2003 was a particularly eventful year for ADIT. From April 15 to 18, 2003, the Seventh Annual ADIT Conference 2003, "Cultural Heritage: Resources, Technologies, Management," was held in Pushkin Hills (Pskov rRegion). The conference featured specialized events, including roundtable discussions on the use of management technologies and resources in museums, museum libraries, and art libraries; and master classes by leading experts in these fields.
Conference Focus Areas and Forms
- Hardware and Software Technologies for Culture;
- Information Resources for Culture;
- New Management Technologies in Culture;
- Roundtables on Specific Aspects of the Use of New Computer and Management Technologies and Resources by Cultural Professionals;
- Roundtable "Information Technology and Information Management in Museum Libraries and Art Libraries";
- Masterclasses by Leading Experts in the Fields.
Within the "Resources" Section:
- Section "Presenting Information on the Ethnography of the Peoples of Russia on the Internet";
- Section and Roundtable "KAMIS-Club";
- Section and Roundtable "Museum Videographic Database - New Prospects or New Problems";
- Roundtable "Comprehensive Presentation of Regional Information Resources on Culture";
- Roundtable "The Realities of Virtual Exhibits";
- Masterclass "Information Support for Cultural Managers"
As part of the "Technology" block:
- Section "Specialized Software in Culture - Training, Implementation, and Use";
- Section and roundtable "Information Kiosks in Cultural Institutions";
- Section and roundtable "Modern Image Display Tools";
- Section and roundtable "Retroconversion and High-Quality Scanning Technologies";
- Roundtable "Information Resources - Analysis and Interpretation Technologies";
- Masterclass "Virtual Panorama Creation Technology (QTime VR)".
As part of the "Management" block:
- Section "Information Resources as an Information Management Tool";
- Section "Cultural Information for the User";
- Section and roundtable "Developing a Range of Cultural Services on the Internet";
- Section and roundtable "How to Promote a Museum Using Information Technology";
- Roundtable "Electronic Catalog of the Museum Collection of the Russian Federation";
- Roundtable discussion "Culture and Business - Realities and Prospects of Partnership";
- Workshop "How to Join the International Professional Community";
- Workshop "Computer in the Exposition - Exposition in the Computer";
- Workshop "ProActive";
- Workshop "Cultivate".
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