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Tuesday, October 5
 

12:00pm EDT

Welcome to MCN 2021, Get Inspired!
Join us to kick off MCN 2021 with a brief welcome and an overview of the conference schedule and platforms.

Speakers
avatar for Mitchell Sava

Mitchell Sava

VP of Innovation, Learning, and Engagement, Museum of Life and Science
Mitch Sava is the Vice President of Innovation, Learning, and Engagement at the North Carolina Museum of Life and Science, where he has been since 2016. In this role, he helps drive the development of new services and partnerships - on and offline - for the museum to reach new audiences... Read More →
avatar for Yvonne Lee

Yvonne Lee

Head of Integrated Systems, The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Yvonne Lee is the Head of Integrated Systems in Digital and Technology at The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, where she is currently selecting and implementing the first institution-wide shared DAM platform for images, videos, and documents. Previously she served... Read More →


Tuesday October 5, 2021 12:00pm - 12:15pm EDT
Channel 1
  Plenary/Keynote

12:30pm EDT

Opening Keynote: heather ahtone: Decolonizing the Museum: what does it mean to serve the community?
Hear from heather ahtone, Senior Curator at the First Americans Museum (FAM) in Oklahoma.

Decolonizing the Museum: what does it mean to serve the community?

This keynote will share Dr. ahtone's reflections on how media enacts the First Americans Museum's curatorial methodology working with Respect, Reciprocity, Relationships, and Responsibility. As a new museum, just opened in September 2021, FAM serves the 39 tribal nations in Oklahoma telling a national story of resilience, resistance, and survival.

Speakers
avatar for Heather Ahtone

Heather Ahtone

Senior Curator, First Americans Museum


Tuesday October 5, 2021 12:30pm - 1:00pm EDT
Channel 1
  Plenary/Keynote
 
Wednesday, October 6
 

8:00pm EDT

Welcome to Asia and Pacific region
Kick off the Asia/Pacific track with your track co-leads.

Speakers
avatar for Fei Lu

Fei Lu

Staff Writer, Jing Culture and Commerce
Jing Culture & Commerce covers the latest creative technology trends across the cultural sector. From digital innovations to tech-centered projects to audience engagement strategies — our reporting highlights how technology is reshaping the industry for cultural, museum, and culture-tech... Read More →


Wednesday October 6, 2021 8:00pm - 8:15pm EDT
Channel 1
  Asia/Pacific

10:15pm EDT

What did we learn in Asia and Pacific region? (Recap)
Review and discuss the key ideas that came out of the day with co-leads and presenters. 

Speakers

Wednesday October 6, 2021 10:15pm - 11:00pm EDT
Channel 1
  Asia/Pacific
 
Thursday, October 7
 

1:00pm EDT

Welcome to Leadership & Strategy
Kick off the Leadership & Strategy track with your track co-leads.

Speakers
avatar for Victoria Stasiuk

Victoria Stasiuk

President, Victoria Stasiuk and Associates
Victoria Stasiuk, Owner of VS Associates, Arts and Culture Consulting sees the importance of building resilience in the cultural sector through digital strategies and online experiences. In our current times, it is crucial to maintain access and equity to culture as an essential food... Read More →
CB

Chris Barr

Strategic Advisor, Independent Consultant


Thursday October 7, 2021 1:00pm - 1:15pm EDT
Channel 1
  Leadership & Strategy

3:15pm EDT

Leadership & Strategy Recap
Review and discuss the key ideas that came out of the day with co-leads and presenters. More about how this session will be structured soon.

Speakers
avatar for Victoria Stasiuk

Victoria Stasiuk

President, Victoria Stasiuk and Associates
Victoria Stasiuk, Owner of VS Associates, Arts and Culture Consulting sees the importance of building resilience in the cultural sector through digital strategies and online experiences. In our current times, it is crucial to maintain access and equity to culture as an essential food... Read More →
CB

Chris Barr

Strategic Advisor, Independent Consultant


Thursday October 7, 2021 3:15pm - 4:00pm EDT
Channel 1
  Leadership & Strategy
 
Tuesday, October 12
 

1:00pm EDT

Welcome to Business Models, Financial Sustainability & Capacity Building
Kick off the Business Models, Financial Sustainability & Capacity Building track with your track co-leads.

