www.archimuse.com/ichim07/sessions/sessionFormats.html

Proposal Review
All proposals will be peer-reviewed by the International Program Committee. Invitations will be issued in May 2007.

Written Paper Required
All presenters are required to provide written papers by July 31, 2007. A briefing book on the state of Cultural Heritage Informatics, 2007 will be prepared for delegates.


Questions?
Contact ichim07@archimuse.com

ICHIM07 Co-Chairs
David Bearman and Jennifer Trant
Archives & Museum Informatics

ICHIM07 Program Committee

* Maxwell Anderson, Indianapolis Museum of Art, USA
* David Arnold, University of Brighton, UK
* Liam Bannon, University of Limerick, Ireland
* Jean Francois Chougnet, Berardo Museum of Contemporary Art, Portugal
* Susan Chun, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, USA
* Costis Dallas, Panteion University, and PRC Group SA, Greece
* David Dawson, MLA, UK
* Sara Diamond, Ontario College of Art and Design, Canada
* Wendy Duff, University of Toronto, Canada
* Franca Garzotto, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
* Kati Geber, Canadian Heritage information Network, Canada
* Margaret Hedstrom, University of Michigan, USA
* Mark Jones, Victoria & Albert Museum, UK
* Harald Kraemer, Universitry of Bern, Switzerland
* Ottmar Moritsch, Technisches Museum Wien, Austria
* Xavier Perrot, Bibliotheque Nationale de France, France
* Peter Sigmond, Rijksmuseum, The Netherlands
* Jane Sledge, National Museum of the American Indian, USA
* Kevin Sumption, Powerhouse Museum, Australia
* Jutta Treviranus, University of Toronto, Canada
* Nicole Vallieres, McCord Museum, Canada
* Christabel Wright, Dept of Communications, IT and Arts, Australia

David Bearman and Jennifer Trant
Co-Chairs: ICHIM07
produced by October 24-26, 2007, Toronto, ON
Archives & Museum Informatics
http://www.archimuse.com/ichim07/
email: ichim07@archimuse.com