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Pachyderm Users' Conference Program
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The first annual Pachyderm Users’ Conference was held Dec. 12-14, 2006, in Austin, Texas. This groundbreaking meeting brought together museum and campus leaders, trustees, and educators for a series of dialogs with Pachyderm authors, developers, members of the open source community, students, museum experts, and the Marcus Foundation Board to discuss the outreach and programmatic use of Pachyderm in museums and institutions of higher education. While examples from many disciplines were featured, a special emphasis was placed this year on examples from the arts and arts education.
The Pachyderm Users’ Conference, a program of the Edward and Better Marcus Digital Education Project for Texas Art Museums, is the only event dedicated to the Pachyderm community – authors and developers alike. Whether a new author or a seasoned expert, attendees found colleagues and collaborators at this extraordinary gathering.
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| Keynote
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"Taking Technology by the Tusks:
Why Digital Media Is So Important to the Work We Do"
Peter Samis
San Francisco Museum of
Modern Art
Presentation Slides  (23 Mb) |
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"The Inevitable Convergence of Art and Digital Media
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Holly Witchey
Cleveland Museum of Art |
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During the two-day conference, attendees shared their experiences and learned from colleagues in a variety of breakout sessions, including:
- Panel Sessions: Discuss issues from design and creativity to planning and support with museum and higher education leaders.
- Hands-On Workshops: Learn to capture and prepare images, audio, and video clips for use in Pachyderm.
- Conversations with Developers: Find
out where Pachyderm is going, help to influence future development
work, and help to design upcoming features in interactive sessions
with the core open-source development team.
- Critique Sessions: Bring your Pachyderm work in progress and receive feedback from other authors, designers, teachers, and students.
- Showcases: Bring your finished projects to demonstrate in a Pachyderm Showcase that highlights the variety of disciplines using Pachyderm today.
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| Preliminary
Conference Schedule |
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| Tuesday,
December 12 |
| 12:00 pm – 7:30 pm |
Registration/Info Desk Open |
| 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm |
Preconference Session |
| 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm |
Welcome Reception |
Wednesday, December 13 |
| 8:00 am – 5:00 pm |
Registration/Info Desk Open |
| 8:00 am – 9:00 am |
Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00 am – 10:15 am |
Opening Plenary Session |
| 10:30 am – 11:45 am |
Conference Sessions |
| 11:45 am – 12:45 pm |
Lunch (Provided) |
| 12:45 pm – 2:00 pm |
Conference Sessions |
| 2:15 pm – 3:30 pm |
Conference Sessions |
| 3:45 pm – 5:00 pm |
Plenary Sessions |
| 5:00 pm |
Evening on Your Own |
Thursday,
December 14 |
| 8:00 am – 5:00 pm |
Registration/Info Desk Open |
| 8:00 am – 9:00 am |
Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00 am – 10:15 am |
Town Meeting |
| 10:30 am – 11:45 am |
Conference Sessions |
| 11:45 am – 12:45 am |
Lunch (Provided) |
| 12:45 am – 2:00 pm |
Conference Sessions |
| 2:15 pm – 3:30 pm |
Conference Sessions |
| 3:45 pm – 5:00 pm |
Closing Plenary |
| 5:00 pm |
Conference Adjourns |
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