Speakers
avatar for Martin Franzini

Martin Franzini

Head of Digital Product and Experience, National Gallery of Art
Overseeing development of new digital strategy and online experience for the National Gallery of Art. Former managing director at digital agency serving mission-driven clients in the nonprofit, advocacy, foundation and government space. Over a decade leading interdisciplinary teams... Read More →
avatar for Lyn Hsieh

Lyn Hsieh

Department Manager, Education, The Museum of Modern Art


Tuesday October 12, 2021 1:00pm - 1:15pm EDT
Channel 1
  Business & Sustainability & Capacity Building

3:15pm EDT

Business Models, Financial Sustainability & Capacity Building Recap
Review and discuss the key ideas that came out of the day with co-leads and presenters. More about how this session will be structured soon.

Speakers
avatar for Martin Franzini

Martin Franzini

Head of Digital Product and Experience, National Gallery of Art
Overseeing development of new digital strategy and online experience for the National Gallery of Art. Former managing director at digital agency serving mission-driven clients in the nonprofit, advocacy, foundation and government space. Over a decade leading interdisciplinary teams... Read More →
avatar for Lyn Hsieh

Lyn Hsieh

Department Manager, Education, The Museum of Modern Art


Tuesday October 12, 2021 3:15pm - 4:00pm EDT
Channel 1
  Business & Sustainability & Capacity Building
 
Wednesday, October 13
 

11:00am EDT

Welcome to the Middle East and Africa
Kick off the Middle East and Africa track with your track co-leads.

Moderators
Wednesday October 13, 2021 11:00am - 11:15am EDT
Channel 1
  Middle East/Africa

1:15pm EDT

What did we learn in the Middle East and Africa? (Recap)
Review and discuss the key ideas that came out of the day with co-leads and presenters. More about how this session will be structured soon.

Moderators
Wednesday October 13, 2021 1:15pm - 2:00pm EDT
Channel 1
  Middle East/Africa
 
Thursday, October 14
 

1:00pm EDT

Welcome to Interpretation, Storytelling & Education
Kick off the Interpretation, Storytelling & Education track with your track co-leads.

Speakers
avatar for Melanie Garcia Sympson

Melanie Garcia Sympson

Curatorial Associate, The Block Museum of Art
avatar for Vince Dziekan

Vince Dziekan

Academic - Monash Art Design & Architecture, Monash University
Vince Dziekan is a Senior Academic and Practitioner-Researcher at Monash Art Design & Architecture (MADA), Monash University, Australia. Together with Ross Parry, he is Series Editor of a newly launched book series with Routledge titled, Critical Perspectives on Museums and Digital... Read More →


Thursday October 14, 2021 1:00pm - 1:15pm EDT
Channel 1
  Interpretation & Storytelling & Education

3:15pm EDT

Interpretation, Storytelling & Education Recap
Review and discuss the key ideas that came out of the day with co-leads and presenters. 

Speakers
avatar for Melanie Garcia Sympson

Melanie Garcia Sympson

Curatorial Associate, The Block Museum of Art
avatar for Vince Dziekan

Vince Dziekan

Academic - Monash Art Design & Architecture, Monash University
Vince Dziekan is a Senior Academic and Practitioner-Researcher at Monash Art Design & Architecture (MADA), Monash University, Australia. Together with Ross Parry, he is Series Editor of a newly launched book series with Routledge titled, Critical Perspectives on Museums and Digital... Read More →


Thursday October 14, 2021 3:15pm - 4:00pm EDT
Channel 1
  Interpretation & Storytelling & Education
 
Tuesday, October 19
 

1:00pm EDT

Welcome to Ethical Responsibilities of Museums
Kick off the Ethical Responsibilities of Museums track with your track co-leads.

Speakers
avatar for Marty Spellerberg

Marty Spellerberg

Digital Consultant, Spellerberg Associates
Research, design and development for artists, museums, cultural institutions. Director of Spellerberg Projects, an art space in Lockhart TX.
avatar for Suse Anderson (she/her)

Suse Anderson (she/her)

Assistant Professor, Museum Studies, George Washington University


Tuesday October 19, 2021 1:00pm - 1:15pm EDT
Channel 1
  Ethical Responsibility

3:15pm EDT

Ethical Responsibilities of Museums Recap
Review and discuss the key ideas that came out of the day with co-leads and presenters. More about how this session will be structured soon.

