Dear All, Realizing many have busy work weeks, we have extended the application deadline from today (June 20) to Saturday June 23.
The Conference on Mobile Position Awareness Systems and Solutions (aka COMPASS) will take place on Thursday and Friday, September 6 & 7 at the Exploratorium, Pier 15, The Embarcadero at Green Street, San Francisco, CA. www.exploratorium.edu/visit/calendar/compass The two day conference will be an intensive program covering a range of topics. There will be a keynote each day, the first about how interpretive technology is used in museums, and a second about the practice and potential of IoT in an informal education context. Museum project veterans will share case histories of how indoor location apps have been developed. Attendees will have the opportunity to have an up-close encounter with the hardware and software that has been used in indoor location apps in a technology 'petting zoo' session. And whether your budget is $100 or $1M, a full range of approaches will be shared from an ingenious open source WordPress based app to the custom built seven figure projects. Attendees will get to exchange ideas on possible interpretive strategies, learn how privacy should be addressed in app design, and how automatic logging of visitor paths might be used for research. A frank and spirited examination of mobile indoor location technology will be framed in the form of a faux "trial" with "lawyers" presenting their arguments, questioning witnesses, and critique-ing or defending the readiness and usability of mobile indoor location apps. The conference is designed to provide multiple opportunities to connect, network, learn, brainstorm, and gain a rich and detailed perspective on what has been done and what future prospects might be. Note that attendees will be from a range of fields and organizations, museums, universities, research nonprofits, consultancies, businesses and government agencies and from a range of levels of experience with this technology. Speakers include: Aaron Straup Cope, Yvonne Rogers, Seb Chan, Jennifer King, Leilah Lyons, Theano Moussouri, Dave Patten, Niranjini Rajagopal, Matt Tarr, and Keir Winesmith Capacity is limited so please apply to attend the conference at the link on this page. www.exploratorium.edu/visit/calendar/compass Thanks, Claire -- Claire Pillsbury Program Director Exploratorium Piers 15/17 San Francisco, CA 94111 _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/