Speakers
avatar for Marty Spellerberg

Marty Spellerberg

Digital Consultant, Spellerberg Associates
Research, design and development for artists, museums, cultural institutions. Director of Spellerberg Projects, an art space in Lockhart TX.
avatar for Suse Anderson (she/her)

Suse Anderson (she/her)

Assistant Professor, Museum Studies, George Washington University


Tuesday October 19, 2021 3:15pm - 4:00pm EDT
Channel 1
  Ethical Responsibility
 
Wednesday, October 20
 

11:00am EDT

Welcome to Europe
Kick off the Europe track with your track co-leads.

Speakers
avatar for Antonella Poce

Antonella Poce

Full Professor, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia


Wednesday October 20, 2021 11:00am - 11:15am EDT
Channel 1
  Europe

1:15pm EDT

What did we learn in Europe? (Recap)
Review and discuss the key ideas that came out of the day with co-leads and presenters. More about how this session will be structured soon.

Speakers
avatar for Antonella Poce

Antonella Poce

Full Professor, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia


Wednesday October 20, 2021 1:15pm - 2:00pm EDT
Channel 1
  Europe
 
Thursday, October 21
 

1:00pm EDT

Welcome to Experience Design & Immersive Technologies
Kick off the Experience Design & Immersive Technologies track with your track co-leads.

Speakers
avatar for Robin White Owen

Robin White Owen

Co-founder/Creative Producer, MediaCombo, Inc.
Robin is a Principal and co-founder of MediaCombo, Inc, a creator of immersive digital experiences for museums and businesses. Their most recent project is the Augmented Reality Audio Tour for The Morgan Library & Museum, co- produced with AR mobile tour platform, GuidiGO. Robin is... Read More →
avatar for Barry Joseph

Barry Joseph

Principal, Barry Joseph Consulting
Barry Joseph is a successful and innovative digital strategist with over 15 years in the museum space, 20 in education and in game design, and 25 in emerging media. Co-founder of Games for Change, Emoti-con, and Hive NYC. He knows a thing or two about seltzer. And Girl Scout Cookies... Read More →
avatar for Sam Minelli

Sam Minelli

Project Manager, M.E.T.A. S.r.l.
Data science and behaviour science researcher, project manager, trainer.Sam H. Minelli graduated in Electronic Engineering in Padua (Italy). He combines his technological studies to build new models for innovation and market exploitation. His work focuses on listening and studying... Read More →


Thursday October 21, 2021 1:00pm - 1:15pm EDT
Channel 1
  Experience Design & Immersive Tech

3:15pm EDT

Experience Design & Immersive Technologies Recap
Review and discuss the key ideas that came out of the day with co-leads and presenters. More about how this session will be structured soon.

Speakers
avatar for Robin White Owen

Robin White Owen

Co-founder/Creative Producer, MediaCombo, Inc.
Robin is a Principal and co-founder of MediaCombo, Inc, a creator of immersive digital experiences for museums and businesses. Their most recent project is the Augmented Reality Audio Tour for The Morgan Library & Museum, co- produced with AR mobile tour platform, GuidiGO. Robin is... Read More →
avatar for Barry Joseph

Barry Joseph

Principal, Barry Joseph Consulting
Barry Joseph is a successful and innovative digital strategist with over 15 years in the museum space, 20 in education and in game design, and 25 in emerging media. Co-founder of Games for Change, Emoti-con, and Hive NYC. He knows a thing or two about seltzer. And Girl Scout Cookies... Read More →
avatar for Sam Minelli

Sam Minelli

Project Manager, M.E.T.A. S.r.l.
Data science and behaviour science researcher, project manager, trainer.Sam H. Minelli graduated in Electronic Engineering in Padua (Italy). He combines his technological studies to build new models for innovation and market exploitation. His work focuses on listening and studying... Read More →


Thursday October 21, 2021 3:15pm - 4:00pm EDT
Channel 1
  Experience Design & Immersive Tech
 
Tuesday, October 26
 

1:00pm EDT

Welcome to Why Museums?
Kick off the Why Museums? track with your track co-leads.

Speakers
avatar for Lindsey Green

Lindsey Green

Director, Frankly, Green + Webb
WK

Wided Khadraoui

Consultant, Misk Art Institute
Wided Khadraoui is an Amazigh-American writer, researcher, and curator. She's an art manager with experience in art institutions, commercial galleries, experiential firms, and museums. Her work explores capacity building, strategic initiatives, project management, and equity in the... Read More →
avatar for Carolina Betancur

Carolina Betancur

Museum Interpreter, Museums of Mississauga
Latina, she/her.  I started my career in the House of Memory Museum in Medellin Colombia, where led community projects related to peace, reconciliation and social innovation. I am currently working as a Museum Interpreter for Museums of Mississauga, Canada. I am always reading and... Read More →


Tuesday October 26, 2021 1:00pm - 1:15pm EDT
Channel 1
  Why Museums?

3:15pm EDT

Why Museums? Recap
Review and discuss the key ideas that came out of the day with co-leads and presenters. More about how this session will be structured soon.

Speakers
avatar for Lindsey Green

Lindsey Green

Director, Frankly, Green + Webb
WK

Wided Khadraoui

Consultant, Misk Art Institute
Wided Khadraoui is an Amazigh-American writer, researcher, and curator. She's an art manager with experience in art institutions, commercial galleries, experiential firms, and museums. Her work explores capacity building, strategic initiatives, project management, and equity in the... Read More →
avatar for Carolina Betancur

Carolina Betancur

Museum Interpreter, Museums of Mississauga
Latina, she/her.  I started my career in the House of Memory Museum in Medellin Colombia, where led community projects related to peace, reconciliation and social innovation. I am currently working as a Museum Interpreter for Museums of Mississauga, Canada. I am always reading and... Read More →


Tuesday October 26, 2021 3:15pm - 4:00pm EDT
Channel 1
  Why Museums?
 
Wednesday, October 27
 

12:00pm EDT

Welcome to Latin America
Kick off the Latin America track with your track co-leads.

Speakers
avatar for Ana Martí

Ana Martí

Associate Professor, Universitat Politècnica de València
Professor and researcher at the Universitat Politècnica de València. I Belong to the Institute of Design and Manufacturing (IDF) and the Department of Audiovisual Communication, Documentation and Art History (DCADHA). My research field focuses on the analysis of communication strategies... Read More →


Wednesday October 27, 2021 12:00pm - 12:15pm EDT
Channel 1
  Latin America

2:15pm EDT

What did we learn in Latin America? (Recap)
Review and discuss the key ideas that came out of the day with co-leads and presenters. More about how this session will be structured soon.

Speakers
avatar for Ana Martí

Ana Martí

Associate Professor, Universitat Politècnica de València
Professor and researcher at the Universitat Politècnica de València. I Belong to the Institute of Design and Manufacturing (IDF) and the Department of Audiovisual Communication, Documentation and Art History (DCADHA). My research field focuses on the analysis of communication strategies... Read More →


Wednesday October 27, 2021 2:15pm - 3:00pm EDT
Channel 1
  Latin America
 
Tuesday, November 9
 

12:00pm EST

Welcome to Big Ideas!
Kick off the Big Ideas track with your track co-leads.

Speakers
avatar for Don Youngberg

Don Youngberg

Principal, Don Youngberg Consulting
MCN Board Member and Community Enthusiast


Tuesday November 9, 2021 12:00pm - 12:15pm EST
Channel 1
  Big Ideas

12:15pm EST

Big Ideas Keynote: Porchia Moore
What is digital in the context of today’s civil rights movement, and the growing backlash against it? What big ideas are needed to advance equity within our digital work? Join nikhil and Porchia for a candid conversation on all this and more.

Speakers
avatar for nikhil trivedi

nikhil trivedi

Director of Engineering, Art Institute of Chicago
I'm the Director of Engineering at a museum in Chicago as well as a facilitator, educator, and community builder. My experience planning and executing complex web projects has also brought me to work with institutions to create concrete plans around the healing and accountability... Read More →


Tuesday November 9, 2021 12:15pm - 1:00pm EST
Channel 1
  Plenary/Keynote

3:15pm EST

Big Ideas! Recap
Review and discuss the key ideas that came out of the day with co-leads and presenters. More about how this session will be structured soon.

Speakers
avatar for Don Youngberg

Don Youngberg

Principal, Don Youngberg Consulting
MCN Board Member and Community Enthusiast


Tuesday November 9, 2021 3:15pm - 4:00pm EST
Channel 1
  Big Ideas
 
Wednesday, November 10
 

12:00pm EST

Global Recap Panel
Join Ross Parry and Lauren Vargas in conversation with the track leads as they will attempt to synthesize the key takeaways, trends and insights from MCN 2021.

Speakers
avatar for Lindsey Green

Lindsey Green

Director, Frankly, Green + Webb
avatar for Barry Joseph

Barry Joseph

Principal, Barry Joseph Consulting
Barry Joseph is a successful and innovative digital strategist with over 15 years in the museum space, 20 in education and in game design, and 25 in emerging media. Co-founder of Games for Change, Emoti-con, and Hive NYC. He knows a thing or two about seltzer. And Girl Scout Cookies... Read More →
avatar for Lauren Vargas

Lauren Vargas

Independent Researcher and Consultant, Your Digital Tattoo
https://yourdigitaltattoo.com/
avatar for Melanie Garcia Sympson

Melanie Garcia Sympson

Curatorial Associate, The Block Museum of Art
avatar for Marty Spellerberg

Marty Spellerberg

Digital Consultant, Spellerberg Associates
Research, design and development for artists, museums, cultural institutions. Director of Spellerberg Projects, an art space in Lockhart TX.
avatar for Victoria Stasiuk

Victoria Stasiuk

President, Victoria Stasiuk and Associates
Victoria Stasiuk, Owner of VS Associates, Arts and Culture Consulting sees the importance of building resilience in the cultural sector through digital strategies and online experiences. In our current times, it is crucial to maintain access and equity to culture as an essential food... Read More →
avatar for Lyn Hsieh

Lyn Hsieh

Department Manager, Education, The Museum of Modern Art
avatar for Ross Parry

Ross Parry

Professor of Museum Technology, University of Leicester
I am Deputy Head of School and Professor of Museum Technology in the School of Museum Studies, at the University of Leicester (UK), and interim Director of the Research Institute for Cultural and Media Economies. I am a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Board member... Read More →


Wednesday November 10, 2021 12:00pm - 1:00pm EST
Channel 1
  Plenary/Keynote

2:45pm EST

Closing Keynote: Cyd Harrell
The Civic Digital Sphere

There are many lessons for digital practitioners from the pandemic, and even more questions. Cyd will bring together stories from safety net services, courts, and vaccine rollouts to ask how practitioners across the public sector can work together to lay the groundwork for a more resilient & rich digital public sphere in the future.

Moderators
avatar for Max Evjen

Max Evjen

Academic Specialist, Michigan State University
Max Evjen works at Michigan State University (MSU) as Digital Humanities Coordinator in the Digital Humanities Program and is core faculty in the Arts, Cultural Management, & Museum Studies Program. Affiliate Faculty in the Center for Interdisciplinary Research, Collaboration, Learning... Read More →

Speakers
avatar for Cyd Harrell

Cyd Harrell

Civic Design Consultant & Author, independent
I'm a UX researcher & civic technologist, excited to talk about digital everything!



Wednesday November 10, 2021 2:45pm - 3:15pm EST
Channel 1
  Plenary/Keynote

3:15pm EST

Closing Send Off
Stay to hear Yvonne Lee, MCN incoming President for 2021, Seema Rao, incoming VP/President-Elect, and Eric Longo conclude MCN 2021 and share some exciting announcements.

Moderators
Speakers
avatar for Seema Rao

Seema Rao

deputy director, Akron Art Museum
With twenty years of museum experience, mostly at the border of education and technology, Seema Rao is aching for museums that are just as good for collections as people. She works in museums in her days and thinks about museums in the evenings.
avatar for Yvonne Lee

Yvonne Lee

Head of Integrated Systems, The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Yvonne Lee is the Head of Integrated Systems in Digital and Technology at The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, where she is currently selecting and implementing the first institution-wide shared DAM platform for images, videos, and documents. Previously she served... Read More →


Wednesday November 10, 2021 3:15pm - 3:45pm EST
